Not out (On Hold)

Hope, did you- (what are you saying rewrite)

Josie POV
I can hear hopes voice slowly fading as I run up the stairs "1...2...4...5...6...7...8...9...10. Ready or not here I come"

I panic and hurriedly hide in a nearby closet. Ironic, right? Anyways, I'm trying to be as quiet as I can, but I'm breathing hard because of how hot it is in here

Hope POV
For the past 10 minutes I've been looking everywhere downstairs for Josie. I pretty much know every hiding spot in this house. Me and my uncle Kol used to play all the time before I moved. One time they even called the cops because they couldn't find me. They were convinced I actually left the house. I was only 11. I remember it very well actually, I knew I would be there for a while so I had hid a bunch of snacks before hand. Since I've basically flipped the entire floor upside down, I make my way upstairs. I check the guest rooms first and a forth of the many closets we have. I wonder if she left the house. Probably not, she's the one who established the rule. I say "Josette" in a singy voice. After a bunch of more empty closets I give up on them. "I can hear your heart beating from here" obviously not, but I was hoping to scare her. Maybe she went into my room. It's actually smart if you think about it. I start making my way back down the hall, towards my room. I'm about to open the door until I hear a loud thump and a faint "shit". I smirk and walk towards the sound, which is a closet I didn't open. I slowly twist the door knob, and open the door. Josie is sitting on the floor looking up at me with a dumbfounded stare

Hope: "You gave yourself away, babe. I didn't even think to check here"

Josie: "I didn't give myself away, the stupid bottle did"

I do a fake gasp as I reach out a hand to help her up. When she's fully standing, she dusts her self off

Hope: "Who are you, and what have you done with my girlfriend?"

"Shut up" she says with a laugh. I give a loving smile then pull her into what was supposed to be one kiss. It soon turned into a full on make out session. After a few minutes she brings her hands lower and starts pushing me away, whilst still going at it. Which is confusing as hell, so I put my hands on her face and pull away

Hope: "Ok, I'm officially confused. Make up your mind, do you wanna stop or not?"

Josie: "I want to keep going...just not here, where someone could just walk up on us"

Hope: "Why didn't you just say that?"

Josie: "I- uh...I don't know"

I give her a "What do you mean" look and she just shrugs. Which kinda irritates me, but I don't say anything. Instead I walk away to my room. I glance back to make sure she's following. When I get to my room I open the door and let her go in first then shut it. I sit on the bed and she's standing in front of me. Not close, but not far either. We just sit there for a minute or so, neither of us have spoken. She's been avoiding eye contact

Hope: "Josie, I'm gonna ask you a question, ok?"

She nods

Hope: "When someone does something you don't want, what did you do?"

Josie: "I tell them to stop"

Hope: "So, why didn't you now? Don't say you don't know"

Josie: "Because I thought that you would be mad"

I stare at her with an emotionless facial expression but in reality, this is the most hurt I have ever been. It feels like someone just drove a stake through my heart then lit my dead body on fire. I can't blame her though. I just can't believe she would even think I'm anything like Penelope. She comes closer and grabs my face and says "Say something, please"