The Story of My Life

"No Niall, you're not," the voice in my dream says. It is soft, almost like the invisible tendrils of the wind coming down and wrapping its arms around me.

I turn in the direction of the voice and find myself staring into the warm brown of Liam Payne's puppy dog eyes.

"Liam?" I ask, unsure of myself. "Am I hallucinating?"

"No Niall, you're not." A sad smile appears on his porcelain face.

"But you're..." I couldn't bring myself to say the words.

"I've always been here," Liam says. "We're always here."

"We're?"

"Well, you can't see everyone else yet."

I glance at Selena, who is still sitting on the chair next to me. She is looking at me, saying something, but I can't make out the words.

"Liam, can she see you?"

"Nobody but you can see me."

"Can she see me?"

"Your body, yes."

It takes me a full meaning to realize that I am no longer the Niall Horan everyone knew. I look at Selena, then I look at Liam, then back at Selena.

"So I'm dead?"

"You're never dead unless you're forgotten."

Selena's lips move slightly as she reaches down and picks a flower.

"Do you know what she's saying?"

"She's singing," Liam says, handing me a little white earpiece. "Listen carefully."

I put on the earpiece and listen to the sweet, musical voice of Selena.

"There's an angel looking out for me
'Cuz I ain't well, although I try to be
I'm dancing all alone 'cuz I can hear you sing
I need my angel like heaven needs another set of wings."

She moves closer to me and kisses me on the cheek. The kiss is gentle, like the flutter of a butterfly's wing.

"Good-bye, Niall," she whispers. "I hope you're happy where you are."

"Liam," I say, tears sparkling in my eyes. "I hope she's not sad."

"It's okay Niall, she'll be alright."

I close my eyes and try to force a smile.

"Niall, she believes in angels," Liam says. "She believes you're here."

"Liam," I say, opening my eyes. "I don't want to die."

"You're never dead unless you're forgotten." The sad smile appears on his face again as he holds out his hand. "You're still alive in her memory, her soul and her heart."

"She won't forget me?"

"You're unforgettable."

I smile and take Liam's hand. Just like any other time he's comforted me, I'm a little bit scared of moving on. But there is hope. There is always hope for a better day.

Puffy white clouds zoom past us as Liam flies up above the clouds, away from Earth. I look down at the city below me and think about how each of us has a story. Some stories are long, while others, like Liam's and my own are short. But it's not how long you live that matters, it's how you live them.

You only live once, so Carpe Diem. Seize the day. Be happy, be strong, be brave and all the other in betweens.

Notes

HI EVERYONE!!!

I'd like to say sorry for two reasons: number one I haven't updated in a long time and number two, I killed two members of One Direction. I didn't mean to, but... :(

Anyway, I hope you've enjoyed this story. I know it's not the best story in the entire universe, but it's a part of me I can give to you all.

On behalf of Niall, I'd like to thank you for reading his story.

~Topaz