Secrets // C.H

Chpt 23

* Tessa's POV *

Nothing.

Not a word had been spoken during the vigorous ride home. The radio was off and only the sound of the wind chatting among itself and Calum's low groans from his minor injuries he had suffered in the small fist fight.

I felt as if I was being suffocated, like someone was holding a pillow to my face blocking all possible air ways. The sensation of the heaviness weighing on my chest was crushing me. I soon realized I hadn't taken in any air and took a shallow breathe immediately making my insides loosen back up.

Calum didn't look or say anything to me. It was like we were in two different zones and knew nothing of each other's existence. Just how it was almost a few weeks ago. When I only knew of rumors of Calum Hood and Calum didn't care at all about who I was.

I missed it.

I felt stupid.

It was stupid of me to think Calum and I were getting anywhere at all. The way he screamed at me and talked to me at lunch put me back into reality. He was doing nothing more but using me for a home and I was stupid enough to try and be his friend.

He didn't want friends from what I could tell.

As soon as the car was parked I made my way inside my house trying to distance myself from Calum as much as possible. I know it was already bad that I wasn't helping him since he had just gotten beat up a bit but I realized that wasn't my problem. If he wanted to be and asshole, two can play at that game.

And the game had already began.

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"Who's bring the booze?" Chantel asked placing bowls of different party snacks on the table. But before I could even respond Tony walked in yelling "I got the juice!"

I smiled and pointed over to Chantel as she helped him with the multiple expensive alcoholic beverages and placing them in their own little area on the counter.

"Woah you actually came what a surprise" Evan laughed walking in the kitchen giving Tony a quick hand shake.

"Well I had to get out the house and plus when does Tessa ever has her own parties" Tony nudged me making me laugh. He was right I would go to to parties but never really had one of my own. Since I didn't care for parties much obviously this was one of Chantel's crazy ideas. The only legal one at that.

I didn't take long before people started showing up. Most of who I knew and some of Chantel's friends and Tony invited a couple of people.

I was only looking for one person in particular though. Someone whom I've been hanging out with a lot recently. I texted to see if they were still coming with their bit of friends and apparently they were pulling up.

I walked away from the few people I was talking to over the mid-loud music blasting from the television set and walking over to the door where they were entering.

"This party looks bangin" Ashton yelling smiling before giving me a hug causing me to instantly return the action.

"Aren't you guys cute" Harry spoke making us laugh and break apart from our little hug.

I greeted Harry, Luke and Michael before introducing them to some of my friends which they instantly clicked with which wasn't unusual.