i kept staring . not even capable of saying one word . how can this happen ? how can i one day be beaten everyday and now im standing infront of the people who helped me survive ? " anna honey , staring is rude " that helped get me out of my trance . " h-hi , my name is anna " i said still staring . " we kinda figured this " replied louis smiling at me . i smiled back . " guys , anna is staying with us , her father shipped her here " " the man who married my mom , not my father " i corrected him . " yes , my brother . " he said , he said brother as if he was ashamed of this word . as if brother was like mud blood to the malfoy family . you get the point . " i have to leave so get to know each other , and oh boys please behave " he said . then left . now i was staring and they were staring back at me . harry was smiling and looking as charming as ever . louis looked excited for god knows what reason . Liam was smiling that cheeky smile of his and niall was just staring intently at me . zayn , well he was staring at himself in the mirror . " hi " i said to break the awkward silence between us . they all smiled at me in response . " isn't it too hot to be wearing a sweatshirt ? " asked me harry . *you don't say ! im sweating like crazy . but i got used to it * "oh .. um yea i guess im the kind of person who is always cold . " i said laughing nervously . " okay where do you guys want to go . we just finished our new single you a fan ? " said liam looking directly at me . " i .. uh yes i am a huge fun " they smiled . " NANDOS ! " i heard someone scream . we all turned our heads to the voice and it came out of Niall . he started blushing . " why are you blushing ? you always act that way " said zayn looking confused . then they all looked at me and smiled like the idiots they are and i heard a choir of ahhhh . which made him blush deeper . huh whats happening ? we went to the car where fredrick was waiting for us . louis and zayn sat in the front and i sat beside Niall which sat beside harry and liam sat in the back . nail was looking at me . it made me self conscious . " is there something on my face ? " i asked rather annoyed " he blushed deep . then harry butted in . " actually yes , what is that bruise on your face , he said pointing to the bruise on my cheek . shit i forget to apply concealer . " umm i .. fell of a skateboard " " you skate ? " Liam asked . " no obviously thats why i fell " i said laughing nervously . i tend to do that a lot when i lie . they just shook their head . nail kept staring a bit more , he obviously didn't buy my story . i just smiled awkwardly at him which he returned showing his pearly whites which contained braces . his eyes made me get lost in his . i think i love him . wait what ? anna you obviously don't love him love him . you just love him because he is niall horan . is it possible to love someone from their eyes cause if so then i think i did . " whats your full name anna ? " said louis suddenly . " oh annabelle , but please don't call me that i hate it so much " " but annabelle is such a beautiful name why don't you like it ? " i think i will tell them some of my story . " well that jerk i call a stepdad says it and i just don't wanna be reminded . " " why was he bad ? " asked niall " yea he used to .. " then i shut up . i wouldn't tell them . i couldn't . they all stared at me waiting for me to complete the sentence . except for niall he looked at my bruise questioningly , shit he's on to me . " ground me all the time for no reason " i said shrugging . oh yea sure anna thats a perfect reason to hate someone . " someones a bad girl huh ? " said louis smirking . " oh yea i was " i said winking . we finally arrived at nandos . we all order and had fun while getting to know each other more . then we decided to go ice skating . ofcourse i have never went ice skating in my life . " um guys i have never skated in my life " i said slightly embarrassed . " oh don't worry love i will teach you " louis told me . " well lets see how that turns out " said liam . " oh louis is the best teacher in the world , thats how i learned how to swim " said zayn sarcastically . " guys you're scaring me " i said . i have a feeling i will break my neck or something . we go to the ice rank . and i kind off get the handle of it . until he let go of my wrist . that is when i fall on my ass . everyone's attention goes to my direction . and they all start laughing . even louis . oh the humiliation . all except niall . then i hear a BAM and the next thing i know louis throws himself in a funny way and now the attention is on him . i thank him and then get out of the ice rank . " hey you alright ? " i hear an irish accent from behind me . why do i feel butterflies in my stomach ? " yea , just my but hurts " he smiled . " want to go home you can rest . i can stay with you . if you want ofcourse . the boys wont come till night . " then he start stammering about if its okay with me or if its not its okay . god . " i would love to , should we tell them first ? " " yea " niall nods . we tell them we are going home and they exchange weird glances . okay thats weird . i just shake it off . we call fredrick and in a matter of 5 mins he's outside . i suddenly feel a really painful feeling in my arm . oh shit i fell on it . niall looks at me worryingly . " whats wrong ?! " " i just bumped into the car door , no biggie . " half true .. i did beat my arm , but it is a biggie it hurts like hell . " let me see it " he demands while taking my arm and trying to lift my sleeve . " NO " i scream and pull my arms away from him . he looks at me in a confused way . " anna , what's wrong ? " " nothing , its just cold " i lied easily . he cocked an eyebrow . " then why are you sweating ? " " i am not sweating ! " another lie . i am actually sweating as if its raining . gross i know but its like 60 degrees out there and im wearing a sweater . " i get it you don't trust me " he says and turns his head to the other direction . " niall " i say whispering he didn't answer me . we arrived at simon's house . i was about to cry . i did trust him . but i don't want to share my story . i don't want to share anything . im happy keeping it to myself . okay im not . but i just met him . what if he tells the cops ? what if he tells my uncle ?"niall" i say with a louder voice this time " what ? " he says rather loudly . " why are you upset ? " " because you're lying to me ! " he demands in an angry voice . " i am not " i said in a petite voice . it came out as a whisper . "i actually know when a person is lying to me annabelle ! " he says . i felt a punch in my stomach . he used my full name . mike . hitting , cutting . all that came to my mind . " i said don't call me annabelle . " i said in a stronger voice . " why ?! why don't you want to be called annabelle ? do you want me to believe that you hate mike because he grounds you a lot ? " i look at the floor . " i get it you don't trust me , thats cool " and he starts going up the stairs . "ITS NOT YOU I DONT TRUST ! ITS PEOPLE ! IVE BEEN HURT MORE THAN YOU KNOW ! YOU DONT KNOW MY STORY ! YOU DONT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ME ! " i say then i start sobbing and fall to the ground . i feel strong arms around me . comforting me . "im sorry , im sorry anna " after what seems like ages i stopped crying . " he looked me in the eyes and told me " i would never hurt you anna , you can trust me , i wouldn't tell a soul , and i would never , ever hurt you " he looks at me pleadingly . he wants to know whats wrong ? should i let him in ? should i have someone to share everything with ? i looked at the ground .
