Afraid • l.h

Chapter 54 • "Literally everything."

I picked up the note and studied it carefully. It was not my mums handwriting and there was no signature. As I walked in slowly studying the note something crunched under my foot and it was only then when I looked up I noticed my house has been wrecked. Everything was smashed, cupboard doors left open, if it was breakable it had been broken.

I spent an hour investigating the whole place, it was heart breaking and I didn't know what to do. Mum isn't back until tomorrow and so for now it would have to be Jack's place. I climbed through the damaged place and left to go back to Jack's house. I don't know whether I can tell the truth him or not.

I knocked on the door with my things from earlier and Jack opened it.

"Hey Tilly. Did you forget something?"

"Would it be okay if I stayed at your house tonight?"

"Of course but why?"

"My mum doesn't come back till tomorrow and I think it's best if I you know stay with someone else so I'm not alone."

"Okay. I'm just editing my video anyway so I can help you do yours and then we can order pizza." He says.

"Sounds great." I reply.

The night passes quickly and me and Jack decide to watch a movie however my focus is still on earlier and who did it.

"Are you okay? You've been a bit quiet and reserved tonight." Jack says.

"I'm fine."

"Nothing's bothering you then?" Jack asks and I pause for a moment.

"When I went home earlier me house was trashed."

"What?"

"I know. Everything was smashed to pieces. Literally everything." I say.

"Why didn't you say?" He asks and I shrugged my shoulders. "Well we have to tell someone."

"Tomorrow. I'll ring my mum."

We finish the movie in silence and then go to bed.

**

In the morning Jack woke me up by opening the blind and handing me a coffee. He pulled out his laptop and began to press the keys hastily which was all that filled the room with noise. I sipped on my coffee and thought about what it would be like if I went to boarding school or moved to England.

"When are you going to phone her?" Jack asks keeping his glance on his laptop screen.

"Soon. Once I'm more awake." I laugh trying to lighten the mood of the current situation.

Luke's POV

I woke up to the sound of Ashton's loud music and Calum and Michael arguing over who's needs to go in the bathroom first. I stumbled out of the room half asleep and got myself a drink out of the fridge. I could hear knocking at the door as I was close but Ashton's music drowned it out otherwise. I opened it to find a very angry man from the hotel.

"Could you please turn that down. We have people complaining." He says.

"Of course." I say. "Ashton turn it down." I shout as loud as I could and the music stopped.