"Tell me what was bothering you when we talked on the phone."....

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I sigh.
"Nothing's wrong.." I mumble.
"You promised you'd tell me." He pushes.
I sigh again.
"I can't." I mumble as I look at my hands.
"Lana...." He sighs.
"I'll tell you soon... Just give me some time."
He sighs again but nods his head.
"Fine then. I give you a week."
I nod my head and smile.
"Thank you."


The next morning I walk into the kitchen to make breakfast.
I see Luke's already making some.
This is my change.
"Luke." I greet him as I begin to make my own breakfast too.
"Lana." He mumbles, not even looking up.
"Calum gave me a week."
"For?"
"After that week I gotta tell him."
He stops with wha he's doing and looks at me.
"You're serious?"
I nod my head.
"I'm sorry Luke, but it's all I could do. I can't lie to Calum."
"Of course you can!"
"No, I mean that I seriously can't lie to him. Even if I wanted to, he knows when I'm lying and when not."
He sighs and looks down.
"So that means I have a week to live."
"Luke don't be so dramatic."
"Dramatic? He almost killed me and I only looked at you! He'll go crazy when he finds out that I kissed his girlfriend!"
"Keep it down, would you? We don't want the whole house to know already, do we?" I snap.
"It was one stupid mistake. I've been loyal to him for as long as I can remember. And one weak moment fuck it all up." He sighs and shakes his head.
I don't know if I should be happy or offended that he said 'stupid mistake'.
I mean, yeah, it was a mistake but was it that bad?
"Maybe it's better if I'd just run away already." He mumbles.
"You're not serious, are you? You'll have no chance, Calum has people all over the place! He'll find you within days! If you're just a man and face you're problems then maybe he has some respect for you."
"Respect? Respect doesn't exist in Calum's dictionary, except the respect that we need to show him." He snorts.
"He handles Ashton with respect."
"But Ashton is your basic good girl. Besides he's 'wise' as Calum calls it."
"What about me then? I think he handles me with respect."
"Yeah, but he loves you."
"No, he doesn't."
"He does. You can smell it from a mile away."
"Luke, you're getting things in your head that don't exist. That we like each other doesn't mean that we love each other."
"Look Lana, I know you're not stupid, but even the sweetest giggly stupid fag would see that the people aren't equal here. If you're living in this main house... You'll get some respect from Calum. But outside..."
"But outside what?"


He stops talking and at that exact moment Ashton walks in.
"Hello." He smiles.
"Morning." I fake a smile back and look one more time at Luke before sitting at the table next to Ashton.
I eat my sandwich and just when I take the last bite, Calum walks in.
"Hey." I smile.
He doesn't say anything and just kisses me before nodding to Ashton and Luke.
"Morning." Ashton yawns and Luke just nods back.
"Ready?" Calum asks.
"For what?" I ask.
"For school." He chuckles.
"I'm going to school?" I lift my eyebrows.
Calum nods his head.
"I don't see why not." He shrugs.
"Maybe because I'm 'captured' by you?"
"Oh, but you'll be standing with us. One of us will follow you around, which will probably be me so they don't even dare to come near you."
"Yeah, because they're so scared of you." I roll my eyes.
The room falls silent and I realised I might've went to far.
Whoops.
I won't show it on my face.
Like no way.
He'll need to get used to it.
"Forgot your place Lana?" He asks while he comes closer.
"I know exactly where I stand. On top." I smirk.
He smirks a little and brings our faces only inches apart.
He lifts one hand as if he's gonna hit him.
My heart begins to beat faster as I try to control my breathing.
He wasn't joking this time.
"You sure?" He asks.
"100 percent." I hold my head high.
He takes a breath and brings his hand further away from my face, getting ready to hit me.
I take a deep breath, preparing for the burning feeling to hit my cheek when-
"Calum." Ashton comes between us.
He looks at Ashton and brings his hand slowly down.


Calum backs away and begins to make breakfast.
I stand up and stand next to him.
"Hit me." I speak.
He looks at me briefly before just continuing making breakfast.
"Hit me then. You were going to, weren't you? Are you such a coward that you're gonna back away only because someone told you to?"
He doesn't look at me and sits at the table.
I follow him and lean on the table with my hands.
"You actually are a coward."
He doesn't give me one glance and just continues eating.
I shove his breakfast away and now he looks at me.
"You want me to hit you?" He growls.
"Yeah, like you were going to. Like you were going to hit me. Your girlfriend. Hit me." I tap my cheek.
He stands up and I never realised that he was so tall, He can easily lay his head on mine.
He looks down on me and it honestly scares the crap out of me.
"Lana.. Stop.." Ashton pleads.
I ignore him and tap my cheek again.
"Right here. I deserve it. I disrespected you, didn't I? Hit me then."
Calum just looks at me, which is intimidating as fuck. But I still hold my head high.
"As you wish." He grumbles.
Suddenly he grabs my arm roughly and pulls me with him upstairs.
He pulls me into his room and locks the door.
He pushes me against the door.
My heart's racing as his face comes closer.
I squint my eyes shut and prepare for whatever is coming.
"Open your eyes." He mumbles and I can feel his breath on my face, which means he is only inches away.
I shake my head lightly.
"Open those pretty eyes princess.." I can feel his hands sliding lightly over my face.
It sends shivers down my spine and I shake lightly.
I shake my head again.
"Are you scared?"
I nod my head slowly.
"Of me?"
I need to think about that.
I mean, not necessarily of him, just of what he's going to do to me.
I shake my head slowly.
"You sure?"
I nod my head.
My bottom lip begins to tremble and I try my best to control it.
"Ssshhh... It's okay..."
He goes with his thumbs over my bottom lip and it immediately stops.
"That's better.."
I just know that he's smiling.
But why? Wasn't he going to beat me?
"Now open your eyes."
I slowly open them and look up at him.
"That's better too." He smiles.
He kisses me softly and my lips begin to tremble again.
"There's nothing to be afraid of.. I'm not going to hit you.." He mumbles.
"But if anyone asks, just say that I did. Can't let it go around that I get controlled by a girl." He smiles.
I smile before kissing him shortly.
"Just like that." He mumbles before he kisses me.
"Thank you.." I mumble.
"You have nothing to thank me for. I would never hit you, I would never let anything happen to you. I promise." He rests his forehead against mine.
We stand for a while like that.
"Calum?" I ask suddenly.
"Hm?"
"Do you love me?"
He doesn't move, he doesn't say anything.
Did I go too far again?
"Why would you think that?" He chuckles.
"Luke said that you treat me with respect because you love me."
He looks at me and I look down, not wanting to look him in his eyes when he tells me that he doesn't love me.
"I'm sorry.. It was a stupid question." I mumble and begin to dress myself in the clothes that I had on yesterday.
"Why would it be a stupid one?"
"Because I already know the answer."
"You sure?"
I nod my head.
"Okay." He shrugs and pecks my lips before leaving the room.
I sit down onto the bed and a tear falls from my cheek.
I just said the same to Luke, then why does it hurt so much when Calum says it?
Because you do love him, you stupid, the voice in my head says.
And it hurts that he doesn't love you back.
I sigh and stand up.
Just deal with it Lana.
Get over yourself.


I walk downstairs.
I hesitate before walking into the kitchen.
"Are you okay?" Ashton asks.
I nod my head but I know that my facial expression tells something different.
Suddenly my legs seem to become noodles and I fall onto my knees.
A tear falls down my cheek.
I hear Ashton stand up and feel him laying a hand on my shoulder while kneeling next to me.
"What did he do to you?" He mumbles.
Except telling me that he doesn't love me?
Except hurting me?
I shake my head and let out a sob.
I lay my head in my hands, I can't bear to see anyone now.
"Lana.."
I shake my head again and hear Luke scoff.
"Call that respect." I hear him mumble before Luke walks away.
"Ignore him." Ashton mumbles.
"Lana... Are you okay?" He asks again.
"I-I'm f-f-fine." I stutter while letting out another sob.
"You don't seem fine."
"I-I am really f-fine."
"Lana, what did he do?"
"Nothin."
"He definitely did something because else you wouldn't be crying. Did he hurt you? Did he hit you?"
I remember what Calum told me and slowly nod my head.
"Where?"
I shrug.
Ashton's sighs and I can feel that he's irritated.
"C'mon, let's get you of the floor and fixed up first."
He helps me up and he hands me a glass of water.
I sit down in a chair, slowly sipping my water. Not making eye contact.
Ashton sits in a seat in front of me.
"Lana, I need to know where he hit you."
"Why?"
"Because then I can treat your possible wounds and bruises."
"I'm fine Ash. Don't worry about it. I can treat them myself."
He sighs, thinking about it.
"Well, okay then, if you say so." He lifts his shoulders.


We are about to walk to the car when Calum walks in.
Ashton immediately pulls me behind him.
"Can't I look at my girlfriend anymore?" Calum lifts an eyebrow.
"I'm not sure if she's even your girlfriend anymore." Ashton replies.
"I'm pretty sure that she's my girlfriend."
"After what you did to her?"
"She deserved it."
"She did not."
"She disrespected me. She should be happy that she's even alive."
Ashton doesn't say anything and doesn't move either.
"Move Ashton." Calum demands.
"No."
"Ashton. Move."
"No."
"I'm not gonna ask another time Ash."
"I'm not going to let you hurt her."
"Seems like you care about her a lot."
"She's the best friend of my girlfriend plus my friend now too. I have all reason to."
"Guys..." I sigh.
They ignore me and just keep staring at each other, no one speaks.
"We're going to get late for school." I sigh again.
No reply.
"GUYS."
Nothing
"HELLO."
Total silence.
"You're so fucking childish. We're going to school. Right now."

Notes

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