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heyy bea here.

i'm back after nearly who knows how long. but exams are over so i might be updating more.

here's chapter 6 and i hope that ya'll like it.

love you guys :-)

~bea <3

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// autumn //

i woke up in the morning, feeling confused. i wasn't sure how to feel. whether to be sad, or to be angry.

whatever happened yesterday left my mind in a blur.

i checked the time and realised it was already 10. i also had at least 8 messages. they were all from calum. who else did i expect them to be from?

good morning fall :)

oiiiiiii are you still asleep :(

i hope you're fine after yesterday.

if you need someone to talk to, know that i'm here kay?

you're probably still asleep.

but i just want to let you know that you're an amazing best friend.

i couldn't ask for a better best friend.

i love you, you goofball <3

his last text message made my heart flutter and my cheeks burn up.

i felt something burning up inside of me. what was this feeling? i've never felt it before. not even with nick.

was it because he said i love you?

cal's said it countless times to me, and i've never had that kind of reaction.

nick could never leave me feeling that way.

nick didn't even bother to call me or text me. heck, even to apologise.

but what did that make us? did we break up?

although these thoughts were still running through my head, i decided to get ready.

straight after that, i ate my breakfast and headed to calum's place.

i knocked on the door, hoping calum would answer it. and i was right.

calum stood there, leaning against the doorframe. he wore an oversized all time low shirt and grey sweatpants.

my eyes widened, and my heart began to beat ten times faster. he looked... attractive.

again, i questioned my reaction.

he's dressed like this before and i didn't have a reaction like this one.

// calum //

i texted autumn early in the morning and hoped that she would reply me.

i waited for a while, before knowing that there might be a possibility that she might be with nick, or she might be sleeping.

i hoped that she wasn't with him.

every time i saw them together, my heart would just snap into two.

at around 10, there was a knock at the door.

i was lying on the couch watching tv. i stood up, and walked over to the door tiredly.

i opened the door and leaned my body against the door frame.

and there stood autumn, looking beautiful like always.

her hazel brown eyes widened when she saw me, and began to eye me up and down.

was she checking me out? i hoped so.

"hey." i greeted her, a wide smile plastered on my face.

the corners of her mouth curved up into a smile. "hey." she breathed out.

"you look gorgeous like always." i blurted out.

just then, both of our cheeks began to burn up, both of us blushing like crazy.

"thank you, cal. you look... handsome." she commented back, making me swoon inside.

if only she could make a comment like that to me all the time...

there was a long silence. but it wasn't awkward, it was... nice. i didn't know how to describe it.

i coughed, looking down at the ground as i scratched the back of my neck. "do you want to, um, come in?"

"y-yeah." she stuttered nervously, walking past me and into my house.

we both sat down on the couch next to each other.

"has nick talked to you?" i hesitated slightly, but at the same time, i really wanted to know.

"no." she sighed out, running her fingers through her ever so soft-looking hair.

"oh."

really calum? that's all you can say?

"i just... i'm so confused calum." she whispered, but it was loud enough for me to hear.

she looked up at me, her beautiful hazel eyes welled up with tears. i pursed my lips together. soon, tears began rolling down her cheeks.

i hated it when she cried. it made me want to cry too.

"fall, please don't cry. how many times have i told you that?" i used my thumbs and wiped away the tears on her face.

"i know, i know... i just don't know what to do anymore. i just want to hide in a hole and die." she sobbed into my shirt.

i didn't care if shirt got stained. i only cared about autumn.

"well, i'll tell you something. don't worry about nick. he's being a dick. you have me." i shot her a small smile.

i wasn't saying this just because i wanted to be with her, but it was true. nick was being a total asshole.

she chuckled softly, burying her face into my chest.

soon, her sobs died down.

i stroked her hair, comforting her until she was more calm.

"i love you, calum."

"i love you too, autumn. so, so, much."

you don't even know.