rEaR vIeW (Amnesia _ I Need Ya)

Chapter 15

The entire next week went in a haze. Zayn was showered with extreme care and love. He was sure he must have gained a lot of weight by just sitting in bed and the service he received.

Even the food was tasty, but that's because Niall sneaked McDonalds every time he was hungry. And that's exactly what he did for Niall when he underwent his knee surgery.

Boys didn't leave his side for once. He was wondering how the hell were they managing the work.

But he decided it's better not to mention it since he was getting a horrible feeling in his stomach whenever he thought about it.

He also started remembering some small things, like Malay who came to see him two days ago. He immediately knew that they were friends. Though he couldn't remember anything else.

Also once he played some tune on his guitar after which Harry and Safaa went stiff but then acted as if it was nothing. He was sure that's one of their new songs which he was not supposed to remember.

Dr Jacob Smith started some new medications which helped with his headaches and blackouts.

While Shirley and her team focused on his mental state. He felt useless sitting there and making people do things for him.

"Louis? Are you crying?" Liam observed and then interrogated. His eyes were shifted to both the lads who were sitting right beside his bed.

They spent the whole night and morning with him. A hospital is a tiring place. It takes a graving toll on people.

Louis on the other hand, always stayed in the hospital even if Zayn insisted him to go and rest. It seemed like he was running away from something.

"Um...n..no. I'm just tired, maybe I should go home and rest", Louis replied, discreetly rubbing his tears. He couldn't tell them the truth and burden them with more worry.

Liam could see right through it but didn't want Zayn to fret about anything so he decided to stay mum.

Zayn made them go home, as he knew Paul and Perrie would be soon with him with his mom's home-cooked lunch which he was dying to have.

Medicines soon started their effect on him. He always felt sleepy, tired and a little bit high. He was thinking of how Perrie spent more time with his family and not him.

Though he really appreciated it, he could sense something different in her behaviour. She didn't look herself when she was with him.

Ever since that weird encounter with Alex, whom she mentioned as a mutual friend, he was getting bad vibes.

But maybe he just doesn't remember him because they became friends after 2013. But he also observed that even boys were awkward with Alex.

He didn't even realize when he slept but woke up with panic and a weird dream. His heart was pounding faster than he had ever felt.

He was about to hit an emergency bell when Perrie's bewildered face came into his blurry vision. She still seemed beautiful to him in that state too.

She was saying something but he was more focused on trying to breathe. It was the closest he ever felt to die.

"Baby!", he whispered, closing his eyes cause he couldn't take the spinning anymore. He hoped she would pull him closer but instead, she went out to call doctors.

The nurse who always takes care of him, Nora, came to his room and sedated him. That's when he realised he was thrashing and three people were pinning his body down.

One of them was his dad who helplessly saw his son suffer and Zayn again felt guilty. But before he could say anything, darkness embraced him.

Perrie immediately ran out of the room and Yaser went behind her. She never saw anyone so out of control and she was extremely scared.

Yaser was saying soothing words to her but she knew he was more affected than her. Both of his parents were really strong just like their son.

Zayn's condition was affecting everyone and all they could do was pray for him. She has seen Gigi cry all night, looking at their old pictures and Perrie always tried her best to comfort the scared girl.

It was not just for Zayn anymore. It was for Gigi, his family, boys, fans, everyone who were in a much worse state of mind and trying to keep a positive front for him.

The fans are the reason he was even alive after that fatal accident and she knew how many people had blessed him.

When Zayn woke up with the same dream again he was not scared as he knew it was just a dream. This time Dr Jacob greeted him with a smile and helped him sit up.

"So, what was the dream?", he asked casually, in his American accent while still working on some file.

Zayn shook his head cause he couldn't remember much of it now, but knew it might help in recovery so forced his mind to remember.

"It...It was pretty casual. I was at some stable, surrounded by horses. And there was some girl, I don't remember her but those eyes were familiar. I was...I was kissing her. But....she wasn't Perrie," he explained. He was so confused and scared.

Jacob realized they were repressed memories. To calm Zayn down he decided to lie, "Relax champ. Don't think much. It's just a dream."

He sent a nurse to call Shirley. It was her job to keep tabs on his memories. He was really impressed by the way she was handling everything.

Zayn being a celebrity meant all eyes were on him and his recovery and she was able to hide such a big thing.

Shirley was late and worried about her impression on Dr Smith, more than her patient. She knew she had to keep those thoughts aside but already knew that she has a huge crush on the doctor.

The two doctors came to the conclusion that Zayn was ready to be discharged soon. Though they expected Zayn to be happy, he wasn't.

He was extremely terrified to leave his comfort zone. His own family including Perrie seemed distant. And that's when he decided what to do.

Speaking of Perrie, when she left his room she forgot her phone which Zayn found now. It was ringing continuously or else he wouldn't have touched it.

She had 70 freaking missed calls from Alex. His eyes turned dark immediately and there was a scary expression on his face.

Unfortunately, that's the exact same moment when she entered. She clutched the discharge papers tightly in her hands and decided to act dumb, but his eyes gave out everything.

She knew something was off. He immediately kept her phone down and sat on a bed. She sat right beside him and hugged him happily.

Rubbing his back she tried to speak, "I am happy you are finally getting out of here". His warmth always surprised her. It reminded her of their time together.

Zayn was still looking down, not moving a bit and she gulped nervously. She was going to leave after his discharge but backing out was not an option anymore.

"That makes one of us", he mumbled under his breath. She left the embrace and looked right into those scary eyes. She knew it would be hard for him to go out but she wanted him to know she was there for him.

"Is there something you want to tell me pez?", he asked in a deep voice. It sent a shiver down her spine. He wanted to get to the root of it now.

Perrie was going to say no, tell him some excuse about Alex but Zayn's next question was enough to tell her that there was no need to lie anymore.

"When did we actually break up?", he asked with a haunting expression. She was speechless and completely baffled by the question.

First of all, I got only two questions for that interview I was doing for Dr.Shirley. Do you want to do it or should I drop it guys?

Anyway, hope you liked it. Things are going to be intense in the next few chapters. Tell me if it was good. VOTE, COMMENT AND SHARE. Love you all.xoxo.