The Accident (One Direction Fanfic)

Chapter 10: Separated by Scars

I suddenly felt ecstatic, like if everything in the world stayed as it was right now I could be happy forever. But no, life doesn’t work that way, and whenever I’m finally happy something else in my life has to go horribly wrong… and that’s exactly what happened next.

(LIAM’S POV) 

We filed out of the room and had made it about half way down the hall before we realized that the familiar sound of the wheelchair trailing behind us was strangely absent. “Hey guys where’s Nora?” We all stopped in our tracks and turned around to see Niall who had pointed out that she was obviously back in the other room. 

“I’ll go back and get her and we’ll see you guys down in the cafeteria.” They all nodded in agreement and as I turned around I heard the familiar banter of what everyone was going to get and Harry commenting on and openly flirting with the nurses on the floor. 

I had nearly gotten to the door when I was blocked by a young woman dressed in blue scrubs, it took me a minute to realize who she was and I realized then that she was one of the interns on Nora’s case. 

“Um hi Liam,” She kept staring at the ground and her cheeks flushed pink when I acknowledged her. 

“Hey,” I stopped for a second to look down at her nametag; she had addressed me by name so it seemed the polite thing to do to return the favor, “Uh Jenna, is everything alright? Is it something to do with Nora?” She looked quite tired but her usual smile was still in place underneath her disheveled hair falling out of her messy blonde bun. 

“Oh um yeah I just haven’t seen her around but the floor heard about her exciting news about the um,” She paused and lowered her voice so that only I could here, “baby, and well we all pooled in together and got her this.” She pulled from behind her back a package sweetly wrapped in green polka dot paper and I took it gratefully and thanked her on Nora’s behalf. 

“Wow, that’s so nice of you all and I’ll be sure to give it to her, thank you and say thanks to everyone else from us as well.” Her pager went off as soon as I finished and she quickly muttered a reply before rushing off. I put the package behind my back hoping to surprise Nora when I saw her but after walking in the room it seemed like I would be the one met with a surprise, and not a very nice one at that.

I walked in expecting to see Nora sitting next to him or just getting up to leave but the sight that met my eyes only caused my dejected feelings about loosing her to come back and I couldn’t help what came next.

“What the hell do you think you’re doing?” The two of them split apart, guilty expressions were masked on both of their faces and Nora jumped back and got off the bed backing away from Xavier. 

“Liam calm down please it’s not that big of a deal!” Nora’s face turned even redder but this time it wasn’t from embarrassment. How could she possibly think that this isn’t a big deal? Does he even realize what he’s getting himself involved in?

“Not a big deal? Not a big deal? Nora what could you possibly be thinking? After everything that’s happened you think this isn’t a big deal?” She looked quite taken back after my outburst but that just made it even clearer to me that she hadn’t fully thought this through. She muttered a quick apology to Xavier before glaring at me and motioning for me to go out into the hall with her. I followed obligingly but the second I had shut the door behind us she pounced on me making me regret my decision to be alone with her while she’s this mad. 

“No it’s not a big deal Liam because it’s normal, for once I’m doing something normal and I’m happy so maybe yes maybe that makes it a big deal for me but you have no right to barge in here demanding answers! I don’t have to tell you anything!” She became very defensive and I was furious that she would think this is okay, she probably hasn’t even told him about the baby yet so let’s see what he makes of that.