Break away - Niall Horan Fan fiction

Break Away - chapter 14

*Lola's P.O.V*

When I wake up my head is banging. It's beginning to get light and the TV is still on. Ashton is sitting on the floor with his back leaning on the sofa next to me with Mae leaning on his shoulder, asleep too. They look so cute. I glance around the room and Niall is passed out on the floor. It was like for a moment - a fraction of a second - I had forgotten. But no. Last night's events come flooding back into my mind causing my head to hurt even more. My body begins to tremor as I try to keep my emotions together but it doesn't work; luckily no one is awake. Steadily, I sit myself up and tip toe around Mae and Ashton. As soon as I stand up though my ankle buckles making me nearly fall to the floor. My eyes become watery but I suck it up and hobble towards my room.

"Lo?" Ashton mumbles as he begins to wake up. I pause as I wait to see if he wakes up properly or not - he does. I shut my eyes and take a deep sigh as I know what's to come.

"Are you okay?" He asks me, sweetly. I spin myself around and crack a fake smile whilst nodding my head. There's no point in trying to act okay though because Ashton sees straight through it every time. He gives me the DontEvenTryToLie look before carefully getting up, so he doesn't wake Mae, and then lifts her into his strong arms. He tells me to wait as he goes to take her to bed. I wait for him but being in the same room as Niall makes me want to burst into tears all over again. When Ashton walks back into the living room I ask him the question that's been on my mind since I woke up.

"Why is Niall still here?" I ask sounding as if I'm about to break into tears.

"He had no way of getting home. At one point he grabbed the car keys and tried to drive back but I couldn't let him do that, he was too drunk. I was going to drive him back myself but Mae had fallen asleep and I didn't want to leave you on your own. Also, I couldn't bare to be in the same car as him to be honest." He tells me. I glance over to my passed out ex boyfriend on the floor one more time before limping back towards my bedroom. I hate this. No matter all the hurtful things he said and done I can't help but love him still. Yet, at the same time, I can't. I can't let him think that he can break my heart again and again because it will just end in heartache.

"Why are you limping?" Ash asks, snapping me back into reality and away from my thoughts.

"My ankle hurts." I shrug as I continue to walk. Before I know it I'm swept off of my feet and taken into my room. He sits me at the end of my bed and asks to take a look at my ankle, reluctantly I let him. I know this is going to end in more questions about last night.

"Ew!" Ashton squirms as he shuts his eyes. I look down at him confused.

"What?" I ask concerned.

"Your foot is covered in blood and I'm pretty sure that you've fucked up your ankle too." He tells me as he gets up. I refuse to look at my ankle and keep my eyes locked onto his.

"You have to go to hospital." He says and straight away my heart begins to race. I begin to panic and shake my head as I say 'no' repeatedly. My mind floods with memories of seeing mum in the hospital fighting for her life on countless occasions. Quickly my mind starts to have flash backs from last night too and before I know it I'm struggling for breath myself. I wrap my pillow around my head as if it will make a difference but, obviously, it doesn't. By this point tears have covered my face and I'm nothing but a mess. My vivid imagination makes things worse and suddenly it's like I'm trapped inside a bad dream. All I can see before me is mum as she draws her last few breaths on the hospital bed and then all of a sudden I'm back in the kitchen with Niall as he screams at me. The thoughts blare out reality and I'm stuck with my worst fears on my own. I begin to scream in hope someone will come to my rescue.

"Lola!" I hear a voice shout over my cries. I open my eyes and I'm back in the room with Ashton. I'm sitting with my back pressed against the headboard of the bed and my body curled up in a ball. I'm trembling and I still can't breathe at all making me panic even more.

"Lo!" Ella shouts as she rushes to the room. I don't know when she got here but I'm glad she's here now. She reminds me to take deep breaths in and out and mumbles 'calm down, I'm here now' repeatedly. The sun isn't even up yet and I've already had a break down - great. Ella nuzzles my head into the crook of her neck as she hugs me tight.

"I don't know what happened!" Ashton finally gets out and honestly he sounds terrified. I don't blame him though. To him all he said was hospital and it sent me into a frenzy. I quietly sob into my best friend's shoulder as she rubs my back in calming circular motions. Finally, I begin I calm down.

"What's that?" I ask as the magazine on the bed next to Ella catches my eye. Ella glances back at it before telling me to ignore it and that 'it doesn't matter right now' but my eyes continue to lock onto it. Before Ella gets the opportunity to stop me I grab it and then spin myself around so it's out of her reach. I look down at the magazine and in bold writing it has 'Niall Horan Has A New Girlfriend?' printed in bright lettering with a picture of Niall and I leaving the house last night.

"Lo don't worry about it. I'm sure the fans will love you and even if they don't you will always have Niall." She says as she attempts to reassure me. My eyes become watery once again but this time I keep the tears back. I have to be strong. No more crying or having break downs - no matter how hard.

"Niall and I broke up." I tell her, slightly bluntly as I hobble towards the bathroom.

*Nialls P.O.V*

I'm woken up to a pounding headache and the bright light that streams through the curtain makes it a whole lot worse. As I prop myself onto my elbows as I glance around the room; I'm in Lola's living room. To be honest I have no idea how I got here because the last thing I remember was being at the bar having some drinking competition, after that everything is a blur. Noises coming from Lola's bedroom makes my head pound harder so I slowly stand up to find some painkillers. The kitchen is covered in shattered glass, what looks like blood and some sticky substance that I assume was in the bottle before it smashed. I tiptoe around the shards and grab some medicine. As I do Mae walks out of her bed room and towards Lola's room, completely ignoring me.

"Mae...what happened last night. To be honest I barely remember anything past...you know...Lola not replying to me." I ask her and she swings her self around. She quickly walks towards me with her eyes big and her facial expression neutral.

"You don't fucking remember? Are you fucking serious?! You broke her heart. You went drinking, came back and tore her heart to shreds. Lola hasn't even been able to tell people what you've said yet because she's in such a state and you took the most precious thing she had of her mum and broke it to a million pieces, just like her heart. You know what? You're lucky you don't remember last night because I wish I couldn't. She was in such pain it hurt me seeing her like that. I really think you should leave." Mae says sounding disgusted by my very presence. I stare back at her in confusion. I know I can get in a state when I drink but surely it wasn't that bad? Surely I wouldn't be that much of a dick?

"Do you know what's worse?" Mae adds after she started to walk off again. I say nothing but shrug in response.

"She really loves you and there's no denying it." She says simply before leaving me in the room on my own. I stand there speechless. Fuck. I re-tread around the glass and walk towards Lola's door. With out knocking I let myself in I the room and Ashton glares at me. I ignore him and as Lola isn't in the room I automatically walk towards the bathroom. The doors locked.

"Lola?" I rasp as I knock on the door. No one replies but whimpers come from the room.

"Fuck off." I hear a weak voice reply finally. She's clearly crying and it tears my heart to shreds hearing her in such a state.

"Baby please open the door." I beg but it does nothing but make her cries louder. My eyes become watery as I repeat 'please' through the door but each time my voice becomes quieter and quieter as I slide down the door.