An Angel Named Niall

Chapter 12

So I know this is short but I just felt like putting this as a single chapter. And I'm trying not to split it in parts.

Personally this was my favorite chapter to write. 

thank you for reading! :) 

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NIALLS POV

I was lying on my bed when my phone went off. I looked at the number but no contact name. I really didn’t want to answer, thinking it might be a fan that somehow got my number.

            “Hello?”

            “Is this Niall?”

            “Yes it is.”

            “Oh good. It’s Juliets grandma.” I knew she sounded familiar.

            “Hello. How are you?”

She had told me Juliet passed out. I began to get worried so I made my way over there. Zayn came along. I thought the whole way there about it. Something was definitely wrong. I knew Juliet wasn’t going to be happy with showing up hours after she told me to leave her alone. I just had to.

            I reached her house and greeted her grandma. Zayn stayed downstairs with Juliet’s grandma. The door was open, so I gave it a slight push.

There was Juliet, resting her head on the wall as if she had found horrible news. I called her and she turned to look at me. She was definitely crying. Her eyes were really pink and seemed so fragile. She turned her head to how it was. I didn’t know what was going on in her mind.

I looked around and there were torn pieces of paper on the floor. I picked a piece up but it was hard to see what it could’ve been.

I knew Juliet knew I walked in. She didn’t speak. She didn’t turn. She didn’t do anything.

            “Juliet?” I said as I slowly put my hand on her shoulder. She didn’t move. It was almost as if she wasn’t breathing. “Are you okay? Your grandma called and told me what happened. I came over here to make sure you were okay.”

She finally turned around. She wiped her eyes before as if it were to take away the puffiness and how pink they were.

            “I’m fine.” And once again, she responded with the same thing but I wasn’t going to let it go.

            “No you are not.” She looked at me and she was surprised. “I know you’re not okay. Your tears in your eyes tell me you’re not okay.”

She looked down and covered her face. Was she trying to hide her pain? Was she trying to prevent the crying?

I wrapped my arms around her and she froze.

JULIETS POV

I was a mixture of sad emotions. There was no way I could’ve told Niall to leave especially with the way I looked. I just stood there, waiting. I stood there without making any noise or any movement. I guess I was waiting for Niall to leave but he still stayed.

I had to finally turn around and answer his question. I need Niall to leave. I didn’t want to get him into all this. I had told him to leave me alone.

He knew something was wrong. When he told me I was not okay, tears came out immediately. I couldn’t let him see me like this. I just couldn’t.

And then, I felt his arms around me.

I didn’t know what to do. What to say. I stood there for a moment thinking that I was embraced by someone. What did I do next? I wrapped my arms around him. I felt safe. I felt like he was my shield. His warmth transmitted into my body. I cried. I did. And I know he knew.

We stood there for a good minute. It felt longer. It felt like eternity. I honestly did not want to let go, but this had to be stopped.