What Makes You Beautiful

Chapter Forty Four

I must have slept for a long time as I woke up and looked at my watch. It was already ten o clock in the evening. I opened my eyes, not sleepy and saw Niall wide awake stroking my hair.

'Have a nice sleep?' He smiled. I nodded, sitting up. 

'Have you not slept?'

'Not since you came in the tent.' 

'Why?' I asked. He sighed.

'I'm not sure. Just not tired.' But as he said that, he yawned. I smiled.

'You clearly are now. Go to sleep.'

'I can't. You're awake.' 

'Oh come here.' I lay down, and pushed myself towards him. He wrapped his arms round me, and I felt his head rest on mine.

'Now go to sleep.' I whispered.

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I woke to the smell of eggs and bacon. Stretching, I crawled out the tent, noticing that Niall was gone. I squinted at the sun, then finally got my bearings as I saw Zayn standing over a frying pan, over the fire. The sun shone brightly, but there were a few dark clouds in the sky. 

'I didn't know you could cook eggs over a campfire.' Zayn laughed at me. 

'You clearly can.' He smiled. 'Niall's with Louis down by the lake.'

'What for?' I asked, shoving my feet into my Uggs. 

'Not sure. They were down there when I got up. Megan! Come help me serve this breakfast!' He yelled. 

I sprinted down the hill, to the lake and saw Louis and Niall sat on the edge, their feet dangling in the lake. 

'Niall? Louis?' I mumbled. They turned round.

'Hey Carrie!' Louis smiled. 

'Morning, babe.' Niall mumbled.

'What are you doing down here?' I asked, slotting myself next to Niall, kicking my shoes off. I dipped my feet into the water. The slow current hit my toes.

'Just to wake us up.' Louis laughed.

I shivered.

'I'm not surprised. This water is freezing.' I pulled my feet out, and pulled off my jacket, drying them until they were bone dry. 

'I'm going to get that breakfast Zayn was making..' I smiled.

'Zayn's making breakfast..' I saw Niall hesitate. Nodding, I ran up the hill and placed myself next to Ellie who was chomping away at the egg.

'Hey Carrie!' Ellie exclaimed, with half her breakfast falling to her plate. I laughed.

'Hey Ellie.' Zayn handed me a plate of egg and bacon, just as Louis and Niall sprinted up the hill. Louis toppled over as Niall stuck his leg out, making any viewers, laugh. 

'How rude.' Louis hissed, wiping the mud from his stripy top. Harry and Liam emerged from their tents, yawning, still in their pyjama bottoms.

'We smelt food.' Liam eggaerated sniffing in the air. 

'Plenty to go around..' Flora put her empty plate on the log, and handed Harry and Liam full ones, winking at Harry as she did so. Liam squashed next to Megan, and Harry cuddled up to Flora, makin her blush a bright red. Louis sat as far away as possible from Niall, next to Roos, and Zayn wiggled himself next to Ellie and me.

'That was incredible.' Ellie closed her eyes, licking her lips, handing the plate to Zayn. It had been a silent, but noisy with munching ten minutes as everybody finished their breakfast.

'So what do we do now then?' Roos smiled at the circle.

'After you almost drowned, there isn't much to do, Roos.' Harry smiled, nervously.

'How about a chilling day? We could always visit the shop tomorrow. It's about ten minutes walking distance. It's closed today. I want to take Carrie to see that beautiful waterfall anyway.' He wrapped his arm round me, smiling, happily. 

'Aw.' I kissed his soft cheek, as Flora eyed Harry. Harry looked at her, laughed then kissed her forehead. Flora blushed a rose colour as we all laughed at the two. I think Flora thought of it more of a relationship than a friendship. But there wasn't much we could do. 

'Alrighty. If we're having a lazy day, i'm going to go have a nap.' Liam stoop up, stretching and then fell towards his tent. 

'Oh crap.' Niall mumbled. He started pressing his pockets. 

'What's up?' I stared at him, as he stood up with a panicked expression of his face. He ignored me a turned to Louis.

'Hey Lou. Do you remember if I left my phone down by the lake?' He asked.

'You took it? I don't know. I didn't see you pick one up. Want me to come with you?' Louis asked. 

'Nah. It looks like it's about to rain, you'd better stay out of it. I'll be back in a second.' Niall turned to me, kissed my lips.

'Go inside. I'll be back in a few minutes, babe.' He smiled. I grabbed his hand but he pulled away from me, just as I felt a small raindrop on my nose.

'Don't be long!' I yelled, as I saw him disappear in the distance. The rain started falling heavily, and in a few seconds most of us were soaked. Zayn, Louis and Harry ran into Liam's tent, waking him up, as Megan, Ellie, Roos, Flora and I ran into mine and Niall's tent. I zipped up the tent, and used the extra zip to stop any rain from coming in the tent. Just as we were all sat down, the rain started getting heavier, and the wind pushed the walls of the tent.

'Ugh. I hate the rain.' Flora rest her head on her knee, sighing. Ellie just pulled out her phone and began texting her mum. Telling her everything was okay.

Megan was smiling and talking to Roos, happily. I'm not sure what made me hear it, as it was quite far away. And with the rain pelting on the tent, and the girls talking right next to me, surely it would be almost impossible. 

But no. I heard the gunshot and the hairs on the back of my neck sprung up. Megan grabbed my hand, and Ellie dropped her phone on the tent floor. 

'..Niall?' I whispered.