The Only Reason | 5sos

12 - Mistake

>Maya's POV<

Me and Luke went to go pick a movie when Calum came up to me. He looked mad.

"Can we talk?" he asked.

"Sure," I say walking over to my room.  "Stay out here for a minute."

I run in and hide the roses in the bathtub. I don't want him to see them. He must be mad about Lia.

"Come in!" I yell from the bathroom.

As he walks in I close the door and lock it.

"What's the problem?" I ask.

"What's the problem? What's the problem?! I'll tell you what the problem is! I can't believe you talked me into going to tell her! Are you kidding me? Why did I even tell you in the first place!?" He yells.

"Calum calm down. Tell me what happened."

"She's clearly crazy about that guy. Matt or whatever. Who even is he anyway? You know what? I don't even care!  I'm done with all of this!"

"Calum, I'm her best friend. Correct. I know her. She's afraid to love. Cal. She made a mistake. Lia probably doesn't even like the guy. She was just being the nice person she is."

"Afraid to love eh? Didn't look that way to me."

"You can drop this act with me Calum."

Cal's voice sounded agitated, "What act?"

"I know your only freaking out because you love her and it hurts. I know she loves you. She just can't see it yet. She can't tell if she's in love herself! She's been trying to block feelings out. I know you're really just sad. You aren't mad."

Calum stares at the ground for a long time until he finally speaks up, "I'd rather just stay mad."

"But are you really mad?"

"I don't know. But I'll get over it; Over her."

"You can't just forget about her Calum. If you love her you'll give her time."

"I can't,"

"Calum. She's your best friend. You can't just leave her!" I yell as he walks out of the door.

I run out into the hallway to see Dahlia walking out of the elevator and Calum walking into the elevator.

Luke comes up to me from the other room. "What was going on? We heard you yelling at each other. Are you okay?" He puts his arms in my shoulders.

"I'm fine. It's just Calum. I'm afraid he's gonna go hurt himself. Can you follow him?" I ask Luke.

"Of course," He kisses me on the cheek and follows Calum.

I look at Lia who obviously seems confused. And I just say "did you really have to do that? By the way, your flowers are in the bathtub."

Before she has a chance to speak I run into the room with Michael and Ashton on the verge of tears. Why does there have to be so much drama?

Michael runs up to me, seeing I'm upset, and questions me. "What happened? Are you okay? Where's Luke and Calum?" I don't answer.

This is too much for me too handle. Ashton pulls me into a hug, afterwards, Michael gives me a hug too. They need to know what's been going on.

So I tell them how Calum told me he loves Dahlia. How she told me she's afraid to love. How she went on a date and that made Calum sad. Then he saw her with him and it set him off.

"Wow," Is all they can say.

"The only reason I'm so upset is that, I'm scared he's gonna do something to hurt her. I'm scared they aren't gonna be friends ever again. It's gonna be hard to come around here if that happens. But you guys are like my family. I couldn't just stop being near you guys. You two are like older brothers that nag me all the time and Calum is like a younger sibling to me. And I love Luke, I can't just leave him behind. Even though we aren't together. It's all so frustrating," I say as I run my hands through my hair.

"I know it is. But it's life!" Ashton explains 

"I know, I just wish it wasn't this hard."

I really love all of them. And if I had to stop being friends with them... I wouldn't be able to live with myself. I need to talk to Calum. He needs to listen to me. This is extremely important. I have to do it before he ruins his chance. She's gonna realize it sooner or later. And he needs to know that.

>Dahlias POV<

I had waited in the lobby for a while, trying to figure out why Calum had looked so upset with me. Finally I go back upstairs. As I step out of the elevator Calum walks in without saying a word, looking angrier than I'd ever seen him.

"You okay?" I ask.

He turns his back to me and presses the close door button, leaving me in the hallway staring at the elevator doors.

Feeling confused and a little hurt, I walk back towards my room where Maya stands worriedly in the doorway. I pass Luke on the way there, but he says nothing to me.

I slowly walk into the room and open my mouth to ask what's wrong when,
"Did you really have to do that? By the way, your flowers are in the bathtub," Maya shakes her head at me and runs from the room before I can respond to her outburst.

I set my purse down and walk to the bathroom. The roses really are in the bathtub. I gently pick them up and put them in the vase back on the table where they were. What's wrong with everyone today? I didn't even get to ask Maya if she told Luke.

I decide to call Ashton. He's usually got some good big brotherly advice, and will most likely know what's going on. The phone rings six times before going to voicemail. I don't bother leaving one. He's always got his phone. Why didn't he pick up? Worried, I call Michael. Again, no answer.

I call Maya next. "Hey... You okay? You seemed upset? Call me back..." I leave a message for her when she doesn't pick up either.

Did I do something wrong?

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I wake up at 4am. Couldn't sleep. Maya still isn't back. I check my phone. Nothing. No texts, missed calls, anything. I look out the window. The view is beautiful from here, not that you can tell now. Although the far away street lights are pretty too. I seriously doubt I'll be able to go back to sleep again, so I start getting ready for the day. After getting dressed and making my bed, I hear rain tapping lightly against the window. Within a few minutes, it sounds like a full on storm.

I throw a bright red raincoat on over my black Aeropostale shirt. The coat covers the pockets of my blue jeans. I know that the hood doesn't do much good if you get it too wet, the water will eventually just soak through. I don't care. I quietly walk down the halls so as not to disturb anybody, as everyone is likely sleeping.

Once I get down to the lobby I see that the only person there is the man at the checkin desk. "Good morning," I smile at him.

"Morning. It's kind of early. Where are you going?"

"Couldn't sleep," I sigh. "I don't know where I'm going. Somewhere interesting I hope."

"Well, try to spend lots of time in shops so you're not rained on."

"Thanks," I exit the hotel.

Instantly the cold wind and rain hits me. I look both ways and decide to go left, and I keep walking. I walk past dozens of streets, and eventually stop looking at the names.

A left here, a right there. That street looks interesting. I keep walking.

Now I feel the rain soaking every inch of my body. I must've been walking for over an hour. The sun is starting to rise. I keep going. I walk through the rain to forget about everything. To just live in this moment, wet hair plastered to my neck and cheeks, the peaceful sounds of rain, along with a few cars driving by.

Exhausted, I try to check my phone to see what time it is now. The sun is in the middle of the sky now, and if there wasn't the clouds filling the horizon, it would be a beautiful sunny but cold day.

My phone isn't in my pockets. I must've left it at the hotel. Suddenly the distance I traveled finally hits me. I'm miles from the hotel, and no one knows.

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