The Unlikable (Book One) // h.s. [COMPLETE]

Chapter 44

"Don't leave my sight," I whispered to Harry as my fingers shakily turned the knob going into my old home. 

The air conditioning cooled me down as I silently walked down the hallway with Harry close behind.

I sighed and ran my fingers through my salty hair when my eyes caught hold of the door ripped off the hedges of my room. My feet brought me into my bedroom and I sat down on the edge of my bed. Harry began to tidy up our clothes and shove them into our suitcases. 

I looked down at my thighs as they rubbed together. I had Harry's Pink Floyd T-shirt on and when I stood up to help him, it hit the tops of my thighs. I smiled at him to reassure him of our plans. I looked around my room as Harry went into the bathroom across the hall. It felt like I had hardly lived here. Maybe it's because I didn't start living until I met Harry...

Blood was pumping through my veins and all I could hear in my ears was the steady beat of my heart. I shouldn't leave Harry in the bathroom, I have no absolute clue if Mike is here. 

My flip flops carried me through the hallway as loud as I had hoped they wouldn't have been. I watched Harry stuff our toothbrushes and our toothpaste in a bag. Then I felt like helping and my shaky hands grabbed the stuff from my shower. I heard someone hit up against the wall out in the hallway and I knew Mike had Harry. 

"Michael!" my mother screeched and I ran with the shower bag out to Harry pinned up against the wall with Mike's arm at his neck. 

"Mike!" I screamed and got in between my brother and boyfriend. "Get off!"

"Why is he taking your stuff?" Mike spat as I noticed Harry had our suitcases down at the floor. 

"We're leaving. I don't want Harry to have to deal with you or Stefan," I growled as I pushed my brother farther down the narrow, crowded hallway. 

"Well he should leave! He's trash, Callie! He fucking gets high and does hard shit! You don't need to be around him!" Mike looked at me as if he was protecting me. 

"Who are you to judge him Mike?!" I teared up and stood in front of my lost boy protecting him from my family. "Doesn't mean I can't love him."

"Shit, you don't know what love is Callie! You can't choose him over your family!" Mike continued his blathering. 

"Why not? You, Stefan, and mom chose someone over me," my eyes let tears fall down my cheeks when my eyes locked with my mother's. 

"Callie," my mom said as smoothly as she could. But I knew. I've known for a long time now. I just didn't want to have to admit it. She was having an affair with my principle who also had a significant other. 

"Is Dr. Carter the reason why you shipped me up to Maine? You didn't want me to see you cheat on Dad. How pathetic are you Mom?" I cried. 

"Callie," my mother began tearing up and the look on her face said it all. She did cheat on my dad. She reached forward to grab my arms and I retreated backwards disgusted by her. 

"Don't."

I grabbed my suitcase and Harry grabbed his. I followed after him and out to Jesse's truck. The only reason I realized I was crying was the silence in the car as Jesse drove to North Shore. 

After a while I tired out and stopped crying. Harry was silent in the back and Jesse wouldn't stop checking on me. His head would keep turning to stare at me before he asked if I was ok, in which I always answered "fine". 

"Alright we're here," Jesse pulled into the Holiday Inn. I sat up and wiped my eyes and Harry jumped out of the car to get a room for us. 

"You going to be alright Cal?" he asked grabbing my hand that rested on my knee.