The Hollows Of Hiraeth (✔️) | 'Hollows' Book I

Chapter Seventy-Two

^ Avery and Saph ^

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Cassie and I had successfully watched two episodes of Gossip Girl, for me it was rewatching, since I wasn't as far back as she was. As the second episode ended, I felt as Cassie tensed up beside me, knowing instantly what was next for her.

I shut off my phone, quickly plugging it in to revive it before leaving. I turned to face Cassie, giving her hand a reassuring squeeze.

"You told me, it'll be like that but to three more people." I tried to comfort her, but it sounded a lot worse when I worded it like that. Cassie smiled up at me, a small laugh escaping her lips.

I hopped off my bed and grabbed my makeup wipes, then made my way back over to Cassie. I carefully removed the dried up mascara, grinning at Cassie's natural beauty beneath the foundation. When I was done, Cassie snatched the makeup wipes and removed all of her makeup. Whilst Cassie was busy doing this, I pulled out my phone to tell Avery and Saph to meet us in Cassie's room.

When she was done, she blew out a breath and closed her eyes, muttering things to herself.

"Remember, Cassie," I spoke up, interrupting her mutters and murmurs, "What happened was not your fault, the only person who holds shame for this is Harry." I told her sternly, making sure she understood her rights from his wrongs. Then, I carefully coaxed her off my bed, and soon, we were heading down the long and winding corridor. I only carried my phone, knowing that there was nothing I needed that was in my bag. Whereas, Cassie carried her school bag with her, ready to dump it in her room.

We got to Cassie's room in a considerable amount of time. I paused in front of her door. I slowly turned to Cassie and she slowly turned to me.

"Is this the wrong room?" She asks. I stifled a laugh.

"No," I told her, calming down. "I just wanted to ask one last thing before we go in." Cassie frowned but nodded.

I took a deep breath. "Are you pregnant?" Cassie stared. "I mean, because, I was in your room and I found a pregnancy test box and I–"

"I'm not." She interrupted. I was about to ask her if she was sure when she jumped in again. "I had to walk out the warehouse with ten boxes of pregnancy tests, I think I'm okay." She smiled lightly and I gazed at her for a few moments before I nodded and opened the door, repeating an earlier malfunction and practically walking into Avery. When she saw us, she frowned at Cassie, silently observing her and obviously seeing that something was wrong. Saph, however, was perched on Cassie's bed, flipping through a magazine with her leg jogging up and down. On our approach, she jumped up and threw the magazine God knows where.

"Cassie!" She shouted, not being as discreet as Avery was about being worried. She said nothing else as Cassie smiled at her. Kim's door opened and out came the girl, looking as badass as ever in black trainers, black skinny jeans, a—thankfully—grey tank top, but a black leather jacket over the top. As she walked in, she shed the jacket and looked over to all of us.

Skilfully making her way through all of us, she pulled Cassie in for a hug. "I know that when you call us all together that it's serious, so if it's not then you better be ready to get your arse kicked." Kim threatened after pulling away, giving Cassie a menacing glare. Cassie laughed and guided her over to the bed.

They both sat down and Avery and Saph made themselves comfortable on the bed too. I didn't want to get too involved, as if the fact that I've already been told the story rules me out of a girls night.