Always You (L.S.) (Completed)

Chapter 25: Waiting

(January 9th)

HARRY

"Harry, we're gonna go back to our dorms now. Are you gonna come?" 

"No, I'm staying with him."

(January 11th)

"Haz, it's been four days. You need to get some fresh air, or at least eat something."

"No, I have to be with him. I'm not hungry."

(January 14th)

"Fuck, Lou, please wake up. I miss you so much." Sniffle. "I can't d-deal with all this. I need you w-with me."

Silence.

(January 16th)

"Where is he? Where is my baby?"

I looked up when I heard Jay's frantic voice. As soon as she spotted me, she ran over.

"Oh, Harry. You look so tired." She stroked my head, and I tried my best not to burst into tears again. 

"Y-Yeah, I haven't slept much." I sighed, and she sat beside me.

"How is he?" she asked worriedly.

"He's stable which is good, and his injuries are slowly healing. I just want him to wake up," I whispered sadly.

"We all do," she nodded. "Harry, I know we've only met a couple times over the phone, but I want you to know that I see how happy Louis is with you, and how much you two love each other."

I sniffled. "I do. I love him a lot."

She smiled, and pulled me into an unexpected hug. "Come here bubba."

I cried into her shoulder, not caring that people were staring at us.

(January 19th)

I was in the middle of telling Louis about my day.

"-and then Niall and I went to Nando's-"

Squeeze.

I stopped talking, shocked. "Lou?" I whispered. "What the fuck?"

I shot up from the bed, calling a nurse in.

"What happened?" she asked. 

"H-He squeezed my hand as I was talking to him," I explained. 

After a few minutes, she came back after consulting his charts and his levels with a smile.

"Well, it seems like he is almost completely back to health and seems to be waking up. It will take him a while to fully wake up, but there will be little movements at first. Just be patient."

She gave me a kind smile before exiting the room.

I turned back to him, grabbing his hand again. "Wake up soon, okay?" I kissed his forehead, and exited the hospital with a smile on my face for the first time in weeks. 

(January 23rd)

"Hey guys, come in." I greeted our friends as they filed in.

"Hey Haz, I hope you don't mind that I brought Shawn." Niall responded.

I smiled. "No not at all. I'm Harry by the way."

He shook my hand. "Shawn, but you probably know that."

I laughed. "Well, Niall does talk a lot about you."

"Stop!" he protested, blushing.

Shawn chuckled, putting his arm around his waist. "It's okay, babe, I talk about you all the time too."

"How's Louis, Harry?" Liam asked.

"He's good, stable." I replied. "The nurse said he could wake up at any time, so we just have to be paying attention. I don't want to not be there when he wakes up."

LOUIS

Darkness.

Falling.

Weightless.

Floating.

"-love-"

"-wake up-"

"'Lou-"

Dying.

Bleeding.

"-fag-"

"-worthless-"

"-unlovable-"

Sad.

Angry.

Scared.

"-baby-"

"-my love-"

"-Boobear-"

Harry.

Harry.

Harry.

Harry.

"Harry."