Adopted by Little Mix

Pieced Back Together

Julie's POV

I woke up early the next morning and took that opportunity to go up to Emily's room. I had been wanting to talk to her for so long, but Perrie always made me stay with her to do something. I sprinted up the stairs and crept into her room.

"Emmy?" I whispered lightly as I walked to the side of her bed.

"What do you want?" She groaned.

"I wanted to say I'm sorry."

"For what?"

"Because Perrie has payed more attention to me, but I really want her to pay attention to you, too. I keep telling her, but she doesn't listen. I'm worried about you Emmy. I know something's wrong." I sniffled.

"You should be sorry. Ever since you got here, you're everything everyone ever cares about. No one cares about me anymore." She snapped.

Tears pricked at my eyes, "I-I am sorry. I've been trying to tell them to come see you. They don't listen to me! I care about you, and I don't like seeing you upset like this! Please come out your room, I want you to talk to Perrie."

"She doesn't want to talk to me."

"I'll make her! Please come on!" I whimpered.

"No!" She yelled at me.

"Come on!" I grabbed her wrist to drag her out of bed.

"OW!" She pulled her hand back and hit hard on the shoulder.

"Ow!" I exclaimed.

"What's going on here?" Perrie walked in.

"Perrie!" I ran up to her.

"Yes baby?" She bent down to my height.

"You need to talk to Emmy. And I want you to listen to me this time. She's depressed, she's not alright. Please talk to her. Please care for her. I don't like that you only pay attention to me, I have two sisters that deserve your love more than I do. Talk to them. Love them."

Emily's POV
Did she really just say that? I thought she would enjoy the attention, but she hates it. She really cares about me doesn't she.

"Emily?" Perrie looked up and her gaze landed on me. Julie ran out and shut the door behind her. I didn't respond.

"Emily I'm sorry." She said, "I didn't realize that I was leaving you behind. I love you. I really do." She sat on the edge of my bed and put an arm around me.

"I love you too. But you really really hurt me. I felt like you didn't even want me anymore." I wiped away a tear that slipped out my eye.

"No baby I love you more than anything! I just--with the condition Julie was in when we got her, I couldn't help but feel bad for her. I wanted to make sure she was okay. And I should've listened to her when she told me to talk to you." She looked down at her hands.

"She asked you to talk to me?"

"She would tell me everyday. And I ignored her. And I feel terrible for doing that to you. She was right, I should've come. I really care about you. And I care about your health, and I care about your happiness. And I know you're not very happy right now. And it's all my fault. I'm so sorry, Emily. I love you." She hugged me tight. It took all my strength to hug her back, letting my tears fall and seep into the back of her shirt.

"I love you Emmy." She told me. I nodded my head and cleared the lump in my throat.

"I love you to Mom."
I hadn't even realized what I called her, it just came out of me. I felt her smile against my shoulder, sending a good feeling throughout me. I was wrong thinking she didn't care about me. And I was also wrong about Julie. She's a good little sister. She cares about me.

Julie's POV
I smiled to myself as I leaned against the door. She finally listened to me. As I slid down the door to sit on the floor, Kylie ran up to me.

"Hey Ky!"

"Julie?" She said.

"Yeah?"

"Jesy want you."

"Alright, I'm going." I stood up but she grabbed the tail of my shirt as I walked away.

"Is Mommy and Emmy in there?" She pointed to Emily's room.

"Yes," I nodded, "Leave them in there for a bit, alright?" I told her softly. She nodded as I walked down to Jesy.

"Julie! Hey I need to talk to you for a second." She took my hand and led me to the couch.

"Mhm?" I said softly, still clearly being shy around the girls.

"I'm proud of you." She said.

"Why?"

"For what you did for Emily. That was very sweet of you."

"I had to. I care about her too much to let her be upset like that. And, I think you should go in there too. And Leigh, and Jade. She really deserves the attention. I'm sorry for distracting you from her. She needs you." I told her.

She nodded and kissed my cheek quickly as she walked upstairs, gathering Leigh and Jade along the way. I had broken this family apart, I needed to bring it back together.