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Before You Came | L.T.

A Cold, Distant Dream

“And I'm not trying ruin your happiness,
But darling don't you know that
I'm the only one for ya?
And I'm not trying ruin your happiness, baby
But darling don't you know that
I'm the only one, yeah?”

~Ruin by Shawn Mendes

Louis’ Pov
It’s been two hours since Anna stormed out the room, and honestly I’m worried. What if Liam found her? What if she decided to leave me? Questions float around my head causing me to lose my balance. I crash onto the floor with a thud. Emerson runs in behind Niall. Niall stretches out his hand to pull me up.

I accept his offer, and stand to my feet. At first, I stumble a little, but I’m able to walk on myown. When Emerson see that I’m fine, she runs up to me. I quickly pick her up, and let her snuggle into my neck. After a while, I hear the door open. I quickly walk towards the door with Emerson in my arms. I see to find Harry with a passed out Anna. I hand Emerson to Niall who was behind me. I head towards Harry and he passes me Anna. I carefully handle her in my arms and place her the couch.

I crouch in front of her and check her forehead. She had a slight fever which means she drank a little too much or she is getting sick. I tell Harry to get a blanket and a pillow, while I watch Anna continuously. When Harry finally comes back, I lift her head gently and place the pillow under. I put her head back down and place the blanket on top of her.

I place a kiss on her head until I hear a shriek coming from upstairs. I quickly run up the stairs and barge into Emerson’s room. I find Niall on the floor unconscious and no sign of Emerson anywhere. I frantically look around her room and then the house. I yell her name, but no response. I go to the living where Anna is lying and I find her sitting up holding a note.

“Anna, are you okay?” I go on my knees in front of her. I see that she has tear marks down her face. She starts sobbing uncontrollably and take her into my embrace. “Anna, what’s wrong?”

She pulls back and hands me a note. I read the note aloud, “If you ever want to see your precious Emerson, or should I say my precious, I suggest you hand Anna over. I’m giving you three days, and it starts now. Tick Tock the time’s running out.” I knew this had to come from Liam or Adrian, who else would want Anna.

I look at Anna in the eyes, to tell her everything will be okay. I gently caress her cheek with my thumb. She slightly leans into my touch, and then at that moment she passes out. I catch her from falling forward. She starts spasming in my arms, I yell for Harry and Niall. They come running towards me and notice Anna. Harry grabs my keys and Niall helps me get to the car. When we get to the car, Niall opens the door and I carefully get in with Anna lying on top of me.

The whole car ride, I have been gently caressing her head and whispering sweet things to her. I didn’t notice we got to the hospital until Niall was urging me out the car. I quickly get out with a limp Anna in my arms. We all run in and I yell for help. Some nurses run in with a stretcher and an oxygen mask. I gently place her on the stretcher and then one nurse places the oxygen mask on her.

I try to help, but the doctors would push me back. “Let me go! I’m her boyfriend,” I would yell to them, but they wouldn’t have it. I finally give up and head towards Harry and Niall who were waiting in the waiting room. Somehow Amanda came while I was fighting with the doctors.
I plop down in one of the chairs and close my eyes, hoping that everything was just a nightmare. But then I realize, this is the life we’re all living. A horrible, cold world which involves terrorism, murder, rape, and lastly drugs. Lots and lots of drugs. I don’t know when I dozed off, but I was woken up by Harry gently shaking me.

Open my eyes to find everyone in front of me, “What is there something on me?” I shifted in seat because I felt quite uncomfortable with all the stares.

“Sorry, it’s just that the nurses let us know that Anna has been poisoned and at the moment she is going through a life or death surgery.” Harry finishes off by heading back to his seat, the others follow suit.

I seat in silence, contemplating what my life has become. If I hadn’t made a gang and gone into the drug industry, none of this would of happen. I would be happily living with Anna and probably Emerson in the future. Liam wouldn’t turn on me and rape the love of my life. And I would probably be at home at the moment, not at some fucking hospital.

We’re not safe here, not anymore. Not with Liam roaming around, with that bitch Adrian. Once we find Emerson and Anna recovers, we are moving far away from here. Far far away I tell you. Somewhere off the map, where no one will find us. Somewhere safe and secure for Emerson. But that somewhere is just a dream. A cold, distant dream that will never come true.