Gracie

Chapter 24 - Movie Day

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The weather outside was awful, the clouds were dark and the rain cold. Gracie lay on the bed staring out the window for a while. She held her teddy tightly to her chest as she watched the droplets run down the window.

"I don't think anyone will be going out today" I mumbled.

At that the door knocked.

"How's Gracie?" Zayn whispered.

I stepped aside inviting Zayn into the room.

"She's not in the mood to do much" I replied with a whisper.

He paused for a moment as though he was thinking

"Niall and Louis want to know if Gracie would like a movie day?" He quietly asked.

Before I could answer, Louis and Niall came pushing past Zayn, with piles of sheets.

I ran back in the room after them, but before I could speak they began making what appeared to be a mess to me. Gracie didn't move or even acknowledge that they were there, she just stared at the blank wall.

"what you doing?" I asked.

Niall's head poked up from under the blankets

"MOVIE DAY!!"

I couldn't help but laugh

"And this mess is necessary?"

Louis then poked his out from under the sheets where he was making a few tweaks

"It's a fort Liiiiiam, and its very necessary. Now change into you onesie." He demanded.

I could see they wanted to cheer Gracie up, but so far Gracie hadn't even looked in their direction.

The lads finally came out from under the fort, if I had been five years old it may have been fun, but I was just seeing a mess.

"Princess come check our fort out" Niall asked.

Gracie's eyes darted to me and then back to Niall. Gracie was still in pain and still weak. I nodded to encourage Gracie but she remained curled up tightly.

Niall tried again,

"We have a onesie for you... And popcorn." He said cheerily.

Gracie's eyes fell back to mine. I didn't know what she wanted, I needed her to tell me.

"Gracie baby, please tell me" I tried.

Small tears fell, my heart shattered, Gracie was hurting and nothing I did could erase the mental or psychical pain she felt. I felt useless.

Pulling Gracie gently to the warmth of my chest, her cries disappeared. Placing a kiss to her forehead I hummed the tune moments.

After cradling Gracie for a short period I got up from the bed and took both Gracie and my self under the fort. I got us both comfortable and called the others to join us.

Gracie was very forlorn, she spent the whole time in my arms. She fell asleep, small snores escaped her mouth causing quiet giggles from the lads. One thing was sure, Gracie was cute when sleeping.