Breaking Point (Sequel)

Chapter 40

Samantha's POV

I couldn't lose him. Not my brother, the only family I had left in this world. Losing my parents nearly killed me, I couldn't survive another loss like that. Never in my lifetime would I have thought this was going to be the way I ended the last few days of my (vacation). Frantically I threw any piece of clothing I could see in my line of vision into my suitcase, managing to get a hold of some of Niall's clothing in the mix but I didn't care, we needed to get to the airport as soon as we could.

"The drivers here, I'm going to start loading up the car." Niall said quickly, grabbing two already packed suitcases and heading out of the bedroom and out to the vehicle.

It wasn't until now that I was overcome with my emotions that it made my knees weak. I held a piece of clothing which happened to be one of Niall's shirts in my hand and clung it tightly to my chest. I sat down on the edge of the bed before my knees fully buckled from under me. My breathing felt laboured and heavy and I found it difficult to control the tears streaming down my cheeks. It felt like I was sinking deeper and deeper in dark water and my body was paralyzed, unable to resurface my body. I fell sideways until my head landed softly on the pillow, still clinging to Niall's shirt.

"Liam was just taken away in an ambulance when we found him barely conscious at home."

As hard as I tried to fight it, those words repeated over and over in my head, (making my ears want to bleed). Without my consent, my mind pictured what the terrifying scene might have looked like which only made my tears flow faster. At this point I felt inconsolable, not knowing what I would possibly be able to do until we touched down at home. As if my thoughts were voiced out loud for everyone to hear, Niall returned back to the room only to find me in my distraught state. He crouched down in front of me picked up my limp body until I was sitting up right but not before I fell forward onto his chest. He embraced me tightly so I felt secure in his arms. I sobbed into his shirt but I needed to. It had been so busy since Sara's phone call that I didn't have time to fully understand the severity of the situation which lead my emotions to get the best of me all at once.

"Come here." He comforted. The closeness helped in ways I couldn't quite explain. He manoeuvred his hand around my back, making circles around the entire surface. I lifted my head out of the crook of his neck and he handed me a tissue from the tissue box on the side table next to our bed we've occupied for the last couple of weeks.

Nothing else was said between the two of us. We both knew what the circumstances around the situation were and Niall knew nothing he could say would be anything different than what I was already thinking. He looked at me as if to ask me if I was alright. All I was wanted to do was collapse into his arms again but knew we didn't have time for that. I simply nodded my head and wiped my eyes for the last time. Niall rose to his feet and outstretched both of his hands so I cold grab onto them. He helped me pack up the remainder of the suitcases and we headed out the door.

Niall insisted on leaving a note for the housekeepers apologizing for the mess we left expressing we had something come up that required us to leave on such short notice. We were instructed to leave the keys in a locked box on the side of the house whenever our checkout date was but under these conditions, I took care of the keys, locking them in the specified box and met Niall in the vehicle where the driver shut my door behind me.

The plane was ready to go for us once we arrived at the airport and we got on promptly after our luggage was placed in a different compartment. Once we took our seats, all I wanted to do was close my eyes and then open them once we landed again. As soon as we were airborne, I slipped off my shoes. Directly in the seat across me, Niall motioned for me to place my feet on his lap. He continued to take off the socks I had recently put on this morning- only a few hours ago. Relief and pleasure were instilled quickly after as his hands worked their way around the soles of my feet. He used his thumbs to massages every ounce of my foot, momentarily distracting my mind from the outside world.