Adopted by 1D

Chapter Seventeen

----------------CHARLIE----------------

I lift my hand and knock on the door.

Their door.

"Hi long time no see pipsqueak." Says Luke stepping outside.

"I was just wondering if my family was here or maybe Michael and the rest of the boys, well my boys of course. if they aren't that's fine I'm really sorry for imposing but I just neede-"

"Shut up Charlie you're rambling." Says a voice.

When I look off from my jumper sleeves I had been playing with I see none other than louis tomlinson.

Of course.

"I need you to come home. none of the other boys will answer my calls and I don't know where they are." I say trying to keep my calm.

I've never really fixed things with Louis. it's not like he's given me a chance to talk to him,hes been gone all day everyday but I need someone to take care of Kylee before I meet Zander.

"Well I can't right now I'm attending to business."

I just kind of look at him.

What business? he's Louis he doesn't ever do anything business related. he doesn't even pay attention during meetings and interviews.

"Well I'm leaving." I say turning around and onto the Hemmings perfectly cut yard and onto ours.

I check on kylee and I wrote her a note telling her I'll be out for a while.

Zayn left his lighter on the counter the other day and well needless to say it's mine now.

I grab my bag making sure everything is there and leave my hair down. tending to a crying 18 year old girl drained all the energy out of my to even put in contact lenses, so I throw on my glasses and head out the door.

I start walking down the street until I hear someone footsteps behind me.

I turn around,

No one.

"Whatever." I say to myself, take my headphones out of my bag and continue walking to the beat of Chandelier by Sia.

A few minutes pass and I'm near the park, I can already see Zander perched up on a tree branch blowing smoke rings into the air.

"CHARLIE?" he says jumping out of the tree and making his way towards me.

"Yes and I brought a lighter that actually works his time." I say laughing watching him light a cigarette and handing it to me.

"My lighter works! it's just doesn't work ..... well?" he says more like a question than a statement.

I continue to tell Zander about my day taking drags from my cigarette evey here and there. Zanders eyes never really meet mine, he's looking at the things below and the clouds above, whatever he could find beauty in.

"Hey kid it's getting late I should get going." Zander says finally looking at Charlie.

"Noooo please I don't want to go home." I whine pulling on his jumper sleeve.

"Why not? you have an amazing family, I mean from what you've told me about them they all seem like standup guys." he shrugs jumping out of the tree.

I soon follow and it takes a few minutes before I answer his question.

"They expect me to be some trophy kid. to win football games and to get the highest grades in the class. not to mention they think I'm insane." I say taking a puff from my cigarette before following my friend into the busy town streets.

"They can't be that bad.." he says.

"I can't do anything without them worrying I'm going to snap at someone and go insane, it's not like I'm gonna kill a puppy or anything." I say ruffling my hair.

"Well do they know you smoke? and you hang out with guys like me? because I don't think they'd be very happy about that." He says walking slightly slower than before.

"No and it's not like they care. they'll never find out anyways." I say rolling my eyes and taking another drag and slowing down to meet Zander's pace.

"Well I wouldn't be so sure about that." he says and stops in the middle of the sidewalk pointing to something to my right.

I turn around and there are paps everywhere.

Running to catch up with us.

They're too far away to hear them shouting but I can see their mouths move when I glance back everyone and then.

Trying to out run the paps seems way too hard without security beside me.

"CHARLIE LOOK OVER HERE!"

" WE GOT A BAD BOY IVER HERE LADS!" they shout to one another and to me.

"SMILE PRETTY FOR THE CAMERA LOVE!"

I can't run anymore and soon enough I'm sitting against the wall of a tattoo parlour.

"Please just leave me alone." I pant.

"This is going to be everywhere by tomorrow morning so I suggest you at least smile." says one of the guys shoving camera in my face.

I'm so screwed.