Tampons // PAUSED

T W E L V E

We string every single "bloody" tampon to the ceiling so that, while they can't touch us, they will easily be fall right in Luke's face.

After spending ten minutes trying to place cameras in his room, Ashton yells out, "Done!" from downstairs, obviously finished setting up the live stream tapes (we have those so we can keep an eye on what's going on outside the house).

"Finally," I whisper, tired of hanging these disgusting things. Then, my phone pings quietly. "Oh, God, we need to hide! Nadine just texted me saying Luke left Maccas and that he'll be home soon!"

"Where do we hide?!" Great... Now Ashton's freaking out.

"Under the couch! Under the couch!" I repeat, urgency in my voice. Seconds later I can clearly hear the key being insert in the lock of the door. "Come on Ash! He's here!"

Right before Luke entered the house, we—Ashton and I—are hidden under the couch. Hopefully this all goes as planned...

"Sapph—" He stops. "Right, she's not here anymore. Damn that's so weird!"

You know what's really weird, you imbecile? I ask him in my mind, That you're talking to yourself.

"What the fuck... Oh my God!" he screams.

He must be upstairs right in front of a forest of bloody tampons, which he probably thinks really have been used. This is awesome!

_Calum_

"Why are we going to school if it's Saturday?" I ask Taylor, groaning.

"Can you please shut the f*ck up, Cal?" she mumbles.

No, I can't... But seriously... What are we doing at Norwest Christian College on a f*cking Saturday?! I thought we never had to come back here once we graduated? That's what I always understood to be true.

"Close your eyes," Taylor orders, "Trust me, Bruce Lee, it's worth it."

"Stop calling me Bruce Lee!" I shout, slightly offend.

"Okay, but only if you close your eyes," she argues.

I then proceed to make the most annoying noises I could think of... What?! It's fun to annoy her!

"Calum Thomas Hood, shut the f*ck up and close your eyes, or so help me God!" I just laugh.

_Molly_

I'm walking to Evan's (he's been one of my best friends since Luke left me) house. I'm sure he'll be able to get me back on track. He seems to know the answers to everything else.

"Hey, Molly, it's been a while," Evan says when he opens the door. "Why are you here?" He seems distant, and I think I know why, which is what kills me.

I let him go just like Luke did to me. "I wanted to see you, Evan. You're my best friend; you've been here for me when no one else was and I just realised how stupid it was to stop talking to you like that. I understand if you don't want to see me again; I've been so stupid here lately, but—"

Evan cuts me off immediately. "Molly... I hate what you've done to me, but I... I love you..."

"W-What?"

_Ashton_

That. Was. Awesome! Luke just found the tampons and I'm doing my best to not laugh, but just like my girlfriend, it's like to stand in front of a buffet of free food and not being able to eat any of it; it's torture! I glance at Sapphire, still trying to hold in my giggles because Luke would definitely find us, completely blowing our cover.

"What do we do now?" I whisper in Sapph's ear.

"Just wait; you'll see," she replies, not even looking at me.

A few seconds later, Luke is back downstairs, and he looks horrified.Then he grabs his phone to text someone. Then, Sapphire's starts to vibrate, but she doesn't seems to be surprised.

_Sapphire_

[ From: Luke 

Sapph, where are you? I'm sorry for everything I've done, but I'm getting worried about you. You haven't been home in days! ]

[ From: Sapphire

Like I'd tell you. And before you ask, no I'm not going to remove the tampons... That's on you. ]

[ From: Luke 

How do you know about that? Was it you? ]

[ From: Sapphire

Sadly, no, it wasn't me, but I praise the genius that did. ]

[ From: Luke

I am so, so, so sorry, Sapph... Please come back... ]

[ From: Sapphire

No, Luke, I won't. What you've said can't be taken back. I'll forgive you in time, but I'm not ready to just yet. I'm still not helping you, either. Don't touch them with your hands! Bye. ]

[ From: Luke

Please, Sapph! I'm freaked the hell out! ]

I show Luke's latest text to Ashton and we both silently smile. This conversation will certainly be part of the video... I am so excited!  It hasn't been used in a while, and by that I mean since their tour failed.

"Ash," I whisper, "He's gone."

We both get out from behind the couch and explode with laughter right in front of a camera.

"Oh my f*cking God!" Ashton yells. "That was epic!"

"We need to leave before he comes back; I don't know where he went and I don't know when he'll be back, so we need to leave... Now." I explain, still giggling a little.

We take down the cameras, pack all of our supplies, so we could get back to Ashton's house before Luke came back. We run as fast as we can to get to his car where he's parked on the streets behind the house so we wouldn't be seen. As we get in the car, I spot Calum, Taylor, and Luke walking toward the house. I turn on the camera and start recording the scene.

"Luke, Calum, and Taylor are all now approaching the house... They don't know that Ash and I did all this, but when they find out, it will be hilarious. We'll keep you guys updated," I whisper from behind the camera.

"And we will soon be announcing something huge, so keep an eye out!" my boyfriend adds quickly.

Then, I turn it off and Ashton starts the car. "Wait... What? What do you mean by something big?"

"You'll see, Sapph. I'm not even sure it'll work."

"Okay..."