Chapter~ 31 'Only Praying'

"Is his breathing stable? Is he okay? Is he... alive?" It hurt watching my best friend break down in front of me while I don't have a clue what on earth is happening.

"O-okay, I'll be there right away." She looks at me, her hand shaking frantically.

"What happened, Jess?" I ask with concern apparent in my eyes.

"D-dad. He's... Hospital. He h-had a-" She kept crying. I felt horrible. Her father was an amazing person, also her one and only parent.

"Everything's going to be okay. We're going to go book the first ticket to America and visit your father. He will be healthy. Just don't worry. Everything's going to be okay. I promise." I give her a warm smile although I'm aching inside.

She slowly nods and holds on to my hand for support as we head down the hallway to the boys' dressing room.

I knock carefully and hear a "Come in" in response. I open the door finding Louis and Niall playing on the Xbox while Zayn, Liam and Harry watch them.

I let out a cough to grab their attention and received smiles from them. Louis switched off the Xbox and they all came and greeted us. I gave them a small smile and then began to speak, knowing that Jessica won't be able to.

"Guys, I'm afraid we have to head back to America. It's an emergency." It was somewhat hard to speak properly. They all suddenly frowned.

"What happened? Wait, you know what? Tell us later. Let's book us tickets to America as soon as possible," Liam spoke so seriously.

Wait.

Us?

"Us? Who us?" I'm confused.

"All of us. We won't leave you guys alone again," he says in a 'Duh' tone, as if it the most obvious thing in the world.

"B-but t-the music-" Jessica stutters and my heart shatters into a million pieces.

I hate seeing her so fragile.

"Don't worry about the musical, we will find a solution. But now, we need to fly to America. Go home and pack while we book the tickets, okay?" Harry is for once in a long time, not the cheeky boy he always is. I nod in response and walk slowly as Jessica leaned on my shoulders.

I keep telling her that everything's okay and her father will be perfectly fine. She finally gives me a broken smile that mends my heart in seconds. Oh, boy, if she could just know how much I really love her.

The minute I step into our flat, I pack my things and pack Jessica's stuff for her. She thanks me and I smile sweetly at her.

The boys come back in an hour's time saying that the flight is in 3 hours. Jessica started worrying, saying that 3 hours are too long. But I whispered soothing things to her while the boys slowly sang her to sleep.

Four hours after that, we were on the plane taking off to America, praying that everything will hopefully be okay.

Only praying.

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