A Broken Dream (A One Direction Fanfiction)

Chapter Twenty One: I'm Okay

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•Leah's POV

I could feel Niall's eyes watching me and I could hear his breathy chuckle.

"She's like a baby." That was Liam's voice. When did he walk in?

"Yeah, she's precious." Zayn. Where are all these boys coming from? Shouldn't they be asleep or something? Once again, I opened my eyes slowly.

"Mornin' darlin!" Niall exclaimed. I laughed lightly and sat up away from the warm comforting touch.

"Good morning." I stretched myself and stood up. Looking around the room, the only other two I could spot were Liam and Zayn. They were sitting at the table connected to the wall eating cereal. Both of them looked a bit disheveled, they probably just woke up.

"How'd you sleep?" Zayn spoke with a mouth full of honey Cheerios.

"Good, thanks." Niall smiled brightly and stood up. He towered over me, nearly a foot. I took a step back before turning around and making my way towards the bunks. There was still a soft snoring coming from Louis' bunk, yet silence from Harry's. I pulled back the red curtain slightly and found Harry scrolling through twitter on his phone.

"Oh! Hey! How're you feeling babe?" He moved the phone from the front of his face and stared deeply into my eyes.

"I'm good, Harry." I gave him a half smirk and walked away, leaving the rosy curtain open a little.

"Hey, can I talk to you for a minute?" He grasped my hand before swinging out of his bunk. I stood frozen in my tracks, terrified of what he was going to ask. I turned around to see Harry leaning against the bunks.

"Why were you crying last night?" I suddenly recapped the terrible nightmare that had occurred.

I was on the tour bus sleeping, when the curtain opened and a shadow came into view... It was him... That monster I just got away from... I tried to scream, I screamed for Harry. Then behind my fathers shoulder, I saw Harry in the bunk across from mine. The curtain was completely open and there was an empty prescription bottle laying in his hand. I started breaking down, sobbing uncontrollably. He's supposed to save me, I thought. He's supposed to be the one good thing to ever happen to me. My father touched and grabbed at me, telling me I was going home and he was going to punish me. I just couldn't get away from him!

"Leah? Leah what happened?" Harry lightly shook my shoulders. I looked up into his sparkling eyes, so clouded with concern. I slowly wrapped my arms around him, unsure of how he would respond. He gently rubbed my back in small soothing circles.

"Please tell me. I care, Leah. A lot." I took a deep breath and was quiet, settling my words into correct sentences to not scare him too much. By the time I was done, he had already shed a few tears.

"Leah... I'm so sorry, and I refuse to leave. I'm right here and I am not going to leave you or hurt you or do anything like that. I sure as hell am not going to touch you like that. You're like... my baby girl, even if you are only a few years younger than I am. I... I wish I could snap my fingers and make everything all better. I wish I could take all the pain away from you and give it to myself. I wish that I could fix you like some kind of doll, but I can't. But I'm going to work as hard as I can to help. I promise." He was crying a lot now. Louis' soft snores had stopped, and the bus was entirely silent.

"We're all here for you babe, every single one of us. Anyone who wants to get to you, has to go through us first." Zayn spoke, standing up. Liam and Niall both agreed and followed Zayn's move to emphasize their point. Louis rolled from his bunk and landed on his face.

"Yeah." He mumbled, looking up from the carpet and rubbing his forehead. I laughed softly and felt a hand on my back. Zayn was now standing behind me and pulled me into a half hug. His arms wrapped around my shoulders from behind and his chin rested on my shoulder.

For the first time, I didn't want to run. I didn't want to scream or cry. My heart wasn't racing and I could breath easily. I wasn't concerned for my life, because I know that these boys aren't bad. They won't hurt me and I'm... I'm going to be okay. I'm going to be okay.

I pulled my hand up to Zayn's and rubbed his arm gently. Harry stared at me in shock, then enthusiasm.

"We love you, Leah. We all care about you and we know that we can help you through this." Liam came strolling up beside me, with Louis on my other side and Niall next to Harry.

I've only known these boys for a week, but they've already loved me more than I could ever imagine. That's weird to think; Someone actually loves me. They've showed me that I am lovable. I'm safe here.

I'm okay.

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So, I'm really sorry! I haven't had a lot of time and all but I owed you guys a chapter. I promise to write more because I love all of you xx

Btw I started a tumblr, woo! My URL is harrys-gravydigger :p

I love you! Stay beautiful,

Brittany