The Clifford Project

Chapter 11

I gasped quietly as I read the text, stumbling backwards, holding onto the counter.
"Paisley? Paisley what's wrong?" Lucy jumped up from her place at the counter, running over to me immediately. I gave her the phone and let her read the message.
"Shit. Paisley. This is getting out of hand..." My phone dinged again showing another text.
Call the police, and you, your friends and lover boy are all dead.... I see everything don't try anything - Calum
My breath caught in my throat.

"Wh-what is it?! What happened!?" I shakily handed her my phone letting her read the last message. "How can he hear us!? H-he knows what I'm saying, Paisley he can hear me!"

"Go get Luke. Now." She went running out the door of our flat and to Luke's. She pulled him into the kitchen almost in tears from fear.

"Paisley? Paisley what's wrong, what happened?" I didn't reply, instead falling into his arms and holding onto his torso for dear life. He was still slightly groggy from sleep, in his pajamas and unshaven. "Whatever is going on I can't help you if you don't tell me what's wrong."

"It's Calum...... He knows Michael was here Luke... He's gonna hurt us.." He woke up once he heard the danger shaking through my voice and saw my lip quivering, tears threatening to spill over my glossy eyes.

"Shit.... Don't cry Pais we'll figure this out. I promise it'll be okay.... Please just try keeping your distance from Michael..."

"Luke I-I can't! I know I just met him but, I think I might be in love ..." He tried his best to hide the hurt behind his eyes that despite his smug expression shone through his eyes. He's jealous that I love Michael more than I had and ever will love him.

"I want you safe Paisley. He wants you safe. You just have to trust me, it's better for you."

"No there has to be another way!" I pleaded for him to give me more ideas to keep Calum away. He looked at me almost in guilt that he couldn't fix this.

"I'm sorry it's the only way... We need to get you away while he's giving you the chance. I don't want you to get hurt."

"P-please Luke there has to be another way you have to think of something please think of something p-please!"

"No! Paisley, I can't lose you not like I lost Ashton I love you too much to let you go!" I unraveled myself from his grip and backed up slowly in fear of his harsh facial expression and rough tone.

"I'm s-sorry.." His features softened and he unclenched his jaw.

"No, no it's okay I'm sorry I didn't mean to scare you I just love you too much to see you go. I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I let you get hurt or lost." He reached his large hand out for mine to take so I let his envelope mine. He pulled me into his body again rocking me slowly and speaking softly into my ear. "I'll try my best to figure something out for you... I know you love him and want him safe but you need to be safe too. Calum can't hear me now babe, it's your phone, anything you say near it or on it, he monitors. He did it to us in high school so he knew when we were talking, and what about. We'll find a way to get the police involved without him knowing. They're going to stop him and his guys before he can hurt any of us. I'll be okay, Lucy will be okay, Michael will be okay and more importantly, you'll be okay." He stroked my long blue hair, as I leaned softly into him.

"I need to see him...."

"Who babe? Michael? We can, but I already told you-" I stopped him.

"No. I need to talk to Calum. And I need to do whatever I can to get him to leave us the fuck alone." Luke looked at me surprised at my sudden outburst.

"Text him and tell him to meet us at the diner alone tonight at 6:00. You can go, but I sure ass hell am coming with you." I nodded, taking my phone out and sending a single text message to that dreaded number I didn't have the nerve to block.

Meet Luke and I at the diner at 6:00. Come alone or we call the police. I'll give you whatever you want.

"Did you do it?" I nodded slowly. "Good.... I don't want you to be scared. I'll be right there with you to give him a piece of my mind. And my fist. To his face." My eyes widened at his sudden outburst of violence.

"No Luke. We're not going to stoop down to his level. That's not us. We use our words not our fists. You have to promise me you won't try anything."

"I won't Paisley.... But I will do anything to protect my friends and I. If anyone gets hurt, I'm not holding back. That dick bag is going to pay for what he's done. He's a murderer and a rapist. He has to be stopped." Oh and he would be.

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A/N: I'm sorry about not updating. School stuff. Emotional shit. But we're all cooler than a cactus now... If you haven't read my Luke fan fiction you should. It's called Heartbreak Girl. I mean it's okay I think.... Love you all xx

-Sophie/ The Cashton Baby