Let me go (C.H & 5SOS fanfic)

Chapter 11

Natalia's pov

"I will never understand the weather here" I commented to my co-worker Mason. This morning all you could see was blue sky's but now the sky is covered in dark clouds with buckets of rain pouring down, thunder and lightening shooting out of the clouds, spooking me every once in a while.

"Natalia is that you?" I heard a familiar voice call from behind me, I turned around to see a smiling Ashton and a nervous Calum.

"Hey guys" I said as I walked to the awning that they were standing under.

"What are you doing here?" Ashton asked excitedly.

"She works here you idiot" Calum snickered.

"Oh yeah I forgot" Ashton giggled.

"So what are you guys doing here?" I asked "barely anyone's here because of the rain"

"Calum heard that there were new baby turtles that were born" Ashton answered.

"Oh, there not on display yet," I said "my shift ended a few minutes ago, I can take you to see them in the nursery if you want"

"Really?" Calum perked up "I've been in the nursery when I was seven once because my birthday party was here"

"So you want to see them?" I asked as the two boys shook their head yes.

"You can't touch them because there so small they have to stay in this heat regulated box to keep them warm" I explained once we walked in the nursery.

"Their so small" Calum coed as he bent down to get a closer look.

"Smalla than a bug?" Ashton giggled as he playfully shoved Calum's shoulder.

"I was a kid!" Calum said while laughing.

"Calum wrote a beautiful poem about a turtle when he was a kid," Ashton explained to me "the turtle was smalla than a bug and it had a cave and then it blowed up"

"That poem takes a violent twist towards the end" I laughed along with the two boys just as a violent bolt of lightening silenced our joy.

"I think we should get going," Ashton spoke up "it's coming down hard out there"

The three of us dashed through the rain and out to the parking lot, I reached for my car keys just as another bolt of thunder and lightning struck making me drop the keys on the asphalt. By the time I picked them up and managed to unlock my car I was absolutely soaked and shaking.

"Are you serious right now" I said to myself as I pushed the key in the ignition and twisted it only for the engine not to start.

After testing the engine a few more times I've decided that it's not going to turn back on.

"Natalia, you alright?" I heard Ashton's voice call through the rain.

"No, my car isn't starting" I said.

"We can give you a ride home, I already know where it is" Calum offered, my stomach churned at the thoughts of what happened the last time Calum gave me a ride home.

"Really?" I asked

"Yeah, we don't want you shivering out here in the rain all alone at this time of night" Ashton said.

"Thank you guys so much" I said as I locked my car and climbed in the back seat of their black SUV.

"You don't need to thank us" Ashton said as he turned the heat up since he noticed that I was literally soaking wet.

The drive to Charles and Edna's house also known as my home for the time being seemed shorter than normal as we pulled into the long driveway.

"Oh my gosh" I breathed as I took in the sight in front of me.

One of the tall oak trees from the front yard had collapsed due to the storm and crashed into the large house leaving a huge hole in the roof.

I spotted Edna near the front door talking to a medic near an ambulance as I opened the car door and ran up to her.

"Natalia, be careful" I heard Calum open the car door too.

"Edna!" I exclaimed "is everyone okay?"

"Colin cut his hand on a piece of broken glass," she said "but Charles and Grace are fine"

"That's good to hear" I said as Calum and Ashton approached us.

"Who are these young gentlemen?" Edna asked as she smiled and shook each of their hands.

"I'm Ashton and this is Calum" he said.

"It's nice to meet you two, are you friends of Natalia?" Edna asked "or more than friends?"

"We're just friends" Ashton giggled.

"Too bad, she's a real catch" Edna said making me blush at her cheesiness.

"Are you guys staying in a hotel tonight?" Calum asked.

"No, Charles, Colin and I are going to stay at my sisters house until the house is fixed and Grace said she could stay at a friends house" Edna said "Natalia, your more than welcome to come to my sisters house for the time being, it would be a little cramped but we could make it work"

"Or she could stay with us" Ashton proposed "we have a spare bedroom and lots of room"

"Oh that would be perfect" Edna said before I had time to intervene "thank you so much"

"Are you sure?" I asked Ashton and Calum "I don't want to be a hassle"

"You not a hassle at all" Ashton said "your great company"

"Well I guess I'll see you later Natalia, have fun with your new friends," Edna said "not too much fun though"

"Bye" I said not knowing what else to say as she started walking away carrying her umbrella with her, I completely forgot it was even raining, let alone a full blown storm happening.

"Come on let's go home" Ashton said as he placed a hand on my shoulder.

"Are you guys really sure?" I asked "I don't want to in convince you"

"For the last time Natalia" Ashton said trying to sound stern but failing miserably "your not an in convince or a hassle, now come on we're all soaking wet and in need of some blankets and warmed up chocolate milk"

"Isn't that just hot cocoa?" I laughed as we walked back to the car.

"Sit in the front seat, the heat is warmer up there" Calum politely offered, this Calum is much kinder than the Calum that I last encountered.

"Thank you" I said smiling slightly at him.