Perrie's Little Sister

Chapter 27

Jesy POV:

Things were really hard for everyone right now but especially Lauren, Jade and Pez. Lauren refused to leave them, if Jade went to the toilet Lauren would go with her, if Perrie left the room Lauren would follow her, it seemed that Lauren would alternate who she wanted to stay with so one day it would be Jade the next it would be Pez. Today it was Jade.

Jade POV:

"Baba I have to go into the booth you're okay, Jes is here." I try to reassure Lauren. Perrie and Leigh had gone shopping with Ella but Jes had stayed with me since I'd need her to stay outside with Lauren.

"I'm staying with you."

"Baba I wish you could but only one person can be in the booth." Cheryl walked in just in time.

"Morning ladies." Cheryl smiled. "Who's in the booth?" She asked.

"That's meant to be me but Lauren doesn't want me to leave her." Cheryl bent down to see Lauren who was clinging to my leg like she used to as a young child.

"And why would that be?"

"She's scared about her biological Mum coming back." Jes informs her before explaining what happened the night before.

"How about you and I go write another song right next to the booth so you can still see Jade?" She asks but Lauren shakes her head. "Well how about going in the back room with me and we can do some drawing? I brought paper and pens." Lauren shook her head.

"No one will know you're in the back room." I say bending down to give the young girl a cuddle, I feel so bad for her, how can one person have that much of an impact on a little girls life? Out of nowhere Lauren tenses up and tries to hide herself behind my legs. "Baba what's wrong?"

"Jadey she's there." Lauren cries. Cheryl, Jesy and I look over at the door to see a woman with short blonde hair staring in at us.

"Are you sure?" Jesy asked.

"100%." Lauren confirmed.

"Okay baba, go with Jesy and Cheryl for me okay?" This time she didn't argue taking Cheryl's hand.

Leigh POV:

We're heading back to the studio when Perrie looks shocked. "That's her Leigh." She lowers her voice to a whisper "That's Lauren's Mum I saw her in the car when I went to pick Lauren up from Louisa's." Perrie and I start running towards the studio.

"You need to leave." Perrie and I say in unison.

"Oh that's so clever girls you said that at the same time." The woman says sarcastically. "I'm not leaving till I get my daughter back."

"Come back the day after never and we'll talk." Perrie says as we enter the studio. Lauren must have heard me talking to Jade because she ran out of the back room.

"Leigh." She smiled hugging me before noticing her Mum was still outside and returning to Jes. "What is she still here for?"

"Just ignore her babe she can't hurt you." Jes tells Lauren, Lauren looks away from the door and up at Jes her eyes locked, focusing solely on Jes whilst Jes was speaking to her, comforting her.

Perrie POV:

Jes has Lauren's attention which allowed me to slip out the back and call the police.

"Hello I'd like to have some officers come to the recording studio in Thorpe road please there's a lady harassing my sister." The call ends and I step back out with the others. Fifteen minutes later with Lauren's Mam still outside the police show up, I carried Lauren's documents with me all the time since the incident at Louisa's. The police officers walk into the studio.

"Mrs Edwards-Thirlwall?" I step forward. The two police officers look down at Lauren concern evident on their faces. "Would it be possible to go somewhere more private?"

"There's a room out the back that's empty... Would you need to speak to my sister?"

"Yes but we'll do the interview separately." I show them through to the back room and they take notes, we emerge and it's Lauren's turn.

"Can my sister come?" She asks taking my hand.

"Of course." The officer says kindly. They make notes on what Lauren has to say and then take us down to the station to make a formal statement.

Lauren POV:

"Just like you did at the studio." Perrie reassures me. I give my statement and then we leave.

"What happens now?" I ask the officer.

"We're bringing your biological Mum down to the station now."

"I'll still get to live with my sister  though won't I? No matter what she says."

"Well your sister showed us all the paperwork we'll see what your biological Mother says but you'll definitely be going home with Mrs Edwards-Thirlwall tonight."

I saw the woman walk in and immediately reach up for Perrie, I know I'm eleven but being held comforts me, Perrie picks me up and starts talking to me to distract me. The woman leaves again a while later and the officer comes out to speak to us.

"We'll have to do some more investigating Mrs Glass says she was forced by social services to give Lauren up but for now you're free to go and we'll be in touch." We go to leave. "Mrs Edwards-Thirlwall... This will probably go to court, I just thought I'd warn you."