Castaway ➳ cth [EDITING/HIATUS]

Chapter 26

[Gonna rewrite]

Calum's P.O.V.

The only thought that was planted in my brain was the hope of June not finding the money.

Realizing I sent her to my room where I didn't hide the evidence of the deal, the sickness in my stomach grow the closer I approached my house.

I lifted my head to see June climbing down the water pipe, not shooting me a glance and purposely hitting my shoulder as she dashed across the driveway towards the gate.

"June! Wait!"

I exclaimed her names several times, but she wouldn't stop running. Finally, as we exited the property, I found her shoulders and pinned her again the outside of the walls, gazing down at her with widened eyes.

We heavily breathed in sync. After a view minutes of catching our breaths, I began rambling.

"June, I told you to stay in my room! Where were you going? I was worried that-"

June laid her hands on my chest and pushed me away from her, causing me to tumble and fall. She shook her head in a manner that made my heart shake.

"Is that what you're trying to do? Huh? Acting like nothing happened?"

Her voice wasn't screeching or loud. It was terrifyingly calm, yet full of hatred and threat. "The bond of trust we both created was a total waste of time."

Shaking my head in bewilderment, I stood up and grabbed her shoulder once again. This time, she shoved me with her elbow, this time screaming: "Don't touch me! Don't touch me!" Over and over.

I feel my intestines becoming a big pile of mush, I could barely swallow.

"You were a god damn liar, Calum! See this?" She opens her back pack aggressively and holds a paper in front of my eyes. "This is the proof that you're a piece of shit. It just won't cross my mind how someone I trusted... okay, trusted, was capable of pulling this type of bullshit. You betrayed me, and I can't believe I defined myself as one of your friends." Her hysterical speech wasn't ending there.

"I'm ashamed of myself for clicking with you so quickly. That night, the night at Luke's house... You were the only reason why I developed paranoia and anxiety to face the outside world, thinking some random stranger could... could..." She laid her palm on her sweaty forehead, catching air.

"...easily violate me."

Those three words hit me right in the heart.

Tears brimmed upon her waterline, and within seconds, her eyes closed and a series of sobs came out of her. I had the urge to comfort her, embracing her into a warm hug but I had to resist. I didn't want to lead the situation to somewhere worse.

Lies. All of these accusation were lies. But all those words full of hate that she spat out created the sensation of someone shoving a sponge down my throat, to prevent me from liberating my voice.

"Go to hell, Calum. And you can take this with you."

June pulled out the stacks of money that Ashton gave me yesterday, tossing it into the mud. None of my limbs bothered to stir.

"I don't give a fuck about your ludicrous deal with the other maniac of a friend anymore. Both of you can rot somewhere else. I'm done with you."

She proceeds to jog away from my house, I followed every step with my eyes, until she disappeared from my vision.

A gust of wind brushed all over me, but I barely felt it; I was numb.

And devastated.

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(A/N): Also a shorty, sorry?