One Direction Charity Case

Bad dreams and good promises

Niall' P.O.V.
It was already midnight but I couldn't sleep. Too many thoughts were going through my mind. I started to flip through some old pictures of us. I found some videos of us at the pool and other things. I watched her swim at her meets and I tried to teach her guitar. She threw me a big surprise party for my 16th party. I did the same for her, our birthdays are only six days apart!
"Niall." I felt a hand on my should ever so slightly shaking me. I pried my eyes open and turned to look at the clock; 3 am. "I want to sleep." I said. I rolled back over. "Niall." the voice said again. I realized who it was and sat up. "Toni! What are you doing here? Why aren't you asleep." I asked. Her eyes were glistening, she had been crying. She was shaking and her lip wouldn't stop quivering. "What's wrong?" I asked concerned. "Bad dream. Can I sleep in here?" she answered. "Sure. What was the dream about?" I asked. She was still sitting on the edge of the bed. "Oh, um nothing." She said. She climbed over me onto the other side of the bed.
"Toni? Why wont you tell me." I asked. She sighed and said, "I just don't want you to change." I didn't know what she meant so I asked her. "Niall. I never wanted you to know. The reason that my father went to prison is because he hit on me and my mom found out. He raped me and then to make sure that I wouldn't tell a soul he would beat me." She finished. I never knew and that made me angry that she never told me how hard her life had been and I wasn't there to help. "You never told me- are you cutting yourself because of that?" I had to know what those bruises and cuts were. I felt her roll over onto her side to face me, so I turned to look at her. "No. I didn't do that, someone else did. Andi, my boyfriend.
"You have a boyfriend?" I asked. The hurt in my voice was very noticeable. She ran her hand through my hair just how she used to. I reached for her but she moved away. "Yes and he beats me. He's a drunk and an addict and he beats me. I'm unhappy with him but honestly its just what I know. I can't picture anything different. Niall I'm scared. He's getting worse and he hasn't seen me in two days now so once I'm back its gonna be worse." She was crying now. "Toni. You can't go back. Promise me that you wont." I said urgently. "Niall, I saw him today after lunch. I-I told him that I cant date him anymore. He- he um- he hit me hard. He didn't take no for an answer." She was quivering. "Come here Toni." I opened my arms and pulled her in. I started to sing Little Things and kept singing until she was sleeping. The last time I did this I didn't have any of my own songs to sing. I didn't know her secrets. She was happier then too. "I promise" She mumbled in her sleep. "I promise too." I said. I promise to be here and I promise to never let you go