Too Young

1. The Call

~February 8th, 2014~

Ring, Ring, Ring.

I groaned and rolled over in my bed. I will just let it go to voicemail. Once it stopped ringing I tried to go back to sleep, until it rang again.

"Zayn babe, please just answer your phone," Perrie said from the other side of the bed. I sighed and got up. I picked up my phone from the nightstand; not bothering to check the caller ID before answering.

"Hello?" I asked in a groggily voice. I cleared my throat a bit and listened to the other end of the line.

"Is this Mr. Malik?" A man's voice said on the other end of the line.

"Yes, this is he. Who's this?" I asked confused on who I am talking to.

"Hello, I'm Dr. Montgomery at London's downtown Hospital. I would love to explain everything to you right now, but right now their is a life and death situation of someone who is closer to you than you think. We need you down here ASAP," Dr. Montgomery said to me.

"O-Okay, I will be there soon," I said hanging up my phone. I sighed and stood up.

"Babe, what are you doing?" Perrie asked me sitting up.

"Some doctor just called me saying someone who is close to me is in a life or death situation, but didn't go into detail. They need me at the hospital I guess," I explained to her.

"Oh wow, do you need me to come with you?" She asked.

"No babe, just go back to sleep, it's one in the morning. If I need you I'll call you," I said walking over to her and kissing her on the cheek. I hurriedly threw on some jeans and a white T-shirt with a pair of converse. I walked out of our bedroom and down the stairs, grabbing my car keys off of our coffee table before heading to the garage, getting into my car and pulling out. During the drive there I tapped my fingers on the steering wheel impatiently. Who is in a life or death situation? I'm so worried right now. What if it is one of my sisters or one of the boys'?

Once I arrived I pulled into an empty parking spot and jogged into the hospital. I went to the lady at the front desk and she smiled at me.

"Um hi, a doctor called me saying his name was Dr. Montgomery. He needed to see me?" I asked the lady. Her warm and welcoming smile turned into a sympathetic half smile.

"Yes, I will call him right now. You can wait over in our waiting area," She nodded her head over to chairs that were occupied by only a few people. I smiled and walked to one of the seats, sitting next to a girl who looked to be about fifteen.

"Hi, you're Zayn Malik, right?" She asked me.

"In the flesh. You a fan?" I asked her with a smile.

"I like some of your guys' songs, my thirteen year old sister is actually a big fan though," She responded.

"Oh well where is she? I could sign something for the both of you," I said.

"She is actually in her hospital room with my mum, she is getting chemo-therapy right now," She said shrugging.

"Well I'm sorry to hear that. I will have to meet her sometime, maybe make her feel better," I said with a smile.

"She would love that!" The girl exclaimed. Just then a man with a long, white doctors robe tapped me on the shoulder. I stood up and shook his hand.

"Hello Mr. Malik. I'm Dr. Montgomery, right this way please," He said walking towards some double doors. He led me down a few hallway's before we came across with another set of double doors with a sign above it saying "Maternity Ward," weird. We went down a few more hallway's and then another set of doors with a sign that read "NICU" . Once we were in, there was a big see through glass wall with a bunch of babies inside of enclosed incubators with nurses tending to each baby.

"So you're probably wondering why we are in the NICU?" Dr. Montgomery asked me. I nodded my head, "Do you know who Lauren Opal is Mr. Malik?" He asked me now. Yes, I do know her. I met her at a club awhile back and had drunken s*x with her.

"Yes, I know her," I said looking at my feet.

"Well, she just gave birth to a newborn baby girl and you're the father of the baby," Dr. Montgomery said to me. I looked at him in shock. I can't be a dad!

"I can't be a dad to it. Why am I even here!" I shouted turning around. He grabbed by my arm and I turned back around, annoyed.

"Look Mr. Malik, Lauren passed away. We had to give her a Cesarean Section when her heart stopped beating. She passed away three hours ago, while your child," He gestured behind him where all of the babies where,"Was born four pounds, eleven ounces and has a heart problem. She is stable right now, but we are doing all we can to keep her well. We did some DNA tests on her and that is how your name came up. You are her only guardian," He finished. I looked down at my hands and looked back at Dr. Montgomery.

"Very well. Could I see her then?" I asked quietly. He nodded and led me into the room with all of the babies. The room was loud, filled with wails of newborns and the machines making noise. He led me through some rows of incubators before we came across one with the tiniest human being I've ever seen. She had a oxygen mask over her face and a bunch of circular things were stuck on her body with wires connecting to some machines.

"Meet your baby girl," Dr. Montgomery said to me. I smiled at the sight of her and walked over to her incubator.

"Can I touch her?" I asked.

"Yes you may. Just put your hands through those holes on the side of the incubator," He explained to me. I nodded and put one arm through the hole and stroked her hair. She squirmed around a bit, but didn't open her eyes or start to cry. Then I took her little hand and she wrapped her hand around my pinky, her hand is so tiny it only went about a quarter of a way around my pinky finger.

"Hi baby, I'm your daddy," I cooed. Then she sucked in a quick breath. I jerked my hand back, "What did I do!?" I asked loudly.

"She's fine. Just the hiccups," Dr. Montgomery said to me, chuckling slightly and my behavior. I nodded and put my hand back in and she continued to hold half of my pinky. "Mr. Malik, you have the courtesy of naming your daughter," He now said to me. I smiled, I get to name my own baby!

"I think Evelyn Opal Malik would really suit her," I said smiling.

"That is a great name for her Mr. Malik!" He exclaimed. I chuckled and then it hit me, I have to tell Perrie.

"I love you baby girl," I said. I took my hand out of my Evelyn's incubator and excused myself before pulling my phone out of my pocket, dialing Perrie's number.

Here goes nothing.

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