Shattered

Speechless

Louis's Pov

My eyelids open only to find a cliche bright white light coming at me from all directions. Wearily I try to lift my head, soon realising that every tiny movement I make causes a butterfly effect of pain in my leg, I give up and just concentrate on trying not to be the first blubbering 22yr old the nurses have seen in a while.

After a few minutes of keeping up the pretence that I wasn't in any pain, I hear the door squeak open.
Breathing deeply I turn my head slowly to see who it is.

"Louis what happened Zayn told me your leg was broken are you alright" She finishes all in one breath before even finishing closing the door. Turning to face me she stops suddenly, the edges of her full pink lips curl downwards and tears spring at the edges of her brown almond shaped eyes.

"Oh Lou" she breathes.
Before I know it she's lying next to me stroking my hair and brushing the many tubes aside so she can stare directly into my eyes.
"You can cry if you want Lou" she states simply.

And so I do. I lie there, listening to the beeping of the heart monitor beside me and cry. I cry into my girlfriends shoulder as she slowly kisses my forehead before returning to running her fingers through my hair.
Slowly but surely I drift into a pain filled sleep.

I wake to the sound of voices, many voices, most of whom I recognise. I open my eyes to see Eleanor still pressed against my side with her arm wrapped round my shoulders listening intently to a heated conversation between a middle aged doctor and the boys.

They were all clustered around the door demanding to know why they weren't allowed to see me and if not how soon would it be until they could.
As the argument dies down, Eleanor turns and notices I'm awake. She smiles at me and kisses my forehead.
"How ya feeling Lou" she questions quietly, a genuinely concerned expression on her face.
"Been better" I manage to croak out. This earns me another smile and also the doctors attention.

"Louis" he greets me. "I hope your feeling a little better after a sleep and the large amount of painkillers!" I smile to show I appreciate his attempt to lighten the mood and then smirk as the lads take the opportunity to sneak in behind him and position themselves on the couch and the surrounding floor.

"Ah" the doctor sighs, " well now that your ALL here I'd like to introduce myself as Dr Jamison the person in charge of your recovery Mr Tomlinson. I would first like to start by explaining exactly what is wrong with you and how we propose to go about treating it."

I hear Harry mutter a disgruntled "finally" under his breath , luckily not reaching the ears of Dr Jamison.
"Unfortunately I bring mostly bad news today Mr Tomlinson" continues the doctor.
El grips my hand tighter.
"When you jumped off the stage it appears the trampoline was moved by someone resulting in you , rather unluckily, landing on the edge of it.

This caused a dislocated hip, and then a shattered femur and fibula with slight bruising to the tibia once you hit the ground. Your hip was relocated in the ambulance and now only requires rest and physio therapy. Unfortunately the rest of your leg needs a little more persuasion to get back into place."
I gulp.
"To put it bluntly surgery is our only option and even that can not guarantee to restore full function of your leg."
"Wha, what do you mean" Zayn stutters.
"I'm saying that Louis here will be unlikely to ever be able to walk again let alone perform. I'm sorry Louis. I'll leave that to sink in"

I just sat blankly staring at the wall, fingers intwined with Eleanor's. A sob escaped her lips and she rested her head against my bare chest, seemingly oblivious to the many wires and tubes that must be sticking into her. I just sat there dumbfounded, allowing Eleanors tears to run down my chest, speechless.

"When's the surgery" Liam calls out just as Dr Jamison is preparing to close the door.
"Tommorow" he replies closing the door behind him.

AUTHORS NOTE
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