*Sofia's P.O.V.*
I opened the door slowly, I was terrified, I didn't know in what shape Niall was going to be in. I held my breath as I approached the bed. His usually pale face (compared to mine) was now covered in dark bruises, there was barely any skin left untouched. I let out a small gasp when I saw him. I felt like crying, but I knew I couldn't break down right then and there, there was a possibility that he was listening, and I bet he wouldn't want to hear me crying. I moved the recliner chair that was in the corner of the room, and placed it right next to the bed. I sat down and I grabbed Niall's hand in mine, trying to be as careful as possible, I didn't want to hurt him.
"Hi baby, I don't know if you can hear me. I really hope you are, although I doubt it. I'm so sorry for everything that happened, I truly am. I was so fucking stupid, I wasn't thinking I swear. There's no one else I'd rather spend my life with. I want to get married, I want to have kids with you, I want to grow old with you, so please wake up. We still have a lot to live, so many things we haven't had the chance to experience. And I don't want to get to experience them with anyone but you, so please for the love of god Niall, please wake up." I know I said I didn't want to cry in front of him, but I couldn't help it. It was killing me to see him unconscious on a hospital bed. He was usually so full of life, making jokes left and right, laughing at absolutely everything, so seeing him like this devastated me. I stayed with him for another half an hour, just holding his hand, talking to him, well, it was more of a one sided conversation, but it was better than nothing, and basically being there with him. I finally decided to let the guys come and see him, since visiting hours would be over soon and I wanted them to see him before they had to leave.
"Hey." I announced when I got back to the waiting room.
"How is he?" Eleanor rushed to my side. I just shook my head, unable to answer. What could I say? I mean yeah he was alive and stable, but he was not fine, nor good, so how could I answer her question?
"Is it okay if I go in?" Harry asked in a hushed voice while the girls comforted me. I turned to look at him and lightly nodded, before he took of in the direction of Niall's room.
"He's going to be okay." Maya voiced as she caressed my hair, trying to make me feel better.
"Yeah, he'll be up in no time, demanding to eat some proper food, not hospital food." Gigi added.
"Oh god, remember how he made us sneak KFC to his room after his first knee surgery?" Liam spoke.
"Yes!" Louis exclaimed. Hearing these kind of stories about Niall, before we properly knew each other, was heartwarming.
"Really?" I asked, wanting to know more, since he wasn't here to tell the story, I only had the boys to fill me in. Hearing them telling me about their past made me feel closer to Niall, which was exactly what I needed right now. That's how we spent the next two hours, the boys each telling funny anecdotes they had lived all together, and trying to make me smile.
"Hey, so the nurse said visiting hours were over." Liam spoke up, he was the last one who had gone in to see Niall.
"Oh okay." I replied.
"But she said that one of us could stay here for the night. So we'll come back in the morning, if that's alright with you Soph."
"Yes, please. He needs all of us, and to be honest I need you guys too."
"Has someone called his parents?" Harry questioned. Fuck, I had totally forgotten about that, I could only think about Niall. I guess the look on my face let him know that I hadn't told them, because he continued. "Don't worry, I can call them if you want."
"Would you do that? Thank you so much!" Relief washed over me. I don't know if I could hold back my tears while calling them and that would only scare them more.
"Of course Soph. And let us know if you need anything else." He continued.
"Yes. Don't hesitate to call if you need anything or if he wakes up or something, no matter what time it is." Zayn added.
"Will do. Thank you so much guys. I don't know what I'd do without you." I told them as my eyes started to get teary all over again.
"Group hug." Louis announced before everyone came running towards me and they all hugged me, or well tried to hug me, because in a 9 person hug, it's impossible to hug everyone at once.
"We'll see you tomorrow Soph." Cami told me as we broke apart from the hug.
"Yes, I'll see you tomorrow. Bye guys."
"Bye." They all responded in unison as they started to leave through the exit door, while I went through the door that would take me back to Niall's room.
"Hi baby. I'm back." I whispered as I got back to the room. I looked over at the recliner and saw that the nurses had left some pillows and blankets for me. I started making my 'bed' and before I sat down to 'sleep' I leaned in and kissed Niall's lips softly. "And I'm not going anywhere." I whispered. I couldn't sleep and even though it was late I decided to call my mom, well no scratch that, I needed my mom. I needed her to tell me that everything was going to be alright.
"Hi baby. Is everything alright?" My mom answered after the second ring.
"Mommy..."I started saying, but my voice quavered.
"Sofia you're scaring me, is something wrong?"
"Niall's been in an accident." I finally spoke.
"Is he okay? What happened?"
"Yes, well I mean, he's unconscious, we're at the hospital right now."
"Oh baby."
"Mom, I'm scared." I admitted.
"I know sweetie. But don't worry, everything is going to be alright."
"You promise?"
"I do baby. Do you need us to come over? We can be there by noon tomorrow."
"It's okay mom. Don't worry. Harry's calling Niall's parents and I'm sure they'll be here by tomorrow. I just wanted to hear your voice." My voice cracked again and I started crying.
"Oh baby, please don't cry honey. Niall's going to be fine. I'm sure he'll wake up before you know it."
"But what if he doesn't?"
"Sofia! Don't you dare say that okay? He'll wake up. Now get those negatives thoughts out of your head."
"Okay."
"Good. Are you sure you don't want us to come?"
"It's okay mom, I promise. I'm going to be okay. And you already promised me that Niall's going to be fine as well, so I'm feeling a lot better now."
"I'm glad honey. If you change your mind, or if you want to talk to me, call me okay? I don't care what time it is. I'll have my phone by my bed, so if you need me, call."
"Thank you mommy."
"Of course sweetie. And please keep us informed, we want to know everything okay?"
"Yes, I will."
"What time is it there?" She asked.
"It's almost 10pm."
"Well, try to get some rest baby. You'll need it if you want to be there for Niall."
"I'll try. Thank you mom."
"No problem sweetie. I'll call you first thing in the morning okay?"
"Yes, please."
"Talk to you tomorrow baby. Try to get some rest."
"Thank you mom, you too. I love you."
"Love you too." And with that we hung up. I moved the couch as close as I could to Niall's bed, I wanted to be as close to him as I could. I laid there and grabbed his hand in mine, it wasn't a very comfortable position, but I wanted him to feel that I was right there next to him. I didn't want him to feel alone. I kept dozing off and then waking up startled when one of the nurses would come in to check in on Niall. That happened around 6 times during the night, they would come in to check his IV, monitor his stats, check on the incision, you name it. Don't get me wrong, I was more than grateful that they were taking such good care of him, but I also wanted to try and get some sleep and I wanted them to let Niall rest. I figured that the more he rested, the sooner he'd wake up.
I felt a sudden pressure in my hand, and that jerked me up. It was the hand that was holding Niall's. I quickly sat up.
"Niall...baby..." I started saying, before I felt him squeeze my hand again. "Baby I'm here." I stood up, as he squeezed my hand yet again. And then I saw his eyelids flutter. "Niall, can you open your eyes?" I asked, hoping he was able to hear me and that he was hopefully waking up. I saw his eyelids flutter again, as my chest filled with hope. And a second later, I was staring at those gorgeous blue eyes, that I had missed seeing so much. Niall was finally awake.
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Author's Note:
Hey there guys! Thank you for reading the chapter, hope you liked it! I'm not gonna lie, I teared up a little while writing the call with her mom. I started thinking: what if that happened to me? and I put myself in her shoes and that's when I started tearing up. If you haven't read Small Talk, I would suggest that you read that one first so that you can understand this story. I'm really hoping you enjoy it and any suggestions and/or grammar corrections are more than welcome. Don't forget to follow me, vote and comment, it really helps me out and I'd love to hear your thoughts! If you're obsessed with 1D make sure to check my TikTok account, I upload daily vids of the boys, it's @cristylealr, it would mean the world to me. I'm so grateful for all the love you're giving my stories and my tiktok vids!