Adele's POV
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"Simon, is supper finished yet?"
Simon asked, "Yes, are you going to get Harper?"
"Yeah."
I walked to the living room to see Harper still sound asleep on the couch. I bent down so I was on her level. I gently rubbed her shoulder and she slowly woke up.
"Hey how do you feel?"
She only grunted in reply then sat up. I laughed and sat down beside her. Surprisingly she wrapped her arms around my neck for a hug. I hugged her back but felt her flinch at my touch. We hugged for a few more minutes then she pulled away.
"Hey, um is your stomach sore or something, can I look to see if you have any bruises?"
She replied in a dry tone, "I'm fine."
I gave her a concerned look and she broke down. I pulled her to me for a hug. She eventually ended up sitting in my lap with her head buried in my chest. She sobbed for a good ten to twenty minutes. I tried comforting her by rubbing my fingers through her hair, kissing her head, or rubbing her back every now and then. Once she calmed down a little bit I asked, "Hey, babe, do you want to eat?"
She nodded her head and got up. I stood up after her and gave her one more hug. Before we walked in I wiped her tears away.
Once we were finished with dinner I asked Harper, "Are you sleepy?"
"Yes, I actually am."
"Okay! I'll take you to your room."
She nodded and we both got up.
As I went up the stairs she followed me. Once we reached her room I said, "Here it is."
She walked in and said, "Oh my gosh M- wait. Um wow this is great!"
"Yeah I got Laura to pick the things out."
She walked over to the bed and sat down.
She asked, "Um hey can I talk to you?"
"Sure, you can tell me anything."
I walked over to the bed and sat down beside her.
This is when she started to explain everything.
She said, "Um you know my situation. My parents died in an "accident". I had to go live with my aunt and uncle. They were pretty terrible. Um I just don't know.."
I grabbed her hand then she looked up at me. I saw tears forming in her eyes.
"Can I look?"
All the tears fell as she nodded her head. I gently pulled up her shirt. What I saw blew my mind. Bruises and cuts covered her whole stomach area. My hand flew to my mouth. I honestly couldn't believe it. This was only one side. She whispered, "Mu- um I- I'm so sorry."
I put her shirt back down then looked up to her.
"Don't be sorry, baby. And if it doesn't bother you, you can call me Mum."
We hugged for a little bit then I pulled away.
"I need you to tell me something."
She nodded at me.
"When was the last time you cut?"
She replied, "The day before I met you. I- I don't want to do it anymore though. I re- regret it. I promise."
"Okay, now what about the bruises?"
She said, "That was my um Aunt and Uncle. Th- they were pretty terrible."
"Baby, I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry you had to go through that."
She responded, "Hey, that's all in the past now. You couldn't have done anything anyway."
"Okay well let's get your stomach some attention and then you can go to bed. Sound good?"
She nodded her head and we got up. I took her to her bathroom. She sat on the counter and pulled her shirt up.
"I'm going to go get the cream from my bathroom. I'll be right back."
I walked through her room to our room. Simon was laying in the bed on his phone.
"Hey, babe. How's it going?"
He answered, "It's going. How's Harper?"
"Oh Simon. It's bad. I'll explain later though."
He nodded and went back to his phone. I walked to the bathroom to get the cream. Once I found it I went back to Harper's room.
"Hey, I'm back."
She only smiled and stayed silent.
I started applying the cream to her bruises and cuts.
"So um do you mind if I ask?"
She cut me off, "Why I did it. It's hard to explain. But when someone is constantly dragging you down or beating you or if you go through something that's really hard then have no one there for you. Well it's really hard."
It was silent for a few minutes as I kept putting the cream on.
"Well you know Simon and I are going to take care of you and always be here for you now right?"
She smiled and said, "Yes and I'm thankful for that."
I smiled and finished.
"Okay, you're done. Do you want to get a different shirt and pants?"
"Sure as long as I can keep this shirt."
"You can."
"Thanks, it was my mom's."
"Oh yeah you can definitely keep it."
She went to her closet to get a new shirt and pants. I sat on her bed. I decided to pull her comforter back for her.
She asked, "Um Mum is it okay if I just sleep under the comforter? I don't like the sheet."
"Sure."
I laughed and only pulled the comforter.
She said, "Hey, don't laugh. I know I'm picky but I can't help it."
We both started laughing. I looked to see her wearing new Nike shorts and a t-shirt. She came over and sat down beside me.
"Are you ready to go to sleep?"
"Sure."
She crawled over and got under the cover. I gently kissed her head.
"You know our room is just right down the hall. So if you need me just come in there."
She replied, "I'll be fine. Don't worry."
"Okay well I love you, night."
"Night, love you."
I smiled then got up to walk out. Just as I was at the door she said, "Wait Mum!"
I turned around and asked, "Yeah babe, what's wrong?"
"Thank you."
"Don't even mention it."
We both smiled at each other then she rolled over to sleep. I left the door open just a little bit. I walked down the hall to our room.
"Hey, Simon."
I didn't hear a reply so I looked over. There was Simon sound asleep. I crawled in bed and snuggled up to him. He slightly woke up and pulled me close then kissed me.
He mumbled, "I love you."
"I love you more."
With that I laid my head on Simon's chest. In no time I was asleep.
I woke up at 5 am. I heard a weird noise. It almost sounded like someone was crying. I remembered Harper. What if she's upset or something? I should probably go check on her.
Without waking Simon I slid out of bed. Once I got to Harper's room I saw she was still asleep. I walked closer to the bed. That's when I saw she was crying and tossing around. I gently shook her shoulder to wake her up.
"Harper, wake up."
She jolted awake. Without saying anything she sat up. I joined her on the bed. Then the next thing I know she's hugging me.
"It was just a bad dream, Babe. It's all okay. I'm here."
I wiped her tears away. She said, "I'm so sorry."
"No, it's okay. I promise. How about I sleep with you?"
She nodded and laid down. I laid down beside her. She backed up where she was right beside me. I wrapped my arms around her. Since she was shorter than me her head was below my chin. I kissed the top of her head.
Within a few minutes she was sound asleep. Then I fell asleep soon after.
a/n
Ughh this update is ugh & I'm sorry for that but anywayyyy I think I have an idea for the next few chapters but idk if it's good soooo ya who knows. & if you guys have any tips or ideas for the next chapters PLEASE let me know bc that would b gr8. okay I'll update soon & I love you guys!!☺️
