Warning: COVID-19 connected so if you are stressed because of this do not read. Your mental health is important to me.
Maria's POV:
Coronavirus.
Even the name is bloody stupid why the fuck everyone freaking out about a bloody virus? Oh wait because it's torture you before you finally die. What I heard from the news is that it's going around the world it's epidemic and it's started from China I mean what is the chance it will come all the way to America? Rare I guess...
I just get out of my history exam and it was really easy because I had all the informations I wanted from Rome thanks to Harry he helped me yesterday after he finished teaching Noor. He walked into my room and found me in the middle of a huge mess of papers and pictures of Rome and Venice. He frown and asked me what I was doing exactly and i told him I'm missing some informations and he casually closed the door of my room and came set next to me on the floor and helped me writing down what I needed. It's not like my mom was setting just downstairs.
I walked to my closet and put my books in it taking my physics and maths books since I have them for the next periods. The hallway was filled with students like usual but while I was walking I noticed something unusual
It was Dylan he's with me in my art classes he was standing in the far corner and he was coughing loudly he looks so pale and there's a pink Circles around his eyes
I slowly started walking to him I wanted to check if he's okay because he literally couldn't stop coughing and I'm afraid he's choking on some food or something "Dylan? You okay?" I was just fourteen feet away from him but when he looked up at me he suddenly fall to the floor unconscious.
I widen my eyes when everyone on the hallway around us gasped looking at him "Dylan!" I was about to run to him but I felt two strong arms wrapping around my shoulders tightly "Maria don't!" I heard the raspy voice
"Everyone! No one gets any closer from him!" Harry screamed still keeping a hold on me while I looked at Dylan on the floor.
"Mr. Styles! Let me help him!" I said looking at him up but he glared at me and shack his head slowly
The bell ring and everyone was still standing there watching "everyone! To your classes now!" Harry screamed again and everyone moved passed to their classes
The hallway started to empty and I can't believe Harry let a student on the floor like that!
He turned me around and started pushing me inside a classroom "Harry stop! What are you doing" I hissed but he gets in and closed the door behind him I looked at him with wide eyes what the fuck is he trying to do? Why he didn't let me help Dylan?
He pulled his phone and fast dialed a number before pressing it on his ear "Mr. Smith..we have an emergency." He said seriously looking deep into my eyes and that's when I know something big is about to happen when he talked to the headmaster.
All it took was 30 minutes before the school was filled with tall people wearing all in white and masks with huge glasses covering their faces. They were scary everything felt like we are in a movie.
I was looking with shock eyes not knowing what to do ever student is out their classes watching as those men took Dylan from the floor gasping and whispered in horror
Harry pulled me inside the classroom again and closed the door before holding both of my shoulders trying to get my attention again "Maria look at me. Did you touch him? Did you by any chance get close from him? Answer me" he speaks looking at me with worried filling his eyes
"H..he..he" I stumbled in my words not knowing what to say
"Maria listen to me this situation is so dangerous and I am risking my life in this as well if you touched him then I touched you that's mean we both affected talk to me please!" He shake my shoulders and I shake my head fast
"N..no no! I didn't! I wasn't close enough from him....he has coronavirus? Harry is he gonna die?" Asked feeling my heart ache for him. He is so nice to everyone Dylan has always been overprotective guy and he is so funny he really don't deserve this
Harry breathed out in relief before shaking his head slowly dropping his hands from my shoulders "we don't know yet..let's just hope he won't be affected" we both walked outside the classroom and the headmaster was standing there at the end of the hallway and students standing around their teachers in front each classroom watching everyone with scary eyes. Some of them cry from shock and scary I even noticed something one of the man who wear all in white talking to Jennifer Dylan's girlfriend
I widen my eyes when she was shaking her head crying out a 'no' when two other men took her out and the school I gasped covering my mouth feeling my eyes felling with tears. No no this can't be happening this is a nightmare!
I shook my head looking up at Harry he put his hand on my shoulder "it's okay I'm with you I promise I won't let you alone" he whispered
Two tall men walked to where we standing and looked down at me "miss Malik you need to come with us to do some testing" one of them talking through the mask and I felt my heart drumming in my ears
I couldn't even talk so I heard Harry do "excuse me sir but I am the one who called for the emergency alarm and I was with miss malik all the time when it happened she didn't get any closer from him" he said firmly and I was thankful for his confident because I literally can feel my knees giving up slowly
The hand of Harry's on my shoulder tighten it grip "mr styles this is for the safety it's only a couple of fast tests and if you were there too you have to come with us as well" the other man said and I looked up at Harry and he looked down at me.
He nodded his head before the men walked and we follow behind them Harry kept his hand on my back while I walked with my head down feeling the whole school looking at us and whispering things. I even noticed Jenna standing there her eyes full with tears while she shook her head slowly
We get out the school building and we get inside another big white van. I set on one of the chairs and Harry set next to me. The two other men set on the chairs in front of us and if This van wasn't all white I would have say they're taking us to jail.
I was so scared my hands was sweating and shaking while I rubbed them together. Harry kept quiet the whole time not knowing what to do or say.
One hour later everything felt so fast I was setting on a white barstool in front of Harry in a big medical laboratory while the same man who took a blood from my arm is taking some from Harry's arm. I hold the white cotton to the place where they took the blood it was hard since they couldn't find a vein for me easily and that caused them to prick me many times until they find a vein it was so painful that I cried sometimes and that caused Harry to snap at the poor doctor every time I cry in pain. The doctor was so scared from him but he only doing his job but Harry wasn't buying it saying he was doing it in purpose. I just hate syringe and everything connected to them but they need to make sure we're alright.
We waited for two hours for the results to come out but it felt like ages I just wanted to go home and lie on my warm bed. "Hey you okay?" I heard Harry's voice while we both set alone in this big room. I looked up at him with my puffy eyes and shack my head slowly "Harry what's going on?" I whispered feeling my eyes fill with tears again he sigh and looked around the laboratory
"I dont know baby..but It's gonna be alright I promise" he whispered back with small smile
Few minutes later the doctor came in taking his mask down his chin which took us by surprise since we came here everyone around us is wearing masks and being very careful. The doctor smiled at us and nodded his head "miss malik, mr styles we really apologize for late results since you guys know this thing is still new for us and we don't know how to control it" he said and Harry's patient literally started to become thin
"Doctor Tell us the results please" Harry said
"Both of you are negative congrats you can go home safely" he said and I let out a heavy breath before dropping my head down closing my eyes to stop the tears. Thank god we are not affected
Harry get up from the barstool and took my hand slowly helping me on my feet. I felt so weak because the blood tests they took it too much and I haven't eaten anything from the morning. Before we pass the doctor outside the door I stopped and looked at him "doctor? What about Dylan and Jennifer?" I asked the doctor looked down and then shack his head "we only wish they get well soon miss malik" he said sadly and I felt Harry's hand pulling me with him outside of this place.
When we walked outside Harry thought of calling a taxi but what I saw took me completely out of guard. My whole family was standing there Noor, Zayn and mom was crying on my dad's chest I felt like I'm dreaming
"Harry tell me you see what I see and that I'm not imagining things" I whispered to him but he was as shocked as I am. Even my sick sister was standing there and Louis and Liam was there as well for Harry "no Mari you not imagining things I see exactly what you see" he whispered back
We started walking to them slowly and when we finally were in view Noor was the first to scream my name and jump to hug me "oh my god you're okay?" She asked with worried and I nodded my head
My mom literally hugged me so tight crying "oh my beautiful angel I'm so sorry that's all my fault I was reckless and I was about to loose my older daughter" she cried and I tried to hush her softly
"It's alright mom I'm okay I promise" I said and saw Harry hugging Louis and Liam as well
"Maria? Darling are you alright? They didn't let us in to see you we really sorry" my dad said and I smiled shaking my head
"You guys coming all together is enough for me can we go home now? And mom can dad stay?" I asked and she looked at him and I looked at Harry beating his lips listening to my mom decision
"Yes he can. I can't imagine losing another part of this family for a deathly virus but! That doesn't mean I forgive him" my mom said well at least it's the beginning. Zayn and Noor literally jumped in happiness and Noor hugged my dad telling him how much she missed him
Harry grinned down at me and winked. His first step is done my father is back home and I can't wait for his next step.
I got inside Zayn's car with my whole family while Harry drove with his friend's car after saying goodbye.
We were driving back to the house while my family chatted I leaned my head on the window feeling tired from all the stuff that happened today. My phone suddenly went off telling me that I have a message I looked down to read it
Harry: get ready for step two baby because I'm moving on to live with you ;)
What? Living with me? Does he mean with my family? What is he planning on?