Adopted by One Direction

Lily's POV: Ch. 14

➡Lily's POV: August 15, Tuesday

I woke up with sniffles and a headache. I sneezed roughly and accidentally woke Zayn up, too. "Sorry," I mumble, my speech problem with my r's noticeable. (She makes all her r's sound like w's. I forgot to bring that up in other chapters although I think I did mention it.)

"It's alright, munchkin. How do you feel?" Zayn responds.

"Blechy," I say, inventing a new word. "My nose is stuffy and my head and throat hurt," I add.

"Oh god, Lily! Your head is on fire!" Zayn gasps worriedly with a hand on my head.

"Can you put it out?!" I exclaim, scared my hair will catch fire next.

Zayn laughs. "I meant that you have a fever," he explains. "Although, it's a really bad one," he adds under his breath.

"Will I be all better soon?" I ask him.

"Uh, let's go ask Liam." Zayn runs out the door with me in his arms and comes to a stop downstairs in the living room. "Liam!" He calls. "We have an emergency!"

Liam comes sprinting towards us. "What's wrong? Is everyone okay?"

Zayn hands me to Li. "Check yourself."

Liam lays a cool hand to my burning forehead and I sigh in content. "Oh my god," I hear Liam mutter.

"I have a headegg," I mumble.

"Headache, babe," Louis says as he walks into the living room.

"Headegg," I try again but it comes out the same.

Louis chuckles but immediately stops once he feels my burning head. "We need medicine. Liam can you call a doctor and get some sent to the pharmacy?"

Liam nods and runs to get a phone and call in medicine, whatever that means.

"Daddy, how can you call in medicine? Does it have a phone?" I wonder.

Daddy laughs with Zayn. "No baby girl. Liam will call a doctor and give them information. Then the doctor will call the pharmacy to send the prescription in and we will go get it," Daddy explains.

I nod even though I didn't get it. I think Daddy and Zayn know that because they grin when I nod.

"I hungy," I say like a baby.

Zayn chuckles and carries me to the kitchen. "Lou, did you know Lily didn't even sleep in her own bed yet?"

I gasp in surprise. "You're right!" I answer even though Zaynie wasn't talking to me. That brings back why I didn't sleep in my own bed last night and I frown. Tears trickle down my cheeks."I'm sorry Daddy. I was scared that-"

Louis cuts me off and says curtly, "Tell everyone when they're awake." Then he walks out of the room, leaving me feeling miserable in Zayn's arms.

"He hates me now!" I sob. I hug Zayn tightly and cry my eyes out. Ten minutes later, I hear someone walk in. I look up and see Harry set my inhaler on the counter then walk out. "They all hate me," I mumble through new tears.

"Munchkin, no one hates you," Zayn tries to comfort.

"They hate me," I repeat. My fists clench and I bite my lip roughly.

"Lily, they don't hate you. They're just scared of getting hurt again. The only reason I'm being strong is that I heard why you said what you did," Zayn explains a little bit harshly.

But I get what he's saying. That I just have to wait until I apologize and they'll understand.

"Munchkin, uh, I have something to tell you'" Zayn sets me on the counter and looks at me directly in the eyes. "You know how we're in a band?" When I nod, he continues. "Well, we have to do things because we're famous, and tomorrow we have an interview where you will be introduced. Then we have a show later that night," Zayn explains the schedule for tomorrow. "So that means we can't do something fun everyday anymore."

I pout but nod. "Okay," I say and stick my thumb in my mouth. I learned this really works when I'm not feeling good. Like at the hospital.

Zayn smiles and hands me a banana. "Here, munchkin. You can have this for breakfast." He even peels it for me and I bite into it, feeling like a monkey.

"Mr. Banana," I declare and show Zaynie the banana. He chuckles and picks me up.

We walk into the living room and Zayn sets me down at the front of the room, in front of the TV. He sits down on the couch with the rest do the lads. I guess Niall woke up.

Tears form in my eyes and I hug my banana close. "I want August," I hiccup sadly. Niall runs up to my room and grabs him then hands him to me. "Thank you," I murmur.

"Welcome princess," Niall says with a grin and sits back down.

I shift my weight from foot to foot, nervously. Then I plop down on the floor and hug Mr. Banana and August close to me. I take a bite out of Mr. Banana, chew, swallow, then begin. "I'm sorry. I was s-scared that y-you all w-would l-leave m-me." I begin to cry and hiccup. "I-I d-don't like b-being left..." I stop and cry harder. I curl my knees up to my chest as Louis, Niall, Liam, Harry, and Zayn come and sit by me on the floor.

Louis puts me on his lap and rests his chin lightly on my head. "Baby girl, you can stop," he whispers.

I shake my head and storm on. "I don't like being left alone," I blurt quickly. "And I thought you were all being mean to me and letting me be in pain. But I get it now. I know that you couldn't have helped me."

Louis hugs me tighter. "Baby girl please don't ever say something like that ever again. I was up all night crying until 4:00 this morning."

I turn around and hug Daddy. "I'm sorry!" I cry. Tears run a river down my face and I feel my chest squeeze. I hiccup and cry harder, getting myself more worked up. My chest squeezes tighter, like a fist is closing slowly, and my breath wheezes and comes in short gasps.

"Harry!" Liam shouts and Harry comes racing over with my inhaler in his hand after he grabbed it from the kitchen.

"Calm down kitten," Harry says softly. He puts the inhaler in my mouth and pushes down. I breathe in the weird tasting air and hold my breath. Harry whispers,"Done," to me like he always does because I can't count to thirty.

"Thank you Hazzy Bear," I tell Harry in a cute voice.

He grins. "No problem."

I take a bite out of Mr. Banana and jut look at everyone and everything in the room. The lads stare back and we have a staring contest. Me, August, and Mr. Banana vs Liam, Louis, Niall, Harry, and Zayn.

I don't think the teams are very fair. We have less people.

I blink, Louis blinks, Harry blinks, and Niall blinks. We all get out and it's just August and Mr. Banana vs Liam and Zayn.

"August is good at this game," I comment. Everyone laughs at this and Liam and Zayn blink. "They win!" I yell, holding up Mr. Banana and August.

"Wait, the banana was playing, too?" Liam asks.

I nod. "Mr. Banana,"" I correct.

"You named the thing you're eating?" Louis asks with a smile.

I nod again.

"That's never a good idea," Zayn says.

I shrug and take a huge bite out of Mr. Banana. I hand it to Niall because I know he'll eat it.

"Thanks princess," he grins.

I nod for a third time and chew my banana in my mouth. "Can I go change?" I ask no one in particular.

"I'll go!" Niall volunteers. I stare at him, wide-eyed.

"NiNi, you eat fast," I tell him then run upstairs to avoid tickles I knew was coming. But I was too slow-stupid short legs!-and Niall picks me up and runs the rest of the stairs with me while tickling me.

I shriek with laughter and he smiles just as he trips.

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (I think that's how you spell it.)

Fun Fact of the Day: I got the idea of the 'headegg' thing from my lil' bro. He says that.

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