Unwanted. Broken. Abused

Chapter 46

<Hope's p.o.v>

I attempted to leave again.

Blake grabbed my shoulder.

I flinched it away, but his grip was inistent.

He leaned toward my ear, and whispered something.

"Don't do this to Xavier. I know the dude, he loves you, and if you went through with this, he would risk his own life to save you. I know that's definitely not what you want, so let us discuss this." He let go of my shoulder, and I sighed in defeat.

I sat back down on my bed.

"So, what's the plan, then?"

We spent the next hour or so, discussing what to do in hushed voices.

We just couldn't come to an agreement.

But, soon it was midday.

And I was starving.

"Guys... How about we take a lunch break?" I suggested. Everyone grumbled in agreement.

We piked down to the fridge and made sandwiches for ourselves.

We ate quietly and once we were all finished, went back up to my room.

We carried on discussing. We just couldn't come to an agreement.

At all.

Eventually, I started to feel tired.

Exhausted, even.

What do you expect, I've been awake all night.

I found myself slowly drifting off, with my head on Xavier's shoulder.

<Xavier's p.o.v>

She laid her head on my shoulder and started to fall asleep. I smiled to myself.

She looked like a little angel.

Correction: she is a little angel.

I laid my head on top of hers, and I, too, started to fall asleep.

<Blake's p.o.v>

After a while, Hope fell asleep on Xavier's shoulder.

It gave me great happiness to see .y best friend to finally have found someone who loves him.

But, then he started to fall asleep too.

They looked so cute, I couldnt resist taking a photo.

I took it, and I noticed that everyone was staring at the pair of them.

I laughed, and they joined in.

They were already like a married couple.

But, that was what worried me.

Harvey was out to get Hope, and he would destroy what ever came in his path to get to her. And it would most likely be Xavier standing guard.

Harvey would come down extra hard on him, for getting so close to Hope.

It filled me with great sadness to think of what he did to Hope.

Rebecca and Hana were whispering excitedly, and Corey was yawning.

Corey sat down by Rebecca, and she laid her head on his shoulder.

Hana and I rolled our eyes in unison.

We started laughing.

I didn't want to ruin the moment, so I just watched them all.

Soon, it was 9:00pm. Hana and I had left all the couples be, and went to talk to some of the other kids.

The whole atmosphere of this place was just a generally happy one.

It was a great feeling.

* * *

Hana invited Xavier and me to stay overnight.

We obliged, and slept in the guest bedroom. By now, Xavier had woken up.

Hope hadn't.

Xavier had gently laid her down in her bed, and put the blankets over her.

His eyes were shining with love for this girl, I could just tell.

So we awaited the morning.

It came after a good nights sleep, and we decided to go out together.

Hope put on a pale pink summer dress and sandals. Xavier kept commenting on how nice she looked in a dress.

I had to look away to stop myself from puking.

But it made me smile how mih of a gentleman he was being.

We went to the local Ice Cream place.

When we got there, Hope asked a shocking question.

"Um... What, exactly, is ice cream?"

<Xavier's p.o.v>

My jaw hung open at Hope's words.

"Your going to love it!" Rebecca, Hana, Corey, Blake and I all cried in unison.

Hope grinned.

"Okay, then." We entered the shop, and Hope's jaw fell open.

"This place is so... Beautiful."

"Like you." I whispered into her ear.

She shivered, and I laughed.

"What flavour do you want?" I asked her.

"Oh, no! Don't make me choose! They all look amazing. I'll jistbhave what your having." I shrugged.

"Okay, then."