Chapter Seventeen

*Niall's P.O.V*

I woke up next to the sleeping beauty to my right, I grinned. She looked so peaceful still asleep, even with her bruises and cuts (which were already starting to heal). Looking over Andi's head to view my clock, I groan softly and rub my eyes, it was almost noon, so we had to get up.

Brushing the hair out of her face gently, I lean down closer to her and mummer in her ear, "Hey babe, babe? It's time to wake up."

Moaning as she comes to, her eyes flutter open and processed to cuddle back into my chest, "I don't want too."

I chuckle, "I know, but I wanna take you to the nurse to get checked out."

She pulls away and shakes her frizzy haired head at me, "No, I told you I'm fine Niall, why don't you believe me?"

"I do, I just want to make those cuts aren't infected and everything else is okay."

Reluctantly, Andi agrees and I roll out of bed to help her up and get dressed. Hanging her a pair of sweatpants and a hoodie, I run my hand across her cheek and give her tiny hand a delicate squeeze before leading her out of my room and into the brightly lit hallway.

"People are staring," she whimpers to me and we walk slowly down the hall. I didn't want her using up all of her energy getting there.

I wrap my arm around her waist and pull her into my side, "They can stare all they want, they don't even know what happened. Besides, if anybody gives you any shit, I'm right next to you babe."

Ducking her blushing face into the hood of her borrowed top, she giggles and says, "Your so protective of me. It's adorable sometimes."

As we get closer to the nurses office, I pretend to puff out my chest and flex my arm for her, "Me? I'm just a strong brave man escorting a fine young women to her designated destination." Watching her tilt her head back and laugh made my heart pound like a drum.

"Your such a dork sometimes Niall," Andi says as we approach the office and stand idly outside of it.

"Very true. Okay so, I'm gonna let you go in by yourself okay? But you have to tell them what really happened okay? Please, tell them? I just want you to be safe," I respond thoughtfully.

"I- I'll try. But where are you gonna go until I'm done?" Andi wonders aloud.

I smile, "I'm just going to go for a walk, okay? Gotta have some time to think," I take her hand in mine, give it a kiss and gently nudge her closer to the door, "Be good, okay? I have my phone so text me whenever your done so I can come back and get you."

"Okay," she sighs heavily and hesitantly enters the room, letting the thick white door close silently behind her.

I waited until I was sure she was gone, then strode off down the hallway. Disregarding Andi's pleas to leave the situation alone, I break my word and begin my hunt for Tony.

*Andi's P.O.V*

"So, what can I help you wi- oh my goodness honey! What happened?" The nurse went pale with shock.

Sighing, I walk over to the paper covered bed and sit down loudly, "I uhm...fell down the flight of stairs when I went to visit a friend on the lower level."

She looked at me strangely, "When did this happened?"

"Last night."

"And you waited this long to come and tell me about this?"

I gulped and felt myself start to feel sick, "It was too late at night, I thought that you had went to bed."

The nurses nametag read "Mindy". She was a heavyset, dark haired lady with a kind heart and a concerned face. "How bad are your injuries?"

I looked away, "Pretty bad," I whisper.

Closing the door to the examination room, she sits down on the rolling stool and places a hand on my trembling knee, "Well honey, if you could please undress down to your under garments, that would help me very much on determining how badly you got roughed up."

"O-okay," I stammered as I slid off of the table. Placing both hands on the top of Niall's pants, I gently pull them down and reveal my legs to Mindy. Before I had even touched my shirt, I looked up quickly to view her face, which was full of despair. I continued on as I tugged off my top and stood awkwardly in front of this stranger.

"How-how far did you fall sweetie?" Asked Mindy as she looked me up and down, letting her mud brown eyes inspect each and every wound I had.

"Pretty far," I trembled. Tears were already starting to pool in my eyes, so I crossed my arms behind my back and pinched my palm to keep myself from blowing my cover.

Scooting closer to me, Mindy look straight into my eyes, "Now listen, everything you tell me in here wont leave this room. Could you please tell me what really happened now?"

The look she was giving me, I was given no choice but to break down and cry into her welcoming arms. I ended up telling her everything, just as Niall wanted. But I left out that it was Tony who did the beating. I just kept saying "somebody" and "that person".

Fifteen minutes later, once my breathing was under control once more, Mindy helped me off of her lap and dried her own eyes along with mine, and began to thoroughly check me out. I had felt a sudden wave of friendship between us, as we had just shared a personal moment of weakness as we cried with each other.

Finally, a good ten minutes later, Mindy smiled kindly, "Good news, the majority of your injuries are cuts and bruises that will heal with time. Bad news," she frowned, "It that you cracked a few ribs and your wrist is sprained."

I sniff heavily and wipe my eyes once more, it could have been worse right?

After she wraps my ribcage up in medical tape and gives me a weird looking contraption for my wrist, Mindy hands me a bottle of pain killers, but gives me a stern look, silently trusting me to use them the right way. It felt nice to know that she trusted me like that. I turn to leave, but spin back around and wrap my filled armed around her large body, squeezing as tight as I could without causing myself any more pain. "Thank you, I really do mean it," I muttered into her arm.

"Ohhhh, any time dear. But...if any kind of abuse happens like that again, come and tell me alright? Your to sweet of a girl to have to suffer through dating abuse in a place where were here to help you."

Dating abuse? I pull away and look up at her, "The person that did this isn't my boyfriend. I would never be with that kind of man," I say silently hinting at how old my attacker could possibly be.

"Okay, I was just checking Miss. Andi. And you'll never be with a man or boy whohurts you, alright?"

"Never."

*Niall's P.O.V*

Stalking down the halls, I turn my head sharply at each corner in search for my girlfriends attacker. There was no chance in hell that I was going to let him get away with something like this. Blood pumping and heart racing, I was startled when I heard a familiar voice call out mockingly to me, "Hey pretty boy, looking for me?"

I jerk my head to the left and come face to face with Tony. It took all the strength I had not to bust him out right then and there. "Your such a coward, you know that? Beating on a girl who cant defend herself, that's fucking sick. And your lucky I have to go pick up Andi soon. I'm just warning you now," I sneered at him.

As if on cue, he laughs at my threat, "That's really cute Niall, really it is. And may I ask, warn me how?"

I crossed my arms and stare him down, "Warning you that as soon as your alone, I swear on my life i'll beat the holy hell out of you, your scum to the earth."

"That's adorable."

"Fuck you."

"Listen champ, if your so cocky about all of this, then lets settle it like men, shall we? You and me, rooftop at midnight. Alone, that is, if you can get away from that slut of a girlfriend you got," Tony ranted.

I thought for a split second, 'Why? So you can come and knock me off the top of the building?"

He pretended to fake gasp, and placed a hand over his heart, "Why, I would never. But this is the deal. Take it," he sticks out his hand, "Or leave it."

"I'll see you at midnight," I answered without shaking his hand, and storm down the hall the way I came.

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