The Frozen Heart (Ziall)

Chapter 18 ~ Superheroes

Chapter 18 ~ Superheroes

~Niall's POV~

"Zayn," I whisper with tears in my eyes. 

He looks at me, tears already falling from his eyes. "Niall..." He whispers too. "Niall." He pushes himself up with his elbow but falls back on the pillow soon. He is still too weak to do anything. The anaesthetic is not yet out of his system completely. 

"Shhh, easy," I tell him and stroke my hand through his hair. "It's okay, Zayn. You are safe." 

Zayn sobs quietly as he grabs my hand and squeezes. 

"It's okay," I whisper again and move from the chair to the bed. I help him sit up slightly and pull him into a hug.

"It's not okay, Niall." Zayn sobs harder, burying his face into the suit I am wearing. "It's not. He... He..." 

"Calm down. Take it easy." My heart breaks at how panicked the raven-haired man is. He was always the bravest out of the two of us. It hurts me to see him break down like this, though I don't blame him. He must have gone through a lot. 

We both have been through a lot. 

I stroke his back to calm him and hum softly, rocking him gently. 

It seems to work, as the sobs slowly die down. Zayn looks up at me again but doesn't pull away. 

"He made me do things..." 

"You don't have to tell me," I say gently. I don't want him to panic again. 

"I want to... I have to tell you." He is staring into my eyes and I nod at him to tell him he can go on. 

He takes a deep breath. "He started with the tests." His voice is steady. "Did they  do that to you too?" He asks me. 

I nod. I know what tests he is talking about. 

"Then you know how horrific it all was. But it then they found the solution. The chip he put in me." Zayn shakes his head. "I couldn't control my actions, Niall. Not even the words I said, but I was conscious during it all. I saw who I killed. All of the victims I made." He sobs again. "I was a heartless killer. I am..." 

"No, Zayn, you are not," I speak up immediately. 

"But it was me who killed them."

"No. It wasn't you. It was doctor Payne who did it, Zayn. You are not the one to blame for the people he killed. He used you, but don't think for a minute you are a heartless killer. You are the kindest man I have ever met. It was you who travelled all of England looking for me. It was you who told me it is okay to be different. It was you who made me realize that I am not alone and it was you who made me happy again." 

Zayn wipes away the tears falling from my eyes. I didn't even notice I was crying again. 

"What doctor Payne did cannot be excused. But he is gone, Zayn. We have nothing to fear anymore. We took out the chip too. You are safe here." 

He nods and looks around. "Where are we?" He wonders then. He has calmed down completely now. "What happened? After that guy knocked me out... How did you escape?" 

I chuckle. "Easy, Zayn. One question at a time." He nods. 

"I want to know what happened. Tell me what happened to you?"

And so I start my part of the story. I tell Zayn about my time in the institution and how Liam got me out of there. I tell him about Harry and Louis and the gifts we all possess. Then I talk about the training and the attack on the university building professor Payne was hiding in.