Mute - Niall Horan

4.

"So what do you guys want to do now?" Liam asked, once we had finished lunch.

'I don't want to do much' I signed.

"She doesn't want to do much" Louis translated before the boys even asked.

"I've got an idea" Harry announced.

"What Haz?" Niall asked.

"You and Louis could teach us some sign language? We could all just sit here and learn" Harry said looking at me. I grinned and nodded, that would be a great idea.

"So what do you want to know how to say?" Louis asked.

"say My name is Liam and I am 20 years old" Liam said. I signed it and Louis spoke as I did each action.

"So like this?" Liam asked, doing what I had just done.

"Swipe your finger like this before doing this" Louis said, showing him again. Liam tried it for the second time and I smiled and clapped, he had got it right.

"So how do you say How are you?" Harry asked. Again, Louis spoke while I did the actions.

"So How Are You?" Harry said as he did it. I shook my head and showed him it again. He tried it again but still did it slightly wrong.

"Watch Nel carefully" Louis said. I did it again but this time much slower so Harry could follow. I clapped once he had done it and did a little victory dance.

"So how do you say I'm good or I'm fine, in response to that?" Zayn asked. I put my thimb on my chest and kept my hand flat. It was one of the easiest things to say.

"So that is I'm fine" Louis said for me.

"How do you say see you later" Liam asked.

"You can either wave goodbye which is simple enough but you could also do this" Louis said. I put two fingers to my eyes, brought them down in front of me, pointed at Zayn, then made an L with my hand and twisted it. "That's See you later" Louis added.

"Sign language is too confusing, how could you be bothered to learn this? Couldn't you write everything?" Niall asked. I shook my head.

'It got boring after a while and I found this fun' I said. Louis translated it so they understood. The complications of leaving your whiteboard at home....


After the beach we went home and all chilled out on the sofa.

"Why did you become mute?" Niall asked me. I grabbed my board and began to write everything down.

'Louis had come to pick me up from school and walk me home. Yes I was 15 and old enough to walk by myself as I did it normally but he had just got back from The X Factor and I hadn't seen him in ages. We were walking down the pavement when mum and dads car drove past. We waved at them and they waved back. Suddenly a big 18 wheeled lorry swerved from the other side of the road and smashed my and dads car up onto the pavement. Louis and I had to jump out of the way, before Louis proceeded in calling an ambulance. They both got taken to hospital, but didn't make it. Ever since that day, December 9th 2010 I haven't spoken.'

I showed the board to Niall and he read it, passing it onto Zayn and so on.

"I'm sorry" Niall said and hugged me. I shook my head as if to say 'don't be'.

'I'm going to my room' I wrote and showed everyone. They nodded and I got up, going upstairs and taking my board with me. I went into my room and layed on my bed with my back to the door. Tears silently leaked from my eyes, I missed them, I really did and if it wasn't for that bloody drunk lorry driver they would still be here and we would still be a happy family.

There was a knock at my door a few minutes later but I ignored it. I heard the door open and close and then the bed dip slightly, signifying someone had sat on it. I dipped again signifying someone else had also sat on it. A pair of pale arms were wrapped around my body. 

"You miss them don't you?" I heard Louis' voice. I nodded. "I miss them too Nel" He replied. 

"Shh" I heard someone sooth but I knew it wasn't Louis. I looked up and saw that Niall had wrapped his arms around me. I smiled, thankful for his comfort and feeling slightly better.

"What you thinking babe?" Niall said. 

'How if it wasn't for the bloody drunk lorry driver this would never of happened' I signed and Louis translated. I really couldn't be bothered to grab my board and write right now.
 
"Shh It'll be okay" Niall whispered and stroked my hair.

Niall's P.O.V

She slowly fell asleep in my arms. I wasn't surprised with the exhaustion of getting stuck in the mud at the beach and from feeling really down. It hurt me to see her in this much pain, I wish I could just take it away, like none of it ever happened but life doesn't work like that unfortunately. I slowly stroked her hair and stopped once she had fallen asleep. If only she would speak, I would get to hear her voice and communicating would be so much easier. I know, that will be my new mission, to get her to speak soon!

Louis' P.O.V

I looked at the way that she fell asleep in Niall's arms. It was evident that she liked him, and you could tell by the way he cared, by the way he looked and by the way his face lit up whenever she was near that he liked her. I'm not going to be one of those over protective brother, if she likes Niall and they want to be boyfriend and girlfriend I'll let them. HOWEVER, if Horan messes with her or breaks her more than she already is I will be breaking him...

"You like her don't you" I smiled.

He looked up a looked at me.

"Kinda" He replied quietly, as not to wake her.

"Don't worry I wont go all over protective 'you cant date my sister' on you but you know how broken she is so I swear if you break her even more then I will be breaking you" I smirked.

"Thanks" Niall smiled before looking back down to Nellie, asleep in his arms. I smiled and got up and left,

That boy is seriously in love...