blake » horan

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blake never felt so stupid in her life. why did niall stand her up? did he not like her anymore? was there something wrong with her? she hadn't cried to much in such a long time. she really liked niall, she wanted to get to know him better so they'd become possibly more than they were now.

maybe something came up. blake kept telling herself, maybe that's why he hadn't come.

or maybe he found someone better and prettier to go out with tonight. another part of blake's mind said. she wished it wasn't that and it was something else, something more important than her. maybe relatives. that would make her feel better if he had to see a relative, she would understand. it's always family first before a girl you hardly knew.

thought after thought, her head start to thump from thinking so much. her head hurt more and more as soon as she thought of niall. why did she always have to go through things like this?

she wiped the tears that were still falling from her face and stood up from the couch. it was already one in the morning; blake didn't know why she waited so long, she should've gave up when it was past ten. she liked to think niall was late and he was going to come soon, but that never happened.

as blake made her way up the stairs, avery was leaning against the railing. the smile that was on avery's face faded when she acknowledged her sisters red eyes and sad face. quickly, avery walked up to her sister and looked at her curiously.

"blake? are you okay? how was the date?" avery bombarded her sister with questions that were so easy to answer considering the way blake looked.

"there was no date, avery." blake muttered, her voice hoarse. she walk by her sister and into her room.

the first thing she did was throw herself onto her bed, crying into the pillow that was beside her. why couldn't she stop crying? she was honestly trying to hold it in. blake was never the one to cry over something like this. she started to blame it on niall. if she hadn't met summer she could've been in her room listening to music and reading like she normally did, she wouldn't give a care in the world. blake wished things were back to how they were. this is what happens when you get too attached.

when she picked her head up from the pillow, she saw avery standing in the doorway with a worried look on her small face. "please stop crying, blake."

the pink strands from blake's hair were messily in her face, they were stuck to her face from her wet tears.

blake didn't say anything, she stood quiet looking down at the skirt she was wearing. it reminded her of the date and made her want to cry even more, but she tried to hold it in. "i'm fine." she coughed out, wiping the tears that were left on her cheeks.

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niall smiled at his mother, she was sleeping soundlessly. he was beyond happy that she was fine, if she wasn't then that'd be a different reaction for him. the way he cared for him mother was very different than most did. just like his mother cared for him when he was younger, he was going to care for her while she was becoming older. niall wanted to pay back his mum for all she did for him; she always told him there was no need for it, but for him there was a need for it.

he had started to feel a bit guilty for leaving blake, but he needed to be with his mother. no one will ever understand the relationship between him and him mother. it was stronger than you think.

as niall's eyes started to droop and close, he heard his mother cough. he instantly snapped his eyes open to look at her and a smiled appeared on his face once again.

"niall? is that you?"

"yeah, mum." he took her hand in his. "how're you feeling?"

she lifted herself up so she'd be sitting down in the hospital bed, she stretched and yawned. "i'm feeling okay, i'm still tired and i'm aching. also, i can't see as much. my only eye i can see from is so blurry." she looked sad.

niall didn't know what to say to his mother, was he suppose to say everything was suppose to be alright? everything was obviously not going to be alright from what the nurse said if things get worse. niall knows he shouldn't be thinking of things like that, but he can't help it. he doesn't want to lose his mother. it'd hurt him so bad.

"i love you, mum." he said, laying his head on his mother's arm while tears fell from his blue eyes. "please don't leave me, i love you.

a/n; this was really short, but chapters will get short and shorter as the book is close to an end. i love you guys. make sure to comment, vote, share and give me a follow. it helps and means a lot to me, thank you. x