My Long Lost Sister

Chapter 11

-Leia-

Running. There was a lot of running. I felt a pair of hands shoved underneath my small body, my head throbbing immensely. A pair of cold palms were shoved into my back causing my to shiver abruptly. I inhaled a tiny breath, tears flowing down my little cheeks, cries sprewing out of my eyes, the sobs dripping down my face, salty water entering my mouth. I screamed, confusion entering my paining head. I screamed in terror, I didn't know what was going on. All I knew was that I had to escape. All I knew was that something felt terribly wrong.  I didn't know where we were, I could only see a paved road and a bunch of shops. I wasn't the one doing the running however, the quick, light speed movements being made by another. My newborn rosy pink lips then engaged in other bloodcurling scream, as the person who was holding me grip tightened. The peculiar being then turned around, just for a second. I saw hair fly around her face, just as her eyes were about to meet my small green ones, but then. Just before I got to see. I was dropped to the floor then, all off a sudden, slowly, then all at once I blacked out.

"LEIA" a voice, screamed into my ear, "WHATS WRONG".

I felt dizzy, but then, slowly, carefully and gently I opened my strained eyes. Every inch of my body was filled with utterly and horribly horrendous pain. Head to toe was filled with horrifying aches. Once my eyes fully opened, I saw 6 faces above me.

"Where........where.....am I?" I choked out, even saying the words causing complete pain.

I looked around me trying to recollect the face standing around me. The first one, the one that looked to be the most worried was.....Liam. Then standing next to him was a really pretty brunette who was.....Katie. Who was my best friend. I sighed, my mind suddenly began to catch up in reality. Zayn who was extremely nice and caring, Louis who had already become one of my really good friends and Niall who always made me some way or another smile, his happiness being contagious. and then Harry. Harry Styles who I had weird mixed feelings about. Harry who had found me when I had blacked out. Harry. Who I had a crush on.

"You're in the hospital" Katie said, her aqua eyes looked tired, as if she'd been crying for a while, "The doctors said you were having some sort of panic attack so we rushed here", "Oh god Leia you scared us, escpecially Harry". 

I rolled my eyes towards Harry and sucked in a breath, he was now sitting on the sofa in the small hospital dorm. He like Katie looked like he'd been crying for a while. He met my eyes and I gave him a smallest smile I could manage. He smiled back.

The one who looked the most miserable was Liam, "I.....thought you were going to die, Leia, I don't know what I would do if you'd died".

I wanted to ask him, about everything. About all his weird behaviour, but I didn't think I had the energy to tackle that so I smiled at him as well.

Louis walked up to me and ruffled my hair. Like he always did, "I'm happy your okay, love":

I looked at all of them again, "how long have I um...been here".

They all looked at each other, "about 3 days" Zayn answered.

Shock rose through out my body, "3....days?" I choked out once again, I couldn't seem to get my words to function properly, "and you guys were here all this time.....".

Niall blushed then grabbed my hand, "not really, I mean we love you and all, but we were at home before this, then the doctors called. Well, everyone was there but Liam, he refused to leave your side".

"And Leia" Louis finished, "I Know we just met you but we consider you family and.......".

"THERE" I said, sudden anger erupting in wobbly stomach "THERE IT IS AGAIN. THE WEIRDNESS. DO YOU GUYS KNOW HOW CONFUSED I'VE BEEN MY ENTIRE LIFE. WELL NOT ANYMORE OKAY. TELL ME THE TRUTH", I looked at Liam , "WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU".

Liam paled, his face turning ghostly white, he looked at me then opened his mouth, "okay, so....".

Just as he was about to speak a lady walked in who seemed to be the nurse. Liam then closed his mouth, relief playing on his face. I narrowed my eyes at him, and tried to get my blood rate back to normal. So, I escaped a burning building, moved into One Directions house, went to a waterapark, then fainted and ended up in the fucking hospital.

No.

Nobody's life was this screwed up.

The nurse looked at all of us, then at me, she smiled, "how are you feeling Leia, soreness anywhere?".

"Yeah" I said, "like everywhere".

The nurse looked at me, "Leia did you know your suffering from a severe permanent concussion?".

"Yeah" I said not making eye contact with anyone, escpecially Katie, who didn't know.

5 years ago, when the doctor in the orphanage came around giving people local check ups, it was found that I had been suffering from a permanent concussion. The doctor then told me that problems like this only occurred when one was dropped on the head at a very young age. I assumed that maybe my parents were bad people and I got injured somehow. The doctor had told me to not strain and bring my concussion to a worse state by telling me not to do anymore physical activity.

But I couldn't do that. I mean, I didn't want to have to sit out, or feel as If I was disabled, so I kept it a secret. Every now and then I would feel a little nauseous. My lungs would tire out and occasional dizziness would occur. My problem then stopped.

Until now.

I finally brought my eyes up and faced Katie who mouthed, "why didn't you tell me".

"I'm sorry" I mouthed back.

Katie just looked away, but I was almost positive I could see tears in her eyes. The other boys looked fairly worried as well, not taking their eyes off me as the nurse spoke.

"It has seemed that you have worsened your problem" she looked at me sympathetically, "I want you to take it easy for the next week, the come see me again" The nurse grabbed her notebook from the side table and scribbled something on a piece of paper. She handed me the note and a bottle full of clear pills, "take these, they will help ease the dizziness, but for now, you are free to go, just take it slow okay?".

I bitterly nodded then slowly tore the sheets away from my body. As I stood up, my body began to relax. My foot felt cold on the tile floor. Other than the pounding of my head, I felt fine.

Liam smiled at me, as if me screaming at him didn't even happen, "we have another meeting with Paul and we'll be back by around 7, you and Katie can do something in the meantime".

I looked at Katie who looked away again. I sighed.

I turned my attention back towards Liam, "Okay" I bit my lip, "I'm sorry for screaming at you" I looked at all the boys, "you all are so nice for inviting me to your house, and I'm really sorry for questioning it. And even though we only met a few days ago but you already feel like some of my best friends in the world".

I expected Liam to smile at me. But instead he rolled his eyes towards the ground and shuffled his feet. He looked sad.

Louis pretended to wipe a tear, "oh god that was beautiful" he then smiled, "now enough with the cheesiness, we'll see you girl later,  love you Leiss".

I walked over to Louis and gave him a hug, "luff you too Louss".

Niall walked up to me next, "glad your okay buddy".

Everyone then came and hugged me all at once. Even Katie joined in. We were all enveloped in a huge, giant, awkward big blob.

It was a comfortable feeling.

The feeling you get in your stomach that makes you feel safe. The warm and fuzzy feeling when you were surrounded with the people who you know loved you the most. I sucked in a breath and smiled as I held onto the people that I knew cared for me.

The people I felt comfortable with.

Maybe just maybe. My real family loved me as well.

Maybe they just didn't get the chance.