Room 21 - Calum Hood Punk -

New Life

- Elena's POV - 


It's been a whole month since we left the home. I still live with the boys. Leia left us with a man who showed us properties. She said she didn't need to know where our house was going to be or anything else. We moved to a house in Sydney, because it's what we've known all our lives. It's about an hours drive from the home. We're all doing well, and I've gotten myself a job in the town just ten minutes from where we live. Our home is a good size too. I'm happy with how my life is going at the moment, although there isn't a day that passes when I don't think of Calum. He left the home two weeks ago. I still wonder how he is, what he's doing. I hope he's doing okay, and I hope he's happy. I'll always love the guy that flipped my entire life around. Always. 


"C'mon, Elena! I'll walk with you to work today rather than driving," Ashton grins. Yeah, Ashton got a job working in the same place as me. If you're wondering where we work, we work in the local coffee shop in town; Starbucks! "Coming, Ash!" I reply, grabbing my bag and my phone. My phone. I never had my own , my Stepdad never let me have one. Me and Ashton set off to town, joking about something that happened at work a week ago. I'm honestly so glad that I have these boys in my life. I'm being soppy, I know, but it's true. We stop outside Starbucks so that Ashton can retie his shoelace that came undone. Once he's done, we open the door and breathe in the smell of coffee that we've gotten so used to. 


"Hi!" I grin as we walk past Kara on our way to the staff room. 
"Hi, guys!" She smiles. Kara's our manager, and she's so sweet. 
"H-hey!" Ashton stutters nervously. It's obvious he has a thing for her, and I find it cute as hell. We walk into the back and grab our aprons, putting them around our waists. We both work the same shifts, so it means that I walk home with Ashton afterwards, and always stop of to get a doughnut from Krispy Kreme. Ashton and I usually just 'go with the flow' when working. Sometimes I end up on the till, while sometimes Ashton does. We both agreed it was easier. 


"Hello! What can I get for you today?" I smile kindly at a woman who's supporting her baby on her hip. "Hi! I'll have a Hazelnut Latte to go, please. And could we have a cake for this little one?" She asks, gesturing to the child she's holding. "Hello cutie! Do you want to show me what cake you want?" I say to her. She nods at me excitedly and points to the chocolate muffin. "Good choice!" I grin, making her laugh. I hand Ashton the order. "I love your outfits!" I smile at the child. Their matching Minnie Mouse outfits were so cute! "Thanks! We're going to a carnival today and Mickey and his friends are doing a show!" She giggles. "Aren't they, Lillian?" She puts on a playful voice to her daughter. 


"We'w seeing Minnie Mouse!" She squeals. So adorable.
"How exciting! I hope you have a lovely time," I grin, handing the Latte Ashton made, and the cake wrapped up, to the mum. "Thank you very much!" She smiles. 
"Any time! Have a nice day!" I wave. 
"You're so good with kids!" Ashton grins. 
"Thanks!" I smile back. 
"How do you fancy stopping off at Pizza Hut on the way home, too? Michael wouldn't shut up about wanting it this morning!" Ashton rolls his eyes jokingly. 
"Sounds good!" I nod. A young comes up to the counter. 


"Hello, Sir! What may I get for you today?" I ask. I'll admit, he's pretty cute. 
"I'll have a Medium Original Iced Lemonade, please!" He responds, smiling. Woah. Okay, so he's really cute. "Coming right up!" I smile back. I hand Ashton the order and go out to clean up a table. When I'm done, Ashton is giving the drink to the guy. "Have a nice day!" He smiles as the guy thanks him for the drink. He walks past and gives me a small wink, walking out. He's definitely a catch, but he doesn't make me feel the way Calum made me feel. Our shift goes by pretty quickly after that. "To Krispy Kreme!" Ashton shrieks, making me giggle. We say goodbye to the other employees on our way out. "Bye, Ashton!" Kara smiles at him. I can see the blush crawl onto his cheeks. "Bye!" He squeaks, darting out of the door. 


"Oh. My. God!" I collapse into a fit of giggles when I walk out of the door. 
"Stop laughing at me!" Ashton pretends to huff. 
"I'm sorry!" I laugh, trying to stop. He gently taps the back of my head. "Ow! Okay, okay!" I giggle, stopping my laughing fit. "Let's go get our doughnuts and get to Pizza Hut!" Ashton says. Krispy Kreme is just across the road from Pizza Hut, so we're at both of them quite quickly. "Let's get these pizza's home!" Ashton grins, eating the remainder of his doughnut.
"How have you already finished that? I'm only halfway to finishing mine!" I giggle, shaking my head in disbelief. "What can I say? I'm a quick eater!" He gently nudges me. 
"Yeah, it's obvious!" I tease. 
"Watch it, you!" He chuckles, pushing me lightly. 


I get out my keys and open the front door. Ashton puts the pizza's on the living room table and we sit down, turning the TV on. "NINJA WARRIOR!" I scream. It's one of mine and the boys' favourite TV shows. Ashton and I help ourselves to some pizza while watching the show. "That's gotta hurt!" Ashton winces as someone hits their head on the platform. I hear the front door open and the sound of Michael and Luke. "Where did you guys go today?" I ask. 
"We went to the gym!" Michael grins, walking into the living room with Luke right behind him. 
"PIZZA!" They both squeal, squashing me and Ashton to sit with us on the sofa. They immediately begin eating the pizza, a satisfied look on their faces. We then just settle to watch the rest of Ninja Warrior together, laughing at the funny fails, wincing at the painful looking fails, and cheering at the ones who complete the course. I feel my eyes begin to grow heavy and I'm soon asleep.


*


I jolt up, sweating. I had a nightmare about Calum. We met again, but he didn't love me anymore, and he was with my stepdad... It was one of the scariest dreams I've had. I realise I'm in my bed, which I'm guessing means one of the guys carried me upstairs. I get up, making my bed and grabbing something to wear. I change and leave my jacket on my bed, tying my hair up. When I go downstairs, I see that the pizza box is still on the table, so I throw it in the bin and go into the kitchen to grab some breakfast. I decide to have cheerios, pouring myself a small bowl of the cereal and adding the milk. I take a spoon from the drawer and sit at the table. The sound of the thumping from upstairs tells me that someone is awake. Sure enough, Luke comes down the stairs.


"Elenaaa, I need help with my hair again!" He pouts. I've been doing his hair for the past two weeks, because it hasn't been 'doing what he wants it to'. "Come here then." I giggle, using his comb and hairspray to alter his hair. "There," I smile, handing him the comb and hairspray back again. He runs to the hallway mirror and checks it. Like he always does. "Thanks, Elena!" He grins, putting the hair tools in the bottom bathroom. "It's okay! Fancy doing something today? Me and Ash have the day off!" I offer.
"Sure! What did you have in mind?" Luke asks, constantly touching his hair.
"I was thinking spending the day in town with the other two? And if you keep on touching your hair, you're going to ruin it. I won't be fixing it again!" I roll my eyes playfully.
"Sorry!" Luke chuckles, moving his hands away from his hair.


"Morning, Elena!" Michael sings, coming downstairs. The boys are surprisingly great at singing, they constantly sing random stuff and they sound really good! "Morning, Clifford!" I smile, putting my bowl and spoon into the dishwasher. "We're going into town today!" Luke says to him. "Sounds good!" Ashton smiles, coming down the stairs too.
"Let's go then!" I grin. The boys nod and I grin. I decide not to bring a jacket, as it's too hot for one. If you're wondering about why I'm not wearing it to cover up, it's because my bruises have faded and the majority of them have completely gone. I feel a lot better about myself now that I don't have anything to cover anymore. We all leave the house, Ashton using his keys to lock the door, and make we make our way into town. "Ashton still like that Kara girl?" Michael asks as we walk past the children's park. "Yup!" I wink.
"Ooh la la!" Luke wiggles his eyebrows and Michael teasingly nudges him. Ashton cheeks turn a deep red and I start laughing. "Stop making fun of me!" He complains, covering his face with his hands.


"Don't be embarrassed Ashton! I'm sure Elena could easily set you two up!" Michael smirks.
"Stoppp!" Ashton groans.
"Fine! Your loss," Michael replies. Ashton rolls his eyes playfully at Michael.
"I say we go to Gelato Messina!" Luke suggest.
"Good idea! Their ice creams are the best," Ashton nods in agreement. We walk into town and stop outside Gelato Messina. "Let's go!" I grin. The boys and me all walk through the doors. We order our Ice Creams and wait for them at the counter. Once we get our Ice Creams, we take a seat. "I seriously love this place!" I grin, having another lick of my Ice Cream. When we finish, we thank the man at the counter and leave. "Where to next?" The boys ask me.
"Can we go to Primark? I need some new tops and stuff!" I smile.
"To Primark!" The boys shriek, making people turn around and stare at them like they were creatures from Satan or something. I swear these boys need help...