Save Me...

~Fifteen~

Michael's POV:
Michael: What happened?

Ashton: Soccer got out early, so we decided to come here. Mal and I ran into each and other. We tried to get her to tell us what was going on, but she kept saying it was no big deal.

Michael: I guess I'll talk to her.

I started walking toward the stairs. Calum pulled me back.

Michael: What's up, mate?

Calum: When your sister is hurting, she doesn't won't talk to her brother. Can I?

Michael: You're probably right, go ahead.

Calum's POV:
I got to her door, I knocked and waited. Aspen answered.

Calum: Can I come in?

Mal: Aspen, who's at the door?

Aspen: It's Calum, he wants to come in.

Mal: He can come in.

She opened the door for me. I walked in I saw Mal wiping her makeup away to reveal red puffy eyes.

Mal: What's up, Cal?

Calum: Can we talk? All three of us?

She nodded.

Calum: Be honest, I won't tell the others. What happened today?

Mal: *Sigh* Aspen and I overheard the conversation in the basement. We didn't mean to, what we heard kind of made my heart hurt.

Shit, Luke's gonna be upset.

Calum: What did you hear?

Mal: Michael asked Luke who he wanted to ask out.

Calum: Okay.

Mal: He said Aspen.

Calum: You like Luke?

Mal: Since my first day at school. I know now he likes Aspen. I'm totally happy for her.

Aspen: I told you I'm not interested.

Mal: My self-conscious was telling me that no guy would like me because of my past. I have ugly bruises and scars, and I don't really trust people that well. I have too much baggage.

Calum: You shouldn't talk about yourself that way. You are amazing in every way possible. You deserve someone who truly cares about you.

She had a tear rolling down her face, which I wiped away with my thumb.

Mal: Thanks Cal-Pal

Calum: Any time Dovey.

Mal: Dovey?

Calum: It means beautiful, pure, and fragile. I thought it suit you.

Mal: *smiles* I like it.

Calum: Good, are you okay?

Mal: Yeah, thanks to you.

Calum: *smiles* You ready to go bowling?

Mal: Yeah, but you have to teach me.

Calum: I think I can handle that.

--- At the bowling alley ---
Luke's POV:
I'm gonna kill Calum. He keeps hanging around Mal. It's really irking me. I wanted to run after her today. Michael would question why. I'm going to pull him aside, first I need to give Calum some more dirty looks.