One Direction Oneshots (boyxboy)

How Did We End Up Like This (Narry)

The street lamp flickered as i walked under it. The wind tugged at my clothes, and sent raindrops hurtling at my face. I ducked my head and kept walking. My phone was beeping like crazy in my pocket but i couldn't answer it. It was probably Liam, being the worrisome, slightly paranoid best friend that he is, but he was just watching out for me and I was usually grateful for that.

Any bare skin that was showing on my body was now covered in goosebumps. I shoved my hands into the pockets of my jacket but it was no help because my jacket was already soaked through and through. I shivered and i finally couldn't take it anymore. I turned off of the sidewalk and veered to the alley that served as some kind of shelter from the wind and rain. As soon as I entered the alley i felt warmer. The rain wasn't smacking my face and the wind wasn't shoving me back and forth. My back landed against the cool stone walls of the alley and i took a moment to catch my breath.

A movement further down the alley caught my eye. My head turned instinctively and my eyes fell upon a crumpled figure lying still on the ground. My jaw dropped slightly.

"Hey are you alright?" I called loudly. My voice carrying through the alley. There was no answer, only a brief flash of lightning that turned the black sky to grey and a loud boom of thunder that rattled my brain. My heart beat quickened and i started to become scared. I never really paid attention in health class and i had no idea what to do with an unconscious possibly dead or dying person who was lying unmoving in the dark shadows of an alleyway.

What if he's still alive? What if he's dead? What if he is dying out right now and I'm just standing here like an idiot? C'mon Niall, think. So I did the only thing that made since at the moment. I walked closer to the man. My feet moving slowly closer to his stiff body. Before i could stop myself i had laid my hand on the man's shoulder and turned him over on his back. I made a high pitched whimper/scream as i stumbled away from the sight i had just witnessed. I put my fist in my mouth to keep from screaming. I closed my eyes to keep from crying. Oh my god, oh my god! I thought as i looked back down at the man.

His hair was brown and full of curls. But it looked uncared for and full of grease and dirt. His expression was limp. His lips were parted slightly and blood dribbled steadily between them. There was a long gash that started at his hairline and ended at his eyebrow. It looked fresh because it too was dripping blood onto his face. I couldn't tell how deep it was though. The mans clothes were ripped and tattered as if he had been wearing them for a while. His jacket hung loosely on his shoulders but that is not what caused me to scream. What caused the full feeling of dread to take over myself was the sleek black handle of a knife that was producing prominently from his belly. A dark red substance soaked his green shirt.

Holy shit! What do I do? What would Liam do? I knelt down next to the man and cautiously crawled towards him as if he would spring up and attack me at any second, as if he could even open his eyes to see me approaching him. My head rested on his chest and i held my breath as i waited to see if he could breath himself. I cried with relief when I felt the very faint heart beat the man had.

"Thank God! Please stay alive. Don't die. Please don't die!" I pleaded with him as I racked my mind for any idea that could help me out in this situation. Finally I had an idea. I took off my jacket and laid it next to the man cause i was gonna need it in a minute.

I took a deep breath to prepare myself for what I was about to do. Knowing very well that this man could die at any moment. My fingers shook vigorously and I tried my best to steady them. But that was proving itself impossible as my fingertips brushed over the handle of the knife. I grasped it firmly, so hard my knuckles turned from white to purple. I let out my breath slowly. "This is gonna hurt." I said softly. I was scared to death but i couldn't stop here, I was already past the point of no return.