The Lost Souls (Emo/Punk Niall Horan Fanfic)

Chapter 14 - Bombs On Monday Morning

*Nikita's P.O.V.*

I was sitting in my hospital bed changing channels on the television. I finally decided to watch reruns of Friends.

I was kind of bored. Harry was at school, Gemma was at uni and Auntie Anne was talking to the doctor about my recovery.

I heard the door open, I looked over to see Niall, who wasn't impressed.

"Hey, Nialler" I greeted.

"You fucking lied to me" he said, walking over to me. "You said your mum monitored everything you ate and you were trying to gain weight"

"The first one wasn't a lie"

"The 'gaining weight' bit was!" He retorted.

"How can you be mad at me for keeping something from you when you're hiding things from me?"

"That's different!"

"How's it different?"

"Because you can die from an eating disorder" he said. "I just can't believe I didn't figure it out sooner"

"You kinda did on the first day of school. I used to only eat one meal a day, but you noticed I wasn't eating, so I ended up bingeing and purging"

"Jesus! I should have known when I could see your ribs or when you randomly started eating!" He retorted. "Or when you said you were 99 pounds. That's way too skinny"

"I'm down to 89 pounds now"

"And you're fucking bragging about that?"

I looked down shyly. I honestly am proud that I'm only 89 pounds. Is that fucked up?

Niall sighed, pulling me into his arms.

"I'm sorry. I forget that bulimia is a mental disorder" he said, hugging me.

"This is going to sound really bad, but I don't want to gain weight. I know they're going to make me when I'm in recovery, but I don't want to"

"Of course you don't, but you have to so you can be healthy" he told me.

"I'm healthy" I argued.

"That's why you're sitting in a hospital bed. Your body is eating itself, that's not good"

"How did you find out where I am?"

"Harry told me" he answered.

"Shouldn't you be in school?" I asked. He shrugged in response. "Niall, you can't just skip school!"

"Don't worry about me"

"But-"

"I'm more concerned about you. How are you going to do your recovery? Are you going to be sent to rehab?" He asked.

"No, I think Auntie Anne is going to try making sure I eat and sending me to therapy first so I can still go to school"

"Are they making sure you eat your food here?" He asked.

"Yeah, and hospital food is fucking gross"

He laughed in response as Auntie Anne and my doctor entered the hospital room.

"Hello" my aunt greeted Niall.

"Auntie Anne, this is Niall" I said, introducing her to Niall.

"Nice to meet you, Niall. It's always nice to meet Nikita's friends"

"It's nice to meet you too" he replied.

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"How does it feel to be back?" Harry asked me.

I've just been discharged from the hospital and I'm currently watching tv with Harry.

"It feels great. The food here is so much better" I told him, making him laugh.

"So I heard Niall came to visit you in the hospital"

"Who told you?"

"My mum" he replied.

"Shocker" I said sarcastically.

"Is there something you need to tell me?"

"Like what?"

"Like are you dating Niall?" He asked bluntly.

"No"

"Do you like him?"

"Maybe, but I don't see how that's any of your business"

"It's my business because it's my job to protect you" he replied.

"Not really"

"Maybe not, but I've made it my job"

"Well, thank you. I appreciate that, but I can take care of myself"

"Says the girl who was just discharged from the hospital" he retorted.

"You sound just like Niall"

"In that case, maybe Niall's not a bad guy after all" he joked.

"He really is a great guy"

"I'll be the judge of that"
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(A/N)

Funny pic attached!

💋 -TVo