Always a Sheeran

Strangers

Maddy's POV

"How was your girl day with Sarah?" Niall asked me as I got through the door

"Sarah is a very talkative girl." I laughed 

"So, there's not another girl getting added to the friendship circle?" he asked

"Hopefully, not." I smiled, shaking my head

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After an hour of searching I realised that I had not brought my phone charger with me.

"I'm going home for a bit, I'll be back in a few hours." I let everyone know, grabbing my car keys

After a while of driving I rolled into the driveway.

There was another car that I didn't recognise, shrugging I entered my home.

"Sorry, I left my charger!" I yelled, walking past the room my parents were in and running into my room

As I came down the stairs my Mum was waiting for me

"Maddy..." she hesitated "There's two people we want you to meet."

"Sure." I smiled, shoving my charger into my bag and following her into the large living room.

There was a middle aged couple sitting on the large brown sofa.

"Hi." I grinning, sitting beside my Dad

"Maddison..." the woman breath "You look so grown up!"

"Um, thanks." I stuttered

Who is this woman?

"Maddison, we are so sorry." the man whispered

"I'm sorry, but who are you?" I asked

"Of course you wont remember us.." the woman sighed "Maddison we are..."

"No." Mum interrupted "I want to tell her."

"Tell me what?" I asked "Mum, whats going on?"

"I'm not your real Mum." she whispered

"You've got to be joking." I let out a small, anxious laugh "This it's just all a joke, right?"

"Maddy.." Dad started "It's true, we adopted you when you were a baby. These are your real parents."

"No." I shook my head, tears falling down my cheeks

"Darling, we.." 'Mum' or who ever she is to me, said placing her hand on my arm

"No!" I yelled, dragging a hand over my eyes and running out of the house and into my car.

 Driving back to London, tears blocking my vision I managed to get back safely.

Dragging myself up the stairs, I opened the door.

"Where's Ed?" I whispered

"He's out with everyone else." Zayn replied "Is everything okay, Maddy?"

I burst into a fresh set of tears as he pulled me into his arms.

"Has something happened?" he whispered while rubbing soothing circles into my back as I sobbed into his chest

"I....I'm..Adopted.." I said through tears

"What?" he gasped in shock, sitting down on the sofa 

I slumped beside him until he pulled me into his strong arms again

"I went home and there was these people, then they just said I had been adopted..." I sighed, as Zayn wiped away my tears

"What were your real parents like?" he asked, leaning back into the sofa so he was lying down across it and I was laying beside him, my head on his chest

"I never even gave them the chance, I ran out." I whispered

"It must be a lot to take in." he sighed, twirling a lock of my hair around his finger

"It is, this means that Ed isn't my brother.." I said

"You need to tell him...." he trailed off

"I know." I sighed

"Come on." he smiled getting up

"What?" I groaned as he pulled me up

"I'm going to cheer you up, like you did with Liam." he smiled as we walked to my room

Slotting in my favourite DVD, Zayn and I were sitting side by side on my bed.

Zayn's POV

Halfway through the film, Maddy fell asleep. Her head rested on my shoulder as we were sitting.

I managed to lay down and her head was now on my chest, I wrapped my arm around her shoulder so she was more comfortable.

An hour later the film has finished and I heard everyone else fall through the door.

Carefully moving out of Maddy's bed without waking her, I walked back through to the living room.

"Did you just come from Maddy's room?" Liam asked me, eye brow raised

"It's not like that, she came back really upset." I sighed

"What happened? I thought she just went home." Ed asked

"It's not my place to tell you. Just....Go easy on her." I mumbled