Warzone

Chapter 14

Tom and Nathan found me in Max's arms later that day, numb from pain of what I had seen online. Tom went berserk, asking me what sites I had been on and did I get any user names so he could call them out but I managed to steal his phone before he could tweet about it. 

Jay didn't come back that night.

Or the night after that.

Or the week after that.

I didn't blame him though; he was obviously trying to prove a point to Tasha but it still killed me knowing that he was avoiding me. Tom had replaced him in sleeping in my bed most nights, something he told me with a grin on his face that Jay was pissed off about it. 

Halloween was coming up, and although the boys had a radio gig on that day they decided to throw a massive party that night; everyone they knew was invited. Tom and Max had even organised a mini bus to pick up their friends and siblings to drive them down and back the next day. I usually hate massive crowds of people like this but I was really excited about it; I think it was because Max pretty much promised me free booze all night in exchange for use of my flat for a chill area in the party.

"I don't some random weirdo Tom invited sleeping in my bed," he told me. 

So right now, Nareesha and me are doing what any other girl around Halloween would do. We're ransacking Camden for sexy costumes.

"This is adorable!" She pulls out a bumblebee costume from the rail to show me.

"Yellow isn't my colour," I tell her simply.

"Mine then," she smiles putting it on her arm along with the other costumes she's picked up. "So are you going to pick up anything here or are you going dressed in a tracksuit?"

"Yeah just thinking about stuff," I admit to her.

"Is this about a certain curly haired person? If it is you know what I think about it," she smiles.

"I am not getting off with Siva's twin in front of him." I laugh at her, "I just can't believe he hasn't talked to me, it's been ages."

"Forget about Jay and think of this!" she whips out a French maids costume, "imagine the looks you will get in it."

"I'd look like a stripper," I tell her "Thanks though," I smile.

"What are friends for eh?"

I scoured the rails until I came across the perfect costume. It was Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz; a cute little blue gingham dress with a white apron, which had the lion, tin man and scarecrow on it. The woman behind the counter even showed me the matching sparkly red heels to match and I couldn't resist. Nareesha decided on the bee costume after dragging in the sales woman and two random shoppers to help her decide, I was jealous that she could probably turn up in a black sack and she would still be stunning. 

"So what costume did you get?" Tom asks me, "hope you took my suggestions on board."

"Nah, they didn't have glitter body paint there." I laugh back.

"Always next year Kee," he winks.

"What's in the other bags?" Siva asked the both of us, Max and Nathan ripping it apart like dogs.

"Decorations," Max answered, "I honestly didn't even think about them."

"Why do we need decoration?" Nath asks the two of us, looking perplexed.

"Because it's Halloween?" Nareesha answers him, "I swear you lot think of nothing!"

"Thanks girls," Jay finally pipes up.

"It's alright bird," Nareesha answers him, a smile on her face.

"I'm popping next door to drop off these bags," I tell everyone

"No sneak peek of them yet?" Tom asks. 

"What are you doing here?" I ask them. 

"Can I not hang out with you?" he asks me.

"I'm just confused because I haven't heard a word from you in ages," I admit.

He stops by the sink and sighs before bringing his eyes to meet mine. 

I make my way over to the kitchen and wrap my arms around him. He looked so tormented by everything that I forgave him straight away. He turns around to face me and plants a kiss on my cheek.

"I feel like all I say to you is sorry," he admits.

"It's okay." 

"I love you."

"I love you too." 

"Lemme make it up to you; let's hang out tonight just the two of us." He suggests a smile on his face.

I just nod a reply. I knew that night Tom was back in his own bed and Jay would be in mine.