Adopted by 1D

I really like you
Husky's POV
I found out that Ashton and Alex are actually two of the most popular kids in school. Girls keep asking them out. I also have some bad news. Somehow, a bunch of girls found out that I live with the boys, and gave me a hard time for weeks. One of them even stabbed a sharp pencil into the back of my hand during science.
I sat myself between Alex and Ashton in second period. They both smiled at me. Alex handed me a sheet. I literally threw up in my mouth. Dissection. I crossed my fingers, hoping that it wasn't a rodent. I sighed in relief when I saw it was a frog. I have always hated rats and mice. When Holly and I were locked in the basement together, a family of rats lived with us. They give me horrible flashbacks.
'Okay. I am sorting you into pairs. Alex, you go with Anna. Heather, you go with James. Karmin, you go with Ashton. Wendy, you go with Husky....' and so the roll call went on. I picked up my books and moved next to Wendy. I frowned when I saw her. She was one of the girls giving me crap earlier. She glared daggers at me and sharpened her 2B pencil vigorously. I sat down carefully, hoping that she hadn't planted a mine on my chair. When it didn't explode up my butt, I started to relax a bit. The teacher threw a tray onto our table with a frog pinned to it. I picked up the scalpel quickly, afraid of Wendy with a weapon. I normally wouldn't be this scared of a bully, but Wendy had already it me over the head with a cricket bat. It hurt like hell. Alex and Ashton were really pissed off at her.I placed the scalpel to the frogs stomach and made the first incision.
Wendy tapped impatiently on the desk, waiting for me to finish cutting the frog. I finished pinning down the frogs skin and I put the scalpel. I pulled a piece of paper in front me so that I could write the observation.
Wendy and I finished before everyone else. We had five minutes before the end of class. I placed my hand on the table and bent over so that I could put my books into my bag, which was sitting under the desk. Wendy chose that opportunity to plunge her razor sharp pencil into the back of my hand. I'm not talking about a simple jab that breaks the skin. I'm talking about a full on stab. The tip of the pencil tapped on the desk under my hand. My bones were pressed uncomfortably around the pencil. I gasped in pain. The pencil was preventing much blood from spilling. I bolted up straight in my chair and looked at Wendy in horror. She grinned wickedly at me. I ripped the pencil out of my hand and quickly dropped it so that I could catch the blood that spilled. Wendy's hand flew over her mouth as to prevent herself from laughing. I managed to hook my bag onto my arm. Alex and Ashton noticed that I was leaving and followed me out. Ashton placed his hand on my shoulder.
'Husky, what's wrong?' I looked at my hand. I had to get to the nurse before the blood spilled out of my hand. Alex gasped.
'What happened!?' He put his hands on my back and pushed me towards the first aid room.
The nurse fretted over me, until Alex reminded her that I would need to go to the hospital. The nurse called an ambulance, even after I refused, and they took Ashton, Alex and I to the hospital. At the hospital, they rushed me to emergency, saying that I would need stitches and that I had lost a lot of blood. But honestly, they said it all to Alex, since I was too dizzy to concentrate on anything that they said. Ashton held my other hand as they stitched up the gaping whole. They had made my entire arm numb, so it took ages for me to gain any feeling again. Alex and Ashton called their parents and they were allowed to stay with me. The doctors forgot to call the boys, so at five o'clock, I picked up my phone which was ringing.
'WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU!! IT'S FIVE, AND SCHOOL FINISHED AT THREE THIRTY!!!' I flinched at the loudness of Liam's voice.
'Please, calm down. The hospital forgot to call you.' I frowned. I still sounded really drugged up.
'Okay. Sorry-wait. Did you say hospital!!??'
'Yeah.'
'WHY ARE YOU AT THE HOSPITAL!!??'
'A girl ran a pencil through my hand. I'm alright.' I heard the boys yelling in the background.
'What happened to Husky?'
'She's at hospital!'
'What?!'
'We have got to get over to her, now!'
'Okay! I'll start the car!' The phone hung up.
'Pshh,' I said, annoyed at the fact that Liam hadn't said goodbye. Ashton raised an eyebrow.
'Just the boys,' I said. Ashton nodded. Alex came in holding a pile of papers.
'Med info,' he said, handing them to my non-drugged arm. I smiled and nodded, placing them on the desk beside me. Alex held my injured hand.
'Does it still hurt?' I shook my head. I couldn't feel my arm at all.
'I'll get you some food. You haven't eaten since breakfast.' Ashton left to go to the café. I watched the double doors close behind him. Alex was looking at my injured hand intently.
'Did she really do this, just because you live with a band?' I nodded. Alex rolled his eyes.
'Girls are crazy.' I smiled and nodded, agreeing with him. Alex looked at me.
'But you're not.'
'Really?'
'Definitely.'
'Thanks.'
'I really like you.' I looked at Alex, my eyes wide in surprise. No. He did not just say that. No.
'Um.....thanks.'
'I was wondering....'
'Hmmm?'
'Do you want to go out with me?'
'Wait.... did you really just ask that?'
'Oh....I understand if you say--' I put up a finger to stop him from saying anything else.
'Of course.' Alex looked as though he had just won the lottery. He pulled me in for a hug. I didn't move for a moment. I as way too shocked. After I realised what had happened, I hugged back. Alex pulled away and he couldn't stop smiling. I shook my head at him and picked up the medical info that Alex had given me. I skimmed my eyes over the front page and slammed them back down on the desk. Frigging hell. Alex picked them up.
'What's wrong?' He gave me a concerned look.
'I've got to stay here overnight.'
'You must really hate hospitals.'
'You don't know how many times I've been to hospital for stab wounds.' Alex's eyes widened in horror.
'Deranged father.' Alex nodded, but the horror didn't leave his face as he continued to read the medical sheets. Ashton trotted in, holding a paper bag. He handed me the bag and put a cardboard tray that had three milkshakes on it at my feet. I pushed myself into a sitting position and reached forward. I couldn't reach. Alex smiled.
'Tease,' I said, leaning back and opening the paper bag. I handed out the sandwiches and Alex gave me a strawberry milkshake. I smiled and sipped it slowly. Ashton stole the caramel milkshake before Alex, so he was stuck with vanilla. Alex frowned and took his drink unwillingly. After we had finished our 'dinner' I heard talking in the hall.
'Do you know what happened to Husky?'
'Yeah. Someone stabbed her with a pencil.'
'It doesn't sound that bad.'
'She sounded weird on the phone.'
'Hello. Do you know if a girl called Husky is here?'
'Yes. Through that door.' Ashton didn't look up from the papers, and Alex looked at the door, still sipping his almost empty milkshake. Louis burst through the door and ran forward.
'Husky! What happened?!' Louis looked really worried. I raised my hand so that he could see the dried blood and stitches.
'A girl ran a pencil through my hand,' I said simply, shrugging. Alex stood up and through his empty drink in the bin. He held out a hand for Louis to shake.
'Hi. I'm Alex,' he said cheerily. Louis glanced at me and shook his hand.
'I'm Louis. Thanks for staying with Husky'.
'No problem.' Alex smiled at me. His phone started to ring.
'Yes...Okay...Give her three...Fine...You know what your doing...Alright...You owe me...Bye.' Alex hung up.
'Sorry, Alex. I've got to go. Kat's playing up again.' I raised an eyebrow.
'Shouldn't Nicole and Craig know what to do?'
'Yeah, but they don't. I moved in with them when I was eight, Kat's 5, and they have no idea what to do.' I nodded. Alex raced out the door. Louis held my injured hand lightly between his.
'Does it hurt?'
'No. They drugged me up for the stitches and my arms is still suffering anaesthetic. I cant even move it,' I said poking it. Ashton looked up from the papers and smiled at me. He handed the medical info to Louis, who skimmed his eyes over it. The other boys raced into the room. Their flurry of questions made me dizzy again. Louis noticed and shut them up.
'Leave her alone. All this medical mumbo jumbo says is that Husky has to stay the night.' All the boys groaned.
'Apparently the pencil fractured one of her bones. It went straight through her hand.' The guys gasped. Louis handed Ashton the papers.
'I'm going to ask if she can come home now.' I smiled at Liam's determination for me to not be in hospital.
'The doctors probably wont let her out. She lost three pints of blood,' Alex said, putting the papers on the bedside table. Liam nodded, but left to ask, anyway. All the boys followed him out. Alex stood up once they had left.
'I've got to get home. I'll talk to you later,' he said.
'Okay.' Alex leaned over and kissed my cheek. I smiled as he left. I think I am falling for him.

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