Amnesia • C.H.

Chapter 3

The week went by very slowly. Every day I had to pretend I loved Skylar, but not as much as I did before I knew she was cheating on me. It was Saturday morning now and I was in the kitchen eating pancakes and texting Michael about hanging out with him, Ashton, and Luke later. I heard a knocking coming from the front door and I ignored it as my mom went over to answer the door.

I heard talking and then my mother was coming back into the kitchen with Skylar right next to her. My eyes went wide when I saw her and she was looking at me with a big smile on her face. I sighed right when I remembered that I told her that I'd go to her beach house with her for the weekend. I had to make an excuse because I didn't want to go or spend extra time with her. I hated her so much that I'd probably end up murdering her from being with her for a whole day. It hurt just to look at her and know the truth. She was still talking to my mom and then al of a sudden they both looked at me.

"Calum, you didn't tell me about hanging out with Skylar all weekend alone. You know I wouldn't allow this. You can't go. I'm sorry." I felt so relieved when I heard those words leave her mouth, but Skylar looked disappointed and I didn't care. She came over to me as I finished up my pancakes and leaned down, kissing my cheek sweetly.

"Oh, that's ok I guess.... We could just hang out together today." She looked at me and had that creepy smile on her face again. My mother was out of the kitchen by now and I got up and put my dishes in the sink. I turned to Skylar and just told her.

"I'm hanging out with my friends today. I never wanted to go to the beach house. You're always so clingy and annoying. Just leave me alone for once!" I was screaming by now and pushed past her, going up to my room.

I closed the door behind me and heard the front door close from downstairs. Skylar was gone. She was probably crying as she drove home. I didn't even care. It was part of my plan. I was hoping she was hurting a lot now.

I was sitting at a table in a small café with Ashton, Luke, and Michael. Michael was telling us about this new video game that just came out that he's been playing all week when I noticed someone walk into the café. I instantly noticed that is was Skylar with that guy she was cheating on me with. She was holding his hand and they were really close together. I quickly hid behind Luke and Ashton and Michael turned around to see what I saw.

"Is that Skylar with another guy?" Michael asked. I felt my heart break as I saw her kiss his cheek and laugh at something he said. I shook my head and looked down.

"Can we go?" I asked. I quickly got up and ran out of the café before Skylar could even notice me. I didn't want to see her with him for another second. She went right back to him when I didn't want to hang out with her and got all mad at her. Even though I didn't want to be with her anymore it still hurt a lot. They all finally made it outside and we started walking back to Michael's house. We promised him we'd play his new video game with him after we got lunch, but I didn't feel like having fun anymore. My heart hurt and my head was spinning with images of Skylar and that guy.

Once we got to Michael's house he ran into the kitchen and grabbed a bag of chips, stuffing them into his mouth and we followed him into his room. We all sat on his bed while h put on the game. Once the game started everyone immediately started playing while I stared at the screen and watched. I didn't move my hand as I held the game controller. I felt a few tears trying to escape from my eyes and wiped them away quickly before anyone could see. I set the controller down and stood up. Everyone looked up at me.

"I'm going to go get a drink." I lied. I just needed to be alone for a few minutes. They all said ok and I went down stairs into Michael's kitchen. All he had to drink was soda and water and I just shut the fridge. I could hear the game playing from upstairs and Michael screaming at Luke because he kept winning and saying how he was cheating.

I decided to sit down on one of the stools and try to relax for a minute. I heard someone coming down the stairs and it was just Michael. He stood in front of me. He looked concerned and sighed quietly.

"Are you ok?" He asked. I just shrugged and looked away from him. I didn't feel like talking. He sat down next to me and I turned around so I was looking at him.

"Luke told us what happened with Skylar. He also told us that you don't want to break up with her. Honestly I think it's a waste of time to hurt her because she's happy with that other guy and you're not going to even hurt her." I knew Michael was right but I didn't say anything. I could even find any words to say. My mind was spinning and I couldn't even think anymore. I just needed to forget. The pain I was feeling.

I quickly got up walking over to one of the cabinets and started looking through it until I found what I wanted. Michael looked at me with wide eyes and I ignored every word he said.

"Don't do that, Cal. My mom is going to get mad if she comes home and sees us." I just laughed at him and started heading towards the door. Michael ran up the stair yelling at Luke and Ashton and I heard the door slam shut behind me.

It was only 4:30 and I was drunk out of my mind. I was with Michael, Luke, and Ashton. We were at a park with a bunch of little kids playing on the swings and slides. They eventually caught up to me when I finally sat down on one of the swings. I through the bottle I was holding onto the ground and it smashed into a million pieces. That's how my heart felt right now. Like it was smashed into a million pieces.

"I think you should calm down. Maybe we should take you home." Luke said. I tried grabbing for my arm, but I just pushed him away and he fell onto the ground.

"There are little kids here. Don't do that, Cal." I just rolled my eyes at Luke and he got up.

"None of you understand." I said. I got up from the swing and started walking away from them. I really didn't know what I was doing, but I was walking straight for Skylar's house. They all kept trying to stop me, but I'd just push them off and tell them to stop. I knew they felt bad for me, so they eventually let me do what I wanted since they knew I wasn't going to listen. By now my anger was taking over me and I stomped over to Skylar's door.

I banged loudly on the door while the others waited at the end of her driveway watching me. When the door opened my eyes widened in shock when I saw who answered. I didn't know what I was doing until it was too late and I punched the person straight in the face.

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