Ballerina Bruises
Chapter 12-Letting Go
Bella's POV:
I may not have loved Little Stream, but this house was a dream. The dance studio in the basement was something I cherished, I couldn't believe that in a few hours I was leaving Little Stream and never looking back. I've been sitting down here alone for three hours, I told everyone I needed some privacy. That didn't last long, because I heard footsteps coming down the stairs, and to my surprise it wasn't anybody I had expected.
"Hey Bella, can we talk for a minute?" Liam asked sitting down next to me. He seemed so innocent, how was he mixed up in all of this?
"Sure, what's up?" I asked wiping under my eyes, I was still crying a little from all that was going on.
"I just wanted to see if you were ok. I don't know.. I just feel really bad about this whole situation and I know this is so hard for you." I barely even spoke more than 10 words to this guy and he was up and moving out of Little Stream for me?
"Liam... You don't have to come with us. I barely know you and it's so unfair that everyone's trying to protect me, I could just give myself up to those men and..." He stopped me in the middle of my plea.
"Bella, no one is letting you sacrifice your life for your father. He will be ok, he's a tough guy and I'm sure he's already half way around the world by now, hiding. From what I hear you've been protecting your siblings your whole life, and now it's time someone protects you." His big brown orbs were looking into mine so intently, he really cared about me and he barely knew me.
"Maybe you're right..." I shared. For the first time in such a long time, it felt like not everything was on me. I took a long sharp breath and leaned on Liam. "Liam, how did you get mixed up with these guys? I know they're sweet and all but they're involved in some dangerous shit." He looked down at me on his shoulder and crinkled his eyes brows.
"What makes you think I don't have what it takes to be like the rest of the gang?" He questioned me. I could tell I had hurt his feelings a little so I recovered smoothly.
"On my first day at LSHS you smiled at me with bright, warm eyes. Everyone else's expressions were cold and yours made me feel welcome. I don't know, you just seem different... maybe better. Take that as a compliment, not an insult." He stood up and reached up for my hand. I grabbed his and he pulled me in for a long, cozy hug. I couldn't help but smile and let out a few tears.
"Don't think of it as a getaway, think of it as an adventure with your closest friends who would do anything for you." He smiled. With that we walked back up the stairs and joined everybody else in the living room.
I kept thinking about what he said, not a getaway but an adventure. This could be a really good time if we play it out right.
"Hi guys, I just wanted to thank you all so much from the bottom of my heart for doing this....I never imagined things would go this wrong it's just I..."
"Shut up twinkle toes, we get it you love us all so much and we're the greatest friends you could ask for and blah, blah, blah. Are you packed yet?" I shook my head at Zayn's reaction, but it saved me from giving some big emotional, sappy speech. I could feel Perrie looking at Zayn who was smirking about his cute little remark but he didn't even realize.
"Almost done, I just gotta grab a few things and I'll be ready to go!"
"Hurry up Bell, we don't have that much time left." Drew said as I walked towards my room. This was my last walk up these stairs and my last time walking into my room. I grabbed my dance bag, my phone charger and a picture of my family on vacation 5 years ago. I sighed and threw it in my little sling bag. I shut the lights off and felt someone come up behind me.
"It's for the best, Bella." Jamie croaked out. I turned around and gave her the biggest hug I could give and kissed her head.
"When did you become the smart and brave one huh? I'm the older sister!" Jamie smiled at me wiping a tear away. I held her hand and walked down the steps. "Let's go babe, say goodbye to Little Stream." She let out a sigh and followed behind me. It was time to go.
Harry's POV:
7:15 pm
"Okay, I've got Bella, Jamie, Zayn and Perrie in my car and Niall has Drew, Chloe, Liam and Louis in his. It'll take us 15 minutes to get the the airport and since it's a private jet we don't have to go through security. Are we all set?" I commanded to everyone sitting around the house. They all nodded and headed for the door, but I stopped Drew.
"What's up kid?" He asked me. I chuckled at him calling me kid, he was barely older than me.
"We all have money and everything but I don't know how long we're going to be away so I was just wondering if you got your hands on some mon--"
"I've got it all mate. We're set. Don't worry about that we won't be struggling for money for a looooong time." He laughed patting my back and walking away. Everything was in order and I headed towards the car but noticed Bella sitting on the couch. I walked over to her and scooped her up bridal style.
"Cheer up love, you're starting a new journey with us, it's all going to be ok. I won't let anyone hurt you." I tried. She smiled softly and I kissed her cheek.
"Harry, this isn't easy..." I put her down and realized she was worrying about her father.
"Don't worry love, we will figure everything out. We have computers and contacts, when we arrive at Scotchdale we'll get all the information we need."
Bella's POV:
Harry was right. I nodded and grabbed his handing walking towards the front door.
This was the last time that I'd be in my dream house, and it's the last place I saw my mom and my dad. This was it. I looked back and saw a shard of glass on the floor from the bottle my dad swung at me with. I looked away from it and marched myself towards the door. This was a new adventure for me, and I was damn well ready for it now.
It's time I let go of all the things holding me back at this house, because most of them were horrible memories to begin with.
"Let's go Harry, we can do this." I stated as he followed behind me closing the front door.
And with that we were off in our two cars to the airport where we would start our new lives all under one big roof in Scotchdale. What could go wrong?
I may not have loved Little Stream, but this house was a dream. The dance studio in the basement was something I cherished, I couldn't believe that in a few hours I was leaving Little Stream and never looking back. I've been sitting down here alone for three hours, I told everyone I needed some privacy. That didn't last long, because I heard footsteps coming down the stairs, and to my surprise it wasn't anybody I had expected.
"Hey Bella, can we talk for a minute?" Liam asked sitting down next to me. He seemed so innocent, how was he mixed up in all of this?
"Sure, what's up?" I asked wiping under my eyes, I was still crying a little from all that was going on.
"I just wanted to see if you were ok. I don't know.. I just feel really bad about this whole situation and I know this is so hard for you." I barely even spoke more than 10 words to this guy and he was up and moving out of Little Stream for me?
"Liam... You don't have to come with us. I barely know you and it's so unfair that everyone's trying to protect me, I could just give myself up to those men and..." He stopped me in the middle of my plea.
"Bella, no one is letting you sacrifice your life for your father. He will be ok, he's a tough guy and I'm sure he's already half way around the world by now, hiding. From what I hear you've been protecting your siblings your whole life, and now it's time someone protects you." His big brown orbs were looking into mine so intently, he really cared about me and he barely knew me.
"Maybe you're right..." I shared. For the first time in such a long time, it felt like not everything was on me. I took a long sharp breath and leaned on Liam. "Liam, how did you get mixed up with these guys? I know they're sweet and all but they're involved in some dangerous shit." He looked down at me on his shoulder and crinkled his eyes brows.
"What makes you think I don't have what it takes to be like the rest of the gang?" He questioned me. I could tell I had hurt his feelings a little so I recovered smoothly.
"On my first day at LSHS you smiled at me with bright, warm eyes. Everyone else's expressions were cold and yours made me feel welcome. I don't know, you just seem different... maybe better. Take that as a compliment, not an insult." He stood up and reached up for my hand. I grabbed his and he pulled me in for a long, cozy hug. I couldn't help but smile and let out a few tears.
"Don't think of it as a getaway, think of it as an adventure with your closest friends who would do anything for you." He smiled. With that we walked back up the stairs and joined everybody else in the living room.
I kept thinking about what he said, not a getaway but an adventure. This could be a really good time if we play it out right.
"Hi guys, I just wanted to thank you all so much from the bottom of my heart for doing this....I never imagined things would go this wrong it's just I..."
"Shut up twinkle toes, we get it you love us all so much and we're the greatest friends you could ask for and blah, blah, blah. Are you packed yet?" I shook my head at Zayn's reaction, but it saved me from giving some big emotional, sappy speech. I could feel Perrie looking at Zayn who was smirking about his cute little remark but he didn't even realize.
"Almost done, I just gotta grab a few things and I'll be ready to go!"
"Hurry up Bell, we don't have that much time left." Drew said as I walked towards my room. This was my last walk up these stairs and my last time walking into my room. I grabbed my dance bag, my phone charger and a picture of my family on vacation 5 years ago. I sighed and threw it in my little sling bag. I shut the lights off and felt someone come up behind me.
"It's for the best, Bella." Jamie croaked out. I turned around and gave her the biggest hug I could give and kissed her head.
"When did you become the smart and brave one huh? I'm the older sister!" Jamie smiled at me wiping a tear away. I held her hand and walked down the steps. "Let's go babe, say goodbye to Little Stream." She let out a sigh and followed behind me. It was time to go.
Harry's POV:
7:15 pm
"Okay, I've got Bella, Jamie, Zayn and Perrie in my car and Niall has Drew, Chloe, Liam and Louis in his. It'll take us 15 minutes to get the the airport and since it's a private jet we don't have to go through security. Are we all set?" I commanded to everyone sitting around the house. They all nodded and headed for the door, but I stopped Drew.
"What's up kid?" He asked me. I chuckled at him calling me kid, he was barely older than me.
"We all have money and everything but I don't know how long we're going to be away so I was just wondering if you got your hands on some mon--"
"I've got it all mate. We're set. Don't worry about that we won't be struggling for money for a looooong time." He laughed patting my back and walking away. Everything was in order and I headed towards the car but noticed Bella sitting on the couch. I walked over to her and scooped her up bridal style.
"Cheer up love, you're starting a new journey with us, it's all going to be ok. I won't let anyone hurt you." I tried. She smiled softly and I kissed her cheek.
"Harry, this isn't easy..." I put her down and realized she was worrying about her father.
"Don't worry love, we will figure everything out. We have computers and contacts, when we arrive at Scotchdale we'll get all the information we need."
Bella's POV:
Harry was right. I nodded and grabbed his handing walking towards the front door.
This was the last time that I'd be in my dream house, and it's the last place I saw my mom and my dad. This was it. I looked back and saw a shard of glass on the floor from the bottle my dad swung at me with. I looked away from it and marched myself towards the door. This was a new adventure for me, and I was damn well ready for it now.
It's time I let go of all the things holding me back at this house, because most of them were horrible memories to begin with.
"Let's go Harry, we can do this." I stated as he followed behind me closing the front door.
And with that we were off in our two cars to the airport where we would start our new lives all under one big roof in Scotchdale. What could go wrong?
Notes
SURPRISE! A CHAPTER TO WAKE UP TO! betcha guy's thought I wasn't gonna update till tomorrow ;)i love you guys for commenting! It makes me so happy you don't even know :)
I really want all the boys to be in the story, so before anything big happens I needed to add Liam to the mix! I also feel like things are moving a little quickly so I'm gonna be adding some chapters like this to slow it down.
*****If you want an update, comment which boy you want to see Bella end up with!!
you never know, it could be more than one(; not at a time but at different times!*****
haha yay im not alone lol :D
10/28/13