Struggle - H.S.

“Harry, Zayn has been shot.” Liam mumbled from the backseat. I held my breath because the only one who could safe him now was also unconscious. I took a quick glance at Anna but she was still not responding. I was getting really anxious, which made me step on the gas a bit more. “Alright just make sure he keeps breathing!” I said to Liam. I didn’t wait for a response but kept looking at the road and I couldn’t be happier when I saw my house. There was no way we could go to Anna’s house, they might chase us and with 2 down we couldn’t defend us properly. There was of course a reason why I was the leader but I still needed the rest of the guys and even Anna.

“Niall, take Anna up to my room will you?” I demanded him, he nodded and lifted her out of the car, he immediately walked into the house and Liam and Louis took care of Zayn, whilst I protected their backs. I made sure every lock was closed before checking on Zayn. Niall was with Anna, so she was taken care of but we had to take care of that damn bullet.

“Liam where is he shot?” I asked quickly. “In his chest, I think it's just beside the heart but I'm not sure” Was the response. I had to take it out before it did any more damage. “All right Louis, I need tweezers, fire, alcohol and towels.” I instructed. Liam emptied the dinner table by throwing everything on it to the ground. He quickly grabbed a pillow and put it on the table. when he was done, he came to help me carry Zayn to the table. I mean he really looks fit but he is quite heavy thanks to all his training.

Louis came back with all the supplies. “All right, I need you guys to hold him on the table for if he comes by.” I instructed them. I know how I felt when I was shot and Anna helped me get the bullet out. It hurt like hell so he was probably going to react when I put the tweezers in the bullet hole to get that deathly thing out.

“Wait Harry, Do you really know what to do?” Louis asked right before I put the tweezers in the bullet hole. “God no of course not but we don’t have any other options. I would love to get Anna but as you know she is unconscious right now so I can’t really ask her for help can I?” I asked sarcastically, which made him shut up and nod.

I turned my attention back to Zayn’s shoulder and put the tweezers in. My stomach was turning a few times when the wound was starting to bleed even more. I was a pussy when it came down to blood but I just had to suck it up. Zayn didn’t wake up but his body was getting into shock, which meant I had to hurry up. I was sweating like crazy whilst putting the tweezers deeper into the wound, at some point I began to shake.

“Here let me do it.” A female voice said softly next to me. I stopped doing what I was doing as she pushed me away gently. I was surprised to see Anna standing in front of me. She had clean clothes on. I noticed that she was wearing one of my t-shirts and sweatpants, her beautiful hair was hanging loose. She grabbed the tweezers. She made her way in quickly and pulled out the bullet within 5 minutes. “I need the alcohol now Louis.” She said softly.

This wasn’t the Anna I knew. This was a person who was acting numb and was just going through the motion. Bradley must have broken her; if I ever get my hand on him I would kill him. I watched her undo the lid and throw a lot of alcohol over his wound and that made him come by and struggle. “Tighten your grip guys, if he moves to much it will only worsen the bleeding.” She told us. We immediately did was she told us not daring to question her. Next thing she did was stitch him up and put some bandages on his shoulder.

“Please move him to a bedroom so he can recuperate.” She ordered. We carefully carried him upstairs. When we put him to bed I hurried downstairs afraid that she had left but there she was, cleaning up the table and the supplies. She must’ve been into her own mind because when she saw me standing in the doorway she was visibly startled. She even took a step back and took a deep breath. “Anna, are you okay love?” I asked her carefully. She looked at me with no emotion at all. “I’m fine, do you need something?” she asked me whilst walking into the kitchen. I followed her and kept watching her move around the kitchen, she was hurt badly, I know she was stabbed and I immediately wondered who fixed her up, it must've been Niall because I saw her condition and there was no way that she could walk around if she wasn't fixed.

She filled the kettle with water and put it on the stove. “Do you want tea and maybe the others would like to have some tea, will you please ask them Harry?” she asked softly. I couldn’t ignore her, so I actually went to ask the guys if they wanted some tea. When I came back into the kitchen she was sitting on a chair whilst holding her teacup. On the table were 4 more steaming cups of tea, as if she knew what the answer would be and she was right because the lads walked into the kitchen and also took a seat around the table. Niall sat down beside her, which made me narrow my eyes for a second but when I saw Niall shake hid head slightly I felt a sting going through my heart because it was at her request that Niall and Liam sat beside her. She didn’t want me near her. I couldn’t blame her for not wanting me near to her, I must have hurt her when I didn’t came for her within the 2 hours that was given to me.

We were all completely silent whilst drinking our tea. This was an evening to always remember. The way we helped each other out, the way we saved Anna and the moment we heard that gun going off and finding out it was Zayn who was shot. I was feeling exhausted now that I had time to rest and I couldn’t wait to get to bed. Well I had to find another bed to sleep in because I really don’t think Anna would like to have me in the same bed as her. I sighed and got up. “I’m going to hit the showers, thank you for the tea Anna.” I said to her.

She looked up from her teacup and gave me a small smile. I stood under a hot shower for at least 30 minutes but when I came out the house was dark. Everyone had gone to bed I guess. The only thing I wanted to do was check on Zayn and Anna before finding a place to sleep. I walked to Zayn’s room and saw a small light coming from underneath the door. I opened it slightly and saw Louis sitting next to Zayn, which wasn’t weird as they were best mates. This also meant that I didn’t have to check up on Zayn. My next stop was my own bedroom to see if everything was all right with Anna. I opened the door and saw that she was sleeping; I was about to close the door when I heard her.

“Please don’t go Harry.”

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