Adopted by Zerrie

Chapter 9

Bella's POV

"Hey Bella" I heard my friend Selena call out as I entered the school.

"Hey" I greeted her.

We walked together to my locker. I got it yesterday, along with other things. Yesterday they gave me another schedule and changed my second and third block. Now I have P.E and drama.

"So my 18th birthday is coming up and I'm having a party on Saturday and I invited you." Selena says.

I've never been invited to a party before, this is amazing.

"I would love to come" I smiled.

Selena was about to say something but soon her boyfriend, Anthony, came by.

"Hey babe" he smiled then kissed her.

"Hey" she giggled.

"Hey Bella" he greeted me.

I greeted him back with a smile, I'm not really use to talking to people.

"Hey babe, I gotta show you something" he told Selena.

She turned to me, asking me if it was alright and that she would see me in first block.

"Go on, you don't need to ask me" I smiled.

She smiled back and her and Anthony went of somewhere.

I closed my locker and started walking around until I heard crying and yelling in another class room. Shouldn't someone come and do something.

Any one barley walks through this hallway so I guess no one would notice. I kept walking towards the noise. I notice that the door was a little open.

I peeked through, trying not to make a noise. There were two boys. One, whose back was facing me, I never saw him yesterday so I don't know who he is.

I'm trying to see who the other boy is but it's hard when a six foot guy is in front of you. Suddenly the guy I'm front through a punch at the guy in front of him.

My breath hitched when I say who the boy was that fell on the floor, his hand on his cheek from where the guy punched him. Ashton.

Why would anyone want to hurt Ashton.

"Your so pathetic Irwin. No one likes you so why don't you just disappear." He yelled kicking Ashton on the stomach. I have to do something before he does anymore to him, but do I do. Think Bella, think. I thought.

But I didn't think, I just opened the door and ran towards Ashton. Ashton's eyes widen as I came closer.

"Hey, what's your problem! Leave him alone, he has not done anything to you!" I screamed. I'm defending Ashton so o hope he has not done anything, he doesn't look like the type of person to even harm a fly.

"His existence is a problem for me" he just said casually.

I was about to say something, before I heard a female voice yell.

"Tanner, love. Where are you"

"I'm coming babe" he said, just walking away from me and a crying Ashton on the floor.

As soon as he left I turned around and kneeled down towards Ashton.

I felt him stare at me as I grabbed his hand and moved it away from his cheek. I gently rubbed my hand over it carefully not to hurt him.

It was quiet until he spoke, "why?" He asked. I was confused, did he not want me to scream at the guy or what?

"Why what?" I asked hoping to get a better answer.