1D | I'm Right Here

Liam Stabbed In A Crowd

Right now, I needed to keep them safe as well as Liam. Liam was in a critical condition so he needed to get to hospital quickly, and that meant that I'd have to catch up with the rest of the boys later.

I rode in the ambulance and Liam's face grew ever paler as the paramedics fought to stop the blood loss. We arrived at the hospital ten minutes later and Liam was rushed into resus. The doctors began by stemming the bleeding and giving him fluids before focusing on getting him into surgery as soon as possible.

Fifteen minutes later, Liam was being taken up to the theatre and the staff told me that he would be up there for at least three hours.

At The Hotel

Zayn's POV
I went with Niall to his room as Louis and Harry disappeared. The reality hadn't sunken in yet and I was still expecting Liam to come running down the corridor after us. Niall took his top off and went over to the window, where fans outside had made banners with Liam's name on them. My phone buzzed and I saw a ton of messages from my friends and family asking if I was ok. Of course I wasn't ok.

I put it away and went over to Niall before I put my arm over his shoulder. I knew that the fans could see us, but I didn't care. They loved Liam as much as we did, and they probably had a better idea of what had happened than we had. After a few minutes, I turned to Niall and noticed that his eyes had glazed over.
"Niall? Niall, can you hear me mate?" I asked but he didn't respond. He was probably having an absent seizure and I knew that it would be better if I didn't move him. I put my hand against his cheek and stood in front of him, to give him a small amount of privacy. "Look at me Niall, it's Zayn. I'm right here ok, you're alright," I said.
I knew that Niall probably couldn't hear me, but talking to him helped me to stay calm so I carried on.
"Can you come back round for me Niall?" I asked, and his eyes slowly moved to meet mine. "Hey, there you are. Are you ok?"
"What happened?" Niall whispered to me.
"You had an absent seizure," I said and tears filled his eyes.
"What's happened to Liam?"
"I don't know mate, I don't know," I said, and tears formed in Niall's eyes. "Sit down for me Niall," I said, and Niall nodded as I gave him a hand to sit on the bed.

As soon as Niall sat down, his eyes rolled back into his head and he passed out.
"Woah Niall. Alright mate," I said and I lay him down before tucking him into the covers. We all needed sleep, and I knew that Paul would tell us what was going on when he came back. I got into the bed beside Niall and fell asleep quickly.

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Paul's POV
On the taxi ride back to the hotel, the situation began to hit me. Liam had been stabbed and I didn't know who had stabbed him. Their fans got enthusiastic at times but I should have seen something like this coming. I would review the boy's security arrangements tomorrow.

Worries filled my mind, but thankfully the ride back to the hotel wasn't a long one. I got inside and I made my way up to the rooms that the boys were in. I opened Harry and Liam's door first and they turned to me as they were half dressed.
"Paul. How's Liam?" Louis asked.
"He's at the hospital and he's gone in for surgery. Are you boys ok?"
"Yeah, we're fine. What happened to him?" Harry asked as he put a top on.
"He was stabbed."
"Stabbed? Fuck."
"I know, but all we can do right now is wait. He's in good hands."
"Does Niall know?" Harry asked.
"No, I'm going to tell him now."
"Ok."
"Get some rest and I'll wake you boys up when I have some news."
"Ok Paul," Louis said and I left their room. I opened the door to Niall's room and saw two figures asleep on the bed. Zayn must have stayed with Niall. I decided not to wake them, so I closed the door and went to my hotel room.

At The Hospital

Liam's POV
I felt weird. All my senses were dull and subdued, and I couldn't place the beeping sound that was somewhere nearby. I moved slightly and I felt my stomach muscles tighten.
"Urgh," I groaned.
"Liam? Are you awake?" A voice asked from beside me. "It's Paul, you're in hospital."
"Paul?" I asked in a whisper, and I felt him touch my arm.
"Yeah. How are you feeling?"
"Sore."
"Are you in any pain?"
"No. Where am I?"
"You're in the hospital. You've had surgery."
"Surgery?"
"Yes. What can you remember?"
"Screaming. People were... screaming."
"They were, that's right."
"Where's Niall? Is he... ok?" I asked as panic rose inside of me.
"He was asleep when I last checked on him. He's ok Liam."
"Ok." I said before the world became quiet once more.