Golden

Chapter 14

Bella's POV

A few weeks had passed, and I was starting school again. I hadn't seen my friends in a while, considering work. I felt bad for always declining when being asked to hang out, but I had money to earn.

So far, living with the guys had been great. They'd taken me to a therapist, which helped some. I put on a new outfit the boys had bought me. They convinced me that since I was starting high school, I needed to make a good first impression.

"So, how're you feeling about high school?" Liam asked me as he drove down the road. I shrugged my shoulders.

"I'm excited to see my friends, I guess", I mumbled. Liam slammed on the brakes, scaring all of us. "You have friends?!" Louis yelled. "Thanks for your word of encouragement Liam", I sarcastically said.

Harry began to speak. "I think what he's meaning to say is, you worked a lot, there couldn't have been a lot of time for friends during that", I nodded. "There wasn't".

"Well I can't wait to meet your friends", Niall gleefully told me. I walked inside the building, going to my first class. None of my friends were in it. Class began, the teacher was going over the rules and roll call.

As the day went on, I didn't see my friends. Finally, it was lunch time. I met my friends over by a big oak tree. Our group included Tyler, Noah, Zach, Max, and Asher. Okay so my friends were all boys, but it's much better than having to deal with girl drama.

"Hey Bell", my friends greeted me.

"Hey", we sat down and began eating.

"How's your Mom doing?" Max asked. I froze slightly. So, I explained everything. From Mom dying to Harry adopting me. Once I was finished, they enveloped me in a group hug.

"Oh my gosh, Bella, that's awful", Noah said. Zach turned the conversation to something happier and lighter. Throughout lunchtime, I noticed Asher was quiet.

He was looking at me, with his forrest green eyes.

I really wanted to know what that was about.