"keep that on your tummy, okay?" i muttered softly, placing the small ice pack on her now bruised stomach.
thankfully, the other two girls came in with all of their things. phoenix had most of her things in this room due to sleeping with me so frequently.
"come up here loves!" i spoke, happily, trying to not scare the girls as i only wanted to protect them. they both sat on my bed next to me as i passed them my laptop, already on moana.
"you can change it if you like!" i smiled as they both eagerly nodded, now watching moana.
i locked the bedroom door, just as a precaution until eleni got back from work which wasn't a while away thankfully.
much to my surprise, i had an incoming facetime from billie.
"hi sweetheart!" billie squealed, smiling at me.
"hi bil." i responded, forcing out a smile.
"are you okay?" she questioned, furrowing her brows.
"yeah, i'm okay. are you?" i questioned, making sure to keep an eye on the girls.
"are you sure?" billie asked, raising a brow to question whether i was telling the truth.
"yeah." i sighed.
"halley, tell me the truth, what's going on?" billie spoke, concern evident in her voice.
"i can't do this anymore, i really can't billie! i shouldn't have to sit here and stare at a door all day afraid that it's gonna burst open and we're all going to get hurt. i woke up to phoenix telling me jason had hurt her, never in a million years would i imagine him doing that." i muttered, tears building up in my eyes.
"oh baby. i'm coming okay? next flight out of here i'll be there." billie spoke, muttering something to someone else.
"billie, no. i can't let you do that. it's just 2 shows please don't cancel them because of me. we'll be okay, i promise. i'll call you whenever you're free and i'll update you on everything." i spoke as billie sighed.
"okay but as soon as those shows are over. i'm coming to you and you're not coming back, okay?" billie spoke firmly.
"okay." i muttered, running my hands through my hair just as phoenix burst out crying.
"hey, hey phe what's wrong baby?" i questioned, propping my phone up on the side, still so billie could see me.
"hurts!" she cried. i picked her up onto my lap, lifting her t-shirt up gently as i removed the ice pack, revealing a large bruise that had now come through.
"oh love. you can't have any more medicine." i spoke softly as i turned the ice pack to the other side as it was much colder. "is that better?" i questioned, receiving a nod from her as she sucked her thumb gently - it's always been something she's done.
i picked my phone back up as billie smiled at me.
"you'd be such a good mom." she spoke nonchalantly.
"i can't wait to be a mom but i've got to sort my life out first." i chuckled, cradling phoenix in my arms.
"halley!" jason yelled, banging on the door. i put my finger up to my lips as allie and izabelle curled up closely, fear evident.
"meet me in my bedroom in 10 minutes, you better be ready!" he yelled before i heard his footsteps retreating. my eyes burned, i didn't want to go through this for another time.
"please don't tell me what i think that means." billie spoke, barely above a whisper as i nodded slowly.
"halley, please. let me come over, i'll help you. i promise." billie spoke urgently as i shook my head.
"billie, i can't. it's not just that you've got shows it's that i'm afraid phoenix, allie and izabelle might get hurt if i go and there will be no one to protect them because eleni will be out of here soon." i mumbled, wrapping my arms around the girls as my phone rested against my knees.
"i'll figure something out, i promise." billie muttered, turning to see ava now awake.
"hi ava!" i squealed, we had gotten super close after the time i spent with billie.
"hi sweet girl!" she smiled sleepily.
"halley!" jason yelled, banging on the door again. i swallowed thickly, anxiety growing in my stomach.
"uh i gotta go, can you watch the girls if i keep you on until i'm back?" i asked. "can you try and call eleni too?" i questioned.
"halley, you don't have to do this. you can just stay where you are." billie spoke firmly.
"it's me or the girls, i'd rather it be me." i muttered.
"halley, please don't put yourself through this." billie spoke firmly again.
"i'm sorry, i love you." i whispered, ending the call.
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a/n: filler chapter!!
i apologise in advance for next chapter ://
i did over a mile walk in the middle of a flare up today i cannot feel my legs anymore how fun :))
take care of yourselves.
i love you all.
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'you're my halley's comet, halley.' - billie eilish
Fanfictionhalley was no stranger to being kicked out of one house to another before finding herself in an orphanage. everyday was different for her, she hated change. halley also loved billie eilish. she felt such a deep connection with her, not just billie...
