2015
Present
Paris, France
7 Days Remaining
(Outfits from left to right; Zayn, Harry, Louis)
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Harry's POV
It's been seven days since we escaped to Paris during the concert.
It's been four days since Paul went back to London.
Today is just another day in Paris. I sat in the passenger seat, Louis in the back, as Zayn drove to the hospital. I was reading a magazine that I had picked up while we were as a gas station. Of course, there's a section about us in it.
"Yikes..." I muttered.
"What is Haz?" Zayn questioned.
"There's an article about us." And that's almost never a good thing.
"Oh. Well don't leave us in suspense mate, read it out loud."
"Alright." I start to read. "One Direction splitting up?! The mystery of One Direction that had everyone on their toes has been solved! What mystery you may ask? If case you haven't heard, One Direction has been performing with only 3/5 of its members. Both Niall Horan and Liam Payne were missing for three concerts without explanation, and neither were seen flying out of Paris with Harry, Louis, and Zayn. But at their most recent concert, the boys were cut off mid-performance as someone leaked video recordings of them! The recordings confirmed that Niall and Liam are both in the hospital as a result of the stage fire during their concert in Paris, and that lead singer Harry Styles is in a feud with both his management and with band mate and ex BFF Louis Tomlinson! Zayn, while the fans and stage crew were distracted, rushed both the feuding band members out of the stadium and none have been seen since, missing quite a few of their concerts! Fans have made trends on Twitter about the 1D crisis, such as #BeOkayNiall, #WeLoveYouLiam, #LarryKissAndMakeup and #ZourryHoldItDown! Your fans are concerned about you boys, get your act together!"
"They're making us sound like the bad guys..." Zayn muttered. I nod, agreeing with his statement. "A lot of this is bullshit. They don't even provide the full story, only half-truths."
"The whole article is shit," Louis stated with a huff as we pulled into the hospital parking lot.
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"Niall, Liam, we're back," Louis sing-songed as we entered the room. I set the teddy bear into the small pile of other cute stuffed animals that everyone else brought the two. We start our daily routine at the hospital, talking to Niall and Liam as if they could hear us. And maybe, they could.
We usually spent our days at the hospital from ten in the morning to ten at night, the nurses coming occasionally to tend to the two. Rarely would the doctor show his face, but today seemed to be a special occasion.
"Boys," Doctor Jayz greeted us. He became the main doctor for Niall and Liam a few days after they were admitted. Overall, Doctor Jayz has been very nice to us.
"Doctor Jayz," I respond, shaking his hand. "How are you?"
"I am good. And you, Mr. Styles?"
"I'm hanging in there." Three nurses come into the room.
"That's good. Now I know you three hate when this happens, but I will have to ask you boys to leave for an hour or so." We frowned, but nodded and went outside the room. We stood around for a minute, listening to the noises surrounding us, until Zayn spoke up.
"So...I'm going to this nice sandwich place. I'll be back in an hour."
"Where?"
"Au Vieux Cèdre." We both got the memo that he wanted to be alone as we bid him goodbye.
"Alright mate, be careful," Louis responded. Zayn nodded and walked away, car keys in hand. "C'mon we're going to Starbucks."
"We?" Louis asked as I started walking.
"Yes, we. Or just me if you don't catch up." I chuckle.
"Wait, wait! I'm coming!"
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"So what are you getting?"
"Huh? Oh, I'm not eating anything. I forgot my wallet."
"Is that so? If that's the case, I'll pay."
"Harry-"
"Louis," I interrupt. Louis reluctantly asks for two crossiants and a blueberry muffin with an iced vanilla latte. I order two slices of lemon meringue cheesecake, three Nutella cookies, and an iced green tea latte for myself. Then we step to the side and wait for our name to be called.
"Hey Louis?"
"Yeah Harry?"
"What do you call a fish with no eyes?"
"Harry, not again-"
"A fsh." Louis shook his head, biting his lip to suppress his smile.
"Harris?" I nod, taking our items. "You and your boyfriend are a really cute couple."
"Thank you," I said, smiling at her. I glanced at Louis, whose face was red. "C'mon babe, let's go find a seat."
We ate almost as soon as we sat down, the "boyfriend" thing apparently passing us. No one gave us a second look, which was a good thing. As soon as we finished, we started talking about...well, anything really. And while we were talking, I noticed a guy staring at us, a camera in hand. Uh oh, it's one of them.
"Louis," I interrupted him mid-sentence. "We gotta go, now."
"Why...oh." We quickly slid out of the booth and left.
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We got back to the hospital without being caught, or at least I don't think we did. That was a close one. We slowly made our way back to Niall and Liam's room. As we stopped at the door, Louis turned to me.
"Oh, um, thanks for paying for me," Louis stuttered, looking at the ground. A surge of temporary confidence ran through my body as I extended my hand to tilt his face upwards. I blushed as my green eyes his blue. "It was nice to not eat the cafeteria's food for once."
"You're welcome," I managed to say, smiling. The other brunet softly smiled back, a blush appearing on his face as well. He suddenly took my hand that was under his chin and intertwined it with his. A surprise gasp escaped my lips. What is this boy doing to me?! He chuckled at my reaction.
"Oh lovebirds!" Zayn cooed teasingly, interrupting the moment. "I think we can go back in."
We blushed as we moved away from each other and walked into the hospital room. Damn you Malik. Jayz stood there when we entered, a frown evident on his face.
"Doctor Jayz?" Louis questioned. "What's wrong?"
"I'm so sorry boys, but I'm afraid the deadline is coming soon?"
"Deadline?"
"Yes, deadline. When Mr. Payne and Mr. Horan entered the hospital, we gave them thirty days to wake up."
"And it's the twenty third day..." Zayn trailed off.
"Doctor Jayz, I thought family chose when to pull the plug."
"That's for patients under eighteen."
"But Doctor-"
"No buts. At three o'clock on May 24th, we're pulling the plug." At the moment, all my calmness, balance, and heart dropped.
10,080 minutes.
168 hours.
7 days.
1 week.
That's all the time they had left before...
I shook my head. This can't be happening. This can't be how it ends. This isn't real, right? I look at Zayn and Louis. Zayn was glaring at the ground, Louis stared at me, tears forming in his eyes. No.
As soon as the first tear escaped, I ran. I don't know where I was running to, I needed to get away, just for a while.
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...Hello?
Two months...I know. I finally update and I only give you this. I've been super duper busy these past few months and I'm sorry!!! I'll try to update more, promise!!!
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QOTD: What do you think of Niall's snapchat?
I love his snapchat, he's so adorable! All of 1D need a snapchat tbh.