Abuse // 5sos (Book 1 & 2)

Chapter 11: Surprise

Luke's POV

"Are you coming?"

"No its ok. I'll get everything ready." Michael bit his lip, reluctant to come along.

"Suit yourself," I snuck into the hospital. I wanted to bring Emerald home for a few hours and surprise her.

Calum trailed along. His footsteps were more nimble than mine. I wrapped my hands around Emerald, ready to lift her up.

"Luke," Jazz ran a finger along her collarbone. "What are you doing? Stealing a patient is a federal crime." She picked up the phone to call 911.

I got on my knees. "Please please please. I just want to surprise Anjali," the name sounded weird on my lips.

She frowned. "Get up. Fine. But if she is not here by exactly 12 noon, I will call the police." She clearly didn't like me begging. I'll keep that in mind. That gave me 12 hours. "You should be so grateful."

I picked her up, one arm under her knees and one arm under her neck and tip-toed back to the car. Her legs felt as if they were drained of life.

Jazz called me as if she forgot to say something important but I pretended not to hear her voice.

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"Em?" I shook her awake. She was sound asleep.

"Luke?" she chuckled then realized where she was, screeching. "Ahh. Take me back, take me back now."

She tried to get up but sat back down. "Please take me back. I don't want to be here."

Calum tried to soothe her, "Shh. Its ok. Jazz knows you're here."

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Emerald's POV

My chest was rising and falling heavily. I didn't want to be here. I didn't want to die. I didn't want him to hurt me again.

Calum tried to soothe me, "Shh. Its ok. Jazz knows you're here." He ran his hand along my arm, making me shiver. His heated words tickled my earlobe. Did she tell them about my legs?

Calum and Michael knew, but didn't tell Luke. I think.

"Lets sing." Luke suggested.

They sang the chorus of their newest hit single black rose.

I am a black rose, stuck in a world without a place

You're a aura of perfection

The walls of our love close in, leaving me alone

Being the black rose I am

I was angry, but their song relieved some of the tension. The way Luke's head went up as he sang.

Michael walked into the room, making me feel a bit safer. He brought out a box. Michael and Calum were drunk.

He opened the box. It was light colored and coated with dust.

I gasped looking at the cigarettes. Were they going to smoke pot?

Luke took one and put it in my hand.

"Go on. It will make you feel better, I promise." He brought the scented stick near my mouth.

I had only smoked once before. My first boyfriend, Nick was a drug addict and made me do it. It did make me forget the sad realities of the world, but I didn't want to go down that road again.

"No." Bile rose up my throat. Luke picked up a cigarette and lit it up. I flinched, scared he would burn me.

Luke put it in his mouth and released the smoke in mine.