Turn Away | c.h

Chapter 60 - Mended

Guyssss I'm writing some really intense chapters here. start preparing yourself for the end of the book because it gets kinda crazy and messy aaaahhhhh

Hope y'all enjoy x don't be afraid to comment away

Also I'm not exactly sure how I feel about this chapter just yet... I feel like it's poorly written and I'm sorry, I might come back and rewrite it at some point x

Calum watched as I pushed my hair back, his brown eyes staring intently at me. I moved my ratty hair to the side, slowly undoing the lacky and letting the braid come apart. I tilted my head to look at him, capturing his gaze before he turned away.

"Are you okay?" I asked, breaking the silence that we'd been sitting in. Calum looked at me again, his tired yet alert eyes meeting mine. He softly nodded, shifting closer to me.

"Are you?"

"Yeah, I'm..." I trailed off, watching as he intently waited for my reply. His eyes softened as I sat before him, tugging the jumper up my arms. "I don't know." I shrugged it off, pulling the sleeve of my jumper to the palm of my hand. Calum softly nodded, getting up and moving over to me. I looked up at him, as he placed his hands on my forearms and encouraged me to my feet.

"I'll run you a nice, warm shower." He lowly said, taking my hand as I stood up. I gently nodded before following him out of our room. He guided me to the bathroom, pushing open the door and letting me through before closing it behind me. I glanced at him as he opened the shower door, turning on the taps and running his hand under the water. I stood there before him, arms wrapped around myself.

"Do you need a hand?" He softly asked, drying his hand before walking to me. I shook my head, forcing a thankful smile on my lips. He nodded in return, placing his hand on my waist before leaning in to press a kiss on my forehead.

"Just call me if you need anything, okay?" He said, pulling away.

"Thanks." I acknowledged, noticing the way his eyes waited for reaffirmation before leaving the bathroom. I waited until the door was shut before I started slowly peeling off my clothes. I had my back to the door, as I pulled off my top, dropping it to the ground.

Just as I went to remove my pants, I heard faint voices. I paused completely, standing frozen as the voices reappeared.

"Shut the fuck up." One deep voice muttered. I furrowed my eyebrows, slightly turning my head.

"Cal?" I softly asked, half expecting him to respond from behind me.

"Yeah, babe." A mocking voice taunted from behind me. I instantly turned around, covering my chest as I saw three people standing right before me, faces drowned in amusement. I grabbed a towel covering myself as I stared at them.

"Wha- who are you guys!?" I asked, feeling an absence of panic or fear. I was rather curious, really. Normally I'd be terrified and yell for Calum's help. But because I was quite literally dead, this situation didn't really frighten me to the full extent. I was just curious as to how the hell they got up here.

"Wait, fuck she can see us?" The taller male said, his pale complexion almost see through. I furrowed my eyebrows at his statement, nodding my head.

"Yes you fucking idiot, that's why I told you to shut up." The fairly short girl said, rolling her eyes as he gave her a lop-sided grin, almost as an apology.

"I'm Daisy, that is Greep and Nasal. Don't question their names, just go with it." She softly laughed, nudging the taller one- Greep. I nodded in acknowledgment, wrapping my arms around myself.