Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Chapter 4

Alyssa's POV - 2 Days Later

I woke up in a stiff little bunk bed. I freaked out a bit but then I remembered that I got dumped in the care home about a week ago. Ugh. I staggered out of bed and shuffled to the bathroom. My face was shown in the mirror. I looked horrible. But then again, why wouldn't I? I've been through alot. I washed my face and hair, had a shower and slipped into a red t-shirt and some skinny jeans.

My only friend, Leia, greeted me with a weak smile and we walked down the crooked stairs to the cafeteria. It was kinda silent but there were a few whispers in the hall. I grabbed some burnt pancakes and nibbled on it.

After eating, I walked out. Suddenly, I tripped over something and fell face first to the ground. I looked up to see Chelsea, the mean girl in this dump, laughing at me. Soon, a chorus of laughs were heard. I ran out, hot tears running down my cheeks. I dumped myself on the couch in the living room, the radio playing in the background. I listened as I sobbed. I hate this place.

One Direction's song, Little Things, came on. I quietly sang the lyrics. One Direction are my idols. All their songs are great. When I got beaten up or Mum just abused me, I'd listen to one of their songs and it would cheer me up a bit. In all my deep thoughts, I didn't realise Leia had walked in.

" Lyssi, are you ok? Don't worry 'bout them." She reassured me. I hugged her and we listened to the rest of the song. After the song had ended, We spent 10 minutes talking about one direction. Personally, I think Zayn is my favourite. He got hate but he got through it and I really look up to him for that. Plus, his girlfriend is seriously pretty.

A boy from the adoption centre stood at the door of the room.

" Miss Goodwin wants you in her office. She has guests." He told me. I nodded and walked down the hallway to the her office. I wonder why she wants me. Miss Goodwin is the owner of this place. She's fairly nice, I guess. I knocked on her door, fixing my hair and wiping my cheeks quickly before the door opened.

" Ahh, Alyssa. Come Inside." Miss Goodwin said. I slowly walked inside and saw two boys that looked about 18 sitting at the chairs. I looked at them closely to realize it was Zayn Malik and Harry Styles from One Direction. Omg. Don't freak out, Alyssa. Calm. Caaaallllllmmm.

" This is Alyssa." She told them. They smiled at me and I waved nervously.

" Hi, love. I'm Harry."

" Hi there. I'm Zayn." They both greeted me. Please say I'm not Dreaming. Pleeeaaase.

" They've already signed the forms and everything. Go and pack." Miss Goodwin told me. I ran out and went to pack my stuff.

I packed everything I had, which wasn't much. Leia walked in and sat on my bed.

" Guess what?" I said. She shrugged.

" 1D adopted me!"

" Lies!"

" No Lie! You can meet them!"

" Wait. That means you're leaving..."

" Y-yeah. But don't worry. I've got your number and your Skype and Twitter and Facebook."

" Ok, good. You'll never get rid of 14 year old Leia Ross." She said, grinning. I slung my bag over my shoulder and linked arms with Leia. We walked down the stairs and were met by Harry and Zayn.

" You ready?" Zayn asked. I nodded, turning to Leia.

" Bye, Lee. I'll text, call and Skype when I can. I'll NEVER forget you. You gave me something that I can never take for granted. A friend." I said, tears in my eyes. We hugged and I walked to Harry and Zayn.

We all smiled at each other. I hopped into their SUV and Harry drove to their house.

" So, do you like one direction?" Harry asked, looking into his mirror at me.

" Well, yeah. I'm a directioner..." I told them, blushing. We continued to talk about random stuff till we got home. I stared at the house. It was huge. Like, HUGE. Harry opened the car door for me and we all went inside.

" This is AWESOME! I-I mean it's great..." I said in awe.

" We have a surprise!" Zayn smirked. He took my hand and lead me to the kitchen. His hands were so soft. I felt safe when he held my hand like that.

I stopped when I saw a little girl. Sapphire Woods? My Little Sister? How did they? Omg!! Saph!! She ran to me and jumped into my arms.

" Lyssi!" She shouted. I hugged her and looked over at the boys. I mouthed a 'thank you' to them all. Louis mouthed 'Don't Mention It' back.

Louis' POV

Seeing Alyssa and Saph reunited was heartwarming. They were a family again. They could be happy. That was the first time Saph ever shouted. She's usually quiet.

Sapphire pulled Alyssa over to Niall, Liam and I.

" Hi. I'm Alyssa. But you can call me Lyssi or Ali." She greeted us with a smile. Her smile was perfect. It made her shine.

Alyssa's POV

Niall took me up to my room. I opened the door to reveal a room with light pink walls. It had a double bed with lace hanging from the ceiling around the bed, a white closet, some white shelves and a door that leads to the bathroom. It was amazing. I had a few posters in there too.

" Thank you. Niall." I thanked him.

" You're welcome, Lyssi. Zayn's room is opposite yours, Louis is Next to Zayn, Saph's is opposite Louis, Harry's is Next to Louis and mine is right next to yours." He replied.

I nodded and sat on a pink sofa bed in my room. I looked to see an white IPhone 5 and a pink MacBook pro on the white table in the middle of my room. There was a post-it note on the table as well.

' All Yours. Harry xxx'

I smiled and logged onto the MacBook. I logged onto Skype, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram before hearing some girl voices downstairs.

I tiptoed downstairs to see Perrie Edwards, Sophia Smith and Eleanor Calder with Liam, Louis and Zayn. Liam's smile widened when he saw me. ( I swapped Danielle with Liam's New GF Sophia Smith.)

" Hi. You must be Alyssa. I'm Perrie."

" Hey, I'm Sophia."

" Hi there, I'm Eleanor." They greeted me. They're all so pretty!

" Aww, thank you." Perrie said, chuckling. Fudge, I said that out loud.

" I'm Alyssa. You can call me Lyssi or Ali." I said. We went to the living room and watched some TV while getting to know each other. The girls are REALLY NICE. They said we're going shopping tomorrow!!

" I'm shattered. Gonna get to bed. Night." I said, walking upstairs. I heard them say goodnight as I went upstairs. I changed into my Pj's and lay on my bed. Is this a dream? Am I asleep or I'm Alive? (Any Jessie J fans??)