REMEMBER // Calum Hood

Twenty seven // impressions

Day #1

I wake up to the sound of my alarm feeling like I was ran over by a truck. I'm lying in bed still feeling tired and wearing yesterday's clothes. I'm alone in here and there's no trace of Calum in the room. No clothes thrown around, no shoes by the door, no pack of cigarettes on the bedside table. I don't remember walking in here last night what can only mean that I fell asleep on the couch and Calum had to carry me to bed. I feel so weird thinking that we slept in separate bedrooms because that's not how I pictured this trip at all. We barely talk and the two humans acting carefully aroung each other seem nothing like us. We're not like this. Calum and Georgia are unstrained and fun. We talk, we laugh, we tease each other. That's what I love about us. But it all seems to be forever ago when I wake to a silent house to find a simple note on the kitchen counter.

Had some things to do

Won't take long

XX

Calum

I groan and go back to my room. I don't know what to do. I wanted so bad to stay here with him but now I can barely look him in the face. I'm tired. I don't have enough energy to think about it or discuss my feelings. Maybe I should stay in a hotel so I don't have to deal with this. I just want to go my meetings and do my job. Pretend none of it ever happened. I pick an outfit for the day before texting Wyatt. I have to meet Bernard in a restaurant downtown and hopefully he can drive me there. I put some music on before I go into the shower to try to lighten the mood. I'm in London and I should be happy. I worked so hard to be here and I deserve to be happy. I get out of the shower and Calum is not back yet. The house is still silent making me want to cry. I shouldn't be here. I'm an intruder. We're not even talking to each other. I should just go to a hotel instead of spend the next 9 days avoiding Calum. I get dressed and take my bags to the living room. Maybe Elijah knows a good hotel nearby and can help me with it. I grab the notepad on the kitchen counter and write under Calum's note.

I think its better if I stay in a hotel

I'm sorry Xx G

The second I finish writing it, there's a knock on the door. Oh, shit. I planned on leaving before he got home. This is going to be so awkward. I look around trying to find a key and thinking of what to say. I open the door preparing myself for the strange moment but I'm surprised to see a girl by the door.

"Hi" Surprise is clear in my voice and in my face

How fucking perfect. We are halfway across the world but of fucking course he has girls showing up at his door here too. He lived here for four years. It's obvious he would have flings. He must have it all around the globe. Fucking perfect. How did I not think about this?

"Hey" She seems surprised to see me as well

I know, girl. You heard Calum is in town and you thought you could show up. You thought he would be waiting for you but he has girls coming and going everywhere he goes. I feel you. Wait. Maybe he wanted to see her. Maybe he called her. Did he ask her to come? I should definitely go to a hotel.

"Is Calum here?" She asks looking into the apartment

"No, actually. He had to go out" I say trying to hide the hurt in my voice

I want to kill Calum, I swear I will rip his...

"I'm Mali" She says interrupting my thoughts

"Mali" I say "His sister?"

"Yeah" She laughs and a weight is lifted from my shoulders

Thank God, it's his sister. I try not to look too happy about it but I don't think I can hide my relief. Mali is a beautiful girl blessed with the same tanned skin as her brother. She looks quite a lot quite Calum. Or he looks like her because she's older. I remember the first time I went to his house and saw a picture of her on his fireplace. He tried to fool me saying it was his ex wife. She has black hair in the picture and now it's dyed blond.