"Aisha! Your clothes.." Liam said as he and Sophia entered. I was grateful he killed the silence. He handed her a bag.

"Thanks Liam.. Thanks Sophia." She said and took the bag. Sophia's expression changed. I knew why.. "What happened? Did I say something wrong?" Ash asked, Sophia shook her head and looked down.

"You used to call them Soph and El.." Alia answered. She nodded in realisation and looked at them.

"I'm really sorry.. It's just.. everything's being so quick and-"

"No, it's fine.." Sophia said and looked at her with an assuring smile. She smiled back.

"Come.. Let's get you changed." Muskaan said, Aisha nodded in response. Muskaan and Alia helped her get up and lead her in the bathroom.

"Did you eat anything Zayn?" Liam asked. Here goes Daddy Direction...

"Don't ask.." Louis said through a chuckle. I looked down to hide my blush.

"Why?" Liam asked. I let out a chuckle.

"Ash made him eat food more than he has ate in the past 5 days." Eleanor replied.

"Aww.." Sophia said pinching my cheek. "Ash is worth falling in love, right Zaynie?"

"Stop!" I exclaimed through a chuckle and jerked her hand away. All of them chuckled.

"HOLY SHIT! I GOT A TATTOO? THAT'S SO COOL!!" We heard Aisha yell from the bathroom.

"OH GOD! SHUDDUP!" Alia yelled back, making us laugh.

Harry kept his hand on my shoulder, making me look at him. "Everything will be fine, don't worry." He said with a hopeful smile, I smiled and nodded in appreciation.

"Yea.. who knows? Maybe you'll fall for each other again?" Eleanor asked, making me grin wider. Possible..

"I think you should take her on a date, Zayn." Niall suggested. "Ash loves travelling as we all know. Take her to places, gives her small sweet surprises like you used to. She'll either remember everything, or fall for you again. You know, Love can't be kept away for long.. And it's a connection we know is present, but we can't describe it.." He added. I looked at him in surprise.

"Wow Niall! Sometimes it's hard to believe you're single." Liam said through a chuckle. Niall bowed slightly.

"Maybe I'm waiting for the perfect one.." He said with a cheeky smile.

My gaze turned towards the bathroom as the three girls slowly walked towards the bed. Aisha was still weak and wasn't able to even stand on her own. I had to take care of her.

"Ah.. Much better being back in sweats. I hated that hospital gown.." She said through a sigh of relief as she sat down. She looked cute in her black sweatpants and her blue tee, or my blue tee. A smile lingered my lips as I saw her in my clothes, again.

"So.. Ready for your lunch? It's time now.." I said glancing at my wristwatch, and then at her. The nurse had given me proper timings for her consumption.

"Do I have to?" She asked through a whine. I nodded. "Hospital food?" She asked, I nodded again. "Can I get McDonald's?" She asked with a delighted face. I shook my head. She made a pout.

"First of all, it's not healthy for you, so you will have to eat hospital food. And second, don't pout at me." I said, she made her lips in a line.

"Yea.. It turns him on." Harry mumbled. I pinched him on his arm and looked at Ash. She didn't hear it. "Where's the lie though?" He whispered as he rubbed his arm.

"Shut up.." I whispered and gave him a sarcastic smile.

"All of you should have a lunch too.." I said, looking at the group.

"What about you?" Louis asked. I shook my head.

"I've ate enough for the whole day.." I said looking at Ash. She gave out a small chuckle. God! I could fall in love with her everyday..

Alia cleared her throat, making me realise that I've been staring. I looked down and rubbed the back of my neck. All of us left as the nurse came with food for Aisha.

"You sure you don't wanna eat anything?" Muskaan asked. I gave a nod, she punched my chest lightly, making me chuckle. "You're the first boyfriend that I've approved Aisha for.. And you never let me down." She whispered loudly and playfully winked.

I sat on one of the chairs as they left for having a lunch. I had to admit, the food from hospital's canteen was not too good. I leaned my head against the wall, thinking about Ash. These days were our days of friendship. I tried my best not to do the couple things with her, but it was hard to resist.

I took my phone out and scrolled through the gallery, through our pics and videos. I chuckled at the video of her singing 18, she looked cute though. It was her speciality, she would sing, sway and cook at the same time without burning or messing any preparation.

I closed the gallery and opened the notepad as some lines came to my mind. Aisha reminded me of so many things. She could be fierce, but gentle at the same time. She was snappy, but careful with her words too. She was the one I needed to balance my life.

"Mr. Malik?" I looked up as the nurse called.

"Yes?" I replied. She smiled at me.

"She have had her lunch. You should give her some medicines now." She said. I smiled at her and she left.

I went in, and smiled at the scenario. She was busy taking a proper look at the pendant that I gifted her. Maybe she was trying to remember who gave that. I cleared my throat, making her look at me. She gave me a smile.

"Hey.." She said. I walked towards her and sat on the chair beside her bed.

"Hey." I decided to joke. "How was your lunch?" I asked. She sighed deeply.

"This was the best lunch I've ever had.. I couldn't even describe it. It was just..." She ended with a chef's kiss, making me chuckle. She gave out a small laugh too.

"You really asked me this question.. Wow." She said in a monotone.

"Now, time for-"

"No.. please I don't wanna take pills." She denied before I could complete. I sighed.

"You need to.." I said, she gave me an unsure look. "Please?" I asked, she just glared at me. "Pretty pweese?" I asked in her tone, she hit my arm lightly.

"That's my thing.." She stated, making us laugh. We stop laughing and looked at each other, I gave her a puppy face. "Don't give me that!" I knew she couldn't resist them. "Ughh.. fine. But on one condition." She said.

"What?" I asked.

"I wanna walk around for a while, then I'll take them." She replied. I thought for a while, and then nodded.

"Okay then, come on.." I said as I got up. She gave me a bored look, making me chuckle. I put my right hand around her waist and held out my left hand for her. The warm feeling when I was around her was back as she gave her hand. I slowly helped her stand up. She stumbled at first, but was stable again.

We started walking slowly around the room. She was holding my arm all the time. It felt good, it was like the old times when we used to take scrolls at midnight in the park. We even used to get mobbed sometimes, but that didn't stop us.

"I'm sorry if I'm being too clingy.." She said in a low tone. I shook my head.

"No you're not." I'm supposed to take care of you. I love you. I sighed as I let the words sink in instead of taking them out. I missed telling her how much I loved her.

"Can I ask you something?" I asked, she hummed in response. I gulped and prepared myself to ask the question that was scaring me from the past few days.

"Do you feel anything for me?" I asked in a low voice, expecting a positive answer. I wanted to know this, I wanted to know if I could get my love back again. She looked down and shook her head. 

Did you hear something crack? Cause my heart just did..

"Zayn.. You're a great friend, in fact ya'll are. No doubt all of us were so close. But, everything just happened so quick, it's hard for me. I've never been in love, I really don't know how I feel.. I kinda want back my memory, but I don't want it too. I don't know if I feel sad or happy, lost or delighted. My emotions are mixed up right now. It's.. It's just.." She said through shaky breaths. I held her shoulders and made her face me. Her eyes were teared up.

"I-I'm sorry.. I didn't mean to tense you up.. It's just.. It's just something... I can't express.." I said, she looked at me and nodded. "If you don't feel comfortable with me, just say. I won't force you.. Okay?" I asked. She nodded.

"I promise I'm trying my best, I just need some time." She answered honestly. I nodded and wiped her tears away. I hated seeing her like this.

"You don't need to hurry.." I said, she nodded in response. We started walking again.

"Can you tell me something?" She asked after a while of silence. I sensed her looking at me. I hummed in response.

"About?" I asked as I looked at her. I swear that eye contact, that moment after so many days felt like heaven.

"About us?" She asked. My heart skipped a beat as my mind analysed the question. "It's okay if you don't wanna answer." She added. I looked at her and smiled. I felt good to know that she was trying. I walked her towards the bed and made her sit.

"What do you wanna know?" I asked. She gave me a slight smile. I handed her pills and water. She took them.

"The best moment?" She asked. I chuckled and looked down at my lap.

"Every moment together.." I answered honestly, she smiled wider and nodded. If the situation was different, Ash would blush and hit my arm. I just knew her. I smiled, remembering those moments.

"Did you confess first or did I?" She asked. The memories of that day flooded through my mind. It hurt me to see her so scared, she was shivering in fear. That day I realised, anything happening to Aisha affected me badly. She was special to me. She still is...

"It's a long story actually.. It was an accidental confession from me." I answered, not giving away too information. I didn't wanted to tell or remind her about that incident. She chuckled a bit and leaned her back, looking up to the ceiling, thinking about something.

"It's 2015 right?" She asked, I hummed in response. "How was my 21st?" She asked looking at me. I took my phone out.

"It was great.. Atleast that's what you told me. You wanna see the pictures?" I asked, hoping that the pics would remind her. She nodded vigorously and shifted to a side. I slowly sat beside her and scrolled through her birthday pictures, careful enough that I won't show her our couple pics. I was still afraid she might try to push me away.

I didn't even realise she slept on my shoulder while watching the pics. I looked at her as she snuggled closer to me. Everything about Aisha was perfect, her appearance, her personality, her behaviour, her clumsiness too. She was beautiful in every way. I was lucky to have her when any guy could fall for her.

I held her and slowly laid her on the bed, careful that I won't wake my sleeping beauty up. I got up once she was lying comfortably on the bed. I leaned down and placed a kiss on her forehead.

"You made me lucky by choosing me once. I hope you do it again.." I whispered.

I walked out of the room, smiling to myself. I was happy to spend time with her after a long time, it wasn't like we usually used to, but being around her made me happy. Talking to her made me realise she was the same 2 years ago too, friendly, caring, joking around, worth loving.

"Is something wrong?" I asked as I stopped in front of a group of people, smirking at me.

"What were you doing?" Eleanor asked. I shrugged my shoulders.

"What were we doing?" I asked again. I had no idea what she was talking about.

"Oh! Come on! We saw you two cuddling with each other.. Don't hide it from us." Alia said in a childish tone. I rolled my eyes, but I was blushing.

"Even I saw you on her birthday.." I replied, making her eyes go wide. She and Harry threw death glares at me, while Niall snorted.

"No, really.. Did something happen?" Liam asked hopefully. I shook my head in disappointment.

"We were just talking.. and she felt asleep." I answered, he gestured me to continue. "I.. um.. I asked if she felt anything for me.." I said in a low voice. "She needs some time." I added. All of them nodded in understanding, disappointment showing off their faces.

"And?" Niall asked.

"And.. she asked me about our relationship.. I told her some things and that's it." I replied. He nodded. Silence took over.

"I know it wasn't how it should have been. But it felt nice, seeing both of you together again." Harry said with a genuine smile. A smile lingered my face. Me too..

"I know right? It was like the time you used to hide your feelings for each other.." Louis said through a chuckle, making us chuckle. But something was wrong, his face fell after saying that.

"What's wrong?" I asked. I felt nervous. What if the doctor had another news? Harry took his phone out, typed some keys and handed it to me. I gulped the lump of throat as I saw it.

"The news is out. You and Aisha are officially over. I have her twitter logged on my phone. Just two hours and she's getting a lot of hate." Sophia said, I nodded in understanding. I had to do something. She lost her memory meant that she won't be able to handle all the attention.

This wasn't fair to her. So, I logged onto twitter and tweeted, telling the fans to stop hating on her.

"Won't you they assume you're defending her?" Louis asked. I shrugged.

"Why assume? I am defending her. It's not her mistake." I said, all of them agreed with me. "Let's just hope it all settles soon." I added.

"Hey! Did you miss me?"

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