Chapter 24: Don't Let Me Go

(Liam’s POV)

Soon the studio turned into a crime scene. Everyone was being questioned even though they really had no clue what was going on. After Jane had shoved Maya into the wall she proceeded to punch right in the face a couple of times and make sure she fell to the ground. I never have seen that side of Jane. She looked in rage.

“Mr. Payne, please come with us,” An officer told me. “I’m not leaving Maya,” I huffed. “Sir, please, we need your statement,” he informed me. “Can’t we do this later?” I groaned. “No, I’m very sorry,” he sighed.

(Harry’s POV)

Liam told me to ride in the ambulance with Maya while he finished up with the officers at the studio. The EMTs put an oxygen mask on her and started checking her pulse. “Is she going to be okay?” I asked. “We are hoping so Mister Styles, but we can’t promise anything,” One of the EMTs sighed. “She’s my best friend and she just started planning her wedding. You have to save her!” I exclaimed.

“We are trying to keep her alive until we get to the hospital, but she hit her head pretty hard,” She informed me.

(Flashback)

“HAROLD! YOU LOOK LIKE AN UGLY GIRL!” Maya laughed so hard she had tears running down her face. “Shut up! This is the look these days!” I informed her. “Right, and at night I run my own club,” She snapped. “Really, where?” Niall asked. “Oh my goodness!” she said in disbelief. “Why must you all be so stupid?” She cried. All the guys started laughing. “No, I’m serious!” Maya yelled.

(End of flashback)

(Louis’s POV)

 I walked Serra to my car and helped her in. She looked petrified. “Don’t worry, Serra, I will make sure you see Maya right away,” I assured her. “Please, Lou, don’t leave me alone,” She whispered. I looked at her. Her eyes were swollen and red from crying. Her makeup was all over face. You could tell her whole body was still shaking. “What can I get you?” I asked her. She didn’t say anything, she just looked at me. “Loubear!” Niall called out as he walked up to my car. “Yes, sir?” I asked him. “Pack ‘em up we are going to the hospital,” He informed me. “Where is Liam?” I asked him. “With Paul trying to get a hold of Maya’s parents,” he said. “They are going to be so worried,” Serra whimpered.

Niall looked at her which caused me to look as well. I didn’t notice this before but she had a scare right under her right eye. Had that always been there?

Harry: We are here in the ICU. I told them everyone who is coming and they will be waiting for you. No sign of the media yet, but I don’t think it will be to long before they are tipped.

“Do you think Maya is strong enough?” Serra asked. “I do believe so, she has been through so much already this has to be a cake walk for her,” I assured her. If looks could kill I would have been dead right then and there with the glare Serra shot me.

(Zayn’s POV)

“Will you make sure everyone starts to leave but not all at once? I don’t want to cause a scene,” Paul asked me. “Yeah, should we all ride together, or no?” I asked. “No,  just in case someone needs to leave or something,” he explains. I look around for Liam, but there is no sight of him. I couldn’t imagine what it would be like having to witness what he had to witness.  “Where is Liam?” I ask Paul. “He needed some time alone,” Paul tells me. “I don’t blame him,” I groan. Today had been crazy, and I bet Harry feels terrible for allowing Jane to stay, but he really had no choice.

(Liam’s POV)

I stood there and watched them take pictures of the hallway where everything happened. The way Jane pretty much threw Maya into the wall and then ran over and punch her over and over again in the face and after she felt satisfied pushing her to the ground replayed in my mind.  I couldn’t escape from it.  I didn’t know how to act during any of this, I mean just a few hours ago we picked out our wedding cake and now I have to fill out a police report. The police asked if I wanted to wait until Maya woke up to decide if we were going to press charges on Jane or not, but I wanted to press them now. 

I knew that when Maya woke up she wouldn’t want to deal with any of that and I felt that Jane should finally be punished for everything she has done to Maya.  There was no other choice than to press chargers.

“Liam, everyone is on their way to the hospital,” Paul came and told me. “Thanks, Paul, I probably should head up there too,” I sighed. I knew if Maya was able to yell at me she would, she would yell at me for not trying to stop Jane, but honestly I was so in shock of what was happening my body wasn’t allowing me to move.

I walked through the mess avoiding any reporter I could possibly dodge.  I wasn’t in the mood to talk to any of them I didn’t want to hear the questions they had to ask me. When I got in my car I just sat there for a minute trying to take it all in, but I couldn’t.

Liam: Mum, I need you here soon like in LA anyway you and dad can fly out soon?

Mum: What’s going on Liam?

Liam: Maya is in the ICU and I just need my family right now.

I started the car and drove to the hospital. I didn’t turn the radio on , I didn’t want any noise that wasn’t needed. I heard Maya’s phone go off and I thought I was going crazy but then I noticed her purse was on the passenger seat of my car. I let it ring I didn’t want to tell anyone where she was and I didn’t feel like lying either.

(Harry’s POV)

“Do you think she is going to make it?” Louis asked. No one wanted to answer that question we had all been trying to avoid it. “Hey look, here comes Paul,” Serra pointed out with a sense of hope in her voice. “Liam isn’t here yet?” Paul asked. “No, why?”  I asked. “He left the studio before I did, I expected him to beat me here,” Paul explained to us.

“When did he leave?” Zayn asked. “Like 20 minutes ago,” Paul calculated. “I wonder where he could be,” Serra mumbled.

(Liam’s POV)

I set on the front step of our house, I couldn’t go see everyone just yet, I didn’t want to face the reality that the blow to Maya’s head may have actually ended her life and we would never be able to live our lives together.

(Flashback)

I couldn’t keep my eyes of the girl dancing front row. “Harry, do you see that beautiful girl?” I whispered to him as I pointed her out. “Dang, mate she is very beautiful, don’t let this one go!” Harry exclaimed. Soon I had asked Paul to pull her out of the crowd so I could meet her I knew Harry was right I couldn’t let this one go.

(End of Flashback)

I could feel the tears fill in my eyes since I was alone I could cry all the tears I possibly could without anyone trying to stop me.  I knew I probably get to the hospital before Maya woke up and I wasn’t there, but I was scared. I didn’t know if I would be able to hear her voice or be able to see her beautiful smile. 

Paul: Are you okay? Where are you?

Liam: Sitting on my front porch, I am leaving for the hospital soon. Honestly I’m just scare to face reality.

Paul: It will be okay, Liam. We are all here for you.

When I finally managed to get myself to the hospital everyone was waiting for me. The guys hugged me at all once. “How is she?” I asked. “Still not awake, but things seem to be turning up.” Louis told me.

One of the nurses came out and asked me to follow her. I wanted to refuse and tell her no, but I knew I had to be with Maya. “She is going to need to hooked up to a special machine which causes the extra fluid surrounding her brain to drain out before we can tell what type of major damage there is, but we thought you would like to see her before the tube is put in,” The nurse explained to me as I weaved our way to Maya’s room.

“Is she going to make it?” I asked before the nurse opened the door. She didn’t answer me, which made me panic even more, but I followed her into the room.

(Flashback)

“Lee, have you seen my phone charger!” Maya yelled from her room. I stared at the pictures I haven’t seen since the night I first met Maya. Now I knew who the guy was in the pictures I knew his story. I now knew way Maya was so guarded and sheltered. It explained why she was scared to open up and be herself. “Liam!” She snapped.  I tried imagining what it would be like if I had ever lost her, I don’t think I would know what to do with myself. How would go on with the rest of my life? I never wanted to find out.

(End of Flashback)

(Harry’s POV)

I paced the waiting room a million times before I finally listened to Paul and set down with everyone else. Serra and Louis went to get Starbucks and the rest of us stayed here. I looked over at Niall who was on his phone and Zayn was talking to Paul. Soon Lou arrived with Tom and you could tell they both had been crying. “What is she doing here?” I heard Zayn say. I looked up and saw Perrie coming towards us.  Everything  got awkward as Perrie made her way over to us. “Can I help you?” Zayn asked. “Is she doing okay?” Perrie asked terrified. Zayn sighed and got out of his chair and left.

“Never worked it out huh?” Niall mumbled as he stared at his phone screen. “No, and I even tried, but he wouldn’t listen,” Perrie sighed as she set down next to me. 

(Liam’s POV)

I set there holding Maya’s hand waiting for doctor to come in to explain everything before they took her to surgery. “I’m sorry, I didn’t do anything, Maya,” I pleaded over and over again. I couldn’t bring myself to say anything other than that. So I said it over and over again.  “She’s going to be okay,” Louis told me as he entered the room. I looked up at him. “How do you know?” I asked him. I took the Starbucks cup he handed to me. “It’s Maya, and she is a fighter,”

 He said simply as he took a drink of out of his cup.

I looked at Maya, I didn’t know if she would make it, but I was hoping she would. “We’re out there for you, we don’t want you to go through this alone,” Louis said before he left the room. I nodded.  I turned back to Maya. She didn’t even look like herself, but I knew it was her. “Maya, please stay with me,” I begged.

(Louis’s POV)

“He’s not doing well,” I told everyone as I made it to the waiting room. “What are we going to do?” Harry asked. “Stay here for him,” Niall suggested. “I agree,” Zayn nodded. “It’s settled then camp out in the waiting room,” Serra joked.  “I’ll pitch the tent,” Paul mentioned. “Hey guys,” Liam said a couple minutes later he looked defeated. “What’s wrong?” Harry asked. “Nothing,” Liam sighed as he set down next to Paul.

“When is her family getting here?” Paul asked. “A few hours from now,” Liam sighed.

(Maya’s POV-3 days later)

My head was pounding and I had no clue where I was. I looked around and didn’t recognize a thing. “Maya, do you know where you are?” A lady asked me, she looked like she could be a nurse. I tried to answer her, but I couldn’t get a word to come out of my mouth. “That’s okay, your voice will come back,” She said with a smile. Where was Liam and why wasn’t he here with me?

I started to panic. I could feel my heart began to race that’s when the machines started to make lots of noise and the lady rushed out of the door soon other people were in this strange room with me connecting cords to me and reading off my vials.

“What’s going on?!” Liam cried as he ran into the room. He looked right at me and we caught eyes. “Maya! You’re awake!” He cried. I just nodded. “It’s only taken her three days, but we need to get her heart at a normal beat again,” a man told him. Three days?! Was I really sleeping that long? 

(Liam’s POV)

A few hours later Maya was attempting to drink some water, but you could tell it was too much pain.  “Here I’ll take that,” I offered as I took the cup from her. “What happened?” She asked me. “You don’t remember?” I asked her in shock. “Well, I mean I remember Jane being there but that’s all,” she sighed. I look over at her, she looked a lot better than she did when they brought her in, but she still looked very fragile. I watched as she looked at her bruises and messed with her back brace. “Please tell me what happened,” She begged me.

“I can’t. I’m sorry it’s just not the right time,” I told her. She looked at me and sighed. “Lee, I’m begging you here,” she said flatly. I didn’t want to relive that moment everything happened. I stood up from my chair and set down on the bed next to her. “You really don’t know what happened?”  I asked her.  “No,” she said as she cuddled up to me. That’s when I told her. Everything from start to finish. “Jane…she did this to me?” She asked in terror. “Yes, but I promise she’ll never hurt you again, I won’t let her,” I assured her and I meant it.

*Hey everyone! Sorry it’s taken me so long to get this up, it’s been crazy like usual! Hope you guys are enjoying the last of summer! I’ll be sending my boyfriend off to his first year of college before I know it! Please remember to comment, rate, vote, and tell all your friends about this! XOXO*