Chapter 4
===Zayn POV===
What the heck?
Why the freak wouldn't she tell us?
We were running down the stairs and didn't see Rosie or Sara.
Thank goodness.
We ran outside and to the shed. I can't believe she lived in a shed.
We went over and Louis knocked on the door.
No answer.
"Hello?"
No answer again.
"Erica are you okay?"
Still no answer.
"Can you let us in?"
We heard some shuffling inside.
"Please leave me alone." Erica said, through the closed door.
"Erica? Please let us in." I asked.
There was a silence.
"Please?" I asked again.
There was a short silence but then the door was opened.
"Get in here, before Sara sees you guys out here."
We all file in and look around. There was a makeshift bed in the corner, a little unicorn pillow pet, a mirror, a guitar, and a jewlery box. A little stack of clothes were next to the bed.
"Umm... You guys can sit on the blankets I guess." Erica said pointing to the 'bed'. We went nodded and sat on the blankets.
I looked over at Erica. She had her hand held to her cheek. I got up and went over to her.
"Let me see your cheek." I told her. She shook her head.
"Erica." I looked at her in the eyes, she looked down towards the ground. I lifted her chin so she was looking at me. She sighed and pulled her hand away.
On her cheek, a bruise was forming. A big one.
"Erica? How long has this been happening?" Liam asked from behind me.
I turned and saw all the boys behind me.
"Umm... What?" Erica asked. Liam sighed.
"Oh, that...Umm..." She looked at Liam, then at me.
"It's only been happening for like, two years. It's not that big of a deal." She asked, hoping it was the right answer.
"Why?" Louis asked.
"Who knows..." She answered.
"Have you told anyone?" Harry asked.
She shook her head, "If I did Rosie would kill me. Plus, it's not that bad anyway."
Not that bad?
"Not that bad?" Niall asked, voicing my thoughts.
"Yeah, I mean all they do is um... slap me and ya..." She said.
"And ya?" Liam asks again.
"Well... ya." She said.
"What else does she do to you?" Louis asks.
"Nothing!" She said a little to quickly.
I am not buying it.
"Erica, be honest." Harry said.
" I... I can't..." She said, starting to cry.
"Why not?"
"If I do, they'll take my guitar away." I looked at her. She looked really distressed. This guitar must mean a lot to her.
Louis looked at her crying figure, and gave her a hug. Harry and Niall joined in, followed by Liam and I.
"Remember this, we are here for you." Liam said.
She nodded. We pulled back and saw that she was crying harder.
"How can there be people like you who are just so nice? I mean, you barely know me, and yet you say you will always be here for me. It's a miracle." She said, then started crying again. I went over and wiped her tears away.
"Perk up Buttercup. We'll get you out of here."
"Thanks," She said laughing, "but I can leave soon. I have to wait only 2 weeks until I'm 18, then I'm out of here." She said, "Don't worry about me though, just leave before Sara find you."
"What about Rosie?" We all turned and saw Rosie standing there.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thanks!
I LOVE YOU ALL! :D
YOU ARE ALL AMAZAYN!
:D
Btdubbs, I started school.
Bleh.
Anyway, i won't be able to update as often, so soooooorrrrrry! :)
CAYENNE! :0)
YOU ARE READING
Snotty rich kid? Count me out.
Fanfiction**One Direction FanFic** Erica has been being abused by her aunt and cousin for 4 years now. When her aunt has to let 5 famous kids stay at their house for awhile, they find out Erica's secret. Do they care? Or do they just walk away?
