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HAYLEE'S P.O.V

I wake up covered in sweat from another nightmare.
Walking across and nudging Cody's door open I see his bed is empty for the 3rd time this week, I sigh and walk back into my room.

I curl up in my bed groan, I haven't seen him in 3 days and not to mention Grayson keeps messaging me and I just ignore it, I mean he is trying. I shouldn't be complaining but here I am.

I here a knocking at my balcony door, I sat up and stared for a minute and then I laid back down until I heard it again.

I shot up in my bed once again looking back to the door, hesitantly I get out of bed, my feet meet the cold floor boards of my room and it sends a shiver down my spine.

Walking to the door my hand hesitates on the handle, the moment I open the door, hands are around my waist and pushing me into the nearest wall, hard. I wince at the pain but I'm too numb to move it's dark in my room and only the light is the moon and it's not even shinning on the person's face.

My heart is racing, they grab my chin roughly and tug my face to look at them "Listen to me Haylee" he growls at me and instantly recognise the voice but I can't make it out.

"I don't know how bad you want me to be but this is as good as if gets, if you want bad, I'll be bad for you, if you want me to hate you and ignore you for the sheer enjoyment you get then I'll do it. When will you realise I'll be anything for you, im sick of being something I'm not. Your the one who's playing games, your the one that's not growing up, Jesus Haylee you have 3 guys fighting for your attention and you can't even text me back and I'm one of them! How can I win your heart of you won't even let me in! is this all some sick game to you? Do you think this is funny?" I know instantly who it is and tears are streaming down my face and I hear a sicking crunch and I'm paralysed, my eyes are closed and when I open them Grayson is gone, next to my head is a giant hole in the wall.

I sink to the floor and breath for the first time in what feels like forever. I never thought Grayson would hit me but his eyes shone in the dark and they were dark and cold and I can't help but think, I am the one that done that.

He's right, I am childish and I'm the one that hasn't grown up, I have 3 guys that want me and I'm stringing them all along, I need to choose, this isn't up to them, this is up to me. That's if any of them still want me.

I haven't seen Cody in days, Grayson now hates me and I haven't heard from Alex in over 3 weeks. I send out the following message to all 3 of them making a group chat so they can respond to each other, god knows why but I thought I'd do it anyway.

Text message to Love Square at 10pm

The Bitch (me) :
Hi guys.
You are all probably deeply confused with why this chat has been made and I'm about to answer those questions of yours.

I am sorry for all the pain I have put any of you in and I'm sorry for being immature about this, I'm calling off the game, this isn't a choice you guys have to make, it's mine.

That is why this is my goodbye.
I love you all.
Love Haylee.

I place my phone down on the bed and take a deep breath, the tears have stopped streaming down my face and I walk out to my balcony.

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CODY'S P.O.V

I step out of the meeting quickly and read the text again, Haylee what are you doing? I call her phone

Hey you have reached Haylee!

Haylee it's me Cody i-

Just kidding, you have reached my voice mail, leave your number and I'll get back to you! Bye!

Shit.
I dial her number 5-6 more times and I just get the same thing.
My heart begins to hurt. Something is wrong.

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GRAYSON'S P.O.V

I read the text message and I instantly turn back around, I just wanted her to feel how I was feeling and now I have. I didn't want her to do something she might regret, I run my feet poundint the cement under my feet when I feel a pang in my stomach. Something's not right.

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ALEX'S P.O.V

I get my phone back off my parents as soon as the walk back in the door, Ive been under house arrest for the past month and I'm pretty sure Grayson and Haylee are together the last text I sent was to a friend before it got taken off me.

When I turn it on I have only 1 text and it's a group chat with Haylee, myself, Grayson and wait Cody? I frantically read the message wondering why Cody is included in it.

As soon as my eyes read the last couple sentences my head hurts, I dart out the door and jump in my car not caring how my parents felt or if they were going to ground me once I got back the only thing on my mind was

Haylee.
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The house was dark and quite, not a sound or light in sight, rooms were empty and the air felt tight and warm, the question is, where is Haylee?

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HAYLEE'S P.O.V

It's beautiful out hear, peaceful. Just The way I want it to be. That was until I heard a loud crash behind me, I turn around and-

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Hey guys!

So, who do you think will make it to the house in time?
Will Cody be her hero? Will Grayson save her yet again from something she might regret? Or will Alex be man enough to even make It to her and not leave again?

I dedicate this page to my bestfriend tt-storm77 for always pushing me to keep writting and helping me with ideas, if it wasn't for you motivating me, I don't think I would have gotten this far.

What is Haylee even doing? Is she okay?

I love you all.

Ave xx