The Face Off

020

Callum

I felt her breathing even out as she fell into a deeper sleep. I sighed as I kept stroking her hair and she buried herself deeper into my chest.

Today was a mess from Carter disappearing half of the day to James admitting he has feelings about messing up. Everyone had a shit day I have to come home for a couple of days to help my mom sort through things in a few hours and Star looks exhausted and I don't want to leave her.

Plus with the gala coming up, everything is just a mess everyone is finishing up finals and preparing for the event.

I was so proud of her tonight she gave it her all even if she looked disappointed.

I closed my eyes for a bit.

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I woke a few hours before sunrise gently removed myself from Star's bed and left a post note in front of the coffee maker knowing that's the first thing she'll do after she washes up.

I drove back to my place to which I was greeted by a half-naked James in the kitchen, okay wow it's too early for this.

"Uh, Callum we need to talk," James asked.

I groaned "Sure man first put a shirt on I don't need to see what you and Carter did the night before."

"So you knew? He told you?" He stated.

I shook my head "No but you're both my mates so I had a feeling something was happening and yesterday you seemed to confirm it when you admitted you had feelings so trust me when I say I'll hurt you both for hurting each other so excuse me I need to wash up."

Before I made another movement Carter walked into the kitchen with a smug face looking proudly James was showing all the marks he left him. I sighed and walked towards my room.

And quickly showered and freshened up
got my bag for the weekend and drove to my parent's house.

I arrived a few hours later a two-hour drive turned into four due to the festival plus New York normal traffic it took a way to arrive.

I arrived at the movers I went inside and came to greet my mother before I heard shouts yup father is here. Great.

"No Richard the summer house is mine it was mine originally plus you already got the winter home." My mother barked back looking very pissed.

When she seemed to realize I was standing watching my parents bite each other heads off just like they've done my whole life she coughed and brought a smile.

"My boy you're here." She smiled as she hugged me and led me away and towards my childhood room.

"Mom you alright?" I asked softly

"I will be once this is all packed and I leave." She stated suddenly having that cold expression when she thinks of Dad.

"Okay, so what do I need to do to help?"

Camille

I woke up to someone banging on my door. I groaned and dragged myself out of my bed to see who the hell was banging my door at this time. I opened the door to Ryan and Riley holding ice cream and a chocolate cake. I moved from the door for them to come in and went to the bathroom to freshen up.

I went back to the kitchen to start the coffee when I noticed a Post-it note

"Mom needed me I'll be gone for the weekend stay safe" - Cal

A soft smile came to my face as I put the note aside. "A boyfriend of yours called us and said you might need us." I started coughing and Ryan quickly patted my back. "Jesus Ril trying to kill my best friend right now?"

To which she threw a bag of ships to his face and before they started fighting I said "No nope absolutely not." To which the mumbled words from "That's your fault to Fuck you."

I lay on the floor as I felt all of yesterday's problems rushing toward me.

"Oh hun come on sit up We got all day to watch a sappy romance movie and ignore problems."

Ryan nodded and quickly made himself comfortable on the sofa and we spent the rest of the day like that not much of a day since I woke up mid-day.

Callum

Today was a shit show from my parents splitting everything from the house and when they couldn't decide they'd destroy it and make a whole show over it even the movers seemed exhausted yeah me too.

I decided to stay and sit at the kitchen counter looked at the kitchen and sighed.

"Shit show?" I opened my eyes and turned my head to look at my sister Scarlet and nodded.

She jumped to sit on the counter My sister is an average height 5'6 with a wolf cut she did so herself and she ended up painting her hair nice ginger. She passed the tequila bottle which I took and took a sip from the bottle while she sipped the vodka one.

"I thought you weren't coming Mom said you didn't need anything from your room."

"I don't that room well it wasn't me it was a version of me I-"

"It wasn't your fault it wasn't anyone's fault Scar."

"I know doesn't mean I don't want anything to remind me of that night."

I nodded no one would.

"But I figured you would come and probably stay after Mom and Dad left."

I chuckled.

"Who would've thought they would divorce I thought they were gonna stay together and be each other pain in the ass till one of them died I mean they lasted twenty-six years."

To which Scar just nodded and drank more from the bottle and well so did I might as well get fucked up with my sister over our trauma.

So we spent a few more hours drinking and telling stories of the shit shows our parents have caused over the years.

Until she spoke "Dad cheated on mom."
That brought to my attention that they hated each other fine. But they were too prideful to cheat on each other always stating that a low and they had class.

I started to laugh crazily My sister just stared astonishingly at how I could find something so hilarious the man who hit me and claimed cheating was a law did it himself Oh god this is a comedy.

"Old man finally went low oh god my stomach hurts." As I kept hysterically
laughing.

"That bastard was always trying to keep everyone in shock." Scar stated as she chugged the last bit of the vodka. She motioned to mine to which "Oh fuck I ran out too." And she groaned and I laughed more Oh I'm so fucked.

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AUTHOR'S NOTE:
Was I listening to style let me just tell you it hits for motivation every time. OMG 3k READS
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