Affection | N.H

Chapter 15

("Promise me you'll always remember you're braver than you believe, stronger than you seem and smarter than you think." -Winnie the Pooh)

My sleep is disturbed at the middle of the night, more like the morning.

I open my eyes in frustration as I feel my whole body ache in pain and feel drops of moisture forming on my skin.

Relief washes over me as I see Niall peacefully asleep, his arm loosely wrapped around my waist. Something happens inside me and instantly I find it hard to breathe. The oxygen in the room seems to have become non-existent as I suffocate.

"N-Niall.." I force myself to let out words for help.

I am having an anxiety attack again. But right now? I was sleeping and nothing happened that made me anxious. Is this really and anxiety attack though? What is happening-

Shit I need to breathe.

I force my hand to gently shake Niall by his shoulder.

"Mhmm." Niall's deep raspy voice murmurs.

I feel so helpless. Tears escape my eyes as I keep on sweating and suffocating.

Niall takes his hand away from my body which makes things worse. My body doesn't react very well to the lost of his contact.

"Niall.." My voice comes out lower than a whisper and I begin to believe that there is no chance of Niall to wake up.

This boy can sleep well.

These attacks are getting on my last nerve. I mean it makes me suffer. It doesn't make me unconscious so easily. It keeps on torturing me until it leaves me a scar everytime.

"Tarisha?" Niall's sleepy voice sits up on the bed. He gets off the bed and searches for the light switch I suppose. Maybe he turned off the lights earlier after I went to sleep.

After turning on the lights, he hurries over to the bed. "What..are you okay?" He panics as he turns on the air conditioner with its remote.

Yeah mate, I am choking on my breath and sweating as hell. I am totally okay.

I shake my head as a no and keep taking in sharp breaths. My chest rises and falls very quickly as I gasp for air.

"I need to call an ambulance." Niall says finding for his phone.

"N-No. D-Don't. They will call my mo-mother. Please." I beg.

"Tarisha, I, I don't know what to do and only medical can help you now." Niall says as he climbs on the bed beside me. He pulls me by my hands gently and I sit up still gasping for air.

His hands wrap around my waist as he pulls me on his lap. I helplessly rest my head on his chest and he intwines our fingers together.

"Shh..it's okay." Niall coos while rubbing his thumb on my palm.

My body calms down out of no where.

My lungs take in oxygen from the air and the air conditioner's air finally gets to my skin. I start breathing again and my whole body gets rid of all the ache.

Niall continues his little gestures as I close my eyes against his chest.

..

My alarm goes off too early for me. As I open my eyes to find that annoying device to stop the alarm, I find myself on top of Niall and his arms wrapped around me.

I reach for my phone and stop the damn alarm. I look up at Niall from his chest. God, he looks so peaceful and so beautiful from this angle.

He lets out a cough on my face and opens his eyes. I rub my face with my hands and he stares at me.