Golden

Chapter 13

Harry's POV

Bella was struggling. I saw the pain and sadness she held in her eyes. She held a smile on her face, but it never met her eyes. I walked up to her sitting on the window seat in her room. "Hey, quit", I teased her.

"What?" She asked. "Thinking so hard", I rubbed her knee softly.

"I mean it's hard not to. It's kind of hard to when your dad died 3 years before your mom commits suicide. It's hard when you've had the pressure of paying the bills, keeping the lights on, keeping food on the table", she said.

"It's hard not being able to do normal teenage things". I shook my head. "Bel-" Bella continues. I looked to see the rest of the guys standing there, curious to know what was going on.

"None of you understand the guilt, pain, sadness, tiredness, and anger that I'm feeling right now", Bella shouted at us. With that, she ran out of the room, down the stairs, and out of the house.

Bella's POV

I ran as far as I could. Seeing a little river, I ran over to it. I wasn't actually going to jump or anything, I was just going there to think. Water helps me think. Sitting on the little bench, I look to the water.

The rushing water was calming. I'd always dreamed of going to the beach, maybe even living on a beach. You would think because of sitting on the beach and watching the sunset, no. I'd want to sit out in the rain and watch as the waves became huge. I felt a presence beside me.

"The water's nice", Niall told me. "You know, the others are worried sick", he smiled at me softly. "Listen, I may not know what you're feeling. We might not know what you're feeling, I mean Louis might, but just know we're here for you", I looked back to the rushing water in front of me.

"I just don't know why it's finally effecting me", I told him. Niall pulled me into his arms. "It's because it's just now settling in", we sat there for 10 more minutes.

"Well the guys are worried, I should probably call them to let them know I found you", he pulled his phone out.

After a short drive to the house, we went in to see the others standing there with worried expressions. Harry ran over to me. "Oh my gosh, we were so worried", he looked to Niall. "Where'd you find her?" He asked.

"I found her by the river, throwing rocks into the water, sitting on the bench", Niall explained.

We gathered into a group hug.