Fracture

CHAPTER TEN

❊ -♡︎Scarlett♡︎-❊

With Patrick off coddling Lizzie and Claire calming Gerard down, that left the rest of us to try and decompress from the events that just occurred.

"Well fuck," Hughie mumbled, plopping down into one of the camping chairs.

"Tell me about it," Johnny groaned, coming to sit next to Hughie.

Feeling myself bubble with anger as well as betrayal by both Lizzie and Patrick, I stormed off into the woods.

In the opposite direction of Patrick and Lizzie.

"Scar!" I heard Shannon call after me but I didn't stop.

Everyone could go to hell for all I cared. Lizzie practically drowned my brother and half the people here didn't even care.

Walking until I found a log to sit down on, I rested my head in my hands.

I felt extremely annoyed over the fact that Patrick taking Lizzie's side made me angry. I didn't know why I cared. It was typical Patrick behaviour.

"There you are," Hughie panted, clearly out of breath from trying to find me.

"What do you want?" I snapped, kicking a rock on the ground.

"I wanted to check that you're okay," Hughie informed me, taking a seat next to me on the log.

"I'm fucking grand," I choked out, trying not to cry.

"Why'd you run off like that?" He asked.

"Because I'm sick and tired of everyone making everything about Lizzie fucking Young," I grumbled.

"It's not," Hughie shook his head.

"Well you and Patrick sure make it seem like it is," I countered, with an eye roll.

"We don't-," Hughie paused, "Wait! Why do you care what Patrick does?"

Fuck fuck fuck.

"I don't," I blurted out.

"Sure," Hughie teased.

"I do not like Patrick," I insisted.

"I never said you did," He raised his eyebrows.

"I just-," I sighed, "I just wish people would stop treating Liz like she's a victim when she's clearly not. My brother didn't kill her sister."

A tear fell from my eye on onto my cheek making me quickly wipe it away.

"I know that," Hughie placed a hand on my back, "We all know that. I'm just as mad as you are, Scar."

I nodded, trying to blink back more tears that threatened to fall.

"Hey," Patrick's voice interrupted.

"Hey, lad," Hughie smiled, now rising to his feet.

"Lizzie's back, she's calmed down," Patrick spoke, making me roll my eyes.