Trouble (Liam O'Donovan x Reader)

Chapter 5 ~ Scars

It was just after breakfast and Y/n was in her room, desperately rushing around in leggings and her bra trying to find her jacket. She had missed her alarm and breakfast but wasn't bothered.

Tee and Johnny were walking in the corridor to Y/n's room, Tee carrying a tray of toast and orange juice for Y/n.

"How do you know she isn't still asleep?" Johnny asked Tee, walking beside her.

!TW!

"Because Sapphire said she was awake." Tee replied as they reached Y/n's door. Neither of them thought to knock and opened the door, their mouths dropping to the floor as they caught sight of the scars and old burns that covered Y/n's back, abdomen and upper arms. Y/n had her headphones in and was facing away from the door, searching through her draws.

!TW over!

Carmen and Sapphire saw them standing outside,

"What are you all doing outside my room?" Sapphire asked them before she looked in. Carmen's face turned pale. Soon, Liam and Frank also saw the group standing there so they went to go check it out.

"Oi make room!" Liam pushed through them all before looking into the room, his smirk dropping immediately. After giving up the search for her jacket, Y/n turned around to see everyone gawking at her. Her face turned bright crimson as she grabbed a random shirt and covered herself with it.

"All of you get out!" She yelled, tears filling her eyes. Liam pushed them all away and stepped into her room, shutting the door behind him. He turned around as she put a shirt on. She sat down on her bed, leaning against the wall and hugging her knees. "You can stop looking at the wall now." She sniffed, looking down at her legs, avoiding his gaze. He came and sat next to her, putting his arm around her.

"Y/n I've known you for ages. And you have never told me why you're here, and I respect that. But the others aren't going to be so understanding now that they have seen what they have seen." She turned, wrapping her hands around his torso and leaning her head on his chest.

"I never wanted anyone to see that!" She cried, shaking in Liam's arms. "I'm a freak."

"No!" Liam said sternly, Y/n jumped slightly, looking up at him, "Don't ever call yourself that. You're beautiful and you're kind, you are an amazing sister to everyone here and you're the best best friend I could ask for. You are not a freak."

"But they're all going to look at me differently now. They're going to think of the scars when they look at me." Liam chuckled slightly,

"Any one of them looks at you weird, I'll do their face in." Y/n let out a small laugh, sniffing. "Come on, you and me, yeah?" Y/n nodded and he pulled away, cupping her face and wiping her tears. They both looked into each other's eyes, momentarily looking at each other's lips until there was a knock on the door.

"Come in!" Y/n shuffled to the edge of the bed, quickly rubbing her eyes and plastering a fake smile on her face.

"You okay babes?" Gina stood by the door,

"Yeah why wouldn't I be?" So many thoughts were rushing through her head: Had the others told Mike and Gina what they saw? Were the others upset about her shouting? Were they scared of her?

"I heard yelling that's all." Y/n sighed in relief and smiled at Gina.

"Oh yeah, I hid in Y/n's wardrobe and jumped out at her, she was yelling at me that's all!" Liam leaned forward to look at Gina.

"Okay, as long as you're alright." Gina looked at the two suspiciously before turning around and leaving, shutting the door behind her.

"Do you wanna go play pool?" Liam asked Y/n, nodding towards the door.