Promise You'll Stay || Ziam ||

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hello from the other side.

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Zayn saw Louis sit down and lean against the tree trunk just outside the hospital. They had a green area for physiotherapy, and quite frankly it seemed as if Louis needed that. Zayn, well his body, was still non responsive, he was comatose, but his ghostly self was pretty much fine. He noticed that Louis had something green in his hand. Zayn squeezed his eyes to see what it was, it was a dinosaur; the one Zayn had lost while he was playing with Louis in the park one day. Before he could make a conclusion; Harry came and sat down next to Louis.

"What's this?" Harry asked, mirroring Zayn's thoughts. Louis sighed and looked up at Harry.

"I-it's Zayn's. I hid it 10 years ago while we were playing in a park." Louis confessed, a small smile formed on Harry, and Zayn's lips.

"Why did you do that?" Harry inquired as Zayn listened to the two intently.

"H-he really loved this, so I just," Louis stopped, placing his head on Harry's shoulder, "I just thought it'd be funny if I hid it and then gave it to him on his wedding day." Harry broke into a laugh as Zayn fondly admired his best friend's mind.

"That's really clever of you Lou, why did you dig it up again? He's not getting married anytime soon." And then Louis did something that shocked Zayn the most he has ever been in his life, Louis had tears streaming down his face.

"I just thought, what if he never gives me a chance to give it to him on his wedding, what if he doesn't forgive me for stealing his favorite dinosaur?" Louis said with teary eyes, Zayn didn't understand what he was supposed to feel. Should he have been happy that his best friend who never cried was crying for him, or should he have been sad that his best friend who never cried was crying for him?

"Louis, it's going to be okay. It's Zayn, he's going to come back." Harry assured Louis, who nodded his head, still crying.

"Have you heard from Liam?" Louis whispered softly, Zayn's heart skipped a beat, he wanted to know where Liam was, and he was dying to see what Liam had to say.

"I gave him some grief about not being at the hospital yet" Harry said and saw that Louis's expression went cold.

"Don't," Harry started exploring Louis's face, his hands placed on Louis's shoulder, "Don't do that Lou, he already thinks this is his entire fault." Zayn's eyes went wide at Harry's statement, because Harry had put into words; what he had been so scared to admit.

"This is his fault Harry." Louis spat before getting up and going into the hospital. And Zayn followed.

***

Zayn saw that his Gran and Gramps had left, he couldn't blame them, they were old and it had been 3 days since the accident, they must have been exhausted. Louis sat in the waiting room, his head in his hands, he still wasn't allowed to see Zayn. They were still 'working' on him. A nurse came by and said, "Zayn Malik?" Louis' head shot up.

"Yes?" He frantically stood up and walked towards the nurse.

"Well, all his surgeries are done, he's still in a fatal state..." She started, looking at Louis with kind, tired eyes. Louis got a little panicky at the words 'fatal state'

"Is he going to be alright? Can I see him?" He asked hurriedly, Zayn saw the woman give him a short nod at his first question.

"Are you immediate family?" She inquired, Louis hesitated before saying, "Y-yes" She narrowed her eyes.

"Why are you lying?" She asked making Louis huff in annoyance.

"I'm not lying, he's my brother." Louis said firmly. Zayn felt a smile form on his lips, and he saw the nurse smiling a little too.