𝙼𝚈 𝚃𝚄𝚃𝙾𝚁 [ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇᴅ]

𝙲𝙷𝙰𝙿𝚃𝙴𝚁 𝟷𝟾

The movie finishes and Ben and I stay sat where we are. I don't open my eyes because when I do I will come back to the truth. The thought does nothing but remind me. I force my eyes open with a sigh and turn my head up. Ben stares down at me, a smile laying across his face.

"Can we go?" I ask him. He gives me a small nod before pushing me off of him softly and rising himself. He holds out his hands and pulls me up. I let go of his hand but he holds onto mine tighter, making it impossible for me to pull my hand away. I secure my hand back, only for the fact that I don't want to look stupid and then we begin to walk off towards the tall buildings in the distance.

When we finally get to the dorm block, I stop and turn to look at Ben.

"Thank you." I say. I give him a weak smile, feeling tired and weak.

"Are you not staying around tonight?" He looks down at me and I shake my head.

"I think I'll just head back to my dorm. Busy start tomorrow."

"Okay then..." He leans in, kissing my cheek. "See you tomorrow?"

"Maybe." I shrug and give him a limp smile before walking away.

I head up the couple flights of stairs and push open my dorm room door. All the girls are staring at me, smirking or smiling.

Belle is the first one to speak. "How'd it go?" She leans forward on her elbows.

I dump myself on my bunk that I share with Olivia and sigh into my pillow. "I'm too tired to talk about it."

I hear a couple of them groan in frustration. Obviously they thought I would come back with happy news...

I feel a hand shake my shoulder and turn my head to find Cali.
"Come onnn..." She takes a seat beside where I'm laying, removing her hand from me.

"Honestly, there's nothing to say." I mutter. All the girls don't look the slightest bit convinced. I watch as Belle comes closer, phone in hand.

She twists her arm to show her phone screen.

"Explain this then." She smiles. No one comes around to see what she's on about, most likely meaning the other girls have all seen it before me.

I study the picture. Me looking way too comfy in Ben's arms. My eyes are closed and I look almost asleep. Ben looks as happy as ever, smiling to himself as he looks down at me. If only pictures showed what goes on in your mind would this situation be different. None of them would be cooing at me for answers.

"The picture is all a lie." I groan as I pull myself under my duvet. None of them say anything for a while.

"It doesn't look as bad as what you're making it seem..." Sami breaks the silence. I roll my eyes under my blanket and don't bother saying anything.

"Elaine?" Belle taps my shoulder. I don't move.

"I think she's asleep..." Olivia whispers from somewhere in the room.

I feel the weight on the bed shift and the room grows darker. No one speaks and soon I really do fall asleep.

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A single vibration shakes my arm and I flutter my eyes open, looking around. All the girls are asleep besides me. I suddenly feel another vibration against my arm and I move away from it, revealing my phone lighting up from notifications. I squint as I read the name. Kayla...

I sigh and scoop it up in my hand, turning the brightness down right after.

I pull up mine and Kayla's chat only to see the picture of me and Ben filling the screen. I scroll down to the other message she sent.