Troublemaker(Louis Tomlinson Fanfic)

Chapter 41

Just a quick little apology for this chapter: It does change POV's a couple of times and I'm sorry if you get lost, but please enjoy xx

Ariel's POV:

I was staring off at my wall, my mind completely blank as I continued to stare. It doesn't even make sense to me anymore. Why me? What did I do so terribly wrong that I had to get punished like this?

Turning my head to the side, my eyes catch a glimpse of my steady heart rate. The continuous beeping of the monitor calmed the storm that was starting to brew inside my mind. All I could think of is how I was going to tell everyone, if I even did tell them.

They'd have to find out, either way. If I became paralyzed, they'd definitely notice me rolling around in a wheelchair. So no matter what happens, I will have to tell them. Even if I don't become paralyzed, I owe it to my mom to at least warn her that it could happen.

Louis...even him. I owe him my life, so it would be the least that I could do to tell him as well. I just don't want to, not now at least. I still need to figure this all out for myself and be able to control my emotions before I go on telling everyone.

The door opening breaks me from my thoughts and I see my mother in the doorway, Louis standing behind her. My mom's expression shows sadness and concern, while Louis' holds...guilt and pity. Why is he guilty? Why would he pity me?

"Oh, Ariel." my mom whispers, rushing to my side and kneeling beside me. She takes my hand in hers and stares at me with wide eyes. "Hi momma." I say weakly, offering her a smile that I didn't really feel was sincere.

Louis hung to the back, continuing to stare at me with pitying eyes. Does he know that I could be paralyzed? Did that doctor tell him??

No, no the doctor said he wouldn't. He wouldn't do that...

"How are you feeling?" my mom asks, breaking me from my staring contest with Louis. "I'm...I'm fine." I say slowly and she frowns at me. "You don't seem fine." she says and I sigh.

"Well, considering that I'm stuck in a hospital bed, there's only a certain amount of joy a person can have." I joke and she cracks a smile at me. Good, as long as I can keep the truth of the matter from her for as long as I can, I will still be able to see her smile.

I look at Louis again, and he frowns at me before looking away. He knows something. He definitely knows something. What is it though? Why is he looking at me like that??

Louis' POV:

I couldn't help but stare at Ariel with pity in my eyes, because I know that she is clueless about her father's true death. It makes me sad to think that she doesn't know what actually happens to him. She thinks that her father hates her, but in reality he truly loved her.

I look away from Ariel's inquisitive stare, looking at the wall as the conversation I had with her mom flashed in my mind.

'I stared at Ariel's mom with my mouth open and shock in my eyes. "He was what?" I ask her and she nods her head.

"Yes. Ariel's father was actually murdered by Brendon and the others. He never hated Ariel. In fact, he loved her so much. Brendon had originally tried to take Ariel away from us, but my husband stood against him. Brendon didn't like that. He had his men kill Ariel's father, making it look like a suicide." she explains and I blink several times, trying to absorb this new information.

"I figured it out. The note that he left us was indeed what he wrote, but it was forced. In the note he left separately for me, he explained what really happened. He had a gun to his head while he wrote Ariel's letter, just as Brendon had ordered. It was his plan from the beginning to get Ariel, and he made a way to do it." she says, a tear slipping down her face and I put my hand on her shoulder comfortingly.