Abused | Niall Horan

Chapter 23- Muffins and Silence

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Niall's POV

I watched Alex be wheeled away down the corridor until the nurses turned a corner and she was out of sight.

I saw Dr Lawrence speeding after them.

I hope she's okay and she recovers, I wouldn't be able to cope if she didn't.

"Niall?" Zayn says waving a hand infront of my face.

I think I zoned out, "Niall, we're gonna go get some food from the cafeteria, you coming?"

I guess food could distract me for a little while.

I nod and follow them down a corridor to the cafeteria.

I walk past several rooms where patients are lying in beds, I look away.

I hate seeing people like that, injured and broken.

I really hope all of the people here get better.

The walk seems like hours, even though it's only a couple minutes away.

When we get there, it's practically deserted, except for a few people and they're sat at a table.

I walk up to the counter and look at the food that's on display.

There's not much, it all must have gone earlier-it is the middle of the night, probably close to morning now actually.

There's a single muffin left and I pull out my wallet and ask for it.

The man at the counter-who looks like he's about to fall asleep-nods and hands it me.

"£1.20 please." He says yawning.

I hand him the money and look around the room.

There's a vending machine, I walk towards it and get some change out of my wallet.

My eyes scan across the items and I finally decide which one I want and insert my money, typing in the code after.

It falls into the bottom and I grab it.

I've been shouting a lot tonight so my throat is quite sore.

I unscrew the lid and wait a few seconds for the fizz to stop.

When it's done I bring it to my lips and take several gulps.

It soothes my throat slightly and I'm thankful.

I make my way back to the other guys and wait for them as they make a purchase.

They walk over with a few biscuits and sit down at a table, I follow them and take a seat.

It's an awkward silence for a few minutes because no one knows what to say.

They just look around the room and stare at the walls.

I decide the break the silence, "I hope she's okay." I say, trying to stop the tears that I know will come involuntary.

"Me too Niall, Me too." Louis says, placing an arm on my shoulder.

The others agree and nod, and we finish our food in silence.

I see a nurse approaching us with a clipboard.

She smiles and says, "Hello, are you here for Alex Beesly?"

"Yeah. Is she okay?" I ask.

"She's still recovering, but we are very optimistic that she will be fully recovered in a short time."

I smile and she motions for us to follow her down the corridor.

I get out of my seat and practically run after her, I need to see Alex.

She looks over her shoulder a few times to check that we haven't gotten lost and she finally stops outside a room.

"She's in here." The nurse says, grabbing the door handle.

"How many can go in?" Zayn asks.

"Usually only 3 at a time, but it's late and no one will notice so I'll let you all go in. Don't tell anyone."

We all chuckle and thank her.

She opens the door slowly and I walk in to see her in the hospital bed with bandages covering almost every inch of her, and a few tubes attached to her.

This doesn't look like the Alex that I met on Friday.

She's still got those perfect blue eyes and wavy brown hair, but she looks so damaged and broken, I can't believe that Josh could do this to such a beautiful girl.

Her eyes are closed but as we approach her, they slowly flutter open.

The nurse goes to her side, "Hey sweetie, you have some visitors."

Alex looks at her with wide eyes and turns back to look at us with a raised eyebrow.

"Hey Alex, are you feeling okay?" I ask, coming closer to her.

She doesn't reply and just stares at me, I can't read her expression but it doesn't seem happy, it seems confused.

"Alex?" I wave a hand infront of her face laughing, thinking that she's just daydreaming.

She scrunches her eyebrows at me and gives me a look as if I'm crazy,

What is up with her?

"Alex, are you okay?" Liam asks her.

Her eyes focus on him and she goes him the same look as she gave me.

"Alex, please talk to me." I say, almost starting to beg.

She opens her mouth and begins to speak, "I'm sorry, do I know you?"

Wait, what?

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