The Perrie Edwards You Knew

Chapter 9

CHAPTER NINE — Changing Identity

• Persephone's POV •

"Persephone, you have to do this. We can't let anybody know about this. We have to hide this to everybody until Perrie wakes up.." Mum says quietly and pleadingly while holding both of my hands tightly as tears roll down her cheeks.

I sniffed. I was crying. "Mum.. I.. I-I c-can't.." I stammered.

This is all so overwhelming and.. frustrating! I almost killed Perrie and then, my mum.. I've never felt her body pressed against mine in ages! She never come near as this.

I don't know what to do! We can't let the media know about this! So I'm being forced to be Perrie. I have no clue how these whole idea is gonna turn out.

But we just can't let people wonder where Perrie had gone. We can't just tell media that she doesn't want to be a superstar anymore.

I'm completely and 100% different from Perrie. She's a very jolly person and I'm just a dead person. You wouldn't expect me to say something at random times.

She's very outgoing and always laugh while me? One question, one answer. I don't laugh at silly things. I laugh when I'm supposed to laugh.

"Please, Persephone.. You have to do this. It's for Perrie's sake. Do it for your sister." She cried.

"Mum, I can't do this. Perrie and I are a lot more different than you think we are. I don't know how she acts around those people she works with. She's also with that Zayn guy. Mum, I don't want to do that. I don't want Perrie to think that I stole her life now that she's so close!" I exclaimed.

"What would the media say? Why is Perrie Edwards in the hospital? Nobody else know about this but us and your aunts and cousins." She asked.

I don't know what to do. If I'm gonna be with that Zayn guy, I have to be sweet to him and all just like how a girlfriend treats her boyfriend. But this is all new to me. I've never even had a boyfriend before!

If I'm gonna be Perrie, I'm supposed to... kiss him. But I don't want to do that! That's Perrie's boyfriend. But I can't break up with him. I have no right to do that.

These girls she works with... Jade, Leigh-Anne and...and.. Jenny, is it? No.. Jesy! Right. How am I supposed to act around them? What about the songs Perrie knew? Or even their song? I have no idea how these girls are when they're with each other.

Doing these, I feel like I'm stealing Perrie's life. Just the thought of acting as Perrie, it makes me feel like I wanna be on that hospital bed, in coma, instead of Perrie.

I'd rather much be in Perrie's  position right now. Not like this position–being a super star and all– but lying on that hospital bed. Because this is all too much and I cannot take it.

"I-I'll try my best.. B-but I can't promise that I'll be successful on doing that." I muttered and I looked down.

I feel so ashamed of myself. I haven't started doing it yet but I feel so ashamed already. I feel like I'm just gonna embarrass Perrie in front of people.

"I believe in you. Just believe you can."

My head bolts up to my mum. Do my ears deceive me? What is this feeling? Is this the feeling of being proud of yourself? I can't quite explain it but I like it. It kind of seems like it didn't come from my own mother's mouth.

Or maybe this is all just for show.

Whatever this is, I don't care. All I need to do is cherish this. Because not at all times I get treated like this.

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A/N:

Hi. I just wanna explain the theory behind the cover of this story. The old cover was the same as the new one but in the old cover, the left picture is originally black&white which indicates that it was in the past and both pictures are supposed to be Persephone.

But since I changed the cover, and now the left picture has color which now means that the left picture is Perrie and in the right picture is Persephone. And also notice that the left picture is the 2011 picture and the right picture is in 2013, which means that Perrie still has the old 2011 look and Persephone has the new 2013 look..

I was gonna explain why they're both there in an 'evil' expression on their faces but I would spoil you if I say it.. It's better if you don't know. Soon you will...

(This story is a suspense and a bit comedy kind of story so you could enlighten a bit)