Midnight Memories
Half A Heart
5 days later...
Jessie's POV
"Though I try to get you out of my head, the truth is I got lost without you. And since then, I've been waking up to only half a blue sky. Kinda there, but not quite. I'm walking around with just one shoe. I'm half a heart without you. Half a man at best, with half an arrow in my chest. 'Cuz I miss everything we do. I'm half a heart without you."
Liam's voice floated down the hallway and to the bedroom where I slept, waking me up. "Liam?" I said, walking into the living room. The wavy-haired brunette was sitting on the couch with his headphones on, staring out of the window. I sat down next to him and began to play with his hair.
"Why are you here, Jessie?" He asked, turning to me. I looked at his tear-streaked face. Apparently, he had been crying.
"You were singing." His eyes met mine and I couldn't help but notice how sad they seemed. "Are you still sad about Louis?"
"Of course. You're not expecting me to just move on and forget Louis, right?"
"Don't forget Louis," I said. "It's not right to forget someone who made such a big impact on your life. All I'm saying is smile, Liam, smile a bit." It had been ages since I last saw that beautiful smile that was uniquely Liam. It reflected the youthful innocence that only Liam possessed. Zayn was the shy guy, Louis the rebellious one, Niall the loud one, Harry the cheeky one and Liam was just plain innocent. His eyes were usually happy, laughing eyes, but lately, they had become sort of dull, full of sadness. It was rare to see him like that, even when they lost in X-Factor his eyes weren't like that. There were tears in his eyes for sure, but they had that glow of slight happiness. Now, there wasn't any element of happiness at all. The accident seemed to have affected him the most, despite the fact that he wasn't even there.
"Jessie, I'm scared." Liam said, reaching for my hand. As his fingers intertwined in mine, I could feel them trembling. "Our concert is tomorrow and I don't know how the hell we can make it through a song without Louis or Zayn. We can't postpone this concert any longer! It's our last for the year and it's on Christmas eve!" I glanced at the calendar. December 24 was encircled in bright red.
"It's almost Christmas," I said.
"And almost Louis' birthday." Liam replied.
"Ah, Louis." I said with a sad smile.
"I remember the last time we had a concert on Louis' birthday," Liam said. "He said that that was the most exasperating birthday he had ever had." I laughed, remembering the video Liam had showed me, when Harry had gotten hit in the balls by a shoe a crazy fan had thrown. Liam chuckled, he must have remembered that too. It wasn't a big chuckle, though. Though his beautiful smile said he was happy, his warm eyes were still lost in his world of misery.
As he stood up to go get some breakfast, I said, "Wait, I need to show you something." I walked to the door of Zayn's room, him following closely behind me. I opened the door and walked up to Zayn's bed, he was still fast asleep. I pointed to the picture in the frame of the boys in X-Factor. I looked over at Liam and said, "You have to work with what you were given. If you weren't given much, then you have to work with that small amount, and make it as big as you can."
"You're right. If we have three people, we have three people. That's all there is to it, right?" Liam said this in a small and shaky voice. He looked as if he were about to burst into tears right there. But he held it together, even though each step he took was unsteady. "We just need to make it through this concert and everything will be alright." He walked to the kitchen, got a bowl, a spoon, some cereal and milk and went back to the couch. I sat down next to him and his fingers intertwined in mine. "Jessie," he said. "For as long as I know you're here for us, I know we can do this!"
Jessie's POV
"Though I try to get you out of my head, the truth is I got lost without you. And since then, I've been waking up to only half a blue sky. Kinda there, but not quite. I'm walking around with just one shoe. I'm half a heart without you. Half a man at best, with half an arrow in my chest. 'Cuz I miss everything we do. I'm half a heart without you."
Liam's voice floated down the hallway and to the bedroom where I slept, waking me up. "Liam?" I said, walking into the living room. The wavy-haired brunette was sitting on the couch with his headphones on, staring out of the window. I sat down next to him and began to play with his hair.
"Why are you here, Jessie?" He asked, turning to me. I looked at his tear-streaked face. Apparently, he had been crying.
"You were singing." His eyes met mine and I couldn't help but notice how sad they seemed. "Are you still sad about Louis?"
"Of course. You're not expecting me to just move on and forget Louis, right?"
"Don't forget Louis," I said. "It's not right to forget someone who made such a big impact on your life. All I'm saying is smile, Liam, smile a bit." It had been ages since I last saw that beautiful smile that was uniquely Liam. It reflected the youthful innocence that only Liam possessed. Zayn was the shy guy, Louis the rebellious one, Niall the loud one, Harry the cheeky one and Liam was just plain innocent. His eyes were usually happy, laughing eyes, but lately, they had become sort of dull, full of sadness. It was rare to see him like that, even when they lost in X-Factor his eyes weren't like that. There were tears in his eyes for sure, but they had that glow of slight happiness. Now, there wasn't any element of happiness at all. The accident seemed to have affected him the most, despite the fact that he wasn't even there.
"Jessie, I'm scared." Liam said, reaching for my hand. As his fingers intertwined in mine, I could feel them trembling. "Our concert is tomorrow and I don't know how the hell we can make it through a song without Louis or Zayn. We can't postpone this concert any longer! It's our last for the year and it's on Christmas eve!" I glanced at the calendar. December 24 was encircled in bright red.
"It's almost Christmas," I said.
"And almost Louis' birthday." Liam replied.
"Ah, Louis." I said with a sad smile.
"I remember the last time we had a concert on Louis' birthday," Liam said. "He said that that was the most exasperating birthday he had ever had." I laughed, remembering the video Liam had showed me, when Harry had gotten hit in the balls by a shoe a crazy fan had thrown. Liam chuckled, he must have remembered that too. It wasn't a big chuckle, though. Though his beautiful smile said he was happy, his warm eyes were still lost in his world of misery.
As he stood up to go get some breakfast, I said, "Wait, I need to show you something." I walked to the door of Zayn's room, him following closely behind me. I opened the door and walked up to Zayn's bed, he was still fast asleep. I pointed to the picture in the frame of the boys in X-Factor. I looked over at Liam and said, "You have to work with what you were given. If you weren't given much, then you have to work with that small amount, and make it as big as you can."
"You're right. If we have three people, we have three people. That's all there is to it, right?" Liam said this in a small and shaky voice. He looked as if he were about to burst into tears right there. But he held it together, even though each step he took was unsteady. "We just need to make it through this concert and everything will be alright." He walked to the kitchen, got a bowl, a spoon, some cereal and milk and went back to the couch. I sat down next to him and his fingers intertwined in mine. "Jessie," he said. "For as long as I know you're here for us, I know we can do this!"
Notes
Half a Heart is one of the saddest songs forever!!! :'( My cousin and I worked on this one though! :) She's a brilliam writer haha!
Love this story! ;) So sad that it's over :(
1/18/14