How to Save a Life

Chapter 10

LIAM'S POV: 

  Layan went to get some chips and guac and the rest of us remained focused, 

except for Niall who just wanted to eat. I saw Ed eyes follow Layan as she went 

to the kitchen. I looked at him suspiciously. He turned to me.

   "So how old is she?" he asked.

   "She turns nineteen next month," I said. He nodded.

    "How do you know her?" he asked me. I was seriously getting annoyed. It was 

obvious that Ed was interested in her, but I don't think that he is Layan's 

type, plus he is a few years older than her, and I don't think she likes older men.

    "I'll tell you about it later," I said as Layan entered the room.

     She set down the guac and I smiled a thanks and 

she sat on the couch next to Harry.

   We all started to sing what we had so far, it was pretty good. I was proud 

of our work. Layan looked mesmerized, her eyes fixes on all of our faces when we 

sang. Her head was resting on Harry's shoulder. 

   Niall was getting over protective of his chips and guac, so he kinda tackled Zayn when he tried to snatch a chip. And of coarse, guacamole spilled everywhere. Oh Nialler. Layan got up to get a towel, but then I had a brilliant idea. I stuck me leg out just as she passed me, so she tripped. I was laughing, because I always used to fail at tripping her. I looked up to make sure that I didn't hurt her, but then I noticed that she was covered in guacamole. Oh shit. She must have fell.

  "OH MY GOSH I AM SO SORRY!" I exclaimed.

   "LIAM JAMES PAYNE! AAFIHASDDFIOJAFPADHAWQO" she randomly said. she was too occupied with her stained shirt to realize that she was talking nonsense.

   "IM GONNA KILL YOUR ARSE!" she screamed suddenly and she got up and started chasing me around the house.

  After getting a beating by Layan and getting guacamole all over me, I took a shower and everyone else came back and we decided to stay at Zayn's for dinner. 

   Layan, Louis, Harry, Danielle and I made dinner. We decided on salad and lasagna. 

   Niall if you want to eat you need to help," I said. He pouted, but agreed to help. Everyone already set the table, so I sent him to Layan.

   "Can you toss the salad?" Layan asked.

   "Are you sure? I mean I thought we where going to eat the salad," Niall said, looking confused. Layan  bursted up laughing, so did I.

    "Niall? What do you think tossing the salad means?" I asked.

    "Throwing it away, in the trash..." he trailed off.

    "Tossing the salad means putting salad dressing on it and then mixing it up," Layan laughed. Niall blushed and looked down. "Oh," he said.

   "It's okay hon, don't worry. You can help by entertaining me," Layan said

    "By doing what?" he asked.

    "Dance!" she said. Then he started to to the macarana. Layan giggled and joined in.

    "One maca two maca three macarana! Four maca five maca six macarana!" they chanted and danced. I needed to get a video of this. I took out my phone and started filming.

   "Layan, Niall! Show us some of your moves!" Louis yelled and he joined in. They did the classic stop the traffic, let 'em through move.   

    "YEAH BUDDAY!" Layan yelled as Niall Irish danced. 

    "Enough guys, everyone is waiting for dinner," I said, but I was still laughing.

    "Aww c'mon Leeyum," Layan pouted.

    "Listen to Daddy Direction! We must eat!" Niall said and he took her by the hand and pulled her to the table.

    We all settled down for dinner. Everyone was here except for my Jane, who was at a photo-shoot in Australia. I wanted her to meet Layan, I had a feeling that they would get along. I smiled at her across the table and she nudged my foot from under the table. We started playing footsie, but then I accidentally kicked Ed. Oops.

   Ed looked around confused, and I looked at Layan guiltily. She laughed and went back to her food. When I looked back, she was gone. I looked around to see her walking out of the room with her phone to her ear. I didn't want her to miss dinner, but at least she wasn't talking to Ed. I didn't like how he liked her. He was only 3 years older than her, but I felt like I needed to protect her, and didn't want Ed all over her.

   I went back to talk to Harry who sat next to me. I heard Layan call my name, so I excused myself to go talk to her. Harry smiled and laughed at something. I looked at him weirdly and left.

   "What's wrong?" I asked Layan.

   "Well my mum told me I have to leave soon because I have a chemo treatment in four days," she said sadly.

   "Can't you go and come back?" I asked. She shook her head.

   "It's too expensive," 

   "I'll pay," I offered.

   "No! I'm not a charity," she snapped.

   "I know your not. I just want to see you," I said gently.

   "Then come with me," she said.

   "Fine. But what if you went home but then you could come back here and get treatments here!? I bet the machines here are more advanced. Evie can hook you up with a doctor or something," I said.

    "I'll think about it. I'll ask Dr. Tyson when I go in," she said.

    "Okay, I just want to see you, we have been away for so long," I said. She smiled warmly and gave me a hug.

    "I will come live here in only a few conditions," she said.

    "Yes! Okay anything, you name it," I said triumphantly.

    "One, is that I want you to come back with me for a whole week, and Evie comes as well. Two, I don't want to live with Crystal, so I could maybe crash at your place. Crystal is getting sick of me coming and going, and three, I don't want anyone to know about my cancer. As I said before, I don't want to be treated differently." she said.

   "Done, done and done. You can live between Harry, Niall and I, and I'll get plane tickets for the three of us for, you can pay me back," I said.

  "Sounds great! Now let's go back and enjoy the rest of dinner," she said, giving me a peck on the cheek. 

 I was a bit worried, I was supposed to be here when Jane got back from Australia, I guess I could just lie to her and tell her that I was visiting my family. I sighed. Sometimes my life evolves around lies.