Blinded. (Sequel to invisible) A Fifth Harmony fanfiction.

Chapter 2

I woke up the next morning to find my bed empty. It was a dream I thought, and before I could stop myself I was crying and calling out for Lauren as I curled into a ball. It felt so real! Of course my mind would do that to me! It made me relive my time when I was being abused, why wouldn't it make me envision the one person I needed to most right now saying the things I need to here the most right now?
It was all to real, and it felt like someone had scorched me in my chest, her warmth, her raspy voice that was even more raspy from the constant singing, the smell of her perfume, everything was Lauren and I couldn't hold back my heart wrenching sobs to see she wasn't here.

Over dramatic yes, but I didn't care.

Within a minute or so someone was in my room. I knew it because Jax was laying behind me whimpering. He was a good dog and normally helped with this sort of thing, but right now he wasn't.

"Baby girl, what's wrong?" I know my mind is cruel but this pushed past the cruel line, this was torture! Why would my mind be making me think she was here? The voice wasn't Lauren, and again my body shook more and another sob left me.

"Mom! Charlotte it's Lauren, baby girl look at me?" Lauren's voice asked as I felt a hand on my upper arm. It can't be Lauren, she's touring. "Charlotte look at me!"

I couldn't do it. I couldn't turn and see that it was Taylor or Chris. But I didn't have time to protest when I felt someone roll me over, but I quickly slammed my eyes shut, refusing to look and also in attempt to stop the never ending stream of tears leaving my eyes. "Charlotte open your eyes!" She demanded I shook my head. "You're not real..." I hated how hoarse and broken my voice sounded. I voice what I was fearing,that's what my therapist told me to do, voice my fears. I never caught onto why I had to voice my fears though, I zoned out during that.

"I am, open your eyes!" Lauren begged as she wiped away my tears. I didn't want to, but I did, and I was immediately greeted by her slightly lighter green eyes that were pooled with tears and concern. "I'm here, I'm right here." Lauren repeated over and over as she cradled me in her arms. I was crying again but this time out of relief as I heard her coo sweet nothings into my ear as I slowly calm down.

"How are you here?" I sniffed. I somehow ended up in her lap once again with her arms around me, this was the usual position we ended up in when I was sad, even when she just adopted me, the one way she managed to calm me down was just by holding me in this familiar position.

"My Dad called me," she spoke softly, "he said that you were getting nightmares again and that you needed me here. I came home about thirty minutes before you woke up." She finished as she traced patterns on my hand. "Baby girl why didn't you say anything sooner, I would of came back." Lauren mumbles sadly. I hated hearing her sad, because most of the time it was my doing for being so stubborn.

"That's why I didn't tell you. I didn't want you to worry or come back. It took me months to convince you that I wanted to stay home for this tour. I didn't want to hold up your schedule even more." I admitted, not daring to make eye contact with her.

I heard her sigh before feeling her lips on my hairline, kissing the two conjoined scars I had gotten the same way but years apart. I sighed as well and snuggled into her chest a little more. "What am I going to do with you?" Lauren mumbled playfully this time as she nuzzles her nose into my cheek. "Sell me for gold?"

"You're worth more than that."

We sat together for a little longer in a comfortable silence until I had to ask the question that was gnawing at the back of my mind, "When do you go?"

"In a few hours. But then I'm back after four days for nearly a month." Lauren replied. I nodded and just as I was about to purpose we get Taylor and cuddle all day, my phone went off.