there goes my life // malum au [completed]

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All he could see were his dreams goin' up in smoke.
So much for ditchin' this town and hangin' out on the coast.
Oh well, those plans are long gone.

it's been two weeks. two weeks since since calum and michael's lives changed forever. the only people who knew were themselves. michael had lied and told his mom that it was just a stomach flu and calum was too afraid to confront his parents.

ashton had started to get suspicious of the couple. calum had been in a cloudy haze since that day and michael was still throwing up. so for the fourth day in a row the two boys were hiding away in the back corner of the library during lunch to avoid their friends. calum's back was pressed against the wall and michael was curled up in a ball with his head resting in calum's lap. they sat in silence, the only noise coming from the librarian sorting through books back at the front desk.

"hey cal?" michael whispered tilting his head up to look at calum. the raven haired boy stopped running his hand through michael's hair and opened his eyes to look at the blonde laying in his lap.

"what's up love?" calum asked. michael nuzzled his head into calum's hand, silently telling him to continue playing with his hair.

"how are we gonna tell our parents?" michael mumbled. "when are we gonna tell our parents?" before calum could answer his phone buzzed from its place on the ground.

"hold that thought." calum said picking up his phone.

from momma❤️

the cliffords are coming over for dinner tonight

to momma❤️

okie

"according to my mom you're coming over for dinner tonight." calum sighed. michael lifted his head up from calum's lap and rolled up to a sitting position.

"really?" calum nodded and handed the blonde his phone. michael quickly read the texts and looked back at calum. "should we tell them tonight?"

"i dunno." calum shrugged. "do you want to?" michael hesitated at first but nodded.

"yeah i think we should."

"alright then we'll tell them after dinner."

"okay." michael mumbled laying back down. before calum had the chance to run his hands back through michael's hair his phone buzzed again.

from momma❤️

what do you boys want to eat?

"mom wants to know what we want to eat?" calum chuckled. michael giggled.

"it's always the same thing. she should know not to ask by now."

to momma❤️

do you really have to ask?

from momma❤️

touché

"are you nervous?" calum whispered twisting michael's dirty blonde locks. michael nodded.

"what if my parents hate me?"

"they won't hate you." calum assured the blonde.

"but what if they do?" michael cried.

"then you'll stay with me." calum replied. "no matter what. i will always be by your side. i'm not leaving."

"promise?" michael whimpered. he held up his pinky. calum linked their pinkies together and squeezed tight.