Warning: This one is about running from an abusive relationship and running into Niall ~
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I ran from my house, through the nearby woods as the branches on the floor crunched underneath my feet as I ran. I had no clue where I was going but I just hoped to get away from him.
He had hit me once again and instead of staying, I panicked out of fear and ran from the house as soon as he had shut the bedroom door upstairs.
I had quietly put my shoes and coat on, grabbing my phone and quietly shutting the door behind me as I ran, shaking as I forced myself to keep running and not to go back.
I screamed as I ran into someone, terrified.
"Shh, it's okay. I'm not going to hurt you, please stop crying." The voice said softly as I breathed heavily, looking at the man properly as I noticed that he had an Irish accent.
He had blonde hair and blue eyes and he looked genuinely concerned as he gently placed his hands onto my shoulders in an attempt to calm me down.
"What are you running from?" He asked.
"I-I need to keep running. I can't stop." I said, panting heavily.
"Try and calm yourself down darling, what from?" He spoke, quietly.
"My boyfriend, well ex now, I need to get away, please just let me go." I cried as I heard my name being called.
"Y/N!" I heard the familiar voice of him shout from a distance.
"No, please don't let him get me, please don't let him take me back, I can't go back. I just can't." I said frantically.
"Did he hurt you? Is that why your running away from him?" He whispered and I nodded.
"He does it often, please let me run." I pleaded as he took my hand gently and lead me out of the forest as we came across a road.
"Come with me, I won't hurt you and I promise I won't let him hurt you either." The man said as I nodded.
Even though I don't know him, he's the only chance I have right now of getting away. He knows I don't have many places to go and he will be expecting me to go home, but not this time.
"My names Niall." He said, unlocking his car which we had now walked to.
"I'm Y/N." I told him.
Once I was in the car, I constantly turned around looking to see if I had been spotted.
"Don't be so on edge love, I won't hurt you and neither will he. Your safe now." Niall reassured me as I nodded.
"Thank you." I said, sighing in relief.
After a half an hour drive, we arrived at Niall's house, which was quite big and looked very cosy from the inside.
"You can stay with me for as long as you want, I can see your in a traumatic state, would you like something to eat? I can cook." Niall offered as I shook my head.
"I'm okay thank you, but why did you bring me back to your house?" I asked.
"Because I think a lot more people need to be kinder. A little bit of kindness can go a long way and you looked like you need someone right now. I'm not doing it out of pity, but because I want to. I'd love to think I had helped someone in some way." He explained and you nodded, intrigued.
"That's very nice of you." I smiled, it was the first time I had smiled properly in weeks.
"You have a beautiful smile and I'm sure your a lovely person. You just need some help." Niall smiled back.
"Can I go to bed? Is that alright? It's just I'm not that hungry and I'd like to just forget about things for a while." I asked him, hopeful.
He looked at me slightly confused as his eyebrows knitted together.
"Of course you can, you don't need to ask. I'm not going to hurt you, you don't need to explain yourself to me." He answered, gently rubbing my arm.
"I don't want to think about what you must have been through, but that's over now. We can go back and get your stuff from there if you like and I can come with you when he's out so your not alone. We could go in a few weeks if your not ready yet." He added and I nodded.
"Well I have my phone and that's it but I'd rather not go back, I've gotten to the point where I don't want to get my stuff at all, if that's okay. Thank you though." I said gratefully.
"That's fine, I have a phone charger you can borrow and I can help get you some new things, that way I can help you get back on your feet." He smiled.
"Go to bed now if you like, I don't have a spare room but you can sleep in my room and I'll sleep on the sofa, no arguments. I really don't mind." He said.
"Niall, this is too much to ask for."
"Your not asking, I'm offering. Now don't worry about clothes, you can borrow mine, change into whatever you like and if you look in the top cabinet in my bathroom you'll find a spare toothbrush." He explained further as I nodded, tiredly.
"Okay, thank you so so much." I said as he said a "your welcome" before I headed upstairs.
I walked into Niall's room, opening the top draw of his chest of drawers to reveal socks and underwear, oops wrong draw.
I opened the second one to see clothes, now this is what I was looking for.
I picked out a pair of jogging bottoms and a t-shirt, quickly getting changed as I went to the bathroom to get ready for bed.
Once I was done, I walked back into Niall's bedroom, getting into bed and getting comfortable. I sighed at the long day I had had and thought about Niall, he was such a lovely person and I was so thankful to him.
"Y/N, wake up." I heard as I woke up, breathing heavily from the dream I had just had.
"Are you okay? You screamed so I came upstairs to see if you were alright." Niall spoke, sitting down on his bed as tears began to stream down my face.
"I-I had a dream about him. I-I'm really scared." I admitted, beginning to cry as Niall gently pulled me into him and began to rock me from side to side as he stroked my hair gently.
"It's okay, your safe now. Your here with me and I won't hurt you. Your going to be alright and I'm going to help you." Niall reassured me as I calmed down.
"Would you like me to stay with you tonight? I will sleep further away from you if you want but it's just so your not on your own." Niall offered as I nodded.
Niall was such a great comfort and I wouldn't have agreed if I wasn't desperate for some type of comfort.
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Niall did stay with me too, not just that night, but he had stayed with me throughout.
Now here I was, two years later, cuddled up to Niall as I thought back on the memories, if I hadn't have met Niall then, I wouldn't be as happy as I am now.
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How was this one? Your feedback is much appreciated<3
Lauren<3
