Losing and gaining

Peyton’s pov
I threw the crutches on the floor and hopped onto the bed. Niall’s eyes never left me.
“Whatcha lookin’ at?” I smirked
“n-nothing” he blushed
Niall pressed play on the tv remote and we both scooted up to the pillows on the bed
“good choice for the movie” I remarked as Up began
“Thanks.” He replied
“I rolled over to face him and he did the same. “So tell me about yourself. How many siblings do you have? How old are you? Where do you live? That sort of thing.” I said
“well,” he smiled. “Its just me and my mum. My dad left when I was little. We live on the other side of London. My mum is a nurse and she works the night shift so I don’t see her a lot. She doesn’t get paid very much so that’s why I needed a scholarship go to Cartwood, ‘cause it’s a private school, but i got one because i play football. I'm hoping to get another scholarship to go to uni here.”
“My mum works at the hospital too! Shes a brain surgeon. I go to Cartwood too and I love reading.” I said
“If you don’t mind me asking, where’s your dad?” he asked innocently
“H-he um he lives in A-America.” I stuttered, my face becoming red. “my parents are divorced.”
“Oh sorry to hear that. Do you ever see him?”
“Look Niall I don’t want to talk about this can we just get back to the movie?” I snapped. Oh darn it, the look on his face made me feel so bad.

Niall’s pov
“Sorry.” I said coldly and turned back to the tv. I get it if she doesn’t want to talk about it but she didn’t have to be rude!
“N-Niall?” I turned to the wide eyed girl beside me. Gosh she was cute
“Yeah?” I sighed.
“I-I’m sorry. I-Its just th-that he abused me and my mum and I don’t want to relive the memories.” She stammered, eyes filling up with tears.
I instantly softened and her confession, and drew her into my arms. A small sob escaped her pink lips.
“shh, love, it will be all right. Its okay if you need to cry.” I whispered into her hair.
She began to sob, so I scooped her legs up and rocked her like a baby, as she cried into my chest. Never have I ever felt so much compassion for someone. I promised myself that I would look after her and keep her safe. Her sobs quieted down and so did her breathing. I looked down at her angelic face and saw she was asleep.
“Don’t worry love, everything will be alright.” I whispered, kissing the top of her head. I lied her down beside me and settled in too. The last thing I saw was a single tear running down her cheek before I drifted off.

Notes

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