My 1D Brothers

Time Will Not Go On

Erika POV:

I didn't sleep that night. I sat in bed, crying. I know it's all over. Niall comforted me, but fell asleep. I stroked his hair, and fresh tears fell down, because I knew that I wouldn't be able to do this to Brendan.

It was 2:00 in the morning, and I had tear stains on my face. I went into the mini kitchen and made myself a cup of tea. I sat at the counter, and held my mug. It was summer, but tea never gets old. It was a little warm in the house and I looked at my phone. I looked through the pictures.

I bit my lip to keep the tears away. I closed my eyes. It was all over. I felt warm arms hug me from behind. I look and it's Harry. 

"Hey babe." he said and sipped from my mug of tea.

"You've been weird around me lately. Is everything alright?" he asked me and I told him about the beach incident. He apologized and hugged me.

He sat across from the counter from me and I looked into his green eyes. I started crying again. He got up and hugged me again. "You haven't slept in forever. You should sleep." he said but I shook my head.

"How can I sleep when my boyfriend died in a car accident? Why am I here instead of him? I shouldn't be alive." I said and meant it.

"NO. Don't you say that. Weren't you the one that said everything happens for a reason?" he asked and I nodded. 

"But he risked his life to save me." I said and more tears fell. Harry wiped them away and kissed my forehead. "That means he loved you, and wouldn't hesitate to save you." he said and that made me cry harder.

"Why did we have to be there? At that moment?" I sobbed into Harry's chest. I was still sitting at the counter, in Harry's arms.

He lifted me up and brought me over to the couch. He sat me in his lap and I hugged him. I cried into his chest and didn't stop.

He stayed up all morning with me, while I cried. All he said was, "Just let it out." 

I look at the clock. 8:00 am. I had been crying for more than 8 hours. I tried to cry more, but there were no more tears left.

I got up and went to the bathroom. Harry sat on the couch and turned on the TV. I went into the bathroom and sat on the sink. I looked at the big mirror and saw my tear stained face. I just sat there. I looked at my hands and up again, only to find another reflection in the mirror.

"Brendan?" I said and looked into the mirror harder. It was him. I touched the mirror. The refelction mouthed 'I love you. Stay strong.' before disappearing and I started to cry again. My hand was still on the mirror.

They say that sometimes, you can see reflections in the mirror that aren't yours. And that's what just happened.

He gave me a message. He loves me still.

Niall POV:

I wake up and Erika isn't there. I walk into the bathroom and find Erika staring at the mirror, crying. There were tear stains on her face, and she had bags under her eyes.

I said good morning and she hugged me. "I just saw Brendan's reflection in the mirror Niall. He mouthed that he loves me and to stay strong." she said and I looked at her. 

I believed her. "Did you get any sleep?" I asked her and she shook her head. "How can I? I cried the whole night through." she said and I nodded. I lifted her off the sink and she walked out. 

Louis POV:

I wake up and go to the mini living room and find Harry and Liam and Zayn there, talking quietly. They notice me and I join their conversation.

"Good morning lads." I say, but none of them smile back. "Is everything alright?" I ask and Harry shook his head.

"Erika stayed up all night crying. She didn't get a blink of sleep." he said and I looked at him. 

"She went to the bathroom 20 minutes ago." he said and I shrugged my shoulders.

Liam looked at me. "I heard her crying all through the night." he said and Zayn nodded and said, "So did I." 

I nodded and Niall walked in. "Hey lads." he said, not being as peppy as usual. He joined the conversation and told us about how Erika had seen a reflection of Brendan in the bathroom mirror. "Where is she?" I asked and Niall said, "In our room, getting dressed." 

We nodded and waited. Erika soon came into the room wearing a grey tanktop and jean short-shorts, with her white Nike high tops. Her face was stained with tears and they were red, along with her nose, but she forced a smile and said, "Good morning boys." 

She sat down at the counter and we all hugged her. "Please don't. It makes me feel worse about it." we all nodded and ate breakfast.

Erika just sat there, looking through pictures of her and Brendan on her phone. She didn't have anything to eat. She had a sad look in her eyes, and I felt tears coming. I let a few fall and the boys and Erika noticed. "What's wrong, Carrothead?" Erika asked and I looked at her. "It just hurts me to see you so sad." I said and she hugged me.

"I'm so sorry Lou." she said and I hugged her back.

We spent the day with Erika, trying to get her mind off of things. 

Erika POV:

"Hey, I'm going to go for a walk. Anyone want to join?" I asked and Niall stood up and grabbed my hand. "I'll go." he said and we walked out the door.

"Where are we going?" he asked and I said, "Brendan's hotel room." Niall looked at me.

"Maybe we shouldn't." he said but I shook my head. "I need to." I said and walked into the hotel where Brendan had been staying. I walked up to his room and unlocked it. I look inside and it was just the way it was the last time I saw it.

Except for one thing.

A box on the coffee table.

There was a little notecard by it and I read it.

'Erika, you are the one. I would risk my life for you. You are so special, I love you so much. xoxo-Bren'

I opened the box and found a necklace inside, and there was a piece of silver and incarved in it was 'When we're together, I wish time will not go on' with an infinity sign next to it.

I look at Niall and he takes the necklace and puts it on my neck. It was perfect. No, more than perfect. It described everything. When I was with him, I really did wish time wouldn't go on.

I held Niall's hand and walked out after grabbing some of Brendan's clothes and things to remember him by.

author's note....

i like this one.  xoxo-Eri (if you read this, comment football)