temporary home

Luke's POV

We hear screaming and sobbing coming from behind us. Ms. Cole had gone to grab the papers and said she'd be about 5 minutes.

"Come on guys lets go find out what's going on" I turn and walk towards to noise. A line of 3 girls is blocking whatever is going on from our view.

"'scuse me ladies, coming through, please move over" Michael is trying to keep calm as he makes the girls move but I can tell he's stressed out.

"it's gonna be ok Mickey, don't stress" Ash whispers to him as we reach the centre of the girls and see what's happening.

My mouth drops open and I feel like I'm going to be sick. Kiara, the blonde "fan" who tried to convince us to adopt her moments before, was beating the little girl we had all fallen in love with. She was scremaing insults at the girl and kicking her. Our little angel wasn't moving.

Without even thinking, I grab Kiara's arm and pulled her away from the little girl. We don't even know her name, and yet we are all in love with her. Mickey and Ash rush to the girls side while Cal and I take it out on the girl.

"You think this is cool? You think this makes you popular? You think this is how you get people to like you? To adopt you? No! No!" I felt tears start to run down my face, but I kept yelling "This isn't cool! This isn't popular! This isn't how you get people to like you! Or adopt you!"

Calum grabs me and wraps me tight in a hug. He was the only one who knew that I had been bullied and abused by a teacher at my school when I was in 4th and 5th grade. I got through it, but seeing people bully others or abuse them still really affects me and makes me angry.

"Hey mate, it's ok. She's not gonna do it again. We'll protect our little angel" Calum whispers in my ear. He tells Ash and Michael we're going for a quick breath outside before pulling me out the door to the hall and then outside.

I take a couple deep breaths, compose myself, then give Cal a big hug.

"Thanks Cal. I don't know what I'd do without you" He hugs me back and we head back in the orphanage.

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The little girl is still not waking up. It's been 10 minutes. Ms. Cole came back a couple minutes ago and sent Kiara and her friends to their rooms (and the rest of the children). Mickey is pacing around, Ashton is gently shaking her trying to get her to wake up, Calum's googling what to do to wake someone up, and I'm sitting here, head in my hands, trying not to cry.

"Guys!! She's waking up" Ash turns to us, excitement clear in his face.

She slowly opens her eyes, looks at all of us, then curls into as small of a ball as she can make herself and starts sobbing. I feel terrible. It's like she's afraid of us. I wonder what sort of h*ll she's gone through to make her so afraid of everyone.

She lets Ms. Cole pick her up and they go upstairs, I'm assuming to her room. We all sit on the couch and wait for her to come back, glancing at each other but not saying a word.

a/n I know that Luke wasn't actually abused (at least I don't think he was) but its fanFICTION so let's just roll with it k? :P