Saving Belle

Chapter 47

Elliot's POV: 

Today we're going to Belle's again. 

I've been going for like a week now. 

We biked to the house and knocked. 

Liam answered the door. 

"Hey guys come on in. Belle is just finishing up making her tea." 

We walked into the kitchen and saw Belle, Xander, Leo, Luca, and Enzo. 

Enzo was reading the news paper while Luca was asking him for something. 

"Let's clear out so these guys can work." Enzo said. 

Her brothers have stopped coming to the study sessions a few days ago. 

Belle said I could still come. 

"Would either of you like some tea?" 

"Sure." 

She poured us some tea and brought sugar and honey to the table with her. 

"Ok Belle ready for history today?" 

She slumped in her chair and nodded. 

I just played on my phone while they were working. 

"Ezra are you my friend?" 

"Um yeah-well do you you-do you want to be friends?" 

"I thought we already were." 

She sounded a little disappointed. 

"I thought so too. I just wanted to check." 

"Wanna be friends too Elliot?" She asked me. 

Friend zoned. 

Great.

"I'd love to." 

"I have two friends." She said quietly with a smile. 

"Can we be done?" 

"Sure. We got through everything we needed to for today." 

"Can we hangout? Cause we're friends?" 

"I'm free. Elliot?" 

"I am too. What're we gonna do?" 

"We could go to the park?" Ezra suggested. 

"I'll go ask." She hopped up and skipped out the door. 

A moment later she came in with a smile on her face. 

"They said I can go." 

When we got to the park we just kind of followed her to the middle of the field. 

She laid down on the ground. 

The way the sun hit her hair, it almost looked like gold. 

She took a deep breath and said "I used to forget what the sun felt like. I love how warm it makes me feel." 

What does she mean by that? 

She said it so casually, but I kind of feel like it's a bigger issue. 

I just sat down by her and started digging through my backpack. 

"Aha I got it." I pulled out my speaker and started to pull up some music. 

Once the music started playing I laid down too. 

So did Ezra. 

We just laid there. 

For like an hour. 

"What's this song called?" 

"Silence by Marshmellow and Khalid. Do you like it?" I asked. 

"I do. It reminds me of me." 

"What part?" I asked. 

"Finding peace in violence. Sometimes it still feels weird not having bad things happen. Almost like I'm waiting for the next bad thing." 

Mark's POV: 

The cops were hot on my trail for awhile, so I've had to lay low for longer than I was planning. 

I have Sarah so hopped up on drugs she can hardly move. 

Someone needed to take the place of my punching bag and until I get that brat back, it's gonna be Sarah. 

I've been working with Jake, cause apparently his kid knows their family. 

We've been staying with him for awhile now. 

I'm gonna get her. 

She'll be sorry she ever left.

A/N- I'm so sorry I have4n't posted in so long. I'm just so stuck and I have no motivation. I hope I can get some ideas for this book, because I want to develop Elliots character and you know, not be done. 

-Emmett