Little Baby Steps (Zayn Malik)

Chapter 2 {Silences and Doctors Appointments}

The air around them was still as a shattering silence lingered between them. Zayn stared ahead of himself vacantly; his always glowing brown eyes sat dull and tired in his head. Nothing had ever brought him down like this, sure he’d taken knocks, the press sees him as the  bad boy, but even that hadn’t shocked him quite as much as this had

He was just a kid, no matter how clichéd that line sounded, Yet he was faced with a situation that was deemed terrifying by most people ten years his senior. Not only was he expecting a child, he was expecting a child with a girl he hardly knew

“Zayn?” Claire asked, her voice squeaking in pain and worry as she broke the silence that they found themselves in “what are we going to do now?” she asked, her eyes twinkling with a curiosity. Zayn swallowed abruptly and turned to her. He opened his mouth but the words wouldn’t come, they couldn’t, the lump in his throat forbid it. Claire sighed sadly, she knew what it was doing to him, she knew, despite the lack of knowledge of Zayn, that her revelation was tearing him apart. “We need to talk” she mutter standing from her seat. Zayn lifted his eyes sadly and nodded “But now is not the right time” he added softly “I’ll call you yeah?” he asked, she took in a breath

“I’ve got a doctors appointment tomorrow” she stated calmly “It’d mean a lot if you were there” she stated. He sighed, his fingers pulled through his brown hair as he lifted his eyes once more “I’ll try” he stated “I mean I have training tomorrow morning and…” his voice trailed away as Claire sniffled “Hey now” he muttered standing up and wrapping his arms, “Please don’t cry” he whispered cradling her delicate frame against his own “I’ll be there ok?” he whispered “I’ll take you to the hospital” he agreed. Claire gave a sniffle in response and gripped his shirt

Night fell on the small apartment and Zayn found himself alone.His tired eyes closed themselves as he rested back against his couch. His hands lifted slowly and rested upon his eyes as he breathed slowly, the urge just to shout and cry out was slowly gaining momentum in the pit of his stomach, yet he just sat, his body still and the air silent, contemplating the future that now awaited him.

He wasn’t meant to change nappies or soothe a crying child to sleep; he was supposed to be out, living life up like most kids his age were, partying to the small hours of the morning and sleeping in beds that most likely didn’t belong to him. But that wasn’t his life anymore, he couldn’t do any of those things, he had someone to look out for, someone who required all his attention and time.

{Claire}

With tears still lingering on her cheeks, she sat on her bed.She’d never pictured it ending up like this; this was not how she had pictured her life. She was supposed to get through school, grab her degrees after years of work and find a solid job. She was supposed to get married to her knight in shining armor and have his children. Her life was supposed to be so perfect, yet now it lie in tatters on the floor, all because of one mistake, one night.

Soon enough she drifted off into a restless sleep, She couldn’t lie still...She just tossed and turned around in bed

The light of the morning spilled through the blinds. With a groan, she got up.The house was silent, her roommates, Amber and Justine, were away at college and wouldn’t return for another week, leaving her to go around in the house that exceeded her needs

With a sad sigh, she laid a hand on her stomach softly, rubbing small circles into the exposed skin. She took in a deep breath and sighed, her breath quivering slightly. She walked towards the bathroom and stripped her pajamas as she climbed into the shower.

{Zayn}

The grey skies hung over head as the light splashes of rain drops echoed on the windscreen of Zayn’s car. He watched them, his brown eyes transfixed on the small droplets as they dribbled down the glass. Zayn sighed softly and leant back to grab his kit bag from the backseat of his car, preparing himself for the task that lie ahead of him. He had tried for the majority of the morning to get himself in the mindset for training.