Survivor - Jerrie Fanfiction ✅

Chapter 7 - Towers

Chapter 7 - Towers

TW - non graphic mention of physical abuse and rape

Perrie pov

Alex is driving me to the studio. I haven't made a sound since yesterday, once I finished the shower I cleaned the blood from the floor and slipped into bed. Strangely enough, Alex was quiet last night, maybe just too worried about today.

He doesn't need to be, I can't tell anyone what he does to me, especially not after last night. I know he could kill me if he wanted to. He has already killed his baby, or Jade's. Any way you slice it, Alex is a killer.

When we get to the label parking lot, Alex kisses me on the mouth and whispers not to talk to anyone unless absolutely necessary. I nod and get out of the car, I try not to fall because of the pangs of pain that invade my body and after what seems like an eternity I arrive at my building and my floor.

I enter the recording room but I don't find anyone, I wait until I hear someone behind me, it's Stephanie. She gives me a sad smile and asks me to follow her to Simon's office.

Here we go again

I enter accompanied by Stephanie and I am shocked to see four pairs of eyes staring at me.

Simon

Leigh-Anne

Jesy

Jade

I can't help but look at her and a lump closes my throat, Jade immediately turns to see Simon beckoning me to sit next to Leigh, as far away from Jade as possible.

"Welcome back, Perrie," Simon seems genuinely irritated.

"Finally we are ready to start recording the songs of Salute. I will not congratulate you because in my entire career I have never seen a group work so badly." He pauses for a long time and then resumes, "However, since Jade's request not to include Secret Love Song in Salute has been accepted, we are missing a ballad. So, if you, Perrie, had written anything during your, how to say that, vacation period, we would be very happy to hear it" Simon speaks with irony towards the end and an irritated laugh.

"Y-yes, I-I wrote something" I say in a whisper.

"I can't hear you, Perrie. Please raise your voice" Simon says, rolling his eyes.

I cough a couple of times and take courage. My hands sweat and I rub my thighs.

"I wrote a song, it's called These Four Walls" I say, pulling out the paper with the song I wrote while I was locked up.

Simon reads the text and nods his head.

"Good, sing it to the others and talk to the musicians"

"Before you go, I have something else. Your private life must remain out of your work. If you are no longer able to work together, then one of you must leave. I'll give you two months and if I see another shit like what just happened, I'll fire you both" Simon says, moving his head to Jade and me. We both nod and then Simon tells us to go to work.

We arrive in the recording room and as first thing I sing my song to make the girls hear it. I can't look at any of them so I keep my head down and do everything not to cry, but with each verse my voice breaks and more and more tears stream down my cheeks.

When I look up, Jade is looking out the window as Jesy and Leigh stare at me heavily. Leigh flashes a smile and looks at me with empathy.

Before anyone can say anything, Stephanie comes in and asks if I've already played the song to the girls. I answer affirmatively and she asks them to go talk to the musicians for the arrangement while I have to listen to the demos of the songs I don't know to catch up.