Wish Upon A Dare | Bars&Melody Fanfiction

Part 16 - "No Promises"

Aliyahs POV:
We watched The Lion King, me and Leo singing along to the 'circle of life'. Slightly crying when Simbas Dad died. Overall it's probably the most fun I've had with Leondre all through our 'friendship'. Or whatever we are. I sighed, snuggling further into Leo's shoulder, Charlie's legs resting on mine and Leo's lap. Charlie's face was plastered with an amused expression once the film finished.

"That was... amusing." Charlie smirked, raising at eyebrow at the both of us.

"I know." I playfully smirked, hitting Charlie's leg.

"Hey!" He pouted, taking his legs off of us as he sat up, brushing his smooth, blonde hair back with his hand. I smirked, suddenly feeling my phone vibrate in my pocket. I sighed, grasping it out of my pocket and seeing who it's from. My mum calling me. I bit my lip, reluctantly answering the phone.

"Hi?" I questioned, curiosity to why she called me. She never calls me unless something's going on.

"Hi. Can you stay at Leondres' house tonight as I won't be home as I've got a business trip?" She questioned. My eyebrows furrowed together in pure annoyance,

"Can't you just skip this one business trip?" I begged. She never skips business trips to spend time with me! I do not want to stay over Leo's.

"No. This ones important." She snapped, her tone of voice causing me to wince.

"Whatever, they're all important in your mind." I muttered, ending the call.  I sighed, peering over at Leo who sat there with a mix of amusement and sorrow.

"So can I stay over yours?" I asked, biting my lip nervously.

"Sure." He shrugged, grabbing a handful of popcorn.

"Thanks." I mumbled. All through that, I felt Charlie's intense eyes stare at me in curiosity, causing me to shudder under his stare.  I looked away from the boys, warily staring at the ground as I fiddled with my hands.

"We can work on the project when you come over." Leo proudly smirked. I huffed, suddenly remembering the project we have to do together.

"Do you and your Mum get along well?" Charlie questioned, cocking his head to the side.

"Uh..." I shrugged, biting my lip nervously, "not really." I truthfully spoke. I peered over at Charlie, his expression filled with concern.

"Why not?" He questioned further. I glanced at Leo, who sat there with a stern expression, as if trying to eye contact Charlie asking him to not ask any questions. Despite that, Charlie continued to stare at me, ignoring Leo's glare as if he was trying to work me out. I sighed, after a few seconds replying:

"My Dad got into an accident last year and ever since I've hardly seen her as she's been away on business trips." I stated, fiddling with my fingers.

"Oh.." Charlie softly spoke, his voice gone quiet, "I'm sorry." He spoke, as he placed his hand over mine causing my hand to warm. Truth filled his voice. I weakly nodded, swallowing hard as tears threatened to spill. I can't ever talk about my dad without wanting to cry. It's like there's a constant stab of pain in my chest, reminding me of what happened. I sighed after a few seconds,

"No. It's fine. Don't worry about it." I spoke clearly, my voice croaking as I wiped the few tears that had spilled down my cheeks, pulling my hand away from Charlie's comforting one as I forced a smile, which probably looked clearly forced as Charlie rose an eyebrow at me. I stopped smiling, nervously biting my lip as I gazed down at the floor, refusing to make eye contact.