1D | I'm Right Here

Niall Seizure & Hospitalised

Niall's POV
"Are you sure that you'll be able to perform tonight Niall?" Liam asked me and I nodded. We were walking into the stadium and Liam had his arm wrapped around my waist. I watched as both Harry and Louis walked in-front of us. "Niall?" Liam asked again.
"Yeah Liam, I'll be fine," I reassured him.
"I'm worried about you. Seeing you unconscious was worse than anything that I could have imagined. I can't lose you Niall," Liam said and I stopped walking before I turned to him and kissed him.
"You won't lose me Liam. I love you so much."
"I love you too Niall. More than anything in the world."
"I know," I said and we kissed. And kissed. And kissed.
"Hey lovebirds!" Louis called and we turned to him. "We've got a rehearsal to do, you can kiss each other later."
"Ok," Liam called back and I smiled.
"We best get on with it Liam."
"I just wish that we had more time together."
"We will," I said as before we made our way onto the stage and I took hold of a support that had deliberately been placed beside my microphone.

The track started up and I saw Harry glance at me and give me a thumbs up. I gave him a thumbs up in return. As we sang, I saw that Liam kept glancing towards me to check that I was ok. I kept nodding to reassure him.

After a while, I began to get tired. My body was starting to feel sore and I was beginning to get a headache. I didn't think anything of it at first, but as soon as we started the 5th song out of the 22 line up, I felt my breathing get faster. My body was starting to struggle and my vision was beginning to blur.

I tried to sing, but my breathing was getting worse and I saw Liam move towards me. I stopped singing as he joined me and I crouched down, putting my head into my hands. I could hear him talking to me, but I couldn't hear his words so I moved so that I was kneeling down.

I felt more hands on me and I looked up to see all the boys beside me. I felt bad for stopping the rehearsal, but I felt even worse at the thought of another concert having to be cancelled because of me.
"Niall love, you've got to breathe ok?" Liam said as I felt his hand rest on my neck.
"You're ok Niall, just breathe for us," Harry said and I tried to focus on my breathing. It was fast and ragged, and my vision was getting darker.
"Liam," I gasped.
"I'm right here Niall. I'm right here. You're ok, it's just a panic attack," Liam said but I shook my head. It felt worse than a panic attack.
"We've got to lie him down Liam, he looks like he's about to pass out," Louis said and I felt the boys gently help me to lie down onto the stage. Liam kept talking to me and I saw Paul coming towards me as my muscles tightened. My eyes lost focus and I saw Liam's expression turn to panic.
"Niall? Niall, what's wrong? Paul, something's wrong. Something's..."

Paul's POV
Liam gasped in shock as Niall began to seize.
"Niall? Fuck. Niall, Niall, Niall," Liam repeated as I reached him and I knelt down before turning Niall onto his side.
"Calm down for me Liam. We just have to wait until he stops seizing ok?," I told him and he nodded as Niall began to grunt. He grabbed hold of my hand and I turned to Harry. "Call an ambulance for me Harry."
"On it," Harry replied as he pulled out his phone. Louis was just staring at Niall in shock and I turned back to face Liam to see that he had gone as white as a sheet.
"I'm right here Niall ok. I'm right here," Liam whispered. After thirty seconds, Niall stopped seizing.
"It's over. You're ok Niall, I'm with you," Liam said and I looked at Harry.
"Is the ambulance coming, Harry?"
"Yeah, it's on its way," Harry replied before I saw Louis come over and put his hand onto Liam. He was starting to cry and I wished that I could just make everything better for them. Niall having a seizure was not good news. The boys were quiet as I drove them to the hospital, and Liam was on the verge of fainting. Tonight would have to be another cancelled concert, and I would have to give a statement better than, 'There was an incident at the sound check and both Niall and Louis needed medical assistance. They're both doing ok and recovering well.'