Cigarettes // cake // Sequel of Mute

Twenty Six

{Luke}
I wake up to see pitch black. Where am I? I sit up and feel a sharp pain in my lower back and neck. I slowly get up and feel something warm on my face, it's liquid. I don't touch it though. I can only make out one speck of light and walk over to it to see it's a window. Oh.. this is my window, I'm in my living room. I feel the wall before coming across a bump, I click it and lights turn on.

I see where I was previously laying down, there's blood all over the carpet. I walk into the bedroom to see Calum not there. My eyes widen when I realize Calum beat me up like that. I enter the bathroom and see dried blood on my face, I wipe it off with water to reveal my face all kinds of shades of purple and red.

I sigh and see it's 4am. I want Michael. I don't know if it's still awkward between us but I hope not because I really want to talk to him again. I need his help. He's probably focusing on Halsey though.. she's been in a coma for a few months now. I miss her a lot too. I take my phone and shakily click on 'Mikey' in messages.

Me [4.06am]
michael? u there?

I put my phone down. I don't think I can sleep after what previously happened. Calum beat me up and left me on the floor. Why would he do that? I need to break up with him. He really isn't the one for me. I thought I actually had a future with him. I find my eyes drooping closed but my phone buzzes. I quickly grab it to see that Michael had texted back.

Mikey [4.09am]
wassup boi

I smile when I notice that he doesn't want us to be awkward anymore.

Me [4.10am]
what r u doing up??

Mikey [4.10am]
lmao i was watching netflix all nighg

Me [4.10am]
oh ahah

Me [4.10am]
listen... i need u to come over early tomorrow...

Mikey [4.11am]
y

Me [4.11am]
ill explain it later

Mikey [4.11am]
ok.. go to sleep alright?

Me [4.11am]
i will only if u do

Mikey [4.11am]
okok, ill be over tomorrow around lunch

Me [4.12am]
ok thanks :)

Mikey [4.12am]
np

**

I'm shaken awake and I gasp as I sit up to see Michael.

"Halsey's awake! Luke! Get up! Halsey's awake!" He shouts and I jolt up.

"Explain the red shit on your face later okay, HALSEY'S A- FUCKING- WAKE!" Michael screams and I slip on some flip flops and run outside. I was too scared to change last night, I'm still in what I was wearing last night and I'm pretty sure there's blood on it.

Michael drives us over to the hospital and instantly pulls me into the hospital.

"Hello Michael. Ashley's perfectly awake, she's in a slightly fragile state so please don't be too rough on her." The nurse says. She knows Michael's name, that's how much he's come to visit Halsey.

We walk into Halsey's room. I haven't seen her in ages, her hair's grown out slightly. She's sitting up and looking around.

"Halsey?" Michael says and walks up to her. She stares at him blankly.

"Oh fuck... Halsey, you remember me right? Halsey come on." He says shakily and Halsey frowns.

"M.... Michael..." She says hoarsely. She continues to look around the room and Michael looks over to me making Halsey look at me.