Louis's Little Sister

Chapter 8

Liam's POV

When I heard the door open and close I jumped to my feet. Niall looked up with shaded hazy eyes. "What are you so excited for?" I shook my head and him and walked downstairs. I was trying to be quiet because Harry was "whispering" again. "Can you imagine? No sugar?!?!" "Haz, she can have sugar just her body can't handle it well. All the doctor was saying is she gets hyper easy." Wow. That's their big secret. Thanks guys.

So I rounded the corner to find Zayn and Luke running up to Louis. Then Calum pulling me after them. "Come on Li, this'll be fun."

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And that's how I got here.

Sitting on a lavender cover, while Lottie jumped on the bed. And without fail she flinched every time but refused to explain. Finally her knee gave out and she fell on her side laughing loudly, which made my hands tingle with need. The need for her to be mine. The need for everyone to know.

Lottie pulled herself onto her knees, still below my eye level, and pulled herself against me. She was forward and sticking her tongue down my throat, something I've never done before. It was a surprise she even liked me, now she wanted to make out? The idea fueled my adrenaline so I was kissing her back just as hard. Until, she laughed.

She just sat there and laughed. I was a bit embarrassed which caused me to look down at her covers. "Will you date me, Liam?" What?!?!? "Yes! Of course Lottie!" I was holding in the urge to say oh my gosh and sound like an idiot. I held in another girlish scream and kissed her again.

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I was startled awake by shuffling sounds.

Quickly balancing on the heels of my shaking feet, I look down at Lottie. Her body is shaking and her mouth is parted either drooling or letting out quiet No 's or Stop! 's. Her eyes are closed yet squeeze themselves shut tighter, before she lets out a loud sob. I hurry to help before she wakes anyone else, but the thought of them shushing her now makes my blood boil and my face burn.

"Lottie..." I gently shake her by the shoulder. She stirs, then becomes distraught and her mouth starts to bite down on nothing. "Lottie wake up. Now." I shake her body harder, then she sits up. Her eyes are open wide, and her whole body shakes before she screams.

I can't tell if she said no or please but her whole body stops before she flops onto her side and curls into a ball. "What the hell was that?" "Lottie?!" Then suddenly everyone's in here even a tired, rugged Zayn. They all crowd around the bed, ignoring me Thank god. Harry reaches out to Lottie trying to soothe her. "Lottie, what's wrong? Are you okay?" The second his fingertips graze her arm, she shrieks and pushes herself backward. 

Her head pounds against the wall, which sends me running to her. "Lottie, it's okay. No one's going to hurt you." She shoots her hand out and tugs rapidly at the hem of my jumper. "Liam..." I sit down on the bed before looking up at the guys. Louis seems uneasy but obviously knows she needs me to help. I turn to the the crying Lottie before grabbing Niall's arm and sitting him in my place. "I'm going to talk to Lou for one second."

He raises an eyebrow but heads into the hall with me. "Louis, you have to tell me. What happened to her?" That sets him off. "I have to tell you? Last time I checked, that was my sister in there. Not yours." He pauses hesitantly, and his eyes flicker with burning anger. "You wanna know why she's like this?! She's been hit! She's been hit by her dad!" Shit. That's horrible.

Louis sighs, running his hands down his face. I know this is hard for him, Lou can't stand to see someone in pain. It's probably driving him crazy that she won't except his help, but she wants mine. So, I pull him into the room and sit him next to Lottie and I. He runs his hand in circles on her back, which helps her to stop shaking. Louis has the same sympathetic grin, but I know deep down he's cheering. Harry steps into the silence, trying to help. "What happened Charlotte?"

She sobs again, letting her body tremble. "He, he hurt me..." Lottie's words are broken and stuttering, but she keeps choking out words. "My dad, he... He came back. He hurt you guys..." She rapidly shakes her head, then continues sobbing and shaking. Lottie screams, and squeezes her eyes shut. When she opens them again, there's a determined look with a hint of anger.

"He came for me, and you wouldn't let him take me. I tried to stop him, but he wouldn't stop hitting you." She stops for a loud sob, before closing her keys lightly. "You were bleeding, and..." Her whole body shakes and she bites down on her lip roughly. "And, I tried to help you but he shoved me against the wall. He, he..." Lottie reaches for her thick purple cover and throws it off of her burning skin. She rolls up her sleeves, showing slits, scars, and burns. The whole room is filled with a gasp and Lottie's harsh breaths. "He touched me."