Trust

Fix Me

My eyes flicker open from the hour long sleep I had last night. I had stayed up tossing and turning, thinking of things I still did that were too 'young' for me. I sigh and get out of bed. I walk over to the mirror in the bathroom and look at myself. I'm very skinny. My skin is pale and I have bags under my eyes. My hair is long and black. My eyes are a piercing grey.

One fault in myself that I see is my posture. I immediately straighten up and make a point to remind myself to stand tall. I run a hand through my knotted hair. Step two: hair. I hop into the shower and take special care to make myself completely clean and beautiful. I get out of the shower and set to removing any unwanted hair from my body. I stifle screams and whimpers as I use a piece of duct tape to strip off the hair. I brush through my hair and straighten it out so that it reaches my waist. I then retrieve the makeup that Eleanor insisted I get when we went shopping. I do subtle brown eyeshadow, black eyeliner, mascara, lip gloss, and blush. I smile at my no longer young-looking reflection. I go into my closet and shuffle through the t-shirts that I had been wearing lately back to all the clothes that Eleanor chose. She has a great fashion sense.

I choose a red mini skirt and black leggings underneath it. I put on a long black tanktop that says "live" on it. I look through my shoes and pick some red boots that match my skirt and have heels. I match some spike jewelry and look at my reflection again. A smile slips onto my face. This is the new me.

I take a deep breath before walking downstairs. The first guy I encounter is Niall. He glances up from his phone.

"hey Aur... Oh my gosh. How did you get in here?" He says.

"what?" I ask confused.

"Listen, I'll give you an autograph. I'll even pay you just don't tell anyone where we live, okay?" He pleads.

"Niall, it's me." I say.

"me who?" He asks puzzled.

"Me Aurora." I say. His mouth drops in disbelief. He does a one-over of me and decides to believe me.

"oh my gosh." He mutters. Harry walks into the room. He glances from Niall to I.

"Are you going to introduce me to the lovely lady, Nialler?" He asks, flirtily. I almost bust out laughing. Niall and I shoot each other looks.

"This is A-Annie." Niall says. Harry walks over and kisses my hand.

"Nice to meet you, Annie." He says. "If you don't mind my asking, how old are you?"

"fifteen" I respond. Harry almost spits out his tea. He looks at Niall shocked. I couldn't take it anymore. I start cracking up.

"Oh my gosh... Haz... It's me! It's Aurora!" I say. He gives the same confused look as Niall.

"Dang girl! What did you do?" He asks.

"just grew up..." I state. Both Harry and Niall's faces fall.

"Ermm, does Louis know?" Niall asks.

"nope!" I say boldly.

"Aurora, we know that Louis said some things, but he didn't mean them. He was having a rough day and just kind of exploded. You don't need to change..." Harry begins.

"This was a long time coming. I mean, I'm 15 today. I can't keep acting like I'm 8!" I exclaim. "anyway, why was Louis having a rough day?"

I am interrupted by Zayn walking in.

"hey haz. Hey Nialler. Hey Aur-Aurora?!?" He starts to say casually. His eyes go the size of saucers.

"Hi Zayn!" I pipe.

"oh gosh. Lou is gonna kill you..." He states, sitting down. I shrug.

"anyway, why was Louis' day bad?" I ask again. They all take a new interest in the floor.

"umm, well... You see, Eleanor and Louis broke up." Niall says.

"what? Oh no!" I respond, thoroughly upset by the news. I know dad and I aren't on good terms right now, but that doesn't mean I don't care for him. Liam saunters in. He looks over me several times before turning around and yelling up the stairs.

"LOUIS! GET DOWN HERE! YOU NEED TO SEE SOMETHING!" Liam yells. Everybody's eyes go wide.

"Liam!" Harry whisper-shouts.

"he was gonna find out sometime." He says. I take a deep breath as I hear dad's footsteps get closer. He walks into the doorway.

"What, Liam?" He asks. His eyes look up and he sees me. His facial expression goes from shocked to angry to remorseful.

"Aurora, can I speak to you privately?" He asks trying to conceal any emotions. I bite my lip and follow him into the kitchen. He closes the door.

"Love, what did you do?" He asks, sounding desperate.

"I grew up." I say, a lot more timidly than I had responded to Harry with. He runs his fingers through his hair.

"I didn't mean a word I said, babe. Please forget that ever happened. I want my baby girl back." He says.

"But I'm not a baby. I've been a baby for too long. I'm finally acting my age." I state.

"You aren't acting your age. You're acting 18." He says.

"Well, good. I have a head start."

"but love, you aren't 18, you're 14..." He starts.

"15" I correct him.

"what?"

"I'm 15. I turn 15 today." I state. He throws his head back.

"it's your birthday?" He asks for confirmation. I nod.

"I can't lecture you on your birthday. Okay, here's the deal. You have fun today, I get to choose your outfit tomorrow, okay?"

I sigh before nodding.

"okay. Well, Haz has already planned a day for you today, so go have fun. I love you. Be safe and don't do anything stupid." He states, kissing my forehead.

"okay!" I pipe. Harry meets me in the hallway and we head into his car. I settle into the passenger seat.

"so, what are we up to today?" I ask.

"Well, I was thinking of maybe a day at the beach but after that its a surprise." He says.

"Okay!" I say excitedly. He chuckles at my excitement. My face falls. "I don't have a bathing suit." I say. He just smirks.

"Well, We'll just have to take care of that, won't we?" He says. I smile. We soon pull into a beach store. My eyes dart around, trying to take in all of the sights and sounds.

"right this way!" Haz announces. I follow him to the juniors swim suits. I begin to shuffle through the one pieces. Harry coughs awkwardly.

"Problem?" I ask.

"Well, I just want to remind you that Louis isn't here. He can't stop you. And, it is your birthday after all..." He says. I chuckle and walk over to the bikinis. I look through the racks and find a cute strapless bikini with flames on the top and black short shorts. I try it on and smile at how perfectly it accentuates my flat stomach. I walk out and show Harry. He smiles.

"Two things. First, you look great. Second, we don't tell Louis." He states. I chuckle.

"agreed!" I say, hurrying into the changing room to get back into my clothes so I can pay. I pay for my bikini and we hop into the car to go to the ocean.