Soon to be? | Joe Sugg

15: Why Zoe?

-Hailey's POV-

I suddenly opened my eyes, my heart beating hard from that nightmare. I was hyperventilating and I didn't know what to do, I knew it was harmless but...

I looked at the clock beside my bed, it was 5 am.

It's never too early to get up, I said walking out of the room and into the living room, stopping into the toilet as I passed by.

I can't've been the only person with this idea as, slouched in the middle of the couch, his eyes focused on the T.V, was Joe.

He greeted me with a subtle hello and his eyes immediately darted back to the TV.

I ambled into the kitchen, poured the cereal into the bowl, poured the milk and assumed my position on the sofa.

I say next to Joe, and to my suprise he didn't move a muscle, I thought he'd put his arm around me but it didn't happen.

I shuffled closer to him and he just looked at me,I gazed away in embarrassment,

Had yesterday night happened?

Was he blocking it out? Did I do something? I thought as I ate my cereal.

I watched the TV absent-mindedly, my mind pondering other things until the news came on.

'Hello, it's Sarah Mcdean and I'm presenting FOX news. Yesterday night a murder happened at the nightclub, 'blue bird'.'

I looked at Joe who instantly looked back at me, I knew immediately now that yesterday wasn't just a dream.

"God," I heard him mutter under his breath.

The lady paused for a moment before continuing on.

'Many famous Youtubers were around at the time of the attack and one is said to have wanted to be a victim by the murderer. Now caught, he faces trial, but most interestingly is the story of what happened,'

The news flashed from her to a video of Zoe, at first I didn't think anything of it and didn't even recognise who it was at first but then it came to me, Zoe Sugg was on the news telling what happened.

She was in what looked like fake tears and one of the worst acted shocked faces ever, I was surprised she didn't have a ghost actor.

'So... I'm sorry,'

She said wiping the 'tears from her eyes'.

'We understand, it's fine, it must be hard,'

The news lady said sympathetically, and after one large wail, Zoe continued.

'I found out the story, I told everybody it. How the man wanted to kill me and how he tried to drug us all. From the beginning, my friend, Jim, had sent away the drinks that we had had before. There was still tiny drizzled left in them and the drug would only take action if the whole of it was drunk. Joe, my brother, came back with new drinks and then it happened, I passed out onto the floor when we were playing truth or dare. Next, supposedly, everyone crowded around me, except Hailey who couldn't care less and sniggered about it in the corner, calling me names and really bad things I'm sure you wouldn't like to have heard. Joe immediately, in a st-torm of rage ran to the bartender and punched him, thinking it was him who poisoned the drinks. I woke up just in time and darted over to where Joe was, and a man who's face was covered by a hat and wore a grey suit jumped out from behind the counter. I jumped infront of Joe to save him and pushed him to the floor. I told the man to back off, I tried to save the bartender, I really did but he shot two quickly for me too jump in front of the bullet. I scared him out, threatening and forcing and just honestly it made him so scared. Hailey was laughing in the corner, calling me names still and even saying I was ugly and stupid,'

'Wow Zoe, you truly were the hero in that story. That Hailey youtuber is probably thinking really bad now, to have shamed such a hero, out of question, who was in the room when you passed out?'

'4 miss, Joe, Jim, Hailey and I.'

'Thank you Zoe,'

'Up next'

Joe switched the TV off in anger and I say in disbelief.

What the fuck? Why the hell would zoe lie, why would she be such a bitch?

That lying girl, getting all the fucking pity. Why? Why would she lie? She has enough attention.

And make me look bad, seriously, that bitch.

I sat my mouth hung open, tears threatening to poor down my face and my head pounding and hurting with everything I thought about.

Surely.. It was just.

"WHAT THE FUCK!" I heard Joe call out, probably waking the whole house up. "My siseter's a lying asshole bitch face."

"No one else is gonna know the fucking story, except Jim, you and me. Everyone's going to believe her about how I was. Joe, I'm gonna get," I said crying at the end, dreading the thought of all the hate that'd overload me.

"As long as we know it's true," Joe said, pulling me into a long deep hug. "I can't fucking believe her."

His voice was muffled but I could understand if, it was exasperation and disbelief.

But I just... Words can't describe it. I have a sense of anguish, I want to put her in her place, but I want to curl and die. Like my heads toying with my heart.

"If it gets bad, I'll be here. Hailey fucking Robingson, though it's not the best time to say it, it might be the only time. I fucking love you," he said, looking deep into my tear-filled eyes.

I looked at him and I tested up even more, I wrapped my legs around his waist and he stood up, holding me close, something that'd never break, like we were spellbound.

I pressed my forehead against his, a sense of hope flowing through my veins and love overloading me.

"I love you too, Joe Fucking Sugg."