Chap 16:

Part 1: Love for her.

Bella’s POV:

I hardly opened my eyes after a long old dream. The first thing I saw was Niall’s face. His face was very pale and worried. He held my hands tightly and said in tears:
“Bella, I shouldn’t have left. I shouldn’t. I’m sorry. I’m terribly sorry, Bella.”
I said under my breath:
“Ok, Niall. I’m okey, now.”

Actually I still felt very bad. All my body was sore and achy. Niall came to stroke my face gently, saying:
“Bella, I promise. I will be always beside you. I will never leave you again.”
I nodded lightly, asking:
“Who saved me, Niall?”
“It was Zayn that saved you, Bella. Thanks to him, you were not drowned. I find it so strange because Zayn can’t swim. He is even very scared of water. I have no idea how he could swim to save you.”

I said hardly:
“Really? Where is he now?”
“He is in the next room, when he brought you back to the hotel, he fainted.”
I just turned my head to see the window silently. I didn’t know why when Zayn saved me from the death, I saw my ex-boyfriend again. All the memories went back to my mind. I wondered why I was on the edge of the death, I still thought of my ex-boyfriend, not Niall. I saw the blue sky outside the window and burst into tears. “Handsome” was stuck in my head. I even forgot his fullname but the images of him were still around me. Everything was as if it just happened yesterday.

“How can I forget him? Why am I still missing him?” I asked myself in tears.
Niall sat on the ground, wiping my tears aways, whispering:
“Bella…”
I sat up and hugged him tightly, crying my eyes out:
“Nialler…Nialler…I thought of him at that moment…”
Niall kissed my forehead lightly, saying:
“I can wait. I will try my best. I love you, Bella.”

Oh, Niall, my beloved Niall, I wished I could love him more than that…
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Niall’s POV:

I was unpacking Bella’s suicase then. We had just been back to the hotel because Bella couldn’t bear being in the hospital any longer. As soon as we were home, Bella immediately drifted off. She was exhausted. I tiredly walked to Zayn’s room. He was sitting on the balcony, smoking. I came to sit beside him, saying:
“Zayn, thank you so much!”
He smiled sadly:
“You’re welcome.”
“How could you swim today? You are scared of water, right?” I asked.
“When I saw Bella drowning, I just told myself that I had to save her.”
I laid my arm on his shoulders:
“If Bella had been dead, I don’t know what I would do. She is my everything.”
Zayn looked at the sky motionlessly, saying:
“She is special. She makes us do everything for her.”

I said truly:
“Zayn, I’m jealous of you.”
He was a bit shocked:
“Why?”
“The way she looks at you. The way you influence on her. I’m jealous of all these things.”
Zayn smirked:
“You know what, Niall?” I’m even more jealous. You have her kisses, which I will never get in my life.”
I looked at him with my widened eyes. I took a deep breath and said:
“Do you love her?”

After a few silent minutes, Zayn whispered:
“Don’t worry, Niall. How much I love her, finally she is all yours.”

Zayn sadly walked away, leaving me standing alone on the balcony. I knew for sure that Zayn had very stronge feelings for Bella. But he never told anyone about it. I also knew that the Christian Louboutin heels were the gift Zayn gave Bella. I knew everything but what could I say? I couldn’t tell him to stop loving her because it was unfair. I always had a big scare that I would lose Bella. I did believe in Zayn, but about Bella, her feelings were so unexpected that I was always scared. By the way the one I was most jealous of was her ex-boyfriend. If she found him, I would lose her forever. Bella totally controlled my heart.
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