My New Doctor

Chapter 18

Rachel's POV

I woke up at 10am in my own bed wrapped up in the blankets, I guess Harry carried me here yesterday, i must have really needed a sleep I've slept for hours and I feel worse if anything. I got up and took a shower and got dressed into a pair of jeans and a vest top and I went out to the front room to find out where everyone was but there was no one here and so I sat on the sofa and put 'taken' on. It was about half an hour into the film when Harry phoned, "hello?" I said
"Hi, I'm on my way home babe, you want anything from KFC?" Harry asked from the other end
"Go on then please
"The usual with gravy?"
"Yes please haz"
"Okay won't be long stick the kettle on"
"Okay see you soon"
"Bye"

I got up and filled the kettle up and sat back down to watch the film but I didn't get very far when Harry walked in with food, followed by Zayn? Why was Zayn here?
And then it hit me. Yesterday Harry said he would get Zayn to 'talk it through with me' and that we could do it here so it wouldn't have to be in the hospital, I just wasn't ready for this, I can't keep reliving this experience over and over, it's too hard.
"Here you go smell" Harry said while handing me my food and drink
"Thanks fart face" I said back smirking at him to which he just tapped my nose and sat next to Zayn on the other sofa as I was spread out across this one
"What you watching? Is this taken?" Zayn said staring at the screen
"Yeah it is"
"I love this film" Zayn said sounding like an excited teenage girl

We all sat eating our food and watching taken and when the film finished Harry took all our rubbish out to the bin
"I know you don't want to talk to me and I'm not going to make you but Harry wants me to help you through this and I would be more than happy to but it's completely on your terms" Zayn said turning to face me and smiling "you can tell me as much or as little as you want to or you can just ask me things? fancy it?"
"Okay I will" I said quietly. I felt two arms grab me from behind and I freaked out as jumped up before realising it was just Harry
"I'm so sorry babe I didn't mean to scare you" he said walking around and hugging me and I couldn't stop the tears from rolling down my face as I squeezed Harry thinking it would make me feel safer but it didn't! I don't even feel safe in my own brothers arms anymore and that's when I knew I had to let Zayn help me, and I needed serious help and I needed it now
"Come and sit down babe" Harry said pulling me down to sit next to him on the sofa
"Just calm down babe okay? Your safe I promise and I didn't mean to scare you!"
"Rachel? Do you want us to help you?" Zayn said to which I nodded my head "Okay then, I need you to tell me how you felt when Harry grabbed you"
"I just thought it was going to happen again and I saw him in my mind and I just freaked out"
"Okay, now I want you to close your eyes" Zayn said and I just looked at him in confusion "just trust me"
"Okay" I shut my eyes
"Now take some deep breaths in and out, totally relax your mind and completely empty it! And I want you to tell me the first thing that comes to mind when I say him"
I had to open my eyes as his face flashed right in front of me
"What is it babe?" Harry asked from beside me
"It's the man from Saturday! He's everywhere I go"
Zayn nodded and said "close your eyes"
"No I can't"
"You can, you'll be okay I promise" so I closed my eyes again but this time I grabbed Harry's hand to which he just squeezed mine
"Okay, the man you see when I say him is not going to hurt you again, he will not touch you ever again!" Zayn said "now I want you to remove the image of him and replace it with an image of someone you trust! Someone who you would want to be there when your scared the most" I nodded as I only had one person in mind and he was sat right next to me.

Harry's POV

I've never understood how Zayn could have such an effect on people, it completely baffles me! I'm so glad that he convinced Rachel to talk though! I was expecting her to just completely shut him out! But this was working and I could tell as she was relaxing in her seat more and the grip she had on my hand was loosening and I've never been so happy to see my little sister actually learning to trust someone, someone other than me who is also a doctor and she knows he is! She would never have done this a few weeks ago and I couldn't be more proud of her. I looked over at Zayn who was completely in his element while telling her how to relax and make his face disappear if she ever needed to! He told her to open her eyes and she just pulled me into a hug to which I was surprised by but I gladly returned it anyway while turning to Zayn and mouthing 'thank you' to which he just shook his head as if to say 'no problem, don't mention it'