Adopted by One Direction

Louis' POV: Ch. 10

➡Louis' POV: August 14, Monday
I wake up to a lot of pain. I scream out and I hear the others grunting in pain, too. I writhe around and hear a thump! Someone turns on the lights and I see Liam, Niall, and Harry rolling around in pain, clutching their stitches. I look down at the floor and spot Lily crying her eyes out.

"What's wrong baby?" I gasp out through the pain. I scream again as a sharp pain shoots up my legs. Zayn quickly comes and picks up Lily and sets her on my lap. Then he rushes out to get a nurse, I hope. Lily hugs me and keeps apologizing.

"This isn't fair. I'm sorry. This should be me. I'm so sorry. Life isn't fair. You don't deserve this. I'm sorry," she keeps repeating over and over again into my chest. It brings tears to my eyes, what she's saying.

"Lily, please stop. It isn't true and you shouldn't blame yourself. Ever," I say firmly. I feel her nod. I wrap my arms around her protectively, trying to ignore the searing pain for Lily's sake. The other lads have quieted down and I look over and see Niall unconscious from the pain, Harry and Liam gasping but awake.

Zayn comes running in with a nurse behind him. She's holding four syringes filled with a blue-tinged liquid. She comes to me first and inserts the needle. A few minutes later, I don't feel anything anymore. She gave Harry, Liam, and Niall one even though the Irish lad is unconscious.

Once she leaves I turn to Zayn. "What was that?" I ask.

"It was a numbing medicine for the pain. I told her you didn't want anything to make you sleepy," he explains.

I nod my thanks and take Lily out of my chest in case she suffocates. She wipes her eyes and hiccups. She turns to Zayn and asks extremely politely, "May I please have a cup of water?"

Zayn grins. "Just water? No punch or juice?"

Lily frowns in concentration. "J-just water," she says hesitantly.

"Okay. Anything you lads want?" He inquires to all of us.

"I'll take a water!" I call.

"Me too!" Harry shouts.

"Make that three!" Liam yells.

Zayn smiles. "And I'll also get one for the Irish lad, too." With that, he leaves the room. Again.

"Lily, do you want to come cuddle with me?" Harry asks. Lily giggles and turns to me. I set her on her feet and she takes off running towards Harry. He's on his knees and picks her up with a small groan when she reaches him. He swings her in half-circles as she laughs like crazy. Then he sets her down and she immediately is by my bed. I pick her up and set her on my lap.

Niall wakes up with a grunt and we all stare at him. He blinks a few times then groans. Then blinks again. "What happened to the agonising pain that made us scream?" He asks.

We all burst out laughing at his joking tone. "We got medicine," I explain.

"Oh," he says with a small blush.

We all laugh again and Zayn comes walking in. He chucks water bottles at us and surprisingly we all catch ours except Lily. It bounces off her head and lands on the floor while she rubs it.

"Oh, Lily! Sorry munchkin," Zayn exclaims apologetically.

"Ouchie," she mumbles, still rubbing her head. I rub it hard and fast and she draws away. "It's alright now," she says with a small scoot away from me. I pout and she snuggles back into my arms.

"When we can go home?" Lily mumbles, sounding extremely upset. I frown. "I hate hospitals," she adds and I understand immediately.

Why couldn't I have remembered that? I knew hospitals make her uncomfortable and here I am, in one. Oh god, I feel awful.