Simon's Daughter
Chapter 17
Christa’s POV:
The boys decided to come over today and keep me company while Julia was at school. Niall volunteered to pick her up, so I let him.
“Are you going to do anything for your birthday?” Harry asked, sitting on the floor with Liam while they played some game.
“Well usually whenever I’m with Jules, we go out to dinner or just see a movie or something.” I shrugged my shoulders, and nuzzled my head in Zayn’s neck. He wrapped his arm around me and I smiled.
“BOOORING!” Louis shouted. I rolled my eyes.
“Have anything better planned?” I asked, scoffing.
“Actually, I do. See we could---“ I interrupted him as my phone started to ring. It was Julia.
“Hello? Yes this is she…you’re joking, right? U-Uh, yeah I’ll be there right away.” After the conversation I hung up. I stood up immediately grabbing my keys and shoes.
“Wait, where are you going?” Zayn asked.
“Julia and Niall have been in an accident.” I said. At this point, the tears had spilled out and I was crying uncontrollably. The boys all stood up and followed me to the door.
“I’ll drive.” Liam said, taking my keys.
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We all ran up to the receptionist’s desk and she looked up at us, startled. “May I help you?” She asked, worried.
“I’m here to see Julia Cowell and Niall Horan.” I said quickly. She told us they were on floor five, and room numbers 543, and 546. The five of us rushed into the elevator, and pressed ‘level 5’. As the doors opened, I rushed to Julia’s room as the boys rushed to Niall’s.
“Excuse me ma’am, no visitors allowed just yet.” The nurse said, sympathetically.
“Please! She’s my cousin! Please just let me see her!” I panicked and the tears came faster.
“I’m sorry ma’am, no can do.” She frowned, and lead me out of the room. When I came out, the four boys were standing there. I guess they couldn’t go into Niall’s room either. We decided to all sit in the waiting room, until we were allowed to see them.
“I need to call Uncle Simon…” I said, sniffling.
“Don’t worry, Christa. I’ll do it.” Liam smiled at me slightly, and got up to call Uncle Simon.
“Don’t worry, babe. They’ll both be okay, I promise.” Zayn said, kissing my cheek. Yes, we were finally a couple. He asked me a few days ago, and I obviously said yes.
“How do you know that? When they called, they said it wasn’t a minor crash. The whole front of the car was smashed.” I tried holding back more tears, but it was no use.
“Shhh, don’t cry. It’s going to be alright, okay? We can only hope for the best.” I could tell he wanted to cry too, but he held strong for the both of us. Liam came back a moment later, and sat down in between Louis and Harry.
“Simon’s already on his way.” He said, sighing. I looked over at Harry and his face was covered with his hands. He quickly whispered something in Liam’s ear, and the two stood up.
“We’ll be right back.” Harry said, quietly. Liam and Harry walked down the hall and disappeared from our sight. A doctor came out and faced us.
“Niall Horan may now receive visitors.” Before a second to lose, the three of us that were left, stood up, and quickly walked to Niall’s room. We walked in, and he was awake. Thank god.
“Niall!” Louis said, going by his bedside and hugging him lightly. Niall smiled, and hugged him back carefully.
“Ow.” Niall said, as he quickly moved his arm. He had a bandage over one of his arms, but it wasn’t broken. More like a cut where there was just blood. I wonder why it was only on one arm?
“Aw, man. What happened?” Zayn asked sitting in one of the chairs, as I sat next to him.
“I just wasn’t looking…” He sighed. “I was just driving down the road and then Julia said something to me about---“He cut himself off, and his eyes widened. “Julia. JULIA!” He tried to get out of the hospital bed, but Louis stopped him.
“Mate, you can’t get up you’re not fully recovered.” Louis said, sighing. A moment later, Harry and Liam came through the door with a relieved look on their faces. They went over and hugged Niall, and Niall hugged them back.
Liam’s POV:
When Harry whispered in my ear, he wanted to talk to me, privately. I got up with him and he told the others we’d be back. Together, we walked down the hallway and he stopped me.
“Liam…if I tell you something, will you promise to keep it a secret, just between you and me?” He asked. That question made me feel nervous.
“Yeah, of course.” I said back, scared of what would come out of his mouth next.
“So you know how Julia got in trouble because someone sent Simon a picture of her and Niall at the club, and another one where they were kissing?” He asked me. I didn’t know what was going to come next, but I wasn’t sure if I wanted to hear it.
“Yes…” I said, nervously.
“It was me. The person who sent those pictures was me. I was just jealous because I wanted Julia to like me. She makes me get butterflies whenever we talk and I care about her so much.” Harry finally said the words I never thought he would say. “I think I love her.” My eyes widened.
“Can I be honest?” I asked, and he nodded his head. “I think that if you really cared about her and loved her, you wouldn’t have sent those pictures.” I said, shrugging my shoulders. I was beyond disappointed with Harry. He has never done something so stupid in his life.
“I know, and I regret it! Please, just don’t tell anyone.” He begged. I hated lying to the others, but I had no choice. If this got out, it could ruin the whole band. Who knows? I nodded my head, and we headed to Niall’s room. We walked in and Niall was sitting up, awake.
Christa’s POV:
“You had us scared to death, lad!” Liam smiled, knowing Niall was okay. Well sort of.
“So, how’s Julia?” Niall looked over at me, but I looked down. “Christa?” He asked, his voice becoming quieter.
“I don’t know. She can’t have visitors right now.” I sighed, wiping away a single tear that managed to roll down my cheek.
“Excuse me,” a doctor came through the door and looked at me. “Julia can now have visitors,” he said, and the boys and I’s faces lit up. “But only family.” The doctor then closed the door behind him as he left. The boys all looked at me and I sighed.
“I’ll be back…” I said, getting up from my seat. I left the room and I immediately saw Uncle Simon at the front desk. “Uncle Si” I said, walking up to him. He spun around to face me, and I could tell he was on the verge of tears. He hugged me tightly, and I hugged him back. Together, we walked inside of Julia’s room, scared of what we might have seen.
“Julia…” I whispered as I sat in the chair that was next to her bed. Unlike Niall, she wasn’t awake. She lay there peacefully, as the machines next to her beeped. I saw Uncle Simon sit in a chair across from the hospital bed. He sighed, putting his head into his hands. I felt more tears come out, but I let them. I held her hand in mine, and didn’t let go. At least I still got to spend my birthday with the person who I care most about. Even if she wasn’t awake at the moment. But she had to wake up. She just had to. Jules is strong. This is nothing for her. She can handle much more. I just know it.
“I-I’m going to go check on Niall.” Simon stood up. I knew he just didn’t want to see his little girl like this. She was extremely pale, unlike her usual self. I rubbed the pad of my thumb across the back of her hand.
“Come on Jules. Wake up. Please? Wake up for me? You can’t stay like this forever…” I trailed off at the end. Why couldn’t this happen to me? I can’t stand to see her miserable. She was suffering and everybody knew it. As I wiped away my tears, I closed my eyes, resting my head against my free hand. I held onto Julia’s because I knew she needed me right now. As I gently shut my eyes, I felt my grip on Julia tighten. But it wasn’t me who tightened it.
The boys decided to come over today and keep me company while Julia was at school. Niall volunteered to pick her up, so I let him.
“Are you going to do anything for your birthday?” Harry asked, sitting on the floor with Liam while they played some game.
“Well usually whenever I’m with Jules, we go out to dinner or just see a movie or something.” I shrugged my shoulders, and nuzzled my head in Zayn’s neck. He wrapped his arm around me and I smiled.
“BOOORING!” Louis shouted. I rolled my eyes.
“Have anything better planned?” I asked, scoffing.
“Actually, I do. See we could---“ I interrupted him as my phone started to ring. It was Julia.
“Hello? Yes this is she…you’re joking, right? U-Uh, yeah I’ll be there right away.” After the conversation I hung up. I stood up immediately grabbing my keys and shoes.
“Wait, where are you going?” Zayn asked.
“Julia and Niall have been in an accident.” I said. At this point, the tears had spilled out and I was crying uncontrollably. The boys all stood up and followed me to the door.
“I’ll drive.” Liam said, taking my keys.
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We all ran up to the receptionist’s desk and she looked up at us, startled. “May I help you?” She asked, worried.
“I’m here to see Julia Cowell and Niall Horan.” I said quickly. She told us they were on floor five, and room numbers 543, and 546. The five of us rushed into the elevator, and pressed ‘level 5’. As the doors opened, I rushed to Julia’s room as the boys rushed to Niall’s.
“Excuse me ma’am, no visitors allowed just yet.” The nurse said, sympathetically.
“Please! She’s my cousin! Please just let me see her!” I panicked and the tears came faster.
“I’m sorry ma’am, no can do.” She frowned, and lead me out of the room. When I came out, the four boys were standing there. I guess they couldn’t go into Niall’s room either. We decided to all sit in the waiting room, until we were allowed to see them.
“I need to call Uncle Simon…” I said, sniffling.
“Don’t worry, Christa. I’ll do it.” Liam smiled at me slightly, and got up to call Uncle Simon.
“Don’t worry, babe. They’ll both be okay, I promise.” Zayn said, kissing my cheek. Yes, we were finally a couple. He asked me a few days ago, and I obviously said yes.
“How do you know that? When they called, they said it wasn’t a minor crash. The whole front of the car was smashed.” I tried holding back more tears, but it was no use.
“Shhh, don’t cry. It’s going to be alright, okay? We can only hope for the best.” I could tell he wanted to cry too, but he held strong for the both of us. Liam came back a moment later, and sat down in between Louis and Harry.
“Simon’s already on his way.” He said, sighing. I looked over at Harry and his face was covered with his hands. He quickly whispered something in Liam’s ear, and the two stood up.
“We’ll be right back.” Harry said, quietly. Liam and Harry walked down the hall and disappeared from our sight. A doctor came out and faced us.
“Niall Horan may now receive visitors.” Before a second to lose, the three of us that were left, stood up, and quickly walked to Niall’s room. We walked in, and he was awake. Thank god.
“Niall!” Louis said, going by his bedside and hugging him lightly. Niall smiled, and hugged him back carefully.
“Ow.” Niall said, as he quickly moved his arm. He had a bandage over one of his arms, but it wasn’t broken. More like a cut where there was just blood. I wonder why it was only on one arm?
“Aw, man. What happened?” Zayn asked sitting in one of the chairs, as I sat next to him.
“I just wasn’t looking…” He sighed. “I was just driving down the road and then Julia said something to me about---“He cut himself off, and his eyes widened. “Julia. JULIA!” He tried to get out of the hospital bed, but Louis stopped him.
“Mate, you can’t get up you’re not fully recovered.” Louis said, sighing. A moment later, Harry and Liam came through the door with a relieved look on their faces. They went over and hugged Niall, and Niall hugged them back.
Liam’s POV:
When Harry whispered in my ear, he wanted to talk to me, privately. I got up with him and he told the others we’d be back. Together, we walked down the hallway and he stopped me.
“Liam…if I tell you something, will you promise to keep it a secret, just between you and me?” He asked. That question made me feel nervous.
“Yeah, of course.” I said back, scared of what would come out of his mouth next.
“So you know how Julia got in trouble because someone sent Simon a picture of her and Niall at the club, and another one where they were kissing?” He asked me. I didn’t know what was going to come next, but I wasn’t sure if I wanted to hear it.
“Yes…” I said, nervously.
“It was me. The person who sent those pictures was me. I was just jealous because I wanted Julia to like me. She makes me get butterflies whenever we talk and I care about her so much.” Harry finally said the words I never thought he would say. “I think I love her.” My eyes widened.
“Can I be honest?” I asked, and he nodded his head. “I think that if you really cared about her and loved her, you wouldn’t have sent those pictures.” I said, shrugging my shoulders. I was beyond disappointed with Harry. He has never done something so stupid in his life.
“I know, and I regret it! Please, just don’t tell anyone.” He begged. I hated lying to the others, but I had no choice. If this got out, it could ruin the whole band. Who knows? I nodded my head, and we headed to Niall’s room. We walked in and Niall was sitting up, awake.
Christa’s POV:
“You had us scared to death, lad!” Liam smiled, knowing Niall was okay. Well sort of.
“So, how’s Julia?” Niall looked over at me, but I looked down. “Christa?” He asked, his voice becoming quieter.
“I don’t know. She can’t have visitors right now.” I sighed, wiping away a single tear that managed to roll down my cheek.
“Excuse me,” a doctor came through the door and looked at me. “Julia can now have visitors,” he said, and the boys and I’s faces lit up. “But only family.” The doctor then closed the door behind him as he left. The boys all looked at me and I sighed.
“I’ll be back…” I said, getting up from my seat. I left the room and I immediately saw Uncle Simon at the front desk. “Uncle Si” I said, walking up to him. He spun around to face me, and I could tell he was on the verge of tears. He hugged me tightly, and I hugged him back. Together, we walked inside of Julia’s room, scared of what we might have seen.
“Julia…” I whispered as I sat in the chair that was next to her bed. Unlike Niall, she wasn’t awake. She lay there peacefully, as the machines next to her beeped. I saw Uncle Simon sit in a chair across from the hospital bed. He sighed, putting his head into his hands. I felt more tears come out, but I let them. I held her hand in mine, and didn’t let go. At least I still got to spend my birthday with the person who I care most about. Even if she wasn’t awake at the moment. But she had to wake up. She just had to. Jules is strong. This is nothing for her. She can handle much more. I just know it.
“I-I’m going to go check on Niall.” Simon stood up. I knew he just didn’t want to see his little girl like this. She was extremely pale, unlike her usual self. I rubbed the pad of my thumb across the back of her hand.
“Come on Jules. Wake up. Please? Wake up for me? You can’t stay like this forever…” I trailed off at the end. Why couldn’t this happen to me? I can’t stand to see her miserable. She was suffering and everybody knew it. As I wiped away my tears, I closed my eyes, resting my head against my free hand. I held onto Julia’s because I knew she needed me right now. As I gently shut my eyes, I felt my grip on Julia tighten. But it wasn’t me who tightened it.
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5/16/14