Adopted By One Direction

Chapter 14

Chapter 14

Maddie’s POV:

Darkness. 

Thats all I can see.

Thats all I can feel.

Am I dead?

All I can remember is the buzzing in my ears, the air in my head, the thump of my heart against my chest. 

And my guardians.

I hated seeing them so angry at me.

Sure I don’t trust them, but they have treated better than I have been treated in my whole life. 

I have never wanted to be held before they entered my life.

Before them, I couldn’t be touched without flinching.

I couldn’t speak without being permitted.

Of course I will never forget where I come from. I will never dismiss people’s true intensions.

Of course, I won’t trust them, setting myself up for heart break.

But seeing them so enraged and agitated, I don’t want to be the source of that.

I should behave like I have been roughly educated. 

To be seen but not heard. To always be selfless and polite. Never speak up. Always do as your told.

Those are the rules required to survive.

Required not to be a bother. Required not to be yelled at.

Those are the rules I must follow.

That is, if I’m still alive.

Suddenly I start to regain feeling in my body. I can feel the dizziness in my head, I can feel the pounding of my heart. Vertebrae by vertebrae feeling returns through my veins. I can feel both of my hands radiating body heat. Both hands being held. One of which with soft kisses tickling my skin and the other a thumb gently rubbing the top of my skin.

I try to open my eyes but with no success. 

Its as if weights are pulling my eyes close and showing no sign of releasing.

I swallow the lump occupying in my throat and force my eyes to peel open like band aids, only to be blinded by horrific white lights. 

I stare at the tiled ceiling squinting, allowing my eyes to adjust.