Chap. 3
Liam's POV:
I was 2 people away from the register at McDonalds. Boy, was I hungry. I was interrupted from my thoughts when a girl came up to me. She was about 5'5" with long, brown hair. She had huge chocolate brown eyes and tan skin. She was pretty, I have to admit, but somehow it didn't feel right to call her that. Our features resembled mine so closely that she could be my sister. Then a flashback appeared in my mind:
"Shut up!! Stop crying, you little brat!!" Our dad yelled at little Amberly crouced on the ground, crying her eyes out. He took his hand and swung it back. The distance between his hand and her cheek became smaller and smaller. The next thing you know, her cheek was red and not just because she cried. She cried harder and louder once they made contact.
Dad was angry. He threw a vase to the floor and stormed off. I tried calming Amby down. As she got up to leave for her room, her legs slipped from underneath her and she got cut. Badly. Right below her elbow was a 3 inch gash. The amount of blood was ridiculous.
Mum came home not long after and brought her to the hospital to get stitches. The scar stayed there even after it healed.
I snapped out of my tance as she spoke. She wiped a strand of hair behind her ear. As if right on cue with my thought I saw it. The scar was still there.
"erm...uhh...excuse me mister?" She asked in a soft, quiet voice.
I was speechless. I didn't do anything for a few moments. A tear fell from my eye. All my emotions were coming out all at once. I forgot it was my turn to order, but I didn't care. I pulled her in for a hug. She didn't hesitate to hug back. I already knew what she was here for and I think she knows I realized the situation because she began crying into my shoulder.
She waited for me to order and get my food. We sat at the back of the restaurant talking about what she missed. I tried asking her about Dad but she was silent upon the mention. She started to cry and I enveloped her in a hug. She gave me a weak smile.
Amberly's POV:
Words cannot describe how happy I was to see Liam again. I felt like a huge wait was lifted off my shoulders. I felt like everything would be okay when I was around him. Everything seemed so much safer, knowing he was there right beside me once again. It was all going so perfectly until...
"So how's Dad doing?" Suddenly, I felt the blood drain from my face. The memories came back and hit me...hard. All those times of him beating me like I wasn't even his child anymore. Not like you're supposed to treat young ones like that anyway. I could tell Liam noticed my expression change because he immediately change the subject.
"..so erm...maybe we should get you to Mum and maybe later on this eveing I take you you shopping so I can introduce you to the boys." I was overly confused. What'd he mean by "the boys"?
"Uhh... Liam? Who are these..er...boys?" I asked still confused. I said rather embarassed.
"OH!! You don't know? I'm in a popular world-wide Irish-British band. That's why I look like..uh..this." He said, pointing to his hood and sunglasses.
"hahaha. Sorry. I wasn't really exposed to the latest news." I continued, "but I'm sure it's not that bad." I flipped off his hood and ruffled his hair. He smiled.
"OHHHHHH MY GOSH!! THIS IS NOT HAPPENING!! AHHHHHH!! ITS LIAM PAYNE FROM ONE DIRECTION!!" I heard a girl yell. No more than 2 minutes later, there were at least 50 girls in McDonalds.
Li grabbed my arm and signaled me to get in my mum's car. It was silent for a few minutes until I broke it.
"...Wow. Is all I can say. I didn;t even know you could sing and now you tell me you're in a famous band? I'm so proud of you Li!!" I chuckled and grinned widely at him.
"Haha yup!! Crazy isn't it? I auditioned for X-Factor when I turned 14 but I didn't make it....BUT I knew it was meant to be when Simon made One Direction 2 years later when I once again auditioned. The 4 other boys in the band are now my closest and best friends!!" He grinned ear to ear. He must've been really happy with his decision. This made me really want to meet these boys.
Another short silence. I turned the radio on and an unfamiliar song came on.
"I've tried playing it cool...but when I'm looking at you, I can't ever be brave 'cause you make my heart race."
"Shot me out of the sky. You're my kryptoni-i-i-te. You keep making me weeeeaakk yeah frozen and can't breathe"
I finally spoke up, "Wow these people are really good at singing like WOW!! Their voices are breath-taking. I'm...speechless..."
Liam started laughing. A LOT.
"Why are you laughing?" I finally asked.
"...because...haha...that's..my....band!!" He somehow got his words out in between fits of laughter.
I stared at him, wide eyed, speechless. I finally screamed.
"Oh my gosh LI LI!!! YOU SING AMAZINGLY, I'M SO PROUD!!" I hugged him and he hugged back trying to keep his eyes on the road.
"Why do you sound so suprised?" He added a cocky grin. I rolled my eyes.
Suddenly, fear and excitement overtook my body. It felt like I was about to go on a rollercoaster. I was scared what my mum would think. Would she let me live with them? Would she still show me love and affection like she used to? So many thought wandered in my head, but over it all I missed my mum so much! I love her so much!
We finally pulled up in front of an amazing house. It was modern and elegant. I wasn't into the interior designing vocabulary, but I was sure of one thing. It was much bigger than the one back in Wolverhampton, that's for sure.
I grabbed my backpack, carry bag, and stroller luggage. We walked up to the front door and knocked on the door. A beautiful middle aged women opened the front door.
"MUM!! I MISSED YOU OH SO MUCH!!" I immediately hugged her tightly. Tears were streaming down my face. Emotions were comign out. Emotion from all those years without her came out. She hesistated on the hug for a bit until she gave in.
"Amm Bamm?" She was crying too. More tears spilled out when she called me by my old nickname.
"Yes!! Yes, Mum. I missed you!!" I pulled away still crying. She wiped a tear away. Yet again, a weight was lifted off my shoulders. I was home. My real home. Not that dungeon with my so-called father. I felt loved again. A feeling I hadn't had for a long time. Nearly 12 years ago was the last time I encountered the littelest bit of love and affection. I had it back again, like I had lost it. I found it once again and I liked it...a lot.
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CHAPTER 3 DOOOOONE!! It was kind of long. I hope you guys keep reading. This is why my notes are short and sweet, so you can read them without being annoyed lol. I LOVE WRITING AND IT WOULD MEAN SO MUCH FOR YOU TO
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