Niall Horan Child Preferences 3

#14 Your children are in danger

"Are you sure you want to stay, you can come home with us if not?" I asked my 5 year old son, Ethan and 3 year old daughter, Aaliyah.
"We'll be fine mummy" Ethan said.
"What about you princess?" Niall asked Aaliyah.
"Ethan will look after me daddy" she said.

We have them both hugs and kissed before leaving them at the camp for the week.

***

"It's so weird, I've gotten used to it being loud!" Niall said and I agreed.
"Well we still have 4 more days to go until they come home, it's feels like they've been gone longer than 3 days" I said and Niall agreed.
"If this is what it's going to be like when Aaliyah starts school, I hate it! It's too quiet" Niall said as we sat down on the sofa.

Niall flicked through the channels and settled on the news channel.
They were talking about a large fire at a forest camp.
Niall's face had gone pale and I'm sure mine had to.
"Niall? Isn't that where Ethan and Aaliyah are" I said slowly and he nodded letting a tear escape my eye.
We jumped up and quickly got in the car to drive to the camp.

We arrived and saw many fire trucks and firefighters. Some kids and staff from the camp were stood as they had gotten out.

The firefighters exited the forest with around 5 kids.
"That's the last group, everybody is out" the firefighter said.
"Mummy! Daddy!" Ethan yelled as he ran over to us.
Niall ran over to a fire fighter.
"My daughters still in there!" He cried.
"Is sorry sir we cannot go back in it is too dangerous and we believe everyone is out" the firefighter said.
Niall glanced at me and mouthed 'I'm sorry' with tears streaming down his face. I let a sob escape my lips at the the thought of my baby girl in there alone and in pain.

Niall's POV

I ran into the forest camp, I could hear screams behind me from everyone who the firefighters had gotten out.

I took my flannel off placing it over my nose and mouth.
I was now surrounded by fire.

"Aaliyah!" I yelled followed by a cough.
"Daddy" I heard a faint cry.
I followed her voice and eventually found her , she was coughing and covered in smoke and had a few burns where as Ethan was completely unharmed.
"Here princess, I'll get you out" I said putting my flannel over her nose and mouth.
I carefully moved the wooden plank off her legs.
"C'mon baby, you'll be okay, daddy's got you" I whispered as I I picked her up.
I coughed and she did too.
I ran as fast as I could out of the fire before anything could block the way.

I ran out coughing with Aaliyah still in my arms.
I collapsed on my knees with her in my arms.
The paramedics rushed over to us. They took Aaliyah from me placing her on a stretcher and carrying her into the ambulance.
"Y/n go with her, I'll meet you there, I'll take Ethan to my mums"I said and she nodded climbing in the ambulance.

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"Niall? What happened why you covered in soot?" She asked.
"T..they were at camp, the kids, and there was a fire, the firefighters got all the kids out apart from Aaliyah so I ran in" I explained.
"Oh is she okay?" She asked worried.
"I think so but I need you to have Ethan why y/n and I are at the hospital"  I sad and she nodded.
"Of course but go wash the soot off your face first" she said.

I washed myself so no door was on me anymore and I left my mums house after saying goodbye to Ethan.

****

"What room is Aaliyah Horan in?" I asked the receptionist.
"We cannot give you that information until you specify who you are to the patient and show Id" she said.
"I'm her dad!" I said desperately and showing them my drivers license.
"Room 142, second room to your left as you enter the children's ward" she said and I nodded rushing through the hospital.

I reached the room and walked in seeing y/n sat down crying and Aaliyah lied on the bed with many tubes and wires attached to her pale body.
The sight broke my heart.

I sat on the other side of her.
"What have the doctors said? Is she okay?" I asked y/n. " she's extremely lucky, she was saved at the right moment but she has some bad burns on her stomach which will cause scarring and she has a broken leg. She also cant breath on her own so they have the tubes to help her and she'll have them for about a week" she explained and i nodded sadly as I looked down letting a few tears escape my eyes.
Y/n got up and sat next to me.

"You saved her Niall, if it wasn't for you she probably wouldn't be here right now" y/n said.
I smiled sadly and looked over at Aaliyah.
"You saved our little girls life" she said.
"It still kills me to see her like this, and I feel like it's my fault, it was my idea to send her to camp with Ethan" I cried.
Y/n hugged me and cried into my shoulder.
"It's not your fault" she whispered .