Abused and Bullied (A One Direction Fanfiction)

Chapter 13

"So, what's the plan for today?" Zayn asks the group, looking mostly towards Liam.

Liam looks away from the TV and glances at me before looking to Zayn and the other boys.

"Well, we're gonna' go shopping at some point. Sarah, where is the closest good shopping mall?"

The boys look to me and I take a couple of seconds, thinking about the smaller malls in the area.

"If you're looking for a couple of small stores, the best one is ½ hour away, but the only goodmall is 2 ½ hours away. It's Bay Park Square Mall in Green Bay."

"Why don't we do both? We can hit the smaller mall first, just to see what's all there, and then we can go to Green Bay." Louis suggests.

The rest of the boys chorus their agreements and one by one, they stand up, making their way up the steps and into their rooms.

Liam and I are the last to stand up from the couch. I walk into my bedroom and pick out an outfit (pictured above).

After getting dressed and ready for the day, I walk back down the stairs, seeing the other boys are already in the living room, standing around and talking idly. 

"You ready to go?" Liam asks me, shoving his phone into his back pocket. I nod my head, walking towards the group of boys. I follow them out the door and towards the large van parked outside, recognizing the large man sitting in front as Paul.

I give Paul directions and he drives towards the mall, stopping right in front of the front door. The boys each grab their hoodies and pull them over their heads, stepping out of the vehicle. 

I step out behind Niall with Liam right behind me, shutting the door behind him. We walk into the mall and I reach to my front pocket, feeling my debit card moving around. I sigh in relief, thanking myself internally for not forgetting my card before we left the apartment.

I know how this whole thing is going to work. The boys are trying to act like my 'saviors', and buy me all the things I could ever need or want, but that is not how I raised myself to be. I raised myself to be self-sufficient and to stand on my own two feet financially. 

I will feel absolutely useless, more than I already do, and horrible if they pay for everything. I don't want to feel like that, and I don't want them to feel like I'm just using them for their money, because that is truly not the case.