"Y-you got shot," I blurted out, pointing to the man standing in front of me. I've been told I look like him with my dark hair and brown eyes and pale skin, but I was only five when I saw him last and never got a good chance to look at him. "In front of me, you're d-dead."
He chuckled lightly, shaking his head. "Now Bella, that's a bit harsh. I'm alive, see?" He gestured around to Casey and the young man, "And you're siblings, they're here too. We've been waiting to see you again...things have just been really hard."
"Where's mum?" I asked quietly.
Casey looked nothing like me, she also didn't look like my mother. If they're my siblings I should've met them before, they're both older than me...its just not making sense.
"Wake up, Bella. Hello? Can you hear me?"
I groaned.
"Bells. Wake up."
My dad and siblings disappears from in front of me. I looked around in a panic, but now there was only darkness around me and I kept hearing my mum's voice, telling me to save him. Save Ashton.
My head spun and I shut my eyes, but when I opened them Casey,Jasmine, and the lads were surrounding me with questioning looks.
Calum let out a sigh of relief, "You're awake."
My eyes fluttered over to Casey, I blinked a few times and tried to see if she looked like me, but she didn't.
"Do you have a brother?" I asked her.
Before she could respond, I jumped up, startling everyone around me.
"Wait, where's Ashton?" I had thought everyone was around me, but Ashton wasn't.
Luke put his hands on my shoulders,"Bella, I really think you should rest." He took my shoulders and turned me towards Casey, Ash standing by her sis where he must've been the whole time, "Do you feel okay?"
I squinted my eyes at Ashton, reaching out to touch him. He gave me a concerned look when my hand touched his arm. Ash lightly grabbed my wrist, staring at me for a minute.
"I don't get it," I muttered. "Are you okay Ashton?"
I cocked my head to the side, trying to see something that would be wrong with the boy, but he looked completely fine.
"I'm fine, but I'm not very sure that you are. I think you should go lay down, come on."
Ash began pulling me towards the couch and I stumbled behind him, pretty sure my feet weren't cooperating. Everything felt strange and I knew Casey was staring at me, I knew she knew something I didn't.
I sat on the couch, protesting to Ashton as he told me I needed to lay down.
"I need to go for a run," I declared. He shook his head.
"Did you take any medicine that you weren't supposed to take today?" Michael asked, walking over to us so he was standing in front of the couch. I shook my head, more than puzzled.
"Are you sure?" Calum piped in.
I nodded again, "Why are you guys even asking? When did you get in my house? Ugh, I'm so lost."
"Bella, you were passed out on your bathroom floor when I came in with this bottle next to you," Luke held up a small prescription bottle.
I shook my head furiously. "no, o came downstairs and Casey and Jasmine were here. I think I remember that...And-and some guy with a cloth thing that made me pass out. I woke up in sweatpants-" I looked down, realizing I was in the sweatpants and shirt I'd been in only a little while before.
"I just got here five minutes ago, hun." Casey said softly, in the nicest tone I'd ever heard her use.
