Harry's POV
I stared at her startlingly pale skin. I traced the people veins up her neck to get face. How could this happen? First Danielle and Liam, now Steph! The next thing you know I'll be in hospital too! I sat on the wooden straw chair and stroked her clear skin and playing with her hair.
"Why you? Of all people why you?" I whispered. I saw water splash onto her perfect face and touched my eyes. I was crying. As far as I'm concerned, I'm pretty sure I've never cried over a girl before.
I'm crying over a girl...
That I love...
Then, there was a knock on the door.
Louis' POV
After Niall and Perrie finally fell asleep, I left Niall on the chair whilst Perrie took the bed. I looked over at them and got up to walk out of the room.
"Where are you going?" Zayn's voice croaked,
"I'm gonna go get 2 more beds for you and Niall." I replied, "Look after them while I'm gone." I said before leaving the room.
As soon as I was in an unknown corridor, I broke down and cried.
Zayn's POV
"Look after them while I'm gone." He said quietly. I could tell he was trying to hold it all together. But I also knew he wouldn't be able to hold up for long. After all, he is just human.
Part of me wanted to go and look for him but the other half told me to stay put and look after Niall and Perrie like he had told me to.
"Ugh why did this happen?!" I groaned. Diving my head into my hands and tugging at my hair.
My train of thought was brought off when there was a gentle knock on the door,
I got up and opened it to find Louis pulling along 2 beds and looking slightly disheveled.
"Sorry I took so long! I had to go to the other side of the ward and got lost!"He grinned. I stared at his face suspiciously looking got any signs of crying. None.
"What have I got something on my face?" Louis asked wiping at his face and checking his hands for any dirt.
"No, you just seem...Different." I replied still looking at him.
"Oh, okay then, whatever you say! Anyway, I got the beds! Could you give me a hands and put this next to Perrie's bed for me? That can be you're bed." He said like everything was completely normal.
I put Niall in his bed then got into my own in between them.
"How are you doing it?" I wondered aloud.
"Doing what?" He asked confused,
"That! Acting completely normal under these conditions! How are you doing it? Even I'm almost at my max yet you... You're acting like it's a normal day! How are you keeping it all together?!" I said through my teeth.
It was true though. I was almost at the breaking point yet he was completely cool!
"Honestly, i'm not. I'm barely hanging on by a thread." He whispered and for a moment i saw his face crumple, then he left.
Harry's POV
I kept staring at her. At her clear skin and amazing cheekbones. I longed to see her open those sapphire orbs and look at me again.
"Why? Why you? Of all people why you?! It's all my fault! I should've come with you! I'm sorry!" I whispered.
"It's not your fault." A voice came. A voice that i knew all too well.
"Louis. Why are you here?"
"I came to see if you were alright." He replied, "And you're obviously not."
"How could i be?" I said raising my voice. "How could you expect me to smile my way through this when the person i love could die at any second?!"
"Hey, i never said that!" He said turning up the volume too.
"Well you were obviously thinking it! We're not all like you! Unlike you, i can't just smile my way through my troubles then let it out later!" By now we were both standing facing each other in the middle of the room.
I took a step closer.
"I'm *poke* Not *poke* You" I growled,
"Look, just because you can't keep your shit together it doesn't mean you have to vent your anger out at me!" He said calmly.
That was it.
Louis' POV
"- it doesn't mean you have to take your anger out on me." I said calmly. The next thing i knew i was stagering back into the wall with a searing pain in my gut. The idiot punched me!
"Right that is it! You think you're the only one who is practically breaking!? Well what about me?! What about the rest of the boys and Perrie?! You don't think the rest of us are scared out of our minds?!" I yelled at him taking a step closer to him.
"Perrie and Niall have already broken down and Zayn is probably doing the same! I'm trying to keep it all together but you, you, are making it so much fucking harder because you're not even thinking about anyone else right now! When are you going to get it into your selfish mind that we're all in the same boat?!" I screamed fuming.
I saw his eyes darken.
"I'm selfish?! Me?! What about Eleanor?! I gave her up to you because you were my best mate! I let you have her and promised to never touch her again for you. Was I being selfish then?! Remember, we lied to the public for you and don't you forget it!" He snarled,
"How could I ever forget?!" I laughed bitterly, "I've seen the way you look at us whenever we kissed or got close. Jealousy. Why do you think we broke up?! I wasn't the only one who could see you clenching your fists whenever something happened. Eleanor could see it too." I hissed. I could see the mix of confusion and anger in his face.
"That's why we ended. It was all your fault. But then you had to get another crush! Just after we broke up too! You have no idea how frustrating that was for me!" I continued angrily.
The next thing I knew he had me in a headlock and was smashing the top of my head against the wall. My head exploded in a avalanche of pain as black spots covered my vision.
I quickly turned around and punched his gut countless times against the wall. I heard him grunting in an attempt to try and get me off him. I finally let go when a wave of sickness came up.
I gagged as Harry recovered and made his way over to me again.
"Oh drop the act why don't ya! We're out of any sort of public eye!" He hissed bitterly, I put my hand over my mouth and bent over waiting for any vomit to come up.
He continued making his way over to me obviously unaware that I wasn't joking. I heard him crack his knuckles then, before I knew it, I was on the floor and blackout...