Grey //CAKE//

Chapter 26

Luke

It had been a long day of resting, nurses would come in and out, I was given food and boy oh boy did I gladly accepted it.
Calum truly kept his promise though, he stayed here with me through everything.

Mali, who I actually had finally met and got to know of, was signing the papers to get me out of here . I was so excited to sleep in a real bed, and spend time with calum.

Calum also had super good food at his house..

Ever since trying to overcome this whole anorexia thing, food was all I could think about.

"You ready to go home princess?" Calum asked, kissing my forehead. He spoke soft and quiet, there were bags under his eyes and they were very droopy. I had never seen him look so tired .

I could help but feel awful. The twinkle in his eyes, and dimples in his cheeks hadnt been present since I saw him.

"Yeah.. What am I going to do about my clothes cal?"

"We'll go shopping baby, don't worry." He kept calling me all these pet names and I really didn't know why. He was treating me like I was some fragile plate, that would break even if you touched it with the lightest hand.

"I wanna stop by the house. Please, one time" calum simply looked at me with wide eyes.

"Are you sure?" He asked and I nodded. I needed my guitar, and song book. Besides i already had everything packed.

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I stared at the house from the window and gulped. My step dads car was here and I was scared shitless.
But Calum's door opening interrupted my thoughts..
"Here goes nothing" I whispered to myself and shakily walked to the door. Calum grabbed my hand giving it a reassuring squeeze.

I opened the door, looking down and speeding my way up to my room. I was going to get what I needed and get out right away.

I could hear my step dad calling my name but I just slammed my door shut, making sure calum was here, I locked the door, taking a moment to breathe.

I couldn't hear anything calum was starting to say because all I could see was the corner that he had found me in the other day.

There was dry blood everywhere.

The memories started flooding in, I could hear pounding at the door and calum shaking me screaming my name

"Luke! Luke! Please we have to go!" He tapped my cheek trying to get me to look away from the spot but I felt paralyzed.
"LUKE!" He turned my face to look at him, I blinked and suddenly everything was back. The noise wasn't muffled and I could see calum perfectly clear . He was crying trying to get me to look at him.

I just pushed him off and grabbed the duffle bag and guitar case, stuffing the book in it, calum took the bag from my hands and we ran out the door down the stairs, trying to make it out before my step dad came.

"Luke!" He yelled though, making me flinch and fall back on the stairs. He grabbed me by my bad arm making me whimper. He threw me on the floor before kicking me in the stomach.

"HEY!" Calum yelled, dropping the bag, "get off of him!" My vision was blurred but I could see the outline of calum jumping on him and punching him, he kicked him in the nuts, and grabbed my hand to help me up.

My step dad was just groaning, calum grabbed the bag and guitar case rushing me out the door.

He was breathing heavily, his fist were clenched, and his jaw was locked.

I decided against saying anything and just sat in the back. He threw my stuff back there with me, before getting in the car and telling Mali to go.

"You guys look like you just saw a naked grandma.. and then she like beat you up, what happened in there??" She asked with wide eyes, every once and while taking her eyes off the road to see us.

"Other than the fact that that piece of shit old man is a dick? I don't know how you lived there Luke" he vented, while looking out the window.
"I swear to god, he tried to put his hands on my Luke while I was there. Acting like it was totally okay." My heart throbbed but he continued, "he should be locked up in jail"

It wasn't long until we were home, calum helped me out of the car, and Mali grabbed my things.

She left them in calums room, and close the door for us two to leave us alone. She said she'd order some Chinese food for us later and I smiled, falling onto the bed.

My chest where he had kicked was killing me, and I could feel the bandage on my arm getting more soaked, he probably fucked with the stitches.

"Luke are you okay?" Calum asked after lighting a few candles.

I nodded tiredly, "I just want to get out of this shirt" because I had no other clothes, I had to change into the ones that I had from when I came in. Meaning they were covered in hardened dry blood

"Okay, you want me to find you something?" He asked and I quietly said yes and continued hugging my stomach.
"Here sit up" I did as he said, "lift up your arms" he rolled the shirt off me, gasping slightly. "God Luke, look at all these bruises, that one on ur chest is going to be bad" I shook it off just waiting for him to put a new shirt on me. "and your bandage is all bad, the doctor said this would happen. One sec" he mumbled running out of the room

God I felt so awful for making calum run around like this . He doesn't need to do this.

He came back in with a heating pad, new bandages, a wash cloth, and pill bottle.

He knelt down, slowly peeling off the fabric and I winced, "I'm sorry baby" he whispered. He grabbed the damp wash cloth, rubbing around my wounds. The water on the cloth was warm and felt really good.

He wrapped a new clean bandage around it, securing it with some medical tape before smiling to himself, giving it a little peck. "Wal la, good as new."

He slid a big jacket on me , one that was definitely not mine, but smelt like heaven and was super soft.

He unbuckled my belt, and unbuttoned my jeans, pulling them off, sending shivers down my spine, from the cool air hitting them.

"Damn calum, haven't even asked me out, yet you're already taking off my pants" I smirked, giggling a bit.

"Oh quit it you perv" he chuckled kissing me on the forehead, but then looking back at me he said, "and don't act like you wouldn't like it" he smirked. I shot my hands up, surrendering.

"Never said I wouldn't. In fact, I wouldn't even mind a lil something right now" I bit my lip but he just shook his head, fighting the blush on his cheeks. He drapes the covers over me.
"You need rest babe"

"Rest with me then" I whispered and he nodded. He slid of his shirt and his shoes, leaving him in loose grey sweatpants, making me drool.

He jumped under the covers, sliding close to me and kissing my cheek. "Sweet dreams, love"