Help//5sos ✔️

11.

"can i really?" i asked more confidently than last time.

"you don't even have to ask liyah." calum replied with a smile.

"can i h- "of course, you're just like you were as a kid. i remember anytime i asked you to share u would ask me to." i rolled my eyes as i stabbed at a piece of his food.

"i guess somethings never change." ashton pointed out with a chuckle.

i nodded in agreement as calum grabbed a single piece of chicken.

i ended up finishing about half of my meal before standing up.

"is this good for now? i'm really full." i mumbled.

"of course! good job babe." ashton smiled.

i walked over to michael and stuck my hand out.

"phone." i spoke simply.

"what's the magic word?" he asked as he smiled up at me.

"can i please have my phone." i spoke with an exaggerated sigh.

"yep!" he chuckled as he handed it to me.

just as i was about to leave the room, calum gently caught my wrist.

"liyah, we don't have to worry about your friend right?" he spoke cautiously.

i slowly shook my head no.

even i wasn't convinced she wouldn't bring me further down with her.

i walked upstairs and immediately looked in the mirror. i could see the calories dripping off my skin.

i saw the extra weight already showing on my body.

i looked over my shoulder and saw luke leaning on the door frame.

"you don't need to judge yourself like that." he pointed out as he walked in.

"i definitely should. i feel the fat on my body right now." i sighed as i tugged at my stomach.

luke gently grabbed my hand and held it in his and stood behind me.

"that person, in the mirror, is drop dead perfect. anyone who thinks otherwise is fucking crazy." he spoke sternly.

i felt my face heat up and i quickly went to turn around, but forgot his hand was holding mine and closed my eyes before i went tumbling down on the floor.

i opened them and saw i was holding myself up right on top of luke.

"fuck i'm so sorry. i forgot- "don't worry about it!" he laughed as he stood up.

"i'm so sorry." i apologized again with a bright red face.

"don't apologize! seriously, it was an accident. for real though, you're perfect aaliyah. don't judge yourself so harshly." luke spoke softly before walking out.

i sat down on the floor of my bedroom and felt my red hot cheeks.

i guess i'm really not over my baby crush on luke.

i quickly hopped in the shower and changed into pajamas before giving mom a facetime.

"hi baby!" mom smiled.

"hi! how are you?" i spoke with a smile.

"doing pretty great love. how about you? how are the boys treating you? i miss you so much darling." she spoke.

"i'm going pretty great to be honest. tonight i ate dinner with the boys of the first time. i actually ate food." i spoke proudly.

"oh my gosh aaliyah! good job baby!" mom shouted with a big smile on her face.

i smiled back before continuing.

"yeah, the boys are fine. calum was super harsh at first though." i complained.

"it's all out of love baby." mom spoke softly.

"can i confess something?" i asked as i lowered my voice.

"of course? and why are we whispering?" mom replied.

"remember how i used to have that huge crush on luke?" i mumbled.

"oh my lord yes, it was so cute. you would follow him everywhere." mom laughed.

"i can't get rid of it." i groaned as i laid down.

"well, i don't think that's a bad thing. you could do way worse than luke and quite frankly i'd prefer you were with someone that i approved of." mom spoke with a chuckle.

"i'm 16 and he's 26." i spoke softly.

"and? that doesn't dictate the future." mom pointed out.

i nodded stiffly before sitting back up.

"is that mom?" i heard calum ask as he walked in.

"hi baby!" mom yelled from the phone.

"hey mom! aaliyah did amazing today!" he smiled.

"i heard! i'm so proud of you both. i'm going to let you go though because your father and i are going out for dinner! bye! i love and miss you two! be safe." mom smiled before hanging up.

"thanks for being so positive towards my recovery and i'm sorry for how i treated you when i first arrived." i mumbled.

"apology not accepted. you were in pain. i don't blame you." he pointed out.

all of a sudden my phone buzzed and i saw another message from beatrice.

bee<3: babe don't ignore me. aren't you proud? did you fuck up? please don't become a pig.

i stared at the message blankly before calum grabbed my phone.

"hey! give it back!" i shouted as i lunged for him.

he quickly stood up and held it above his head while reading the message.

"we need to talk about this."