One // Leigh-Anne Pinnock

Chapter Twenty-Six

They had finally reach their destination. Leigh was in as much pain as she was when she first realized she started her period. She couldn't wait to get to a drug store to get some period pain pills and a pack of pads. She was sure the bed was stained with a lot of blood.

Andre had left her alone after the first five episodes. She loved the show so far but she couldn't bear the pain. So she pretended to fall asleep. It worked because Andre had quietly slipped out of the bunk. 

She tried distracting herself and trying to actually fall asleep but her attempts were futile. When Andre came to "wake her up" to tell her that they had arrived at the arena, she could've jumped for joy. 

She tried slowly turning to get out of bed but the pain in her gut increased times 10. She cried out on the verge of tears. It had been years since Leigh went without pills for her cramps. She'd forgotten the intensity of the pain. She usually made sure she always had pills in stock but she had forgotten all about it when she got sick.

"Get—Jade." She groaned through gritted teeth. Andre quickly left the room. Seconds later Jade came running in. 

'Can you get three packs of Midol and pads for me please. I'll give you back the money.'

"Hang in there. I'll be back soon."

She quickly left. Seconds later the bus door slamming could be heard. Unfortunately that woke up Chloe- Marie. She heard Jesy yell that she had her. She sighed in relief. If she had to get up to see about Chloe she would've most likely passed out on her way there.

"You'd have thought after going through labour this wouldn't be so bad." Someone said.

Leigh looked up to find Perrie trying but failing to hide a smirk. She rolled her eyes.

'Need something?'

"Nope. Jess sent me to keep you company because and I quote "You're annoying the crap out of me."

'Great.' She thought. She made a mental note to have a talk with Jesy later.

'Just sit there and don't make a sound. When Jade gets back go annoy her.' She took a deep breath and slowly shifted back into a laying position. She wasn't in the mood to deal with Perrie and her boredom.

As she turned a dull pain shot up her back and a slight wave of nausea hit her. She closed her eyes, took a couple deep breaths and counted to five in her head. She managed to get into a fetal position without bursting into tears. 

"Is it really that bad?" Leigh gave a curt nod.

"I'm gonna go help Jess with Chloe." Perrie said, taking the hint and leaving.

Leigh lost track of how long Jade took. In her mind it was more than an hour. In reality it was 15 minutes. She brought a bottle of water along with the pills. Leigh thanked her and slowly sat up. She downed the pills with the water. She had eaten nachos earlier so she didn't need to eat again.

'Thanks so much. My purse is under the bed. Take out how much I owe you.' She wrote on the whiteboard then lay on her back. She trusted Jade to take the correct amount and not any more.

Jade reached under the bed and took back the money. 

"Shouldn't you change, um, everything?"

'When these cramps and nausea pass, I will.'

"Okay." She replied. She lingered around, biting her lip, looking as if she wanted to ask something. 

'Is there something you want to ask me, Jade?'