Calum
My body jumped slightly as I got out of my deep sleep. My head was pounding as I slowly sat up on my bed. I don't even remember how I made it to my bed, but I'm here so I guess thats good. I walk across my room so I can go downstairs. Once I get there I find the aspirin and down two pills with a gulp of water. "Morning." Martha's voice chirps. I grunt in response. "You look horrible."
"I feel like it." I mumbled.
"What happened?"
"I don't even know."
"You know I don't like drinking that much. I only agree to you having a few, not enough for to get alcohol poisoning."
"I know Martha I'm sorry." I kiss her cheek.
"Go shower you reek."
I chuckle and make my way upstairs. I strip my clothes off and hop into a hot shower. As soon as the water ran down my body my knees started to sting. I look down and see scrapes on both knees, what? I remember playing beer pong, then Ashton brought out the hard stuff then, blank. Ugh. Lets hope I didn't do anything too stupid.
Once I'm done my shower, I put on black skinny jeans with a black and white t-shirt. I grabbed my phone on my desk and pressed the home button to see if I had any notifications. Sure enough my phone was blown up with people saying "thats funny" or "wow Calum good job"
Confused on what's happening I open my phone to facebook and see a video on Luke's wall. I click on it and I'm standing there with a skate board. "Hey guys my name is Calum Hood and I'm gonna teach you how to skate board." I slur. Fuck I don't remember this. I get on to the skate board, which seems to be a miracle because I look so hammered. I push off with my leg and the skate board starts going. I was going at a reasonable pace for a drunk person, then I suddenly fall off the skate board and fly into bushes. "Oh shit." Luke says and then starts laughing. The video comes to an end and I find myself laughing, well fuck. That's how I got my knees scratched up. I like the video and put my phone in my back pocket. I'm going go pick up Luke and get coffee, knowing Michael won't be up yet.
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Taylor
Tate pulls up into the parking lot of the local cafe. I stepped out of the car walking up the path with her. We walk in the cafe together getting into a line. "What's good here?" I ask.
"I like to get a french vanilla." She smiles.
"Okay."
We make our way to the front to a girl with a big smile on her face. "Hi, what can I get ya today?" She says with an overly happy voice.
"I'll get two medium french vanillas please."
"Sure thing." She says punching it into her screen.
"That will be two fifty."
I grab my money handing her a five. She hands me my change and we go off to the side to wait for our drinks.
"How are your classes going?" Tate asks.
"They're alright. Yours?"
She shrugs, "they're okay."
The bell rings, indicating someone has just walked into the cafe. For some reason I have this need to look. I glance over and see Calum with some blond dude. Our eyes meet and a smile finds his face. "Here you go." Tate hands me the drink snapping me out of the Calum trance. We sit at a small table near the back by a window. "I talked to Aid and she wants us to hang out together."
"Oh really?"
"Yeah, I really mean it she has changed."
"Well just tell me when you guys want me to hang out."
"Will do." She smiles.
You know how when you feel like something is watching you and you have the urge to look where it's coming from. Well I'm having that feeling; looking up and I see Calum making his way over to us. "Hey Taylor." He pauses. "Tate." He continues. She rolls her eyes. "What do you want Calum?"
"Nothing. Just wanted to come say hey to my friend Taylor."
"Friend?"
"Yup."
They both look at me, and I'm not really sure what to say at this point. "Right Taylor?"
"Please tell me he's lying." Tate whines.
"I would say more acquaintances."
"You don't want to be more than that." Tate says.
"I'm truly hurt. Especially coming from you Tate."
"Oh cry me a river."
"Can you both just stop fighting." I say getting annoyed.
"I was just on my way out. See you later Taylor." I give him a small smile before he turns around to leave.
"I really don't like him." Tate sighs.
"Why is it you guys all don't like each other?" I question.
"Well Katie had this thing with Ashton, which is one of Calum's best friend. She then decided she wasn't interested and rejected him. He couldn't take rejection so he started this war with us and now we all hate each other."
"I see."
"Trust me, it's probably best you stay away from guys like Calum."
I wasn't exactly interested in being with Calum, but it seemed like it was going to be impossible to get rid of him. I just want to know why he has this interest in me. If it is just to get in my pants I want to know, even though I was definitely not going to let that happen, ever.
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I want to love you, but I don't know how.
