defective :: calum hood

six

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Filled with concern, I apologized to Luke because I needed to leave and go find what was wrong with Erin. He had insisted on driving me, which I had accepted since I didn't want to go on my own.

"She didn't say what was wrong?" Luke asked as his eyes stayed on the road.

"No, she hasn't replied after all the texts she sent. I'm worried," I admitted to him. He turned to look at me for a few seconds, offering me a reassuring smile, and then he placed his hand on my shoulder.

"Don't worry. We'll be there in a few minutes and we'll see what is going on."

The drive to Michael's place was less than 20 minutes. I had gotten lucky that Erin had her location on, since she hadn't given me the address and I did not feel like asking Calum or Michael. In all honesty I did not quite trust them.

Luke and I parked outside, and once we made it in past the gate we realized that there was no way to know which one was their apartment. "What if we just knock around and ask for them?" I suggested.

"Sounds like a plan," Luke smiled.

We split up and decided we would be going door to door, hoping to either be very lucky to find their apartment or find someone to direct us. Just as I was about to knock on the first door, my attention was caught by the music playing as a couple walked out, barely able to walk.

Something told me that must be the place. I made my way towards it and walked in. I was instantly greeted by the music and strong smell of alcohol. My eyes quickly scanned the room, hoping to see Erin but instead I found the last person I wanted to see.

Calum.

Our eyes met and his lips pulled into a smirk immediately. I rolled my eyes and made my way in the opposite direction from him and found myself in the kitchen.

To my surprise, Erin was there with Michael, laughing and seemingly having the best time of her life. And she looked perfectly fine, not drunk at all and not in need of me as she had seemed during text.

"Raven! What are you doing here!" Erin's eyes widened when she saw me and she smiled widely. I made my way towards her, absolute confusion still clear in my face.

"You're good?" I asked her.

"Yes?" She laughed, exchanging a look with Michael.

"You texted me?" I meant for it to come out as a statement but it sounded more of a question.

"What?"

Still confused, I took out my phone and showed her the texts. She became equally confused as I was when she saw the texts, her eyebrows scrunching up in confusion.

"I lost my phone," she said as her hands wandered through all her pockets, never finding anything. "Raven! I lost my phone, I'm going to cry."

"We'll help you find it, where did you have it last?" Michael chimed in, placing his hand on her shoulder. Realization hit me that it definitely was not Erin the person that had texted me, she didnt even have her phone.

But then who was it?

Just as we were about to start looking around for Erin's phone, in walked Calum with a sly look on his face. He made his way towards us and when he stood right before me, he lifted his hand as he held up a phone that looked just like Erin's.

"Found this, I think it belongs to you," he said giving the phone to Erin.

"Oh my God! Thank you so much," Erin said as she rushed to give him a hug.

"So you texted me?" I rolled my eyes in annoyance. Of course he would do something like that. Not only did he send me concerning texts but made me come all the way to his place, wasting my time. He really played me good.

"Yup."

"Why would you do that?" I was incredibly annoyed and filled with disbelief that someone could be such a burden.

"It was fun," Calum said shrugging. It took everything in me to not burst out screaming at how annoying he was.

"Wait, you texted her from my phone?"

"Yes! He texted me all that saying that you needed help. He's a psycho," I said rolling my eyes.

"Dude, c'mon, why would you do that?" Michael asked, equally confused.

"Like I said, it was fun," Calum said, laughing and shrugging.

"Ugh, I need a drink." Just as I said that, Michael was quick to rush and serve me a drink. I took a big sip and then without much thought I threw the remainder at Calum.

"What the—"

"Calm down," Michael said as he held Calum back. He was incredibly upset, his jaw was completely locked as he clenched his teeth almost in an attempt to calm himself. I watched as his chest moved angrily.

"I say we're even now," I smirked at him.

"We're even when I say we're even!" Calum tried to once again get closer to me but Michael held him back.

Suddenly I felt a hand on my back and a familiar voice was heard.

"What's going on?" I turned to look up at Luke, our eyes met as his looked down at me with concern.

"What happened is that this bitch—"

"Hey! You do not talk to her like that," Luke interjected, stepping foward and pushing Calum.

"I talk about her however I want. She spilled her drink all over me on purpose!"

"I'm sure she had a good reason," Luke said as he made his way to be by my side again. His arm went to my back again as if  he was protecting me.

"I think we all need to just calm down," Erin said as she turned to me. "Maybe we should go."

I nodded and grabbed Lukes arm since it was not worth wasting time.

"You can't leave just like that!" Calum said as he tried to get away from both Michael and Ashton—who had seen the commotion and had came to help with Calum.

"Watch me," I said with a smirk before turning and leaving with Erin and Luke.