Broken Promises

Chapter Sixteen

Emerson's POV

I woke up to the light streaming through the curtains and to the sound of dull chatter and quick footsteps. I pry my eyes open to take in my unfamiliar surroundings, which is when everything from the previous night comes to the forefront of my brain.

I bolt up, ignoring the screams of protest coming from my back.

 I saw Niall pacing back and forth with a white cup in his hand. Getting up, I walk towards him and tapped him on the shoulder.

He turned around, his blue eyes not bright as they usually are. Instead, they are sad, and filled with tears, and puffy from crying. We immediately embraced as both of us broke down into tears once again.

Niall's shoulders racked with sobs coming from his body, as I'm sure I did the same thing.

After crying for a good couple minutes, we pulled away and gave each other small smiles. I glanced at the clock on the wall. It was 7:04. The others appeared to be sleeping in just as awkward positions in the waiting room chairs as I had been. 

"So the doctor hasn't come out yet?" I asked, biting my lip as we walked to the cafeteria to get some coffee.

"No, I tried sleeping, but I honestly couldn't. I've been awake all night. I tried drinking some coffee to keep myself awake, but that shit is nasty," Came his response.

"Well, maybe they are still in surgery with him, or he is in the recovery room and they were waiting until he was stable enough to give us news," I say hopefully. 

"Maybe.. I just don't know what I'd do without him, Emerson I really don't. And what's worse is that his parents are on vacation and I can't get a hold of them. Same with Danielle. I know that if Liam survives and wakes up.. he would be crushed that the people he loves the most won't be there with him. It's not like he'll say anything though. And him and Danielle have been having troubles in there relationship.. and .. I don't know if I should tell you this, but you would know what to do since you've known him your whole life." Niall tries to explain.

I interrupt. "Yeah, I've known him my whole life.. but we both have changed so much, I don't know if he is the same Liam as before. But before you say anything, this whole...," I started crying and getting mad at myself as I cry out, "this whole fucking accident made me realize that if Liam dies and we didn't solve our problems.. I just couldn't handle it. The guilt.. that is the thing I wouldn't be able to let go of. I wouldn't. Because even though he did what he did and absolutely shattered me.. I couldn't live with myself knowing I did cause him pain as well, and he died before we could resolve things!"

I didn't know I could cry so much in one day. It felt like I just wanted to die as well. There is no emotion that can describe what I'm feeling. I'm numb but at the same time I feel like I just got hit with a train fifty times.

We sat down and he ate a biscuit as he waited patiently for me to stop.

After I finally stopped making a river, I motioned for Niall to continue, sipping my coffee.

"Danielle has been having trust issues with Liam lately, always saying, 'I bet you're with some stripper right now instead of missing me' and blah blah blah, saying how he doesn't miss her and he's cheating on her, and then she goes and says 'I'm sorry, I know you would never do that, I love you so much.' And it's been taking a toll on their relationship. Dani is in New Zealand and will be for another month, and the different time zones make it hard for them to speak, and she says that she wants to go sight seeing when she has a break, and Liam understands because she hasn't really been that far away in another country. But the distance and the distrust is not good for him, and now that no one can get a hold of her... well this might be it for Liam and her. I think he is much more unhappy with her than he has been letting on," Niall explains.