stray // calum hood

one: alone

I walk down the stairs, still in my Halloween costume from the party and sit down on the couch next to Phillip. He's been my best mate since primary school. Im upset though. I don't speak, just sit.

"You alright?" He asks through the tissue he's holding to his nose, blood leaking through.

I don't respond.

"I got punched. You can probably tell by- the- you know- blood and such. You probably didn't see him? The guy? He was wearing some sort of mask. No, you didn't see him." He answers for me.

I stare at him, his curly hair on top of his head and glasses pushed up to his face. The blood is leaking through the tissue now and is really grossing me out, I look away.

"Come on man, cheer up. So what? She dumped you. Plenty of-"

"Girls in the sea. I know, I know." I sigh at his cheesy line to try and cheer me up.

"Well, ummm. My nose, it kinda hurts. I'm gonna go home then." He says and leaves the room. I know it was just an excuse to leave my sulking.

Phillip isn't a bad guy. He's just kind of plain. Simple. He's real smart, although sometimes a smart ass.

I sit on the couch, alone now. Me, myself, and I.

My friends are assholes. I hate all my friends, not only my friends but her. That awful, awful bitch.

I don't think you hate them now do you Calum?

Yes. I hate them. Every last one of them. Especially her.

Does 'her' have a name?

Leigha.

I knew that.

Then why did you ask?

I wanted to fuck with you.

You are included in the things I hate.

Really Calum? So you hate yourself?

I think about it for awhile,

Yes. Actually, I really do.

Don't beat yourself up man. How long were you even dating anyway? A month?

Three.

How could she do that?

What dump you?

Yeah.

Um, with her mouth, her words.

Shut up you dick.

I can only shut up if you make me. After all, I'm your subconscious.

I push out the voices in my head and eventually, silence.

I walk up stairs to my room and find passed out bodies. I just want to be alone.

"Get out!" I yell.

"Get out, get out, get out!" Even louder this time.

The assholes laying around my house wake up and run out of the house.

"Thank you." I whisper to myself.

There are empty glasses and cups scattered around my empty house. I'm not in the mood to clean, so I leave it there.

Why did I even have this party?

To get laid by Leigha?

I don't know, but I did. Hey, didn't I tell you to go away?

Silence.

I sit on my bed, in the darkness and can barely make out my figure in the mirror. My hair is tasseled and I look exhausted. I didn't realize how tired I was until I looked at myself. I lay on top of the covers, in my costume. Not bothering to change and stare at the ceiling. Why can't I sleep? The fan spins around, and around and watch it over and over. Until darkness takes over my eyes and I become unconscious and takes me away from all the pain.

Oh shut up would you? Don't be so dramatic.

GO AWAY.

sorry if this is hard to understand. but it's basically calum fighting with his inner self. it will become easier to understand throughout the story. thanks for reading! please go read my 'remember' it's a Luke one and I think it's pretty good. Thank you! xx.