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Missing In Action 14

Missing In Action 14 

*One Month Later*

It's Christmas. But it doesn't feel like it. It's the first Christmas without Zayn. And it's Faiths first Christmas. 

We bought a tree and decorated it. We brought presents for each other. We even got a present for Faith. 

"Time for presents!" Sky said happily. 

I chuckled at her excitement. 

We all sat on the couch. We tried to get Eleanor to come down, but she wouldn't move. We laid her present on the bed, hoping she would open it soon. 

"Who's first?" Danielle asked. 

"Faith. Since It is her first Christmas.." Ness smiled.

I smiled as Faith was sitting on my lap. Her small hand wrapped around my finger. 

"I'll give her mine first!" Danielle said excited. 

She handed me the present. 

"Faith you want to see it?" I said. 

She smiled as I gave her the box.

"Wait! Picture time!" Ness said getting up and grabbing a polaroid camera. 

"It's a kind of old camera, but hey it works." She shrugged. 

She held it up to her face. 

"Smile!" She said. 

"Faith look at the camera." I said pointing. 

Ness took the picture. The picture came out of the camera. Ness looked at the picture and laughed. 

"You guys look so cute." She said handing me the picture. 

I looked at it. I was smiling as i had Faith on my lap. Faith had the box in her mouth, looking at the camera. 

I laughed giving the picture to Danielle and Sky so they could see. 

"How adorable." Sky chuckled. 

"She looks so much like Zayn." Danielle smiled. 

I smiled looking at Faith as she was playing with the box. 

"Yeah...she does." I smiled. 

I took the box from Faiths hands and taking the gift wrapping off in front of her. 

"Let see what it is." I said opening the box. 

It was a a hair clip with white and blue crystal diamonds shaped in a flower. 

"Oh my gosh." I said shocked.

"Look how beautiful." I said to Faith. 

"Danielle. These are real diamonds." I said looking back up at her. 

"Yeah. I know I was saving up the money for it..." She said. 

"It's gorgeous." I said putting it in Faiths hair. 

"Thank you so much." I said hugging Danielle 

"Your welcome." She smiled. 

Faith looked so fascinated with the wrappings. She was tearing it. 

We laughed as we were watching her. 

Ness took another picture. 

"Perrie do you want to give her your gift or should we do ours?" Sky asked. 

"You guys can go first." I said. 

Sky and Ness gave Faith their gifts. 

Sky gave her a beautiful white dress that had matching shoes and headband. And Ness gave her a teddy bear that plays the soft Clair De Lune lullaby. It was my turn to give her a gift.

I pulled a long black velvet box from under the tree. 

I took a deep breath so I wouldn't cry. 

I opened the box. 

"What is it?" Sky asked. 

"I'm giving her a necklace..." I said. 

"The necklace Zayn gave to me..." I said looking at the girls. 

I took it out of the box. The diamonds sparkled against the fireplace light. 

I put it around Faiths Neck. 

"It's a gift from her dad and me." I said holding back the tears. 

The girls gasped. 

"It's beautiful Perrie." Danielle said. 

I smiled. 

I was reminded that she's never going to see her daddy. 

I felt glassy eyed. 

The girls noticed. They came over to me hugging me. 

I was also reminded that I had the greatest friends in the world. 

*Next Morning*

I walked up to Eleanor's room holding Faith on my hip and El's depression pills in another. I walked in the room. 

Eleanor sat on the chair in front of the window, looking out. 

I sat Faith on the bed and noticed her gift was still on the bed, unopened. 

"El it's time for your pills..." I said taking one the pills from the bottle and grabbing her glass of water on the nightstand. She took it. The pills have been semi-working. She's not having anymore outburst or any suicide attempts lately. Which is really good, but she's not fully better at all. She wouldn't come out of this room. She still doesn't talk or eat. The last time I heard her talk was when I first found out I was pregnant with Faith. 

I sat in a chair next to her with Faith on my lap. Everyday I would come and talk to her, even though she wouldn't answer.

"Hey El..." I said. She kept staring out the window. 

"Good news...people are talking about the end of the war here soon...But we can't be too sure...there's always rumors...El please...it's almost been a year...we miss you..." I said. 

She still stood quiet, looking out the window. 

Faith was wiggling in my arms. She leaned over, reaching for Eleanor's hand. When Faith touched her hand. Eleanor's fingers slowly moved around her hand. Eleanor held Faiths hand lightly. 

I got in my knees in front of Eleanor. 

"El please...I know your in there..." I said. 

There's was no answer. It was no use. 

Eleanor's been hurt bad. I don't think she'll ever be the same.