Chapter 18

It's fall break and I am spending it with Louis and Harry at their L.A. House. Today I have a modelling gig with Brandy Melville, then after that Zayn, Liam, and Niall are coming over for a pool day.

"Haze come on we have to go," Peré called up. I threw on some sandals and ran downstairs.

"Let's go then," I laugh and we head out the door.

The whole modelling thing has been going really well. I have gotten at least one gig every weekend and even a few during the week since I came back to California. When my mom saw how well I was doing, she made me promise to not let my grades slip and if I did I had to stop until they were back up. I am really enjoying modeling, it makes me rethink what I want to do after high school. Sure I would still love to go into the FBI but I think I am just going to rewatch criminal mind and live through that, pursue modelling instead.

The Shoot was a ton of fun, I actually met this one girl, who was incredibly nice and we really clicked, we are hanging out sometime this week. When we got back home I threw on my swimsuit, went down to the pool, and waited for the boys to show.

The boys showed up about five minutes after I got down there. "Hey kiddo, how was the shoot?" Niall asked.

"It was a lot of fun but also pretty hard," I answered.

"Gigi used to be exhausted after a shoot, I am surprised you arent passed out upstairs," Zayn laughed. I am a little surprised that Zayn mentioned Gigi cause they broke up a little while ago, but I don't show the surprise on my face. I think they broke up because of Liam, I asked my dads about it but they said the other boys hadn't said anything.

"I am exhausted but I am also very excited to hang with you guys today," I say honestly.

"We are too," Liam agrees.

"Lets get in the pool," dad said coming down towards the pool, Peré following shortly after him. We jumped in and began slashing around. We played marko-pollo, very disorganized pool volleyball, and just swam around, talking and stuff.

The boys just left, my dads are still in the pool but I got out so I could tan a bit. After a few minutes of tanning, I heard my phone to off inside the house, I got up and headed in to answer it, "Hello?"

"Hello, this is Caleb Tamer with L.A. Emergency, are you Hazel Green?"

"Uh yes," I answer starting to get nervous.

"You are Grace Green's daughter, correct?"

"Yes is everything ok?"

"Actually, no ma'am... I am sorry to inform you of this over the phone but earlier this evening your mother was involved in a bad car accident. When our ambulances arrived on scene she had already passed away".

"What?"

"I am very sorry Ms. Green, we did everything we could but it was to late" .

"You're lying, this is a very sick prank, you're lying," I repeat this a few time each time getting louder and more broken. This of course catches Louis and Harry's attention , they scramble out of the pool and are over by my side when my phone hits the floor. I hear my phone crack, followed by the feeling of the hard floor hitting my knees. I didn't even notice I was falling. I feel someone pull me into there arms and someone else's hand s on my head and arm.

I couldn't see, the tears in my eyes made my vision too blurry to make anything out. My head was on somebody's lap, I don't know whose though. I sit up a tiny bit and whimper, "Louis" .

"Yes sweetheart?" the tears drained enough where I could finally make out my surroundings, my head had been on Louis' lap and Harry was on the other side of him both on their knees.

"I can't do this," I exclaim and throw myself on him, starting to cry in his chest.

"Baby, what can't you do?"

I pull back a little, "my mom sh- she's dead".

"What? Oh sweetheart," he said pulling me back into him. I stay there and just sobbed for what felt like hours. After a while I guess I passed out in his arms because when I wake I am in my bed upstairs.