The Runaway 2 - N.H.

[22] We'll talk then

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Calum's POV

It's been two weeks since we found Braeden at her apartment. Two long, terrible weeks full of tears and anger. Michael hasn't come out of his hotel room since that day and he only let's Ash in the room. Louis and Luke are at the hospital everyday until visiting hours finish. I'm worried about them. If Braeden doesn't wake up I'm scared they won't be able to handle it. I'm not even sure if I'll be able to.

When I explained Luke goes to the hospital I mean he sits in the waiting room. He goes into see her when they get there and when they leave to tell her he loves her and kisses her. But then he just sits in the waiting room all day.

I think today's the hardest, it's her birthday and almost New Years. None of us bothered to celebrate Christmas, it would have been my first year without Braeden in years and I just couldn't get into it. We all told our parents to stay in Australia or wherever they were until the new year and they all did.

Louis still hasn't told his family about Bee, any of it. Not even that they were talking again. Maybe it's for the best, she wouldn't want them here, but I still think they deserve to know. It's their fucking daughter.

Before I know what I'm doing, I'm calling Louis' mum.

"Hello?" The English woman asks through the phone.

"Mrs Tomlinson?" It's weird that this is the first time I'm talking to Braeden's mother, considering we were together for two years.

"Yes, who's this?"

"Hi... um my names Calum Hood I'm going on your with tour son and I um... I know your daughter, Braeden." She stays silent. "I um... Bee and I dated for t-two years and we um... She... I-"

"Calum, I appreciate the call but if my own daughter can't ring me herself, I don't think her boyfriend should be."

"She can't." I blurt out. "And I'm not her boyfriend anymore." I say quieter.

"Why can't she?" Her mother seems like a real bitch.

"Because she's in a coma." I say out of anger and sadness. This is her mother, why can't I be more gentle?

"If she's trying to get me to talk to her by making you lie to me, it's not working."

"Im not lying, she's been in a coma for two weeks now. She tried... She tried to kill herself. Louis and her were in touch when it all happened." The phone goes dead and three beeps indicate she's hung up. What have I done?

Louis' POV

It's almost eleven o'clock and Eleanor and I have been sitting in the hospital room for three hours. I've come everyday for the past two weeks to see her, Eleanor comes too but she doesn't always stay the whole time.

Nothing much has changed since that first day, her body still needs to 'repair' and the doctors do regular MRIs and other scans to check she's still alive. She's not on as many machines as she was last week but she still can't breathe on her own.

I hope she wakes up soon.

Luke sits in the waiting room outside and comes in very now and then. When he does come in, Eleanor and I leave the room because he always ends up crying and talking to her - or himself.

I think he was really in-love with her. Not just loved her, in-love. That's a completely different scenario.

Calum comes some days. I think he believes it's all his fault so he doesn't like to be around her too much.

Ashton comes everyday to take Luke because he isn't really stable enough to drive. He usually comes in, kisses her forehead and leaves. This is hard on him too.

Michael hasn't come once since the day it all happened. I'm glad.

Niall comes very few hours each day to say hello to Luke and I. I think him and Luke talk for a while, I'm not sure what about but they do. He has good intentions and I think he's the only one of us who really deserves to stay.

Zayn, Liam, Harry and the other girls have come three times. Mostly for me but I think Braeden would appreciate it. It's hard for Perrie to see her. She was one of the ones who found her. I'd be scared too.

I know I should tell my family - especially my parents - but I know Braeden wouldn't want them to know. It's stupid really, they should know. It's their daughter. I'm just worried that they'll ask why she did and I don't know if I can tell them, I can hardly convince myself about this whole thing.

My phone starts to ring and un-hook my arm from Eleanor waist and answer it.

"Hello?" I ask my voice weak.

"Louis!" The voice screams and I know it's my mother.

"Mum?"

"Is it true?" She whispers. "Is Braeden... in a coma?"

I nod before realising she can't see me. "Yes. It's been two weeks."

"W-What?" She screams. "Why didn't you tell me?" I can hear her crying through the phone and my heart breaks.

"Mum I-"

"I'm flying down now and we'll talk then." She says and hangs up.