"Hey, Cady.." Dani said, coming up to me. "Hi Peazer." I said. "Sooo, I feel like we should get to know each other. Do you want to go out, maybe to the volleyball stadium or to Starbucks to get to know each other?" Dani asked. "Okay." I said.

Once I got dressed I told Niall that I was going out with Dani. "Okay. But, princess...?" Niall asked. "Hmm?" I asked. "We have to talk afterwards." Niall said. That made me kind-of nervous. That was the first time he was super serious during our entire relationship. And, it made me scared. Really scared.

I nodded. "Got it." I smiled. He just looked away sadly.

In the car, Dani wanted to me to drive. So, we drove to Starbucks.

"Um. I'll have Caramel Hot Chocolate." I said. "Vanilla Cream Frappuccino." Dani said.

"Okay. Um, well, let's play 20 Questions." Dani said. "Alrighties. You can go first."

"So, what's your full name?" Dani asked. "Cadence Ericka James." I replied. "I'm Danielle Claire Peazer."

"Okay, do you like Harry Potter or Twilight?" I asked. "Harry Potter!!" she exclaimed.

After a while, Dani asked me a tough question, I could lie or tell her the truth.

"Did you ever self-harm? Like cut yourself or burn yourself?" Dani asked. "I-I umm..." I started. "Well?" she asked. I nodded looking down at the floor. "Do you still do that?" she asked. "Well... yes."

"Ohmigosh... sweetie, I'm sorry." Danielle walked over and gave me a huge hug. "It's fine..." I replied, tears threatening to spill. "Why do you cut?" Dani asked. Ouch. "In high school and middle school I was bullied. You know that girl Harry brought home?" I asked. Dani nodded. "She used to be my best friend, then she started bullying me."

"One day, I went home about to kill myself. Then, I just found a razor and just tried to cut myself. And, it's been an obsession."

"Cady. I'm not going to tell you to stop because, I know you would've if you could. But, you have the power not to let it get to you. And, I don't want you to cut yourself, Cady. I love you like a sister, Ele does, Perrie does, the guys do... Niall does, and Marley does. Once again, do what you want, but just know, you're not only hurting yourself, you're hurting everyone around you."

I nodded. "Love you, Dani." I smiled. I gave her a small hug. "Let's go home."

"Hey Dani?" I asked. "Can we keep this to ourselves. Just the two of us?" I asked. "Until you're ready to come out and tell the others." Danielle said.

I nodded. "See you later." Dani said, smiling. "Bye."

For right now, I couldn't find Niall and since we were at a hotel, I snuck into Marley's hotel room bathroom and took out the razor I hid there. I couldn't help but slice the razor blade across my skin, watching the blood fall to the floor.



I sighed a breath of relief.

I walked back to Niall and I's room. "Niall?" I asked. "Yeah?" he replied. "You wanted to talk to me." I stated.

"Come here, read this." Niall said.

Cadence James, Niall Horan's girlfriend responds to 1 tweet not so positively, reading:

awe, cutie pie. 1st, it's NIALL. 2nd, I already know I'm fat and I already know I'm ugly. Thanks for pointing out every single one of my flaws... :( niall would probably be with you rather than me.

"Cadence Ericka James. Why'd you type that?!" Niall asked. "I-I don't know. It's just... I don't know." I said. "Cady. I love you the way you are. You're not fat. And you're certainly not ugly. I wouldn't be with anyone in the world but you. You're perfect the way you are."

"Niall. I'm not. I'm curvy and ugly." I said. "You're not fat. You're not ugly. But, Cady, I love with the heart not the eyes."

I rolled my eyes. "Cady, do you cut?" he asked.

"No."

Notes

To anybody who cuts or burns themselves: please stop! :) you're perfect the way you are!

Hope you enjoyed this chapter!