Thunderstorm - Calum Hood

OO5

Selina pulled me through the crowd, people with tears of happiness for reuniting with their families after a long time.

We didn't had a family anymore, I knew it for sure.

As Selina pulled me aside into a toilet, there wasn't a single person in. I turned on my phone and when it was all set, my heart sank a bit.

33 missed calls, 74 messages.

But we were prepared for this, we knew this would happen.

We told our parents we were having a sleepover, I told mine I was at Selina, she told hers she was at my place. They didn't expect a thing, we didn't pack much.

A ringtone filled the room and I looked at Selina. Her eyes were glancing, this would be hard. I grabbed her free hand, squeezing it, she wasn't alone in this. She took a deep breath and clicked the green button, also putting it on speaker.

'Where the hell are you?! You would be home four hours ago! Come home, RIGHT NOW!' her mom shouted.

I knew the way she spoke, it wasn't a nice woman. Her tone was always harsh, she was rude and ungrateful for an amazing daughter like Selina.

'I'm not in the country anymore. I left.' Selina managed to bring out.

'What. The. FUCK?! WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU LEFT?! IS THIS SOME KIND OF SICK JOKE?! ARE YOU WITH KAE, DID SHE COME UP WITH THIS?! I DON'T CARE WHERE YOU ARE BUT YOU'RE COMING BACK, YOU HORRIBLE FUCKING TWAT!'

I saw Selina tearing up, after all this time, the things her mother could say still affected her. I could feel my anger build up. I took all this woman's bullshit for the past seven years, I knew all the filthy words she had thrown to Selina's head, I knew how she really treated her daughter. I grabbed the phone from Selina's hand.

I was sick off it.

'Listen up, you fucking horrible, HORRIBLE, woman! You do not treat your own fucking daughter like that! Are you out of that ugly fucking mind of yours?! Ofcourse you are, I knew it from day one. You've done us enough bullshit, you have no fucking idea what you put your own fucking daughter trough by calling her names! We are not coming back, we will never come back. I hope you know that you're the fucking reason your daughter is marked for her life, by every single fucking time you were ungrateful for the things she has done for you. You're a disgrace, you should be ashamed of yourself. I hated you, since day one, every time I was over, my hate grew more. And I'm tired of your fucking nosy voice ringing in my ears what to do, I'm not even your daughter, and neither is Selina clearly by the way you've been treating her. This will be the last you will hear from us. May you rot in hell, you horrible monster.' and with that I broke the connection.

I breathed out deeply, waiting for the tension and anger to leave my veins again.

Before I could take in what was happening, Selina threw her arms around me, tight, real tight. I instantly did the same, comforting her in a bone crushing hug, holding her close whilst the tears ran down her cheeks. I whispered soothing words into her ear, it was over for her.

She pulled back, mouthing a thank you with a small smile. I shook my head, I would do it every day if I had to.

She slid down the door on the cold tiles, letting out a deep sigh and staring up to the ceiling with the realisation in her eyes.

'I'm finally free...' she whispered softly, the relieve in her voice.

Whilst she said that my own phone started to ring, I took a deep breath and prepared myself. I would be free too, this would be the last obstacle. I pressed the green horn and waited for the rage to come.

'God dammit, where the hell are you?!' my dads angry voice spoke out. In the background I could her my mom hysterically yell they would take away my laptop, little did they know it was in my suitcase.

'Just put me on speaker so mom can hear it too. I'm not coming home, I'm not in the country anymore. I'll send an email once in a while, I'm not gonna tell where I am. Thank you for taking care of me for the past seventeen years. I'm sorry I didn't had a better chance to say goodbye. I love you both, but this has to happen. I'm sorry for everything, bye mom, bye dad.' and I quickly pressed the red button.

I didn't know what to do or think. I slid down next to Selina and focussed on my unsteady breathing. I felt a pair of fingers intertwining themselves with mine and I quickly got a tight grip on her hand.

We must have sat there for twenty minutes before we decided to leave the airport.

We bought a small apartment online, big enough for us both to live in. We would go and look for jobs tomorrow, also buying the stuff we most needed, like a bed and paint.

I unlocked the door and walked in, looking around the dusty-looking area.

'It may look like shit, but I already feel home.' Selina said and laughed.

Since the phone call with her mom ended, she suddenly had this confidence, maybe it also was Ashton who got that effect on her, she had been messaging him since we left.

I couldn't help it but think of Calum. The image of the hurt in his eyes kept following me around, and it tore me apart.

'Hey sunshine! Where are you with that head of yours?' Selina laughed whilst snapping her fingers in front of my eyes.

I smiled weakly and shrugged.

'I don't know... I keep thinking of Calum... I just ran off without an explanation, without saying goodbye or thanking him and I feel guilty for that...' I explained and started biting on my lip.

Selina kneeled down in front of me and grabbed my hand with a smile.

'Hey, I told Ashton something was up, he probably told Calum. He would understand, I knew he would. You two seemed perfect last night by the way.' she laughed as she pulled out her phone and held it in front of my face.

It was a picture of me and Calum, whilst we were sleeping. I smiled and stared at his face. It almost was like I could feel his touch again, his arm around my waist and my hand in hisses.

I smiled and gave Selina her phone back.

'Let's go and explore the surroundings, I'm graving for a slice of pizza!' Selina spoke up and stood straight, smiling bright at her phone as she probably received another text from Ashton.

I forced myself to forget about Calum for now but it didn't really work. We were walking down the road, taking in the park nearby and the grocery store on the other side, when I received a text.

'When is the next time you will be sleeping next to me? x'

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A/N its finally up! i struggled a lot with this chapter, idk hope its good enough, telll me in a comment :) ?
lots of love xx