Rewind || Calum Hood Fanfic

Chapter 36

Calum's POV

She was done with me. I knew it. She was getting tired of me everyday. I walked down the white hospital halls turning a couple corners to find the cafeteria. I was starving.

After a couple flights of stairs I opened a door marked cafeteria. There were tables everywhere but only a few people had came to eat here. Some were still dressed in hospital gowns.

I scanned the room until I found the odd ones in the room. Wearing all black and a red bandana were the boys hungrily devouring burgers. As I approached the table I blinked away the stinging sensation in my eyes hoping no one would notice me.

"Hey Cal, we got you a burger."

Michael held up a wrapped burger with the words "Big Mac". Printed across the yellow paper.

"Thanks."

I quietly said and started unraveling the wrapper.

"You okay there?"

Luke questioned snapping me out of my thoughts causing me to look up at him.

"Hm?"

I finished chewing and swallowed before he could say anything else.

"Uh, yeah I'm fine."

Luke raised a curious eyebrow at me.

"It's just- I'm not- I'm just surprised right now."

I mentally face palmed myself basically giving every part of my brain away. I took a big bite of the half finished burger stuffing my mouth so I wouldn't be able to speak again.

"Uh..do you wanna talk about it?"

Luke said awkwardly. He was unaware of my conversation with Misty so I didn't blame him for trying. I shook my head quickly and finished my burger right then and there.

"It's nothing. Really."

I gave a fake smile and crumpled the wrapper stuffing it into it's original bag.

"Cal."

Ash said cautiously.

"We have less than 2 days here and I refuse to leave this place without us all being happy."

"But I-"

"No you aren't."

Ashton said cutting me off. I sat there quietly twiddling my thumbs under the table.

"You aren't happy and something is going on."

He sighed and rubbed his temples.

"What did you two talk about after we left."

Wow.

I felt absolutely shitty and vulnerable. I shrugged and took a deep breath.

"Nothing just kinda discussed on what would happen to us after I left."

I looked away uncomfortably and itched the back of my neck. It was a nervous habit I couldn't break even if I tried.

"And?"

Mikey chirped in after taking a long swig of his drink.

"She doesn't believe in me- us."

I blinked to keep away the stupid tears that were coming.

Calum stop being fucking dramatic.

I keep telling myself but she's changed me. Both physically and mentally.