What I like about you. || Calum Hood

Chapter 8

Alika pov

"Calum can be such a messy guy sometimes, Al. So how is your assignment coming along? Is Calum behaving himself?" David asks, sitting down on the couch. I wonder what he was doing at home in the middle of the day. "He's good, actually. Yesterday he showed me how he plays the guitar. He's kind of good, but don't tell him I said that" I say, giggling. "Really? He played the guitar for you? He never plays the guitar for anyone. I was beginning to think I wasted my money on that thing" he says, laughing. "Oh, no. David, your son has real talent!" I announced, laughing with him. "Well, you must be doing something right. He never brings girls over, never." David is such a nice man. "That can't be true. I never met anyone who doesn't like Calum" "Al, you can come upstairs. My room is cleaned" Calum interrupts. "See what I mean Al, he even cleaned his room for you."

"I like the summer rain. I don't know why though." I tell Calum. We're lying on his bed, staring at the ceiling while listing all these facts about each other. "Sometimes I feel like I'm lost in reality" Calum tells me. "Why? Why would you say something like that?" I ask Calum "I don't know, I like the fact of someone who is able to save me. You know, like a feeling of love." "That's deep." I muttered , sitting up and looking at him. "You know Al, I feel like I can kinda tell you stuff and you'll sometimes just get it." he states, sitting up as well. "Yeah, me too." I whispered making eye contact with him. "Al, I need to tell you something." he says. "Shoot" "Al, my dad's sick. He had a heart attack a few months ago and when he came out of the hospital, everything was looking good. Now it's going downhill again, like a relapse or something." Calum says looking down. "Is that why your dad's at home?" I ask "Yes and that's why I couldn't meet you at your house. I'm scared that I won't be there if something bad happens. There are no exact warning signs. " "I understand Calum, you could've just told me." Calum looks really sad and I didn't know what to say or do to make him feel better. I lift up his chin and hold his cheek, gesturing him to look me in the eye. "It's going to be okay, Calum. You just need to stay positive and pray for the best for your dad. There's going to be ups and downs, but you need to remain positive, it'll be okay." "Weird. It's like you're the tear in my heart." His comment causes a smile on my face.

Calum's pov

"Where did you just come from?" my dad asks. "I just dropped Alika at her house. Why? What's wrong? Is everything okay?" I ask my dad. "No, everything's fine. I just wanted to talk to you about Alika." We both sit on the couch and my dad starts talking "I think she's a really nice girl. I like her and I can see you like her too. It's obvious you do, don't break her heart Calum. I know her father. I worked with him. He loves her dearly; then again, she's the only child. No siblings at all." Al told me this, about her mom having two miscarriages. "I won't. Don't tell her though. She doesn't like me." "Don't be so sure on that, son."

Alika pov

"Yeah, it was nice. Calum's not that bad anymore, once you get to know him." I tell my mom and dad. "See, I told you the Hood's aren't that bad." my dad declares. They sure aren't. "Oh, David doesn't work anymore for some reason. He left work a few days ago to be close to his family. What a loving father figure" my dad mentions with a smile. I don't plan on telling anyone about what Calum told me, not even mom and dad. I'm sure Calum wants that. "Yes, he sure is a nice guy. Joy is nice too." I say, trying to avoid the secret on my chest about Calum's father. "I should meet Joy. From what I hear, she sounds like a friendly lady." my mom says. "Yeah, I'm sure you two will like each other's company" I say.

I walk outside of my room onto the balcony. My balcony gives me a really nice view of the moonlight and my grassy backyard. I sit down in my rocking chair with my diary. The only reason why I have a diary is, because I don't have siblings. Mom is great to talk to, but paper is therapeutic.

Dear diary

Calum is weird. A good weird. I still can't believe we almost kissed. I don't know how I feel towards him. He tells me things and it doesn't feel like it's for the assignment anymore, it feels real. I know he calls me a prude most of the time, but he's slowly starting to stop now. I know so much about him in this short period of time. I think I'm falling for him, but I don't want to. I want a guy who'll admire the fact that I am prude and will like it. Not because he'd take my virginity, but because he'll appreciate the fact that I am a virgin and that he'll be the lucky guy to take it. Okay, that sounds weird and doesn't make sense but that's just how I feel. I want to like Calum, I really do. I like who I am when I'm with him and I like who he is when he's with me. He confuses me. I'm confusing me. I don't even know how I feel anymore. I don't even like Christian anymore. He's nothing compared to Calum.

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