Adopted by Styles

ch. 9

💕Lily's POV❤️

My eyes slowly adjust to the dim light just barely seeping through the panes of the blinds in the room. I lift my sleepy head up, seeing Delilah, Hunter and Adora snuggled closely up to me and everyone else, sleeping soundly. I rub my eyes, and crawl out of their tangled arms and legs, trying not to wake them. I get up from the bed, and quietly go down the hall, and into my room. I change into some comfy black leggings, and slip a simple blue sweater on, that has little white sequins sewn onto the front forming a heart. I brush my hair, wash my face, and slip on some white vans.

I check my phone time. 7:02 AM.

I grab my small wallet, my phone, and I leave my room, sneaking into the hallway and past each of the boy's rooms. Just as I get to Harry's, his door cracks open, then a figure steps out. The blond hair gave it away. It's Taylor.

I back up, not wanting to be near her.

"so, I see you're taking a little trip huh? running away from all your childish troubles?"

she sneers, making sure she isn't heard by anyone.

"I-I was just going out for a while...."

I stammer, and I shrink deep inside myself.

"yeah, sure"

she scoffs.

"you're just going to go and feel bad about yourself, too bad your boyfriend isn't here at the moment for you to cry to!"

stay strong Lily Don't listen to her.

"I just..I just wanted to go out. go do something..."

"mhm. yeah that's exactly what you were going to do"

"actually I was"

"good."

she smirks

"because I have an idea. why don't you leave for...I don't know...forever? yeah. don't come back. Because if you do, I'm going to tell poor little Hunter and your little boyfriend Jack that you cheated on him, for CASPAR."

my heart immediately sinks, and my mouth parts, unable to speak

"but..."

I whimper.

"no butts. get out and don't come back or I will go there. now- what do you choose?"

my heart beats faster, my world seems to spin, tears begin to form in my eyes.

these people- they are my family. they mean the world to me...and now I am being ripped away from them.

what will I do? Where will I go?

oh god.im going to be homeless.....

and look at me now. I'm just a little thing under Taylor's control, slowly shrinking. I could stand up for myself, but Harry wouldn't trust me, he'd trust her. So as the tears stream down my cheeks, I rush down the stairs and fling the door open, probably causing a lot of commotion. I sprint out of the house, not daring to look back. it hurts, hurts so much... I run and run and I find a big tree. I decide to sit under it, and I lean against the hard bark, closing my eyes. I needed time- I needed space. I needed the world to disappear around me. I was alone. I would no longer see my new family, my boyfriend, my best friends. I only have myself from now on. so I sit under that tree- and cry silently.