Summer Road Trip

Chapter 33

(Grace's POV)

Today is our last day in California then we go to England. I'm way happy for that. I mean I've wanted to go there forever!

When we get there the boys will have a week break from performing.

"Girls. I want to dye my hair again. I mean my highlights are grown out and I want to do something different." I say staring at myself in the mirror.

"You could, but no way are you getting an appointment last minute. And we're only in the US of A for one more day." Kaycee says finishing up her makeup.

"I guess you're right." I sigh putting the flat iron down.

"Aren't I always." she smirks.

"Shut up."

I hear her crack up laughing as I walk out of the bathroom and into the hotel living room to see Harry and Hope cuddle up on the floor while Louis is sitting all alone. Poor baby.

Madi and Niall went out same with Zayn and Chandler and Kaycee is getting ready to go out with Liam.

"Hey babe." Louis says kissing my cheek and grabbing my hand as I sit next to him.

"Hey." I reply leaning my head onto his shoulder.

"Grace you're stealing my one of my best mates away." Harry says pouting.

"Yeah, well I could say the same with you Mr. Curly." I say.

"Idea!" Hope suddenly screams making Harry jump beside her and me and Louis to snicker.

"What's the idea Hope?" Louis asks.

"Grace and I are having a girls day while you and Harry are going to have a guys day." She replies kissing Harry goodbye and then grabbing my hand and pulling me out the door faster than you could say softball.

When I turned around to wave goodbye to Louis he was already out of sight. That my good people is how fast Hope is.

Now you may think that we would go shopping get a manicure or pedicure and that shit, but nope! We are going to the batting cages! Whoop Whoop!

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After successfully tracking down a batting cage we are already off hitting the ball like we are in a game.

We are both in the same cage but two pitching machines are set up so we are batting side by side.

Right behind the machine I see someone in a black hoodie move over to Hope's machine then leave.

Huh?

The next pitch is pitched and it was no way a strike it hit me right in the knee and I immediately felt a pop.

"That can't be good." I thought.

I crumple to the ground and I see another ball come hurdling towards me and I turn around so my back is facing the oncoming softball and it hits me square in the shoulder.

I look over at Hope and see a ball hit her in her wrist and hear her tiny scream coming from her mouth.

She gets out of the batters box and starts walking over to me helping me up since my knee is now fucked up.

She gets me out of the batters box and the balls immediately stop pelting me since they can no longer reach me.

I hop to the gate with the help of Hope. she props be up against the fence then tries to open the gate up with her good hand, but it won't open.

We're locked in.

As if on queue the softball start coming in our direction. Great.

I crouch down in the smallest position I could. I like to call it the armadillo.

Out of the corner of my eye I see Hope doing the same.

"Help!" I hear her scream.

"Help!" I repeat.

"Oh my God!" I hear two male voices that sound really familiar yell.

"Go find someone that works here!" I hear one yell. If I weren't getting pummeled with softball I would probably be able to tell who they were.

"For god sakes get us the hell out of here!" Hope yells.

"Get someone to turn the machines off first!" I yell.

Right then the waves of softballs stop and I am being helped to stand up. I look up and see Louis standing there with his arms around me.

"What are you doing here?" I asks.

"We kinda followed you guys." he says, "Can you walk?"

"No. My knee is fucked up." I say shaking my head.

"Ok. I'll carry you." he says before pulling me into his arms bridle style.

I look up and see Hope being led out by Harry.

"We need to get them to a hospital." Harry says.

Louis nods then puts us in their car and drive us to the hospital.

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"Well you two are going to have major bruising and Ms. Haver you have a broken wrist and Ms. Porter you have a broken knee." The doctor says.

"Thanks doc." Hope says.

"I will come back to put a cast on those after you see the visitors that have been here since you came in." She says then walks out.

Not a second later Harry and Louis come bursting in with the others behind them.

"Are you ok" Louis says worriedly.

"Fine. Just a broken knee and major bruising and soreness."

"What about you?" Harry asks Hope.

"Broken wrist, bruising, and soreness." Hope lists.

"I swear that batting cage is going to get sued." Harry growls.

"No it wasn't the batting cage." Hope says.

"Right before it happened a guy or girl in a black hoodie was behind each of our pitching machines." I say.

"Who do you think it was." Niall speaks up.

"I don't know." I sigh.

"Um. What if.....what is it was Dayton?" Madi says nervously.

"No no no." Liam says.

"Not possible." Comes from Zayn.

"Yeah, he doesn't know where you guys are." Louis says.

"Doesn't mean he can't find out." Chandler says.

"Doesn't matter anyway. We'll be in the UK tomorrow." Liam says.

"Yeah." We all say.

By the end of the day we are all freaked out and I got a snazzy blue cast on my leg. Hope got a pink one. I have to walk on crutches. Blah! But everyone signed our casts!

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