Zayn POV:
The Past
I was driving home so excited to see Perrie. Today was the day I was gonna propose to her. I had everything planned out perfectly. Gonna make her a nice dinner then for dessert I bought her favorite chocolate cake from the little bakery she likes.
I bought her ring with all my savings but it was worth it. Just as I got home, I got everything ready. All I have to do is wait for her.
It's been the past 4 hours and still she's not here. This is not like her. Perrie is a person who is always on time no matter what.
I keep on calling and calling her phone but she wasn't answering. I texted her too but she hasn't replied to any of them. I started to get more worried as it is. No call or text. I hope she's okay.
Ring! Ring! Ring! I check my phone to see who was calling me. When I checked the caller I.D it was Perrie.
"Hello Perrie. I was so worried about you. Where are you?" I say to her frantically.
"Hi this is Officer James from the police department. She has been in a terrible car accident. The ambulance is bringing her to the hospital as it is right now. It's at Cedar Creek Hospital." The officer tells me.
"What! Thank you." I say quickly ,hanging up and getting into my car as fast as I could.
"I'm here to see Perrie Edwards. She's my girlfriend." I tell the nurse at the front desk.
"I'm sorry but she's at intensive care right now getting ready to be operated but you can wait at the waiting room for now. We will call you from there." The nurse calmly tells me.
"No I need to see her! I need to be right next to her!" I raise my voice at the nurse.
"Sir if you don't calm down we will have to ask you to leave. We have no problem escorting you out of the hospital. She is in good hands... all you can do for her right now is pray and wait." The nurse tries to calm me down. I nod and she escorts me to the waiting room.
I've been waiting for hours here in the waiting room. Not a word from any of the doctors. I contacted Perrie's parents and they were here waiting with me.
The mother was crying every few minutes. The father wasn't but I knew he was holding in his tears. I would have been crying my eyes out but I don't think there were any tears left.
"The family for Perrie Edwards!" The doctor calls out at the waiting room. Perrie's parents and I rush to him.
"How is Perrie is she alright?" Perrie's mother asks the doctor.
"I'm sorry but we did everything that we could. She is not going to make it. The patient was bleeding too much when she got here and we couldn't stop it." The doctor sadly tells us.
"No! No! No! That can't be fucking true! She can't be dead! You're lying to me!" I grab the doctor by his shirt and yell at his face.
"Sir please calm down. I know this is hard for you but I'm not lying. She's in room 46 if you want to say your goodbyes." The doctor says and leaves us.
"My baby is gone!" Perrie's mother cries out as she falls to her knees.
"Alexander our baby girl is gone!" Perrie's mom cries even more.
"I know Debbie. Let's go say our goodbyes." Perrie's father says as he holds onto his wife. When they were going to the room that's when I saw tears sliding down his face.
I went to the room after Perrie's parents left and saw her lifeless body. There were so many cuts and bruises all over her. I sat on the bed and held her cold hand.
"Why did you have to leave me Perrie? I need you with me. I can't live without you. We were suppose to get married and start our family." I say to her.
I pull out a small box from my pocket and open it. "You see this ring. I was suppose to propose to you today. Talk about bad timing Perrie. I just wish I can see your beautiful eyes and smile just one more time." I caress her cheek with my hand as tears rolls down my face.
"I just want you to know that I love you forever and ever ." I say to her putting the ring on her finger. I get up and kiss her forehead. Leaving the room with tears running down my face.
"Zayn wake up! Zayn wake up!" I hear somebody say to me. I wake up and see Ariel standing next to me. I felt my whole body sweating.
"Are you okay Zayn? I heard you yelling and crying while you were sleeping." She tells me all worried.
"I'm fine. Just a bad dream. " I sigh.
"You know if you need anybody to talk to I'm here for you." Ariel grabs my hands. Trying to comfort me.
"I know. Thank you Ariel." I smile to her.
"Well I'm gonna go back to bed. Unless you want me to be here." She offers.
"No it's okay . I'll be fine." I reassure her.
"Okay well goodnight Zayn."
"Goodnight Ariel." I say back to her as she leaves my room.
I wake up and got myself ready for the day. I went down and saw all the lads with Ariel eating breakfast.
"As usual Zayn is always the last one to come down." Louis jokes.
"Ha-ha-ha very funny." I say sarcastically as I sat down to eat breakfast.
"Ariel I was wondering if you would like to go somewhere with me today?" I ask her.
"I would love to." She smiles sincerely.
The boys gave each other looks and Niall's face looked a little irritated. But I decided to ignore all of them.
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After breakfast Ariel and I left the house.
"Are you okay Zayn?" She asks me.
"I'm fine. Why?" I ask her.
"It was just that I was scared last night. How you were yelling out and crying the same time. You were yelling Perrie's name." She points out to me.
I sigh.
"I'll tell you everything later on today." I tell Ariel.
"Okay." Ariel says quietly.
The rest of the car ride was silent. Nobody said a word. After 30 minutes we arrived to our destination. I grab the flowers at the backseat and got out of the car. Ariel got out of the car and she looked confused.
"Zayn where are we? Why are we at the cemetery?" She questions looking around.
"I wanted you to accompany me to visit Perrie. I'm sorry I should have told you earlier." I apologize to Ariel.
"It's okay Zayn. You don't need to apologize. I understand." She says to me giving me a small smile.
We walk straight to Perrie's grave and I put the flowers next to her grave stone. I sat on the ground and Ariel did the same next to me.
"Perrie used to be my girlfriend and she died in a car accident 3 years ago. She died on the day I was gonna propose to her. Today is her death anniversary." I explain to Ariel sadly.
"She was my best friend and soulmate. Perrie was my other half and my everything. She helped me out through all my struggles. We had everything planned out. We were gonna get married and have lots of kids. I just can't believe she's gone." I look at Perrie's grave stone.
"I'm sure Perrie is right here with you right now. She always has been. I know how it feels to lose someone you really love. It's painful but you got to see the bright side. She's in heaven watching over you. You will always have the good memories and you will never forget her. She loves you so much and I know she knows that you love her a lot too. You just have to move on Zayn. I know it's hard and it will take a while. But I'm sure that's what she wants for you. To be honest I'm still grieving over my mother's death but I have to accept the fact of me moving on." Ariel truthfully tells me.
"Your right Ariel." I agree on what she said. "I need to move on." I say to myself quietly . "Can I have a moment alone?" I ask Ariel.
"Sure I'll wait in the car. It was nice meeting you Perrie." Ariel touches Perrie's gravestone and heads to the car.
"Hey Perrie. I'm back and got your favorite flowers as usual. How are you doing up there? I miss you a lot. You got to meet Ariel. She's a sweet girl and you would have been good friends with her." I say to her smiling. "I know for years I couldn't date any other girl because they just keep on reminding me of you. But for some reason with Ariel it's different. I feel a spark when I'm around her like how I felt with you. She broke down my walls and with her I can talk to her about anything. I just want you to know that I need to move on. You will always be my first love and I will always love you. I hope you understand." I say as I look at the gravestone. "Goodbye Perrie." I say getting up and leaving to go to the car.
I got in the car and Ariel grabs my hand. "Are you okay Zayn?" She asks me one last time.
I nod and squeezed her hand. I feel as if a heavy weight on my shoulders has been lifted.