My gorgeous boy. Look at that smile, I'm crying.

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Carina's POV

THE SAME DAY.

My eyes still wide, I didn't know how to react to the fact that Mike is the donor.

"Surprised, aren't you?", he asked.

I opened my mouth to speak, but the words didn't come out.

"Mike?", I whispered in disbelief.

"It's me, baby girl", he said as he took another step closer towards me.

I took a step back, but my back touched the door.

"Well, it turns out that you need my help?", he asked with a smirk.

"Can you stop smirking?", I seethed.

He stoped instantly and had on a blank face.

"You like me like this?", he asked seriously.

"Mike, can you not? Please!", I almost yelled.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I just got a call from the hospital saying that they needed blood and when I got here I found out that your little boyfriend needs my blood", he said as he raised his eyebrow.

A tear escaped my eyes.

I don't know if it was a tear which showed my weakness, my anger, or my frustration.

"Look, I'm ready to donate my blood. I've got nothing against him", he spoke and another tear escaped my eye.

Wow, it didn't take any convincing.

"But..", he said and my heart sank.

Of course.

"I need something else in return", he said with seriousness.

"What's it?", I asked almost immediately.

"I need you to forget him and be mine".

I blinked several times.

Please tell me I didn't hear what he just said.

There was a knock on the door.

"Miss Carina", Dr Quinn said from the other side of the door, "Hurry up, please".

"You don't have much time to make a choice, Princess. Just say yes and your boyfriend will live, although he won't be your boyfriend anymore", he said with an adorable smile.

Ugh.

"Don't do this, Mike. I've moved on and I'm with Niall now. Please, don't do this", I whispered as tears did the talking.

"Shh, I don't want my princess to cry", he said as he embraced me.

I pulled away from his embrace.

"Where were you when I actually wanted you? And now that I've finally moved on, you come back and turn my world up side down?", I almost yelled.

He looked taken aback, but then recovered almost immediately. 

"Look, I really want to help your boyfriend. I've got nothing personal against him. I just need you alright, and this is the only way I can have you back", he said with his head down as he massaged his forehead.

"Miss Carina, is everything alright?", Dr Quinn asked, from the other side of the door.

"Yeah", I said, loud enough for him to hear me.

"Please, Carina. Just come back to me and I will donate my blood. I will do everything to make it up to you. I will never do what I did in the past. I promise to change for you. Please, just come back", he spoke as he looked into my eyes.

I was surprised when I saw his eyes turn moist.

"Please, just let me save your boyfriend. I don't want to be the bad one anymore", he said.

"You know that you can save him without me being yours", I said back to him.

"But, I'm doing this because of you", he said and I was at a loss of words.

"Please?", he pleased and I closed my eyes.

The image of Niall flashed before eyes.

His beautiful blue eyes that made me fall in love with him and drown myself in them, his beautiful smile which made my heart beat faster than it usually does, his messy blond hair which enhanced his features and his voice, damn it was like music to my ears.

Well, at this point I just want him to live. I would never forgive myself if anything would ever happen to Niall.

He deserves to live and he's battling for life because of me.

So, this is my chance to make it up to him. To give him his life back. To help him to live.

Although, it may have to be without me.

I opened my eyes and looked at Mike's worried face, or so it seemed.

"Alright, I'll come back to you. But only because you're going to donate your blood and save Niall's life", I said with anger and tears streamed down my cheeks.

His eyes widened and he slowly smiled and nodded his head.

"Thank You, Carina. I can never thank-

I turned around and swung the door open so that Dr Quinn could get his blood immediately even before Mike could complete his sentence.

"He'll donate his blood", I said to Dr Quinn who smiled at me.

"Alright, that's good", he rushed inside the laboratory where Mike was.

I ran back to the OT, almost getting lost in the process as I forgot my way back.

There are too many corridors and it's confusing. Plus, my tears are doing a great job of blurring my vision.

I somehow manage to get back to the OT where the boys were pacing anxiously.

"Carina, did he agree? Is he going to help? Is he donating his blood?", Harry asked when he noticed me.

I nodded and they smiled with relief.

If only they knew under what circumstances he agreed to donate his blood.

"That's amazing", Louis said as he pulled me into a hug.

I didn't return the hug because I couldn't more a single muscle.

"He's going to be alright. Don't worry, love", Louis said as he pulled back.

"You've just helped Niall. You convinced that guy. Dr Quinn told us about that guy while you were talking to him", Liam said.

And that was all it took me to break.

I cried bitterly as I put my face in my hands. I sobbed uncontrollably, unable to stop myself.

"Carina? Please, don't do this. We're trying not to cry, but if you're going to be like this, it's going to be way difficult for us", Louis said and my eyes met his.

Through my blurry vision, I saw a tear escape Louis' eye.

"You don't know why he agreed", I said in between sobs.

"Who? The donor?", Liam asked.

I nodded, unable to speak another word as I felt my throat burn.

"The donor is Mike. He's my ex", I said as I harshly wiped my tears away from my face.

The boys looked at me and nodded their heads slowly, processing what I was saying.

"He agreed to donate his blood to Niall if I go back to him", I said as I felt my eyes sting again, but I held the tears back.

"I thought about it although, I didn't have enough time. Niall is here in this condition because of me. It's my turn to save his life and help him live his life that he deserves. I had to say yes to Mike, because I want my Niall to live", I said as I let the tears flow, again.

Harry just walked up to me and wrapped his arms around me.

I wrapped my arms around him as I felt him tremble. I knew he was crying too.

"You're such a strong woman", he whispered into my ear and more tears escaped my eyes at his words.

"Miss Carina!", a voice said and I turned around to see Dr Quinn.

"Alright, we've got the blood and we're going to start an operation on Niall. I promise you, your boyfriend will be alright", he said to me as I nodded.

He rushed back into the OT and shut the doors as the red lite came back to life.

"Carina, I'm sorry about the situation you're into. I mean, you're doing this for Niall, but... you're saying you might not get to be with him?", Louis spoke and the reality hit me hard.

Mike strolled down the corridor and smiled when he saw me.

He frowned when he noticed Harry's arm, still around my shoulders.

"I donated the blood as I promised you. Now, it's turn for you to fulfil your promise", Mike said.

"I want to punch him in his face right now", Harry whispered in my ears.

I smiled lightly as I looked at Harry.

Harry wiped my stray tears off my face and returned my smile, displaying his dimples.

"Can you take your hands off my woman?", Mike said as he walked closer towards Harry and I.

"Woah, hold it. She's Niall's woman as far as I know. So, you can just stay the fuck away from her", Liam said angrily to a very shocked Mike.

"And who the fuck are you?", Mike retorted.

"That's none of your business", Louis snapped at him.

Okay, I didn't really know the boys were this aggressive.

"Look, we're really grateful to you for saving our friend's life. We can never thank you enough. But right now, we just want you to shut up and wait here or leave. We're all going through an extremely rough patch right now", Harry said in a calm manner to a very angry Mike.

Harry's words seemed to have an effect on him.

His eyes softened as he looked at all of us.

"Alright, I'm sorry. Carina, let's go home", he said to me and I turned my head to look at him as soon as the words left his lips.

"Home?", I asked, my heart sinking lower than ever.

"Yes, home".

"Look, I just need to be here until I hear that Niall is alright. We'll go after that. Please, let me just stay until I hear Dr Quinn telling me he's alright", I said in attempt to stop us from going home.

He looked at me and nodded 'no'.

"You're coming with me this very moment. Come on", he almost yelled at the end, making me jump in fear.

"But-"

"No buts, just come on", he said as he tugged onto my arm and pulled me with him.

I turned around to look at Louis, Harry and Liam who helplessly looked at me and sobbed.

"Please don't take her away", Louis said in between sobs.

Mike didn't let his words bother him and soon we were walking down the corridor.

We were in the elevator and were soon at the entrance of the hospital even before I knew it.

He pulled me behind him as I walked like a lifeless creature, following him.

I didn't realise we were in his car, until I heard him honk.

I jumped in fear and noticed that we were stopped at a red signal.

"You've been zoning out for the last five minutes, love", he said and smiled.

He kicked the gas pedal as the green signal showed, speeding down to wherever his home was.

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A/N:

So here's another sad chapter, but at least he's helping save Niall! 

See you'll in the next one!

Lots Of Love
-Carita D'Costa❤️