Finally Free

Thirteen

*****Skipping the Police Station*****

"...I know. Trust me I know" I say into the phone. While I was filling out the paperwork Anne called me 78 times so I called her back in the car and apparently Harry filled her in on everything that has happened in the last 24 hours including what just happened, but he still has not said anything to me about it which is weird. "Hey, why hasn't Harry texted me about it? Did he give you a reason?" I ask as I pull into my parking spot at the apartment

"He said he was to upset at the moment. He needed time to cool down so he didn't say or do something stupid. You know how he gets about you Bean." Anne tells me. Anne is Harry's mom but was my mom's best friend and my adopted mom after mine died a few years ago, well actually it's been almost 10 years now. Wow. I turn off the car, get out, lock it, and start walking up to my apartment in the cold. The whole apartment is not enclosed. Once you open the front door of your apartment you are inside the rest is just covered with a roof which makes it cold in the winter and this awkward part of March that is still winter and for whatever reason, the high is only 42 degrees today which is just cold and gross.

"I know. Did he say if he and Lou are still coming over? They said they would earlier but I haven't heard from anyone in a while"

"That I do not know," Anne tells me "I'm sure they'll turn up"

"I hope so" I mumble unlocking the front door, walking inside, and quickly shutting the door behind me. "But I'm gonna go. I'll let you know if they show up."

"Please just don't sit alone all night. And if the boys don't show up please let me know and I'll scream at them"

"I will momma. Love you"

"Love you too bean," Anne says then hangs up I slip off my boots and leave them on the boot mat by the door since I should be leaving soon with Beth, once they are off I head to my room and take a deep breath before opening my bedroom door. Beth, Harry, and Lou are all there doing something. Not only did they take down all my old pictures but they also hung up the white Christmas lights around my room like a border since they are right along the top of the wall which I had been putting off. They also rearranged my room so that my bed is no longer underneath the vent and up against the window, plus they cleaned my room for me. Everything they did is either something I had been putting off and had complained to either Beth or Harry about.

"Guys?" I ask looking around they all stop what they are doing and look at me and I start tearing up "Thank you" I half sob as Harry walks over and pulls me into his arms for a hug

"Hey, don't cry Bean" he mumbles shutting my door since I finally moved out of the way

"When do you get here?" I ask breaking the hug and wiping my face wincing slightly as my hand brushes what is going to be a black eye

"About 5 minutes after you left. They helped me take down the pictures then we were just sitting here and were like screw it, we need to do more. So we stripped your bed to wash your sheets and just put your second set of sheets on the bed since the other ones are still in the dryer, they sent out pictures to be printed so that we can replace the others and they will be done and we can pick them up tomorrow, we moved everything around so you aren't against the window anymore, we cleaned everything but the bathroom and closet cause we didn't have time for the closet and decided to not go through your bathroom shelves since it felt wrong." Beth explains and I half-smile "We put up the lights you had been putting off doing and we started a box of stuff but we are not sure what all needs to go into the box of stuff so we are going to help you then afterward we are either going to eat or to the library" Beth explains

"Thank you guys so much," I say "what all did you find?" I ask after sitting on the bed next to Louis. Harry and Beth look at each other before grabbing two cardboard boxes from under the bed.