Adopted By One Direction

A long night

* I tried to move, but it was no use. My arms and legs were tied. The room was dark.

"Stop moving bitch! You're useless! Whats the point of trying to survive? You're never going to have a happy life!" He spat the words at me.

"Dad please!" I started to beg. What was going to happen to me? Suddenly, the taste of metal filled my mouth. My cheek hurt like hell.

"Why are you doing this?" I whimpered.

"You're not worthy enough to live. You'll always be unloved. I'm just saving you from the pain you will feel in the future." He said wickedly.

"DAD! NO!" I screamed as the knife came closer to me...*

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"DAD! NO!" I screamed as I woke up. My cheeks were wet with tears. Soon, five pairs of arms were around me.

"Shhhh babygirl... It's okay." Zayn's voice cooed. It was just a nightmare. But it still happened. I started to sob.

"Lads, you go. I'll stay with her." Zayn whispered to the boys.

He hugged me tightly, as the tears fell.

"It was just a dream..." He rubbed circles on my back.

"Can you stay with me please?" I said in between sobs.

"Of course babygirl." He said as he lay me back down.

"I'm sorry." I managed to say as I calmed down.

"Sorry for what? Do you want to talk about it?" He murmured. I felt like I can trust him. Besides, I had to tell them. They were my brothers now.

"Zayn, I know I seem happy during the day, but at night, he comes back. The memories come back." I started to sob again.

"Don't worry Belle. As long as we're here, he can't hurt you anymore..." I believed these words for some reason. My life was going to get better. I can't let my past affect my future. Not anymore. I snuggled up to Zayn, and soon enough, I fell back asleep.

LOUIS' P.O.V

"DAD! NO!" We heard her scream. I rushed into her bedroom. So did the other guys. We all hugged her tight. She was crying really hard. Her screams were full of hurt and terror. Zayn started to say comforting words to her.

"Lads, you go. I'll stay with her." Zayn told us. We did as he said. The rest of us walked out of the room, closing the door gently behind us. I looked at the boys. They looked just as worried as me.

"We have to do something guys. We can't let her past get in the way. We can't let it hurt her." I started to speak.

"She seems so happy during the day, but at night she suffers. She's really strong. She puts

up a brave front." Liam said.

"We have to help her lads. We need to show her that we are here for her." Niall spoke up.

"But how? She has had a rough past. She can't forget it that easily!" Harry has a point.

"We'll show her that she can trust us. I'll talk to her tomorrow. Goodnight lads." I said as I walked back to my room.

ZAYN'S P.O.V

It hurt me to see her like this.

"Don't worry Belle. As long as we're here, he can't hurt you anymore..." I told her. Soon, she fell back asleep. I looked at her. She looked so innocent. How could someone do this? I wonder what she saw.

I went over her words again. 'But at night he comes back.' I wonder if this happens every night. I have to stop it though. I can't let her get hurt anymore...