Room 21 - Calum Hood Punk -

Honest

- Calum's POV -


"What are you talking about, Elena?" I frown.
"Don't rape me like he did!" She burst out, rocking back and forth. Rape? Oh my god... Elena cowers in the corner, keeping her body pressed against the fence behind her. Her stepdad raped her... She won't speak to us, she just cries. I've tried to hug her and comfort her, but she just trembled under my touch. Michael and Luke have tried to explain what they meant by surprise, but she just shook her head and said she "knew what it really meant". Ashton is now trying to talk to her, but so far he's not had any luck. "Why didn't she tell us?" I sigh, running my fingers through my hair. "No clue mate..." Luke answers. It breaks my heart to see her the way she is right now.


"Elena, please just listen!" Ashton begs.
"N-no! You're just like him!" She sobs. I can't take this... Ashton comes over and sighs,
"not happening..." I decide to give it another chance.
"Elena..." I whisper, sitting down in front of her. She cowers away from me. "Elena, please..." I beg quietly. She still tries to keep as far as she can from me. I feel a tear slip down my cheek and she looks at me, frowning. "Please... We're not going to hurt you. We care about you. I-I love you..." I say, more tears falling. "Please don't be scared," I beg, feeling the tears on my cheeks.


- Elena's POV -


I frown, seeing a tear slide down his cheek. Why is he crying if he's going to just hurt me anyway? "Please... We're not going to hurt you. We care about you. I-I love you..." He says, more tears falling down his face. "Please don't be scared..." He whispers. I don't know what to think. He's going to hurt me, isn't he? That's their surprise... My mind explodes with confusing thoughts. Am I wrong? I mean, they've all tried telling me they weren't going to hurt me and that the surprise wasn't bad... And my stepdad never did that. If he said surprise, he'd hurt me and wouldn't even think of telling me he wasn't going to. Maybe I am wrong... I look at Ashton, Luke and Michael, seeing their sad expressions. Then I look back at Calum, his face damp with tears. They're not going to hurt me, they care about me.


I throw my arms around Calum's neck, crying into his shoulder. "It's okay, it's okay..." He whispers, cradling me and rocking me back and forth. "I-I'm sorry. I-I love y-you!" I sob.
"I love you too beautiful." Calum soothes, kissing my forehead.
"And don't be sorry. It's not your fault." Ashton sighs from behind. I stand up with Calum and he wipes my eyes dry. "Now, we have a nice surprise." Luke smiles.
"Yeah, presents!" Michael grins. I chuckle, my voice still thick from crying. I sit down where they put me before and wait for the boys to grab what they have.


"Here's mine." Ashton smiles. I take the gift and smile as I unwrap it.
"Thanks Ash!" I give him a hug and hug my new jacket.
"Open mine next!" Michael claps, practically throwing his gift at me. I laugh and pick it up, unwrapping it. "Woah! Thanks Mikey, awesome!" I gasp, giving him a hug too. Luke hands me his gift and I unwrap too. "It's for you to put memories in..." Luke chuckles nervously. I give him a hug, "it's amazing, thank you." I whisper. Calum then hands me his gift and I can see he looks nervous. I unwrap it and hold the box in my hand and he starts to shuffle about on his seat. I open it and stare at the beautiful that he's bought me... "If you don't like it, I'm sorry. I don't mind if you hate it. You can just tell m-"
"I love it Cal." I cut him off. I slide it onto my finger and give him a kiss.
"Cute!" Michael coos, making us all laugh hysterically.
"Hey guys?" I say nervously.
"Yeah?" They all say in unison.
"I think I'm ready to tell you everything..." I admit quietly.


- Calum's POV -


"I think I'm ready to tell you everything..." She says quietly. I stare at her. She's serious... I give her a reassuring smile and she takes a deep breath. She slowly takes off my jacket and my heart drops. She's covered in bruises... "O-oh my god..." Ashton whispers, his voice going shaky. H-her stepdad did this to her? "There's more..." She admits. More? "C-can we go inside?" She mutters.
"Of course!" Luke smiles. We all walk in, me walking a little behind.
"I can't believe it..." Ashton says quietly, coming over to me.
"Neither can I..." I admit. And I really can't... We get back to my room, with news from someone passing that we're allowed to mix in each others rooms again tonight. We decide to stay in my room, all five of us. I close the door behind me as I'm the last to walk into my room, and Elena takes another deep breath. This must be so hard for her to do... She suddenly starts taking her clothes off...


- Elena's POV -


I take a deep breath and start to take off my trousers and top. I stand there in my underwear, exposed. Calum looks like he's about to cry, Ashton is covering his mouth and Luke and Michael just stare in shock. None of them look like they're uncomfortable with me standing in my pants, which is a relief. "H-he completely damaged you..." Ashton whispers with sadness. Calum says nothing, he just walks over to me and engulfs me in a protective hug. I feel him shaking and I know he's crying. No one says anything as I wrap my arms around him too. "I-I'm so sorry!" He sobs. "I-it's not your fault, Cal!" I whisper sadly, tightening my grip around his waist. Ashton pulls Calum out of the room, leaving me with Luke and Michael.


I throw my clothes back on and sit down, Luke and Michael sitting either side of me on the bed. "I'm sorry you went through all of that..." Luke apologises, rubbing my back.
"So am I Elena, we all are..." Michael nods, ruffling my hair playfully.
"Yeah... So am I guys, so am I." I whisper, fiddling with my fingers.
"Well we all love you lots, you're our sister now." Michael grins.
"Well, maybe not Calum's sister, because that would be weird." Luke points out, making us all laugh. "Where are Ashton and Calum anyway?" I ask.
"No idea." The boys say together. Freaky! I sit there and we all just hug each other, making me feel safer then I ever have before...