"So," Niall said, looking back at Cosette. "How old are you?"
"18."
"No really, how old are you?"
Cosette sighed and looked down at her hands and finally muttered, "12, and turning 13 in 5 days."
"TWELVE?! HOW CAN YOU BE TWELVE AND SELLING YOUR BODY?! YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'VE BEEN TO HELL AND BACK AND YOU'RE ONLY TWELVE?!" Louis shouted.
"13 in 5 days."
"STILL!"
"Lou, calm down." Harry said.
"I AM NOT GOING TO CALM DOWN. THIS CHILD IS YOUNGER THAN MY OWN SISTERS AND SELLING HER BODY."
"I CAN HANDLE MYSELF, AND IM 13 IN 5 DAYS, SO WOULD YOU SHUT UP?!" Cosette screamed back, getting tired of Louis.
"NO YOU CAN'T. WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS ANYWAYS?! ITS DISGUSTING! YOU SHOULD BE GOING TO SCHOOL!"
"YOU THINK I WANNA BE A DAMN STRIPPER? YOU WANNA KNOW WHY I'M SELLING MY BODY TO STRANGERS?"
"Why are you?" Liam asked.
Cosette unballed her fists, trying to calm down. "On my twelfth birthday, my parents passed away. My mom died from terminal brain cancer, and two days after, my dad commited suicide. There was nothing left, because my dad spent all of the money on my mom's treatments, and stopped going to work when she was diagnosed. I was sent to my Uncle, but no one knew he was a pimp. He took my posessions and sold them, and gave me a small room in the basement. I only eat what i can find or any extra money I earn I spend on food. He has a certain amount i have to have by the end of every 3 weeks, and if I don't meet the standard, he beats me." She swallowed and looked down at her bruises. "I only come out of my room every night to go out and find clients. The only things i own are this jacket," she said motioning to her torn up coat, "and dress."
"Oh my god." Louis said, regretting yelling at her. "I'm so sorry."
"It's fine." Cosette yelled. "I'm used to being yelled at."
"We're here." Zayn said, tearing up.
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Tattered(One Direction Fic)
RomanceLight was a rarity to Cosette. Her hair dark and tangled, she was only let out of her small room in the basement to sell her body. Her Uncle was a pimp, and she had to live with him since the passing of her parents. Which meant being an underaged...