I'll Run to You // Awsten Knight

Chapter 42 - Just One More

December 26, 2017

Hope's POV

I didn't want to leave so early, but I had too much going on with the upcoming tour, just one more month and I was already out across the U.S. on my own. Tickets officially sell tomorrow and everyone around me had said they're going to sell out almost immediately.

I've never really imagined my career would go this far, but I had no complaints about it yet... besides the stalkers. I'd tried my hardest, but then again, I was too scared to call police or literally anyone about it.

Awsten clung to me like Jet does to him almost every day. I even stayed in bed with him almost a whole hour, I didn't have any complaints other than then I only had a few more hours before leaving for the airport.

He'd been better with time, but I think his early non-sense with time had caught on to me.

"Please," he dragged on, holding on to my hand as if his life depended on it. "Just a couple more minutes with me. I haven't even kissed you yet, come on."

And I almost gave in to him, the begging was cute, if I'm being honest. But what isn't cute is being late for my flight. "I need to get ready," I say as I sit up on the bed next to him. The least I could do was give him one thing we could squeeze in before we ran out of time.

So I let him do something he does best, that same feeling of his hand pulling my face toward his. God, I could never get tired of this boy.

After that, I sat up and started to pack my clothes, noticing how packing to leave was easier and packing to go back home.

It was too quiet though, and I knew both of us could feel it. I was never one to blurt things out, but I felt like I should just say something, "You ever think about how one day could start off as the most perfect and normal day, then it turns for the worst?"

"What?" I could hear the concern and all of the confusion in just one simple word.

I furrow my brows in my own confusion, why did I just say that?

"Like..." what do I say? "How everything is normal and fine, then hours later someone says something or something happens and it only gets worse from there?"

After I say that I watch Awsten as he sits on the floor next to me. I let him wrap an arm around my shoulder, he probably thinks something happened to me last night, but it was just something on my mind. Still, the gesture and intention of it was sweet.

I feel the need to tell him, "Nothing happened, don't worry."

"Are you sure?" He gave me a sure look he didn't believe me at all.

I kissed him again, just for reassurance, "Yes, I'm sure. Now you should help me pack because I don't want to be late."

He gave me a slight nod and a smile and then started helping me pack the rest of my clothes as I went into the bathroom to collect my things.

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I told Awsten to stay home this time instead of going to the airport with me, but I was lucky enough to have him understand. Sure, his band wasn't as famous, but he still knew how bad rumors can get and he's been in plenty already.

Everything was going fast the whole time I was going security, but that might have been because I kept replaying Awsten begging me, "Just one more" in my head over and over.

I didn't know how much I was going to miss him, I knew the chances of me missing him the most were high, and the chances of that stalker being there would make it even higher. Being gone for almost three months wouldn't help either.

Getting on my plane didn't take as long as I thought it would, but I was seated next to and older guy, balding in some areas of his head, but a full beard on his face. He had round glasses and a true Texas man look to him that reminded me of Awsten's dad for some reason. I was just glad to have the window seat.

I liked wearing a mask, why? It lowers my chances of getting sick before and during a tour, a lot of people can't recognize me (especially older people), and it gave me a sense of security.

I didn't take the chance of talking to the man though, who knows if he'd talk the whole way to New York? I wouldn't risk it. So, I texted with Awsten and Nicole for half of the way and fell asleep with my head rested on the window until we landed right back home where I should be, home.

A/N, I know I took a very long break of writing, this is also a very short chapter. When things in stories tend to be uneventful I say "when's the good part coming hurry up". And when it comes to writing my own, it gives me 0 motivation. So that's why I'm skipping to until the day of Hope's tour (which I honestly forget when it is so I'm making it January 28). I also feel the need to make some things in a person's POV but I won't be doing that anymore, I like it better not knowing a character's feelings straight from them, I'll let the people reading this make their own depiction of how they really feel unless I say specifically. I'm trying my best over here, I am also doing Descendants with a lead role and that's taken up my time for a little over a month with the performances in a few weeks, but I will make time for this! Sorry for the wait, -Zee (your favorite writer)