Second Chances - A Niam Horayne Love Story

Chapter 1

Niall's POV

Laying in bed I can't help thinking about how much my life has changed in the past year. It all started with the X-Factor, I didn't even care that much about not going through to the live shows. What hurt the most was losing the four best mates I've ever had, actually the only mates I've ever had. See I have never had any good friends before, kids from school just see me as the quiet loner. So when I went back home I had nothing to go back to. My biggest regret in life is not staying in contact with them, especially Liam, we were always closer then the rest of the boys.

When I got home my dad was furious, he started throwing things and yelling terrible things at me. After the yelling came the beating. It felt like it went on forever, laying on the with punches and kicks coming from every direction, my mom weeping in the corner. After a while I just felt numb and eventually passed out. I woke up five months later in the hospital, apparently I had such bad head trauma the doctors were worried I would never wake up. I learnt when I woke up that after my dad almost beat me to death he went on a rampage and beat a poor homeless man to death. He now has a life sentence, thank god. Now it's just me and my mom, trying to move on with our lives.

The worst part of all of this wasn't what my dad did to me tho, it was the lose of my best friends, especially Liam. When I woke up in the hospital it was him that I wanted to comfort me and tell me that everything was going to be ok. At that point I realized that I had very strong feelings for the English lad, but me being the idiot I am didn't even get his information before we parted ways! I couldn't text him, phone him, nothing! I will probably never see him again, or any of the other lads for that matter, and that is the worst pain, way worse then any physical pain my father ever inflicted on me.

"Niall, breakfast is ready! Hurry up, I have to leave soon." My mom yells from downstairs.

At the mention of food all other thoughts are out the window! I jump out of bed and race downstairs as fast as I can. My mom makes the best breakfast, and when I got to the kitchen I wasn't disappointed! Set on the table was every breakfast food imaginable, there were waffles, pancakes, eggs, sausages, strawberry and chocolate sauce, and bacon my absolute favorite!

"Wow mom this looks amazing!" I exclaim as I sit down and start filling my plate. 

"Niall slow down! I don't need you choking on your food again!" I blush.

I choke once on a piece of pizza and I never live it down! "Oh and Niall, I'm leaving soon to bring your father the divorce papers, I want to get it over with so we can finally move on with our lives completly." Finally that man will be out of our lives for good!

"Alright mom, is there anything you want me to do around the house while your out?"

I like to help my mom out as much as I can, cause she's always working extra shifts at the hospital to support us while I'm still in my last year of school (5 months left thank god!).

"Actually there is, I was planning on bringing a pie over to the new family from England that just moved in next door, would you mind bringing it over there for me? I think they actually have a boy around your age, maybe you guys can be friends."

Oh great! My mom is trying to make me make new friends again, yay, note the sarcasm. 

"Great! You need a friend to maybe help you keep your mind off things. You know Niall sitting in your room by yourself day after day isn't helping you move on from everything."

Oh great not this speach again!

"Mom I have friends! I just need to find a way to contact them."

"Niall they all live in England! You don't even know if you will ever see them again."

Wow harsh much, little does she know I have a huge crush on one of my ex band mates, which is the real reason I want to get in contact with them.