One // Leigh-Anne Pinnock

Chapter Five

"Get out of my house!" Leigh screamed.

"Not until you give me my child." Jordan screamed back.

"Your child?!" Leigh laughed bitterly. "The same child you disowned when I found out I was pregnant?! Oh no. This baby isn't yours. You lost that right and priviledge a long time ago."

Jordan and Leigh-Anne were in Leigh's living room going at each other's throats over their baby. Jordan had barged into her home uninvited, demanding for his child.

Their screaming had woken up the sleeping baby on the second level of the house. The baby began to cry. Jordan pushed past Leigh heading to the source of the cries.

Leigh chased after him but he got there first. He picked up the baby and tried to calm him down. Instead he got the opposite reaction. The baby cried harder and louder. He got frightened by the loud noises and just wanted his mummy.

"Give me my child." Leigh snarled, taking a step forward.

"Or what?" He smirked.

Leigh began to walk towards him to try to take back her baby. She hadn't gotten far when he pulled out a gun and pointed it at her. Leigh's eyes widened and she halted immediately. She put her hands in the air.

"Take one more step and you will never see him again."

"You're a sick, disgusting, heartless person! You know that right?!" Leigh spat.

BOOM

"Leigh-Anne!"

Leigh shot up. She was shaking and sweating. Her eyes were wide as saucers. Jade, Jesy and Perrie surrounded her with concerned looks on their faces. She opened her mouth to talk but she had the sudden urge to throw up. She got off the ground and sprinted to the bathroom.

She barely made it when she began to vomit into the toilet. Jesy and Perrie followed her. Jesy held her hair and Perrie rubbed her back. Jade stayed behind because the sight and smell of vomit makes her gag.

When Leigh-Anne was done she crawled to the wall and brought her knees to her chest. She was shaking really badly. Tears poured profusely down her face. She was staring off into space, rocking back and forth. She was taking short, quick and uneven breaths.

Jesy and Perrie had never seen Leigh in such a bad state.

Jesy knelt down next to her and gently tapped her shoulder, trying not to scare her. Leigh didn't even respond.

"Leigh? We're gonna take you back to the living room now okay?"

Leigh barely nodded her head. Jesy and Perrie gently pulled her to feet and helped her walk to the living room.

Jade sat there waiting patiently. She gasped when she saw her friend in such a terrible condition. They sat her down on the couch and moved a little way off to give her space so she wouldn't feel claustrophobic.

With one hand Leigh gripped Jesy's hand, which happened to be closest to her, and the other she was pressing her palm to her chest. Her chest was tightening. Her heart was pounding and she was struggling to breathe. Her gasps for breath made her lightheaded and dizzy. Tears were still running down her face.

She felt as if an elephant was sitting on her chest and a scarf was being wrapped around her neck. She felt trapped. She felt as if she were about to die. She never had a panic attack before and that made her condition ten times worse.

Jesy moved a little closer to Leigh. She experienced panic attacks in the past. She didn't completely know how to help but she had an idea.

"Leigh. It's gonna be okay. You're alright." She said gently.