The Red Shoes ~ Zerrie au

Chapter 17: Please Stay

Zayn's POV

I get out of the water with Perrie and we head over to the rock. This time we are jumping together. We climbed the rock without any falls and we are about to jump. I bend slightly and she jumps onto my back. He legs wrap around my waist and her arms around my neck. I hold the rope as the boys start to count. 

"1...2...3!" I leap onto the rope and swing out. Perrie squeals and I let go of the rope right above the water. Perrie lets go of me in mid air and she is still squealing when we hit the water. I push of the bottom and resurface. I catch my breath and see that Perrie hasn't come back up. Shit! Shit!

"Guys! Perrie didn't come back up!" I yell to them.

"Shit!" One of them yells as I dive back under to find Perrie. I hope she is alright. I can't open my eyes under water cause it is dirty but I do it anyway. All I see is blurr but at least it will be easier to find her. I see her foot is caught in some weeds. She is just kind of floating there though. She is probably un concious. I go back up and yell at the boys.

"I found her!" I say before taking a deep breath and diving back down. I try to ripe the weeds but they won't move so I start untangling them. Please let Perrie be ok. I see the Harry and Liam are also trying to  untangle the weeds. They eventually come free of her foot, and I drag her to the surface. She isn't breathing when we re surface. I drag her to the shore and lay her down.

"Someone, go and get my mum!" I yell. I know CPR for these reasons but when I pump her heart, nothing happens. Niall jumps on one of the bikes and races up the house. Waliyha and Safaa are being comforted by Doniya over by the rock. Harry and Liam are watching me.

"Someone, call and ambulance!" I shout. Louis runs to the bike and pulls hs phone from the front tray.

"Perrie. Please wake up." I whisper. I pump her chest again but she still isn't breathing.

"There coming." Louis says. I pump her chest again but she doesn't cough or start breathing. I see Niall racing back down the hill with my mum on the bike as well.

"Oh, Perrie." She frantically races to my side. I notice that Perrie lips are blue, her skin is pale and she is cold.

"Wake up, Perrie." I'm getting frustrated now. I tear shead down my cheek and I quickly wipe it before anyone sees. I hear faint sirens in the background. They get louder and louder until I see an Ambulance coming. Niall jumps back on the motorbike, because they won't know where we are. He speeds to the house and signals for them to follow him. Both the bike and the ambulance come racing to the creek.

The paramedics jump out of the car and grab and stretcher. My mum pulls me away from Perrie as they load her up. I want to go with her, but because I am no more then a boyfriend, they won't let me.

"Say your her fiancé." My mum whispers. It's ike she was reading my mind.

"Can I go with her?" I ask as they load Perrie into the back.

"Are you family?" They ask me.

"Fiancé." I lie. The paramedic nods and I jump in the back with Perrie as they speed off down the road. I hold Perrie hand and just let my tears fall.

"Please be ok." I sob, and kiss her knuckles. Sniffling and crying isn't something guys should be doing, but i guess its an excuse when i loved one is unconcious right before your eyes.

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We arrive at the hospital and they race Perrie bed through the hospital. I run along side until I can't go anyfurther. A nurse hands me a blanket and a towel, because I am in dripping wet board shorts. I completley forgot. I go into the bathroom and dry my board shorts as much as possible then when they are just damp I wrap myself in the blanket and go see what is happening with Perrie.

"Are you Perrie Edwards' fiancé?" A nurse asks.

"Um...yes." I lie again.

"If you could come with me please." She turns on her heel and I follow her down the hall. She stops outside an operating room. "The doctors are draining the water from her lungs now. Her heart is beating again but she won't wake for another 3-4 hours." She informs me.

"It there any brain damage?" I ask.

"There is some swelling in the frontal lobes which could lead to temporary memory loss, but we can't be to sure until she wakes up." I hope it isn't too serious. " The surgery should be done any minute then she will be taken to ICU." The nurse informs me before leaving me to look through the small window. I see Perrie covered in a turqouise sheet whilst the doctors are removing a tube from her chest. I watch them stitch it up, they then move her into one of the backrooms. When she reappears she is in a hospital gown and on a bed.

I step aside as they wheel her out the door. I follow the nurses down the hall, the stop at room 3 in the ICU ward. I walk into the room just as they are hooking up a drip, an oxygen mask and a heart monitor.

"She's good to go. Can someone do a check?" The head nurse asks, before smiling at me then leaving. 3 nurses leave and there is one left.

"Hi, I'm Chantel. I'll be Perrie nurse for the time that she is here." We shake hands and she hooks a clipboard to the end of Perrie's bed. "So if you have any questions or inquires, just ask." She says. "I'll leave to it." She smiles before leaving the room. I drag a chair over to Perrie's side and sit by the bed. I hold her hand in mine. Her skin is back to it's normal warmth, her lips are no longer blue they are pink again.

"Please stay with me Perrie. Please stay." I whisper. I hear the open and I look up to see my parents and my sisters. "Hey." I brighten up a bit.

"I brought you a shirt." My mum throws one of my shirts at me. I slip it on then hold Perrie hand again. "So whats the news?" She asks. My sisters stand the the end of the bed with my parents,  just watching Perrie. 

"There is damage to the front lobes of her brain, which could mean temporary memory loss. Her lungs where drained and her heart is beating again." I fill them in.

"Least, she is well and breathing." My dad says.

"I grabbed her phone from your bed, so you could call her parents." My mum hands me Perrie's iPhone. I know Perrie's password because we had an agreement that if she knew mine, then I knew hers. I unlock it and go to her contacts and I ring her mum.

"Perrie?" I female voice answer.

"Hi, no it's Zayn. Perrie's boyfriend." I say.

"Oh hi. is everthing ok?" She asks.

"Perrie almost drowned in the creek near my house. She is ok now. We are at the hospital. Her lungs were drained but she is still unconcious. She has swelling in the frontal lobes of her brain and it could cause temporary memory loss. The doctors said she won't wake up for another couple of hours." I explain to her.

"Oh, my baby." She mutters to herself.

"We are at the Bradford private hospital if you can get here." I tell her.

"I'm on my way, but I won't be there for about 2 hours." She informs me.

"It's ok. I'm here and so are my parents and my sisters." I say.

"Oh, thank you for calling Zayn. Bye."

"Bye." I hang up the phone and place it on the bedside. I grab hold of Perrie's hand again and then look back up to my parents.

"Do you want us to stay with you?" My dad asks.

"No, you can go, but I want to be here when her mum gets here." I tell them.

"We'll come back later tonight then." My mum says. They all leave and I'm alone in the room again with Perrie. I watch her chest rise and then fall again. She looks so peaceful but in reality her body is fighting to stay alive.

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I hope you liked it!!!!! The next twist in the story, you won't have seen coming unless you payed attention through chapter 9 *hint hint*

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