Secrets

Chapter 26

*Niall's P.O.V*

"Is everything alright?" My Mum came into the living room with two steaming cups of hot cocoa. It was late now, almost 11 o' clock. To be honest, I really did miss Caroline but I had one of those empty feelings for the boys & especially my Mum. I mean I had been basically ignoring them, & Caroline was always telling me how she never really had time for Emma anymore & how she would always say she would skype her, or text but she never got to it. I couldn't imagine how angry I would feel if I saw my best friend all over the tabloids having the time of their life and I'm not part of it. Its unimaginable.

"Y-yeah. I'm fine." I gave her a weak smile. I could tell Caroline was really angry when I hung up; but I mean we both need our alone time. I would get an earfull when I saw her at school but I guess it was worth it. Even if I did painfully miss her, gah. So conflicted.

"You know you can tell me anything." My Mum curled her legs up sitting on the sofa facing me. I had my fingers entwined in my lap, my knee jumping up and down. I hadn't touched my drink and I usually downed any chocolatey beverage. "Come on, you love hot cocoa." My Mum egged me on. She knew something was wrong.

Damn my anxiety.

"Its Caroline."

"What happened?" My Mum placed her drink on the coaster sniffling, and then looking at me with furrowed eyebrows. That was her 'curiousity' pose, when ever she wanted to know something she ALWAYS did that. Narrowed her eyes, and furrowed her brows. It was quite funny actually, except that she wouldn't get off of your back until you told her ever aching detail on the subject.

"Nothing really she's just kind of. . .clingy."

"How so?"

"I wanted to spend more time with you, cuz' you know I haven't seen you in what? 3, 4 months? I mean seriously." Now I was getting myself angry. "I just want to see you and my friends and she got all mad for no reason. She was like 'I'm sorry I made you forget' and stuff. Its just pissing me off."

"Oh." My Mum gave me a sad, pouty look. She obviously liked Caroline, yeah.. she was kind of likeable. Maybe  r e a l l y  likeable.

"Yup." I answered.

"I'm sorry, hun. Maybe she just misses you?"

"Thats kind of extreme."

"Hmm." My mother hummed, took a sip of her drink and placed it back down.

"I'm gunna get to sleep, night mum."

"I love you." She whispered back.

"You too." I got up from the couch and walked upstairs. I checked my phone on my night stand and it said I had one missed message I checked my voicemail and sat on my bed with my hand squished in between my thighs.

"Hey, its Caroline. I'm sorry about my bitch outbreak. I just miss you. . .you know? Well, yeah. Okay I'm babbling now, uhm. Call me when you can. . . .bye." I chuckled lightly at her stutter. She was so adorable, and impossible to be angry at.

I dialed her number and waited for the voice to pick up. Rings..rings..more rings. It went to voicemail.

"Hey! Its Caroline. I'm not here right now, so call me when you can. Bye!" I groaned and hit my head on the pillow behind me. I decided to let it go and just enjoy my day with the boys tomorrow.

'You're going to see her in two days. Two days, Niall' I kept saying in my head.

I shut my eyes blocking out the sounds of my Mum's feet pattering around the kitchen. Before i knew it I was out like a light.

*Caroline's P.O.V*

"So this is our little secret, right?" The groans and whispers surounded me overwhelming my body. Little yelps escaped my mouth, pain, extreme pain cover my veins from head to toe.

"RIGHT?" More screaming, his cold hands reach down my body recovering what had just taken place. My recent yelps turned into constant heavy breathing as I viciously pulled away from his bare hands.

"Remember our deal." He held onto my wrist giving it a little squeeze and trailing his hands down my thigh skipping over the gap. He removed the tape giving me a gasp of air.

"I-I h-hate y-you." I gulped stuttering as I tried to sit up.

"Ssh. Don't wake Maggie." A slight snarl/smirk crawled on his lips as he pulled the wooden chair from underneath me. I pushed my limp body off the ground, wobbly legs, and heavy breathing blurred my vision as I atempted movement.

"Sweet dreams, Caroline." He breathed onto my neck. I started walking foreward searching for the door. Tears, tears start brimming in my eyes and aching to come down my swollen & bombastic cheeks. Raw hands searched for the door of my bedroom as I removed the tattered clothing that once covered my body.

Bruises, cuts, and a limp body was all that was left of me. I didn't know what to do with myself, I didn't know whether to cry, whether to scream, or whether to forget what had gone on.

All I knew was that man was sick, sick to the bone. He was a sick bastard.

Fresh tear droplets rolled down my cheek and sobs escaped my lips as I pulled the covers off of my matress. New shorts and a long tshirt was covering my torn body. I slipped onto the duvet and winced at the pain from my fresh bruises. I turned towards the nightstand looking at the frame of Niall & I sitting. Sitting alone on the swing set. I tried to smile but nothing could come.

"Where are you when I need you." I whispered trying to shut out the darkness.

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What do you guys think happened?

CAN I GET A D-R-A-M-A.

Kinda scary...I was shuttering as I wrote this..poor caroline :(

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