One past. Two futures.

Chapter Three

Michael's POV

I sit on the floor of the bathroom and wait for the upcoming wave of vomit to leave my body. My wound had already started to bleed again and I was throwing up red. I would try to get up and call for someone but I'd choke on my own breath. I can't die now, but I deserve it. Everything was my fault. I didn't see it coming. I could've stopped it but I didn't see it. Now I'm paying the price. But I deserve it all I deserve every bit of this it's my fault and now I'm suffering twice the amount of harm I've done.

Calum's POV

I'll fix it. I'll fix it. I'll fix it. I'll fix it. The mantra plays in my head as I walk out ally's room. It's 3:00pm and she's asleep. I walk across the hall and turn to the right where Michael's room is. "Michael!" I call out for him and knock. "Wake up sunshine where are ya?" I yell but I get no answer so I walk in but he's not on the bed. "Hey mike where are you!" I call out again and that's when I hear him throwing up in the bathroom. I run to the bathroom and there he is, covered in his own blood from his mouth to the bottom of his hospital robe and passed out on the floor. "Holy fuck Michael. HELP!! WE NEED HELP!!" I call out for help and get on my knees to lift his head and he chokes on his own blood as it purges through his mouth and onto my shirt. "HELP!!" I yell again and I hear a pair of shoes clicking against the floor in a rush. "Oh gosh what the heck happened?!" the brunette nurse says. "I don't know I just walked in and he was there throwing up his own blood please help him" I say.

"Alright what's his name!?" she rushes as she lifts his head and places it on her chest and wipes the blood off his face with a cloth.

"Michael," I say.

"Alright Michael stay awake so we can stitch you up alright," she says and he groans and coughs up blood.

"You whatever your name is-"

"Calum"

"Alright Calum run out and tell the nurses at the desk to come help me stitch him up and ask for Doctor Wilson immediately," she says and I nod.

"Well go!" she yells and I run out the door towards the nurse station outside.

"Please help us in room 171 my friend needs to be stitched up and please call for Doctor Wilson we need help," I say and three of them rush out of their seat and start rolling a mini medical station towards the room and the fourth one starts dialling a number on the phone which I'm guessing is Doctor Wilson's. I run back to the room and they've carried Michael back to his bed.

"Alright Michael you need to stay awake please," the brunette says as she grabs a syringe.

"Michael this going to hurt a bit but you have to stay still please," she says and Michael just groans. Two of the nurses hold Michael down from his shoulders and the brunette nurse injects him in his neck and his body jumps forward.

"Alright now we're going to stitch you up and you have to stop moving a bit," she nods to the nurses beside her and she stars sticking the needle into Michael's stomach and that's my cue to pass out.

Ashton's POV

"So are you going to see Mike and Ally at the hospital today?" Emma asks and I nod.

"Yeah you should get changed so you can go see Ally with me since she's your cousin and all," I say and she nods.

"Don't worry they're gonna be okay," she leans in and gives me a soft kiss and I nod. She turns around and walks to the room to get dressed.

My phone starts vibrating in my pocket and I take it out to see that Calum is calling me.

"Hello."

"ASHTON GET YOUR ASS OVER HERE MICHAEL IS BLEEDING EVERYWHERE AND IM COVERED IN BLOOD AND THEY'RE STITCHING HIM UP COME HERE RIGHT NOW AND BRING ME ANOTHER SHIRT WITH YOU!"

"Alright alright holy shit I'll be there in ten!"

"Hurry up," he says and hangs up.

I get up and rush to the room to see that Emma has already put on her shoes and was walking out. "What's wrong Ashton?" she asks.

"It's Michael he's worse. Take the keys and wait for me in the car," I say and she takes the keys and walks out.

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Unknown POV

My plan failed but not for long. I'll find a way to break him as he did to me and her, And this time I'll break him for good.

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Michael's POV

"Yeah well I tried but I wasn't really in the place to do all that they did," I hear someone say.

I open my eyes and it feels as if there's a big cloud of smoke covering whatever's in front of me. I try to get up but I feel like I'm being stabbed in the stomach.

"Woah, woah, woah, woah, sit down are you trying to undo the stitches," A brunette girl with huge blue eyes says.

"Am I dead?"

"No Mr. Clifford you're at a hospital, you lost a load of blood and we had to stitch you up and you shouldn't move until we're sure that it won't happen again," she says but I can't focus on her words.

"Where's Calum?"

"Right here mate." Calum's silhouette appears by the right side of the bed.

"How's Ally?" I ask.

"She's okay but you're not so you should go back to sleep until you're better."

"Yeah I second that," I hear Ashton say from the far end of the bed.

"Hi Ashton."

"Hey buddy." he smiles and Emma waves from behind him.

"Oh hey Emma!" I smile.

"Hi Mike," she replies with a warm smile. "I'm gonna go check on Ally," she says to Ashton, pecks his cheek, and walks out.

"Where's luke?" I ask.

"He's back at home getting you some shirts and your phone. Just go back to sleep Mikey we'll be here when you wake up," Calum says.

"Yeah Michael I'll give you something to put you back to sleep," the brunette says.

"Wait what's your name?" I mumble in a barely audible tone.

"Kayley," she smiles and then her face begins to fade away and then it's all dark again.

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