Will Castle be able to resist the school's playgirl whom he has to tutor?
Holly Versace never took anything serious in life. But when her grades go down and her position as the cheerleading captain is threatened, she needs to find a tutor to help h...
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| 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐞 |
After what seems like hours of running, I finally find him. I ran to his house first to find him gone and the door was left open. He wouldn't pick up his phone and wouldn't answer my texts. I searched for the nearest hospital and by luck I found him.
"Castle!" I yell the moment my eyes land on him.
He's sitting all alone on a chair in the hallways. From a distance, I can hear his cries and notice his shoulders are slightly shaking. His head snaps up at my voice and my pace quickens when I see the tears running down his face.
Anger flashes on his face when his eyes meet mine but that anger crumbles away when more tears flood his eyes.
I skid to a stop in front of him. My chest heaves and aches as I throw my arms around him, pulling him towards me.
"I'm so sorry, Castle. I'm so fucking sorry." I choke out. He hides his face, his head burying into my stomach as he just cries. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. "Where is she?"
He shakes his head, his arms coming around me.
He continues crying in my arms while I just stand there, trying my best to hold myself together as I hold him. I can't start crying now. I need to be strong for him.
I can't believe it. Camille...she's gone. I thought she had a few more months left. I thought we still had more time with her.
Tears prick my eyes but I force myself to get it together. I tighten my arms around Castle, my heart shattering when his cries get louder. "I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry, Castle."
I don't know how to fix this. I don't know what to do. I wish his pain was something physical that I could take care of. I tightly squeeze my eyes shut but in the end, there's no use. A tear slips from my eye, sliding down my cheek.
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A long time passes before Castle finally calms down and stops crying. His eyes are puffy and his face red. I sit beside him as we wait for my parents to get here. They finally picked up their phone and are on their way.
"Why didn't you answer my calls?" Castle's rough demand startles me. "You said you'd be there in ten minutes."
Oh fuck.
I can't lie to him. Even if I don't want to burden him further, I can't lie to him.
"Castle." I start softly. "Let's talk about that later—"
"Tell me, now." He demands. "You were on your way and suddenly you don't answer any of my texts and calls."
