Mistakes ||Sequel to Party||

20

Leondre's POV:
I sit in the armchair with my coke, waiting for Mia to start talking. She clears her throat and looks up at me.
"Look, I don't know why Harvey is making such a big deal out of this, but when you got in that fight with Mike, Charlie pulled you away and you sort of attacked him. Mike started to yell mean thi-" She starts, but I interrupt her when I realize what she's talking about.
"Did I hit Charlie...?" I ask slowly, looking at the couple in front of me. Mia nods and Harvey opens his mouth.
"...and kick him and punch him in the stomach and-" He starts rambling.
"Harvey!" Mia yells irritatedly at him and he finally shuts up. Then she turns back to me. "Leo, don't worry about it. You were drunk, you couldn't control yourself, and Charlie knows that."
"But why didn't he tell me?" I ask a bit confused and hurt at the same time, biting my lip.
"He didn't want you to find out, he just wanted to forget about it, but we felt like you had the right to know. We don't want to hurt you, but we wanted to tell you before you found out some other way." Mia explains with a calm voice.

I had seen a few bruises on Charles arm, but he had told me that he had got them from work.

"Did I make those bruises on his arm...?" I ask, not really wanting to know. Mia nods sadly and I mumble to myself. "This can't be true..."
"I'm afraid it is, I'm sorry. But don't worry, I mean, Harvey kicked out one of my teeth once, and he wasn't even drunk, he was just asleep." She says, trying to make me feel better, but it doesn't help.
"I've apologized for that like a million times now!" Harvey replies a bit offended.
"I know." Mia giggles.

I just sit there, staring down at my coke. I promised myself and I promised Charlie that I would never get drunk again, and I broke it. I hate myself. I can't do anything right. And I just keep hurting people all the time.
"Well... Thanks for telling me..." I say after a while and stand up, getting ready to leave.
"You can stay the night here if you want to, it can get kinda lonely when Charlie's out partying, you know." Harvey answers with a smile.
"No, thanks. I'm gonna go home and dig a hole to bury myself in." I reply depressingly. Mia gives Harvey a sad look before looking back up at me.
"Want us to drive you home?" She asks carefully, but I just shake my head.
"No, it's okay." I say with a slight fake smile.

I walk out of the apartment and start to walk down the street, back to the bus stop. I immediately regret that I just pulled on a hoodie when I left my and Charlie's apartment, 'cause it's really cold now and I would really need a jacket.
I guess I could go back to Harvey's and ask for a jacket, but I decide not to. It was very nice of them to offer me a room there for the night, but I really feel like I need to be alone right now.

I pull down my sleeves over my hands, trying to keep them warm, before pulling up the hood over my head. I take up my phone and look at the clock, 10:43. I unlock it to check if there's any busses going soon. I haven't checked it before because I don't mind sitting on a bench in the middle of the night, watching the stars. As long as I can be alone.

The next bus is leaving 11:25. I look around me. There's not many people out tonight, only a few gangs of teenagers and young adults. The heaven is dark and the night is cold. The stars are shining bright, surrounding the moon in the sky. It's beautiful. I smile slightly as I reach the bus stop. I decide to sit down on the ground instead for the bench and just take in the amazing night. It's an amazing night to think, to cry and to live.

Charlie still hasn't answered my texts, but I guess he's just busy. He probably can't hear his phone over the loud music at the party he's at.
I pull my legs up close to my stomach and wrap my arms around them. The light of the streetlamp softly shines down over my small body figure. I can hear some birds far away, they sound happy. Some people are talking further down on the streets, but I can't see them. I feel a small tear form in the corner of my eye. Usually I would blink it away, 'cause I hate crying in public, but this time I don't bother. I know that they will fall anyway.

It waits a bit, growing bigger, before slowly rolling down my cheek. It stops at the edge of my chin and I look up in the sky, making it continue down my neck. I let out a small sob into the night and feel other tears develop. I start playing with one of the sleeves, covering my hand. I drag in it slowly and then let go, making it slightly slap my hand on its way back. I let out a small sigh and feel my heart slowly break inside my body. How could I have been so stupid to hurt Charlie? How could I have been so careless with the most fragile thing I have; my love for him?

Without that I have noticed, footsteps have came closer to me. And not only from one person, no, from a whole gang. I don't pay attention, I don't care, they will probably leave me alone anyway. But when I suddenly I feel someone grab me by the collar, I notice the people who are now standing in a circle around me.
The person who grabbed my hoodie lifts me up and makes me face him. I find it hard to breathe, but I do my best to stay calm.
"Hi, loser." The boy in front of me smirks devilishly. How could they possibly find me? Seriously? Are they stalking me 24/7? "Just because it's summer holidays doesn't mean you can hide from us, y'know."

I feel my heart starting to pound and I try to take some deep breaths, but it doesn't work. I can't calm myself down, I'm terrified. I always prepare for the worst and in this case it would probably be that they'd kill me, or make me suffer like hell before I die.

No one knows what Frank is capable to do.

Okay, so this is like 400 words longer than the other chapters. Hope it made you a little happy. I have really good plans for the next chapter, it's gonna be emotional, heartbreaking, and hopefully amazing. So long and goodnight guys xo.