It's All About The Summer

Chapter 26

Niall

We had danced for 3 hours never stopping, just to go and get some drinks. Most of the songs we danced slower than we will have to, with her arms around my neck and mines around her waist, our eyes locked with each other’s. After the first hours of being officially girlfriend and boyfriend it felt as if it had been ages. In some songs we will just co crazy and start jumping up and down without caring about the rest of the world. One of those songs Mari held to my arm and I stood still, watching as she closed her eyes and closed her head.

-What’s wrong? –I said with a worried look on my face

-My head, it started hurting

-C’mon let’s go and sit somewhere, better for you to stay still for a moment –I took her to a table as far from the music as it was possible. She was closing her eyes, resting her head against the back of the chair. After a couple of minutes nothing had changed and I was more worried than before. I was brushing my fingers against her exposed skin and the other hand was taking hers carefully. She opened her eyes and look at me. Her eyes were full of tears and I caught the first one rolling down her cheeks before it fell to the floor. Seeing her like that broke me up in little pieces and I couldn’t do anything to help her

-Niall I don’t feel good, sorry but I think it’s better if I go back

-Don’t be sorry beautiful, I’ll take you

-No Niall stay here and enjoy the party

-Are you crazy? Do you think I’m letting you go by yourself? What kind of boyfriend will I be if I left my girl alone on the first day? –She made an attempt to smile but failed. She was really in pain –c’mon Mari –I helped her up and took her out of the bar, helping her walk to the street in which we took a cab and went back to the hotel. She was rubbing her head to make the pain cede a bit

-The keys are in my bag –she said as I look out for the damn keys among her phone, her lens keeper, gum, ipod, umbrella. Finally, the keys. I opened the door and turned the lights on as we went walking to her room. She lay in her bed and closed her eyes tightly.

-What can I do Mari?

-The pills are somewhere in the bathroom, if you can give them to me? I’ll go for the cup of water

-No you stay there I’ll get you everything –I went to the bathroom and searched for the pills. I supposed they were the ones just on top of the lower shelf of the bathroom; they were the only ones actually. I took one and ran to the kitchen to get her cup of water. I then helped her to sit on the bed and she took her pill.

-It was a long time since this last happened to me. Don’t know why it happened today –she complained

-Are you feeling better?

-Not much but the pain will start going with the pill, thanks. I think I’m going to sleep, that’ll make me feel better –I nodded and walked to the door –Wait! Don’t go please, stay with me? I don’t want to be alone –I smiled

-I’ll take this to the kitchen and be right back – When I was back Mari was not in the bed, she was in the bathroom and I heard her brushing her teeth. When she came out she was wearing her pajamas  already.

-13?

-Um yeah, Taylor Swift thing –she smiled shyly and went to the bed. I stood by the door, watching her undo the bed and climbing under the covers –come –she patted the space beside her and I went to lay beside her. We didn’t say a word, we just stay there looking at each other. Thirty minutes later she was already asleep. I was keeping my eyes locked on her blank face. It was so peaceful, not a sign of pain. I hugged her and rested my chin against the top of her head, feeling her steady breath. I closed my eyes and pictured how we looked together, and I liked the view.

Liam

I checked my clock again. Only one minute had passed. I was about to go into the girls restroom when she finally came out, stumbling.

-You alright? –I asked her but she couldn’t even keep herself still. She was so drunk she didn’t make sense of her words. I felt bad, I had lost control of the situation and didn’t take care of what we were doing and those were the consequences. Shot after shot we had been doing that for 10 minutes, nonstop. It was meant to be a game, but it didn’t end up the way I expected –I’ll take you back to the hotel now

-No! It’s not even 1 am

-It’s 1:30 Cris. C’mon help me here

-I feel bad

-I know, I know love. I’m dearly sorry, I promise it’ll go away, you’ll feel better. C’mon –I hugged her around her waist and took her out of the restrooms. I looked out for the rest of the guys but only saw Louis, Harry, Alex and Maria dancing. I will feel even worse if I interrupted them and ruined everything so I went by myself, carrying Cris with me. Back in the hotel I opened the door of the room and took her to her room just to find Niall and Mari sleeping.

-Liam look! It’s Mari! Mari, Mari! –I put my hand over her mouth to stop her from waking them up. I went to the room next to that one and helped her under the covers, with her dress still on.

-I need my pajamas

-I’ll get them for you later, sleep for a little time for now please

-No Liam! Take me back to the party! I want a party! –her voice was louder than usual but I managed to cover her mouth again

-Sh, Cris please. Let’s make a deal, I’ll take you back to the party if you sleep first a bit so you can rest and then we can party together all you want to –She looked at me, though not fixedly as her drunkenness didn’t let her

-Fine, but you sleep with me –I sighed and nodded, lying on the empty side of the bed –Liam, I’m sorry –then she just started crying, making my heart ache

-What for babe?

-Not being good enough for you, why do you like me? You deserve better

-Hey listen to me, and I hope you remember this for a long time, I don’t deserve you, that’s right, but that’s because you’re way too good for me. You are the one who deserve more than just me okay? Don’t you ever feel that way again, you’re everything I need and want. Do you understand that? –she nodded as I wiped her tears away. Then she fell asleep and everything went quiet. I stood up to take her heels off and put them at the bottom of the bed and then cover Cris with the covers, hoping she will forgive me for being so stupid and letting her do that. I felt like the worst man in the world, like the worst boyfriend and to make that feeling fade away I went back to her side and stoke her head with my fingertips as I hummed a song for her.