Sinking || Calum Hood

chapter 6

woah what? an update? sorry i have literally taken months to update, but i kind of just had this idea. i will try to write more now that I dont have any assignments.

"well" luke sighed, he ran his hands across his knees and stood up. "i had no idea calum had a date" 

"yeah me either" i layed back on the couch "it doesn't matter anyway" i shrugged. 

"yes is does" Luke wrapped his arms around my shoulders, "i know you like him".

"Is it really that obvious?" i sighed, allowing myself to sink deeper into lukes arms, silent tears fell down my cheeks, it was stupid, why was i crying over calum. 

"hey, hey please dont cry," he brought his thumb up to wipe my cheek. I brought my head into his shirt, allowing his scent and warmth to calm me down. "want to get pizza?".

~

I sat on the couch next to luke, my legs over the top of his lap, both of us eating pizza. 

"Anna?" luke sat up on the couch slightly, he grabbed the remote and turned down the tv volume,"can I ask you a question?"

"yeah of course," I mimiced his movements, sitting up straight and crossing my legs to face him. 

"why calum?" he tugged his sweater over his wrists and played with his fingers. 

"I don't know really," I sighed, " I mean he is really rude to me, what was it you were telling me when we were shopping today?"

"oh, um, Calum doesn't hate you, he's actually kind of had a crush on you for a while". he slouched even more in his chair, like he was trying to coward away from something. 

"Why did he go on that date then?" i thought outloud. 

"I actually have no idea, if i knew about it i would have tried to stop him," he grabbed my hands in his and smiled, "don't worry about him, he is a dick anyway".

"I know, im fine, come on I have an idea". i smiled at his puzzled look.

In one not-so-swift movement i grabbed his arm and pulled him towards my room. I let go of his hand as soon as we got inside but continued walking until i got to my record player, I chose a random album and put it on. Cavalier Youth by You Me At Six. 

"what are you doing?" luke laughed as i walked towards him, i grabbed both of his hands in my own and dragged him around my room to the beat of the music. 

"dance you idiot," i smiled. 

We 'danced' around my room for what felt like hours until we where both absolutly exausted, the final song of the album begun to play. I collapsed into his arms causing us both to erupt into a fit of laughter. 

Luke pulled his body away from mine slightly so he could look at me, he pushed a strand of hair off my face, "you're beautiful you know that right?" 

"I'm really not".

"no" he interupted, "dont even say that, you're perfect, your little button nose, your cute laugh, your hair, everything about you is perfect, and im sorry that calum hasn't realised that".

I opened my mouth to say something, but was quickly interupted by Lukes lips against mine. I felt myself pull him closer towards me

"WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON HERE!" 

Luke and i quickly pushed ourselfs off eachother, i turned around to see Calum standing in the door way, he had his fists clenched, his knuckles turning white. Even from where I stood, i noticed the puffy redness of his eyes, his skin was paler than usual and he had a slight crack in his voice. He had been crying.

He rushed towards Luke and shoved him against the wall behind him, he held Luked head back using his arm. 

he leaned in and said in a dull, harsh almost in audible whisper "If you ever touch her again i will kill you. 

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"What the hell was that?" i screamed at calum who was sitting on my bed, as i paced back and forth around my bedroom. 

"I dont know, im so sorry," since the little incident those where the only words calum was saying, he held his head in his hands as he rocked bach and forth. "I lied" he said so quietly i almost couldn't hear what he was saying. 

"What?"

"I said i lied" he repeated, "about having a date, i wasn't on a date" he had begun to cry, still rocking back and forth on my bed.

An overhwelming feeling of guilt washed over me, i suddenlt felt horrible for snapping at him. I took three deep breaths to calm myself. 

"where did you go?" i straigtened my shirt and sat next to him.

"Therapy," he lowerd himself further into his hands "i went to therapy" he said, as if to prove the point to himself. 

"What?Why?" I wrapped my arms around his body.

"I dont want to talk about it right now" he had finally calmed enough to stop shaking. we now just sat in awkward silence, him curled up into a sort of ball with my arms wrapped around him. he pulled himself away from me and layed in the bed. I followed after him and rested my head on his chest.

"I'm messed up Anna," he let out a loud sigh, "in more ways than you could imagine".

again i am so sorry. i hope you enjoy and thank you for reading, i would also like to appologise for any mistakes because i havent edited it.