Detective Malik (Z.M Fanfic)

Chapter 16.

I open my eyes. The white light blinds me making me shut my eyes back up. I blink a few times, trying to adjust to the Bright light. I see a bunch of machines in the room, and hear a machine beeping. Where am I?

Last thing I remember..

"Oh hello Mr. Malik, you're finally awake now." A nurse says walking into the room.

"I-I'm at the hospital?" I ask confused.

What happened?

She nods writing a few things down on her clip board before turning to me. "You've been out for a day and a half,do you remember anything?"

"L-Last thing I remember was I was at my flat sleeping when I heard someone scream my name.. It was Louis..LOUIS! Where is he?! Is he okay?"

"Yes don't worry he's okay." She says. "We almost lost him for all the amount of blood he lost, the person who did that to him had cut a major artery to his heart, but we were on time and saved him before he could pass on."

A tear escapes. "I-I almost lost him." I say In disbelief. "My best friend.. I almost lost him." I shake my head. "C-Can I please see him?"

"Of course, but you have to wait a little while, we need to check if you're stable enough to walk, you were one lucky fellow too."

"What do you mean?"

"The person who stabbed you was so close to stabbing you in your spinal chord, if he hadn't missed, you could've been paralyzed right now."

"Holy shit." I say running a hand over my hair. I can't imagine a world of me without my best friend and being paralyzed.

"So Mr. Malik, In the meantime you can watch a bit of Tv to pass the time until you see your best friend."

"Okay thank you miss." I kindly smile at her. She smiles back and walks out of the room closing the door.

I turn on the Tv, trying to find a decent channel. While doing so my mind had seemed to wonder off.

Who was that intruder?

And why did he want to kill Louis and I?

Could he have been the stalker..

Or a random towns person?

I'll go with the stalker. But who was he?

If only I had enough time to take off that mask.. But I couldn't, I was loosing Louis I had to go and I don't regret it.

Suddenly there was a soft knock at the door around 20 minutes later. The door opens revealing a smiling Liam with a bag from Mc Donald's?

"Hey Zayn, how you holding up?"

"Fine, I guess.. I just learned I could've been paralyzed and my best friend almost died." I sigh rubbing my temples.

Liam sets the bag down next to me. "I've heared." He let's out a deep sigh. "I checked on Louis on my way here through the window he seemed to be resting.. Poor lad." He frowned.

I frown too.

"So anyway." Liam says opening up the Mc Donald's bag. " I brought you some food, since I know the hospital food sucks here." He smiles placing a Big Mac, fries, and a medium soda, in the tray in front of me.

"Mmm thanks Liam!" I grin opening up the hamburger container. I take a bite out of my hamburger, enjoying the flavor. Damn I'm really hungry.

"No problem mate." He smiles. "So uh do you know who attacked you?"

I shake my head taking a sip of my soda. "The asshole was wearing a ski mask." I roll my eyes. "Did the cops by any chance hopefully catch him?" I ask while grabbing a fry.

"Sorry." He shakes his head. "He was long gone when they had arrived."

"Bummer." I huff. "I had gotten a note the same night." I said taking another sip.

"Really? What did it say?"

"That he is always watching,and that he sees me around town."

"That's creepy."

"I know right." I take my last bite of my hamburger before finishing it off. "I don't feel safe living in that flat anymore." I say. "I don't want to loose Louis the way I almost did."

Liam looks In deep thought. "You and Lou could always stay at my place for the time being." He shrugs grabbing a fry from my container.

"Really?"

"Sure why not? I have plenty of room for you two at my place."

"Thanks Liam, it means the world to me."

"Don't thank me." He smiles.

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Awhile later Liam left, he said he had to go work on his article. The nurses came a couple of times checking up on me, they also helped me get out of my bed to walk. It was a bit difficult at first, but I soon found myself walking with no problem.

"You can see Mr. Tomlinson right now if you'd like." The nurse says.

I immediately get out of my bed with no help. "What's his room number?" I ask walking over to her.

"Here I'll take you there." She smiles.

After we leave my room she escorts me over to Louis' room, she tells me I can go in and just to call if I need any help with Louis.

I open the door and enter the room, finding a hospitalized Louis on the bed watching Tv awake. "Hey Lou." I whisper closing the door behind me softly.

"Hey Zayn!" He grins. "How you doing?"

I shrug." Learned I could've been paralyzed and almost lost my best friend." I say sitting down on a chair next to his bed. He frowns and looks down.

"I-I thought I lost you Lou." I say feeling my bottom lip trembling, the tears aren't far behind.

"Shh, it's okay Zaynie, I'm here right now, it's okay don't worry."

I shake my head. "No Louis, I almost lost you!" I cry wiping away a few tears.

He sadly smiles at me. "But you didn't."

I smile a bit through my tears. "I didn't."

"Yes." He smiles.

"Hey Lou?"

"Yeah Zayn?"

"How come in the car you wanted me to promise you, to solve this case for you?"

He moves in his bed. "I wanted you to not give up on me Zayn." He pauses. "I didn't want you to quit the case, I wanted to you to solve it no matter what." He says.

I nod.

"Hey Zayn?"

"Yeah Lou?"

"I don't want to go back to that flat please."

I chuckle. "Don't worry Lou, we're going to be staying with Liam."

"Thank god." He sighs in relief.