Adopted by Little Mix

Chapter 2

Camila's POV

"Oh no! I'm not hungry," I gave them a nervous smile.

Perrie laughed, "Too bad that breakfast is something obligatory in this house! Most important meal of the day and there is no way out of it!"

Damn. My hands started shaking, "Well, um I'm not hungry um because I already had breakfast in the orphanage. I guess Mr O'Conner didn't see me there!" Improvisation at its finest! Hopefully they believe me. Judging from their facial expressions, they weren't too sure about it. "Hmm okay," Jade sighed, "no breakfast then! Perrie, do you want to show her around?" - "Sure!" Perrie chirped, grabbed my hand and pulled me through their flat, showing me basically everything. It was a huge and cozy apartment. Big and modern kitchen, giant living room and so much more.

"Okay, last but not least....drum roll please....," Perrie said as she pushed down a doorknob, "Your room!" The door opened and we entered a big room. The walls were painted in a light grey colour, there was a huge window with perfect view over London's rooftops, in the centre of one wall was a king-sized bed with white and light pink covers. En-suite bathroom, small walk-in closet and much more. Needless to say, I was shocked. In the best way possible. But it was all too good to be true. I didn't deserve any of this.

"Do you like it?" Perrie asked behind me.

"I love it," I whispered, "But you didn't have to-" - "But we wanted to! You're our sister now, Camila. Better get used to it!" That kind of worried me. There was no way that I could ever pay them back for any of this. Feelings of guilt were flying through my head. "Are you okay?" Jade's voice emerged behind Perrie and I. I spun around, "Yes, why?" - "You were staring into space. Like you were thinking about something." I didn't know what to answer, so I just gave her a little smile. "Perrie and I are going to let you get comfortable. Make yourself a home!" She put my suitcases in my room before the two of them left. After just standing there for another moment and looking at what's my new room, I decided that it would be best to start unpacking since I didn't want them to be mad at me. Especially not on the first day. After my clothes were stowed away in the closet I had to find a hiding place for my little friends. My box, filled with shiny, sharp blades. I decided to store them under the bed, behind my suitcase, which I pushed down there as well. Then I checked out my new bathroom. Unfortunately, there was no scale. How am I supposed to keep track of my weight? Maybe they had one? But I couldn't just ask them since they could get suspicious and that was the last thing I wanted. They would be absolutely disgusted if they found out about the eating or the cutting thing. They would send me back. Abandon me. Like everybody else. I couldn't let that happen, And in that moment I made a promise to myself. I won't let them find out. Whatever it takes!

I sat on my bed with my hands folded on my lap when there was a knock on the door. "Come in," I said politely before the door opened. It revealed Leigh with her amazing hair. "Why so tense?" she chuckled, "Relax, darling. You're home now." She sat down next to me. I nodded while trying to look as casual as possible. I assume it didn't work out as well as I hoped because Leigh laughed at my failed attempt which made me feel a little insecure. Fidgeting with my fingers, I looked down on my feet. She was already laughing at me.

"So, I hope you're hungry now!" she said, "It's almost 1 PM...in other words: Lunch time!"

What? There is no way I could eat. But I can't let them get suspicious either. I bit my lip, not knowing what to do. "Camila, are you alright?" Leigh's concerned voice asked which caused me to look up. I nodded. "Sure,"...,"Everything's perfect!" - "Okay then," Leigh sighed, "Follow me!" And that's what I did. A couple of moments later the two of us were sitting at the big dinning table. We, well she, chatted for a while about life. She told me about her boyfriend, career and future plans. I just sat there and nodded, hoping she wouldn't ask me anything about my life. Then, to my rescue, the other band members entered the room. But unfortunately, they brought food. Jesy put a plate filled with rice, chicken and vegetables in front of me before sitting down herself. I looked down at the dish and thought about all the calories I was about to consume. Over 300, at least. Trembling, I picked up the fork and scooped a little bit of rice onto it. I chewed at least a dozen times before finally swollowing the sin. Not gonna lie, it was a nightmare. The food was great but having to eat it was horrible. I felt myself getting heavier with each bite. When I finally finished I looked up, only to see my new guardians, already done, engaged in a deep conversation. It took them a while until they noticed me. "Oh you're done?" Jade exclaimed, "alright! What do you want to do today?". All eyes were on me, which caused me to start shaking again. Luckily, nobody noticed it, "Whatever you want to, I guess!" I said quietly.

"How about we all get some rest for an hour before meeting back here?" Perrie suggested. Everybody agreed. I had something to do, so being alone would be useful. I wa about to bring my empty plate into the kitchen, when I was stopped by Jade. "Don't worry about it. Just go upstairs, while we do the work!" I nodded and handed her the plate.

Having arrived in my room, the first thing I did was locking the door. I sighed as I made my way to the bathroom. I had to get rid of the food. It was making my fat, ugly, hideous. I bent over the toilet seat, shoved two fingers right down my throat and started gagging. It hurt, it always does but it also worked. After two minutes I was sure that everything was out so I flushed the toilet and headed to the sink. My eyes were red and puffy and little drops of sweat were running down my forehead, meeting my tears on my cheeks. I took a deep breath before splashing water in my face and washing my hands. I didn't give the mirror another look because I knew how awful I looked. I just went back to my bedroom and sat down on the bed. Hands folded on my lap, exactly how Leigh found me earlier.

Jesy's POV

"That went well, didn't it?" Perrie grinned as she put the dirty dishes in the kitchen sink.

"Yes, and she is so cute. So shy and quiet...so not like us," Jade chuckled. She hopped onto the kitchen counter, next to Leigh. I helped Pezza with the dishes, "What are our plans for later?" I asked, "I'm in the mood for a shopping spree!" My band members agreed. We wanted to spoil Camila a little bit. She spent several years of her life in an orphanage, working for absolutely everything. She had to be strong for so long that's why she deserved everything we give her and much more.

"Let's go to Westfield Mall!" Jade suggested, "They have everything we need and even an Apple Store. She needs a new phone, right?" - "Yup, Jadey. And does your choice of shopping center have anything to do with the hunky shop assistent in HMV?" I smirked causing her to blush. "No!" Jade said quietly, still completely red in the face, "it's just a great mall, Jesminda. That's it!" I shook my head, laughing. She couldn't fool me! Ever since her breakup with Sam, she had her eyes on this guy. She went there at least once a week, in order to see him. It's pretty adorable and teasing her about it was even funnier.

Then we began our exciting and pretty eventful shopping spree...

A/N: Hello! Okay so at first I would like to apologize for not updating in (I think) exactly one year.... my stupid excuse: I had no idea where this story is going BUT NOW I have new ideas! I know this chapter is bad and boring but I promise it will get more exciting!

Remember: English is not my first language...so sorry.

Love y'all

PS: The BLACK MAGIC video is so perfect! I wanna see more of Nerdy Mix in the future...and maybe a real movie?