Hoping For A Fairy Tale
21
Lacey
The silence was deafening. We all stayed where we were long after Harry had shut the door to their bedroom cutting the sounds of Skye’s crying from the rest of us.
“I’m going to make dinner.” Harry’s mum, Anne, suddenly announced. We all turned to look at her. I could see the tears in her eyes.
“Mum it’s okay. We can just order food.” Harry’s sister Gemma insisted.
“I need to cook.” Anne said softly before quickly walking into the kitchen with Harry’s stepdad following. Eventually the rest of us migrated back to the living room, where we were before the yelling started.
I sat there staring at the wall blankly. I wasn’t angry at Skye. I knew she only said what she did because she was hurting. But I couldn’t help but let the words get to me slightly. To know that they all knew that we had slept together was shocking as well. Had Zayn told them all? Was I just a joke to them all?
Did Zayn brag about bedding me all the time? I sighed as all these thoughts flew threw my head. I felt Zayn’s hand touch my arm. I instantly pulled away from him. I didn’t need his touch complicating my thoughts any longer.
We stayed there for a couple more hours, a few murmured words exchanged between all of us throughout the night. The food Anne made us was barely touched, not that this bothered her.
“We’re all going to stay the night. You’re welcome to stay as well Lacey.” Liam’s voice floated over to me. I glanced over at him surprised. There had been no words exchanged between the group of people yet they all agreed anyway. I shook my head.
“No, actually I should probably head home.” I said softly, grabbing my bag that sat at my feet.
“Skye didn’t mean what she said.” Louis said softly from across the room. I looked at him and offered him a small smile.
“I know,” I said softly before standing up.
“I’ll take you home.” Zayn said, standing up with me. My heart sank.
“It’s fine, I can get one of my parent’s drivers to get me.” I quickly shook my head.
“It will be easier if I do it,” Zayn said quickly and took the key’s Liam was offering to him. I sighed and followed him out, waving at everyone and glancing up the stairs before following Zayn out to Liam’s car.
He opened the door for me and I climbed in, sending a quick text to my mother letting her know I was on my way home.
“I’m really sorry for Skye yelling at you. You didn’t deserve that.” Zayn said to me. I shook my head at him.
“It wasn’t her. I know that. She is hurting a lot and if its helps her to yell at me, then she can keep yelling at me.” Zayn glanced at me before looking back at the road.
“You’re a good friend,” he said softly.
“Thanks,” I whispered back as we sat in silence for the rest of the car ride. Neither one of us even reaching to turn the radio on. Zayn eventually pulled up to the house and I began to climb out of the car.
“Lace about what Skye said about us...” I cut Zayn off.
“I don’t care Zayn. I can’t stop you talking about it.” I said to him tiredly, that being the last of my worries by this point.
“I didn’t...” I cut him off once again.
“It’s not like I’m not used to people talking about me behind my back. Goodnight Zayn” I said before shutting the door louder than was necessary before making my way through the large gate and up the drive way.
I walked inside and began to head towards my room. I stopped when I saw my mum at the bottom of the stairs.
“How is she?” she asked me softly. I had called previously to tell her why I would be gone late.
“She’s upset and hurting.” I said softly. My mother just nodded at me. We stood in silence for a moment as my bottom lip began to quiver and a few tears slipped down my face.
My body went rigid as my mother’s arms wrapped around me in a hug. I eventually leant into her body however as she soothingly rubbed my back making comforting noises to me.
“She lost the baby. I was so scared when I was driving her there and no one else was there mum. She was so hurt and so broken and I didn’t know what to do.” I mumbled softly.
“It’s okay. It’s going to be okay Lace. Skye’s going to be okay.” My mum cooed softly to me helping me up the stairs and into my room. She instructed me to go for a shower before I headed into bed. She even stayed to tuck me in.
“I can’t imagine what it would be like to lose a child.” I said softly. I watched as she sat down next to me and ran her fingers through my hair softly.
“Your father and I almost lost you when you were born. You were born anaemic. It turned out I hadn’t been consuming enough iron in my diet and that had affected you. I cried for days on end, knowing that I had hurt you. I was your mother and I was supposed to protect you but instead I hurt you when you were still in my womb. Eventually though you got much better and we were allowed to take you home.” My mother told me softly. I was surprised.
“You never told me that.”
“I guess I’ve always just felt guilty. You were my first child and I had hurt you. Seeing the amount of needles that you had everyday really hurt your father and I. I guess I just wanted to move on from that. I never want you to be hurt Lacey. I love you.” My mother whispered down to me. I smiled up at her softly.
She leant forward and placed a kiss to my head before standing up. I grabbed onto her hand.
“Could you just stay here for a bit?” I asked her softly. She smiled down at me and walked around the bed to lie on the other side of me. I turned and snuggled against her body as her arms wrapped around me. She placed a kiss on the top of my head.
The door opened suddenly and Lucy rushed in. She looked at mum in shock for a moment before she quickly clambered onto the bed and snuggled herself in between mum and me. I gladly wrapped my arms around her and held on tightly. Mum smiled down at us both before humming a tune that sounded familiar but I couldn’t quite remember.
The silence was deafening. We all stayed where we were long after Harry had shut the door to their bedroom cutting the sounds of Skye’s crying from the rest of us.
“I’m going to make dinner.” Harry’s mum, Anne, suddenly announced. We all turned to look at her. I could see the tears in her eyes.
“Mum it’s okay. We can just order food.” Harry’s sister Gemma insisted.
“I need to cook.” Anne said softly before quickly walking into the kitchen with Harry’s stepdad following. Eventually the rest of us migrated back to the living room, where we were before the yelling started.
I sat there staring at the wall blankly. I wasn’t angry at Skye. I knew she only said what she did because she was hurting. But I couldn’t help but let the words get to me slightly. To know that they all knew that we had slept together was shocking as well. Had Zayn told them all? Was I just a joke to them all?
Did Zayn brag about bedding me all the time? I sighed as all these thoughts flew threw my head. I felt Zayn’s hand touch my arm. I instantly pulled away from him. I didn’t need his touch complicating my thoughts any longer.
We stayed there for a couple more hours, a few murmured words exchanged between all of us throughout the night. The food Anne made us was barely touched, not that this bothered her.
“We’re all going to stay the night. You’re welcome to stay as well Lacey.” Liam’s voice floated over to me. I glanced over at him surprised. There had been no words exchanged between the group of people yet they all agreed anyway. I shook my head.
“No, actually I should probably head home.” I said softly, grabbing my bag that sat at my feet.
“Skye didn’t mean what she said.” Louis said softly from across the room. I looked at him and offered him a small smile.
“I know,” I said softly before standing up.
“I’ll take you home.” Zayn said, standing up with me. My heart sank.
“It’s fine, I can get one of my parent’s drivers to get me.” I quickly shook my head.
“It will be easier if I do it,” Zayn said quickly and took the key’s Liam was offering to him. I sighed and followed him out, waving at everyone and glancing up the stairs before following Zayn out to Liam’s car.
He opened the door for me and I climbed in, sending a quick text to my mother letting her know I was on my way home.
“I’m really sorry for Skye yelling at you. You didn’t deserve that.” Zayn said to me. I shook my head at him.
“It wasn’t her. I know that. She is hurting a lot and if its helps her to yell at me, then she can keep yelling at me.” Zayn glanced at me before looking back at the road.
“You’re a good friend,” he said softly.
“Thanks,” I whispered back as we sat in silence for the rest of the car ride. Neither one of us even reaching to turn the radio on. Zayn eventually pulled up to the house and I began to climb out of the car.
“Lace about what Skye said about us...” I cut Zayn off.
“I don’t care Zayn. I can’t stop you talking about it.” I said to him tiredly, that being the last of my worries by this point.
“I didn’t...” I cut him off once again.
“It’s not like I’m not used to people talking about me behind my back. Goodnight Zayn” I said before shutting the door louder than was necessary before making my way through the large gate and up the drive way.
I walked inside and began to head towards my room. I stopped when I saw my mum at the bottom of the stairs.
“How is she?” she asked me softly. I had called previously to tell her why I would be gone late.
“She’s upset and hurting.” I said softly. My mother just nodded at me. We stood in silence for a moment as my bottom lip began to quiver and a few tears slipped down my face.
My body went rigid as my mother’s arms wrapped around me in a hug. I eventually leant into her body however as she soothingly rubbed my back making comforting noises to me.
“She lost the baby. I was so scared when I was driving her there and no one else was there mum. She was so hurt and so broken and I didn’t know what to do.” I mumbled softly.
“It’s okay. It’s going to be okay Lace. Skye’s going to be okay.” My mum cooed softly to me helping me up the stairs and into my room. She instructed me to go for a shower before I headed into bed. She even stayed to tuck me in.
“I can’t imagine what it would be like to lose a child.” I said softly. I watched as she sat down next to me and ran her fingers through my hair softly.
“Your father and I almost lost you when you were born. You were born anaemic. It turned out I hadn’t been consuming enough iron in my diet and that had affected you. I cried for days on end, knowing that I had hurt you. I was your mother and I was supposed to protect you but instead I hurt you when you were still in my womb. Eventually though you got much better and we were allowed to take you home.” My mother told me softly. I was surprised.
“You never told me that.”
“I guess I’ve always just felt guilty. You were my first child and I had hurt you. Seeing the amount of needles that you had everyday really hurt your father and I. I guess I just wanted to move on from that. I never want you to be hurt Lacey. I love you.” My mother whispered down to me. I smiled up at her softly.
She leant forward and placed a kiss to my head before standing up. I grabbed onto her hand.
“Could you just stay here for a bit?” I asked her softly. She smiled down at me and walked around the bed to lie on the other side of me. I turned and snuggled against her body as her arms wrapped around me. She placed a kiss on the top of my head.
The door opened suddenly and Lucy rushed in. She looked at mum in shock for a moment before she quickly clambered onto the bed and snuggled herself in between mum and me. I gladly wrapped my arms around her and held on tightly. Mum smiled down at us both before humming a tune that sounded familiar but I couldn’t quite remember.
Oh dang, how did I completely skip so much! I have so much reading to do in the next two days before UNI starts. I probably won't be sleeping tonight, but I literally don't care I need to know it all!
8/26/14