Calling Back Clover /l.t au/ (on hold)

Seven-Somewhere Between 'Then and Now'

I awoke from the pitch black. And, I began to wonder why Niall had given me the pills he did. My hand pressed to my head only to hear a small whimper escape my lips. 

My eyes scanned my arms. The shards of glass that once stuck in it were gone, the blood that had dripped down to my upper arm had dimished. Both of my forearms were covered with ace wrap.

I got up off Niall's mattress to thank him for helping out. When I got downstairs I saw that the house was cleaned top-to-bottom. The beer bottles, smoke buds and papers were in the trash can. Aside from the near-spotless house, I saw that there was a note on the counter. My approach to the note was slow, yet anxious. I was scared to read what was inside. 

The front of it was labled 'Clover'. I picked up the paper and opened it. Wet circles and words were upon the paper.

'I'm sorry, Clover. I need to find myself and get away from everyone. I hope you know that I love you. I'm not sure when I'm coming back, or if I'm coming back. I love you dearly. I wish you the best.

Love,

Niall.'

My heart clenched at the memory. I didn't realize I was crying until Niall shook me by my shoulders.

"Clove, are you okay?" the words echo inside my head. Anger quickly developing at the sight of his apperance. "Clover?" he questioned once more.

I pushed him by his abdomen and began screaming.

"Why would you leave me like that?" his eyes widened. "You left me with- with them! Why? How could you? You left me there while you left to do drugs or some shit." the tears were now engulfing me.

"You knew that this would happen to me and yet you left me there! You have no right to be angry at them, you should be angry at yourself for leaving me in that fucking hell hole! How could you even- that letter- just-" I couldn't finish my sentence. I fell to my knees and began sobbing.

"I'm so sorry." he whispered, shamefully.

Soon his arms envelop me and I cry into his chest. The memory was too much for me to handle.

~

Niall told me that Louis was coming over today to check up on me. The swelling had gone down, but the bruising continued to get worse everyday. The cut by my eye ended up needing stitches and so we went to the hospital and I ended up telling me that I face-planted while riding a bike with no brakes.

When Louis arrived he talked with Niall and Taylor first while I was in the shower.

"Hey." he said with a sympathetic smile.

"Hey there." I responded while ruffling up my hair with a towel.

"How are you feeling?"

"Like shit." I admitted to him.

"Well considering that your face looks like you were playing frisbee with a rock, I wouldn't blame you." he shrugged.

If only you knew. I thought to myself.

"What about you, how are you?" I asked him. He seemed to hesitate this answer by putting his hands in his jean pockets and looking down.

"I'm fine." Louis said quickly and changed the subject. "It has been three days and, well the swelling has gone down, but the bruising has gotten worse." he commented, pointing out the obvious.

We both sat down on the couch while Niall and Taylor waltz in, offering to go get some food. We both accepted and Louis and I stayed in the house, or whatever it was called.

"Clover," Louis began. I turn toward him, giving him my full attention. "when Liam kissed you, did you feel anything?" I blinked a few times and started processing the question. So much had been happening I completely spaced out that night, or what had happened.

"I-uh- I don't know. I don't think so." I admitted. I had had a crush on Liam in the past, but that was awhile ago when he was the only one (besides Niall) who would actually talk to me and ask me how I was.

"Did you- you know, have feelings for him?" I shook my head at Louis's question.

"No, why?" why was I telling him this? Why wasn't my throat getting dry, or panicing or breathing heavily?

"Just wondering." that's when the subject was dropped, but that's when I decided to start another one.

"Have you been going to school?" I asked.

"Honestly, no. I've been taking care of my sisters, checking up on you and other things.." he trailed.

"Oh."

"Yeah. Um, how late are you behind school work?"

"About two weeks, what about you?" I asked.

"About a week or so." that's when he changed the subject once again. "There's a Harry Potter marathon on, on ABC Family. Do you wanna watch that?" I nodded and he grabbed the remote.

When Niall and I were back at my aunt and uncle's house, when they went out Niall would grab a movie and we'd watch it whilst they were gone. Back then, Niall wasn't the best kid and I was willing to bet that he had stole every one of those movies, but it didn't matter-- it would cheer us up.

"What's your favorite one?" Louis asked, breaking me free from the past.

"The Prisoner of-um-uh- ugh. I know this." frustration was noticeable in my tone.

"The Prisoner of Azkaban." Louis finished.

"Yes, thank you. What about yours?" 

"The Half Blood Prince. Least favorite?" I smiled at him and he returned it.

"Uh it's the one with that lady who was a complete bitch."

"Oh, you mean Miss. Umbridge. I agree, she was awful but definitely not my favorite. It was a little boring, like a filler chapter in a story."

"Agreed." 

~

"Wait-no!" I screamed throwing a pillow at the television." while Louis laughed at my reaction. "Shut up, Dobby dying isn't funny." I whined hitting him with the pillow on the floor, beside me.

"I wasn't laughing at Dobby, I was laughing at you." I glared at him and lightly punched him in the arm.

"Wow that totally hurt." he said sarcastically. I rolled my eyes and watched commercials.

"It's gonna end pretty soon, but I think I have the second movie in my car." I nodded. I wasn't even tired. Louis and I had been watching the Harry Potter Marathon all day, and we weren't ready to stop even if it was almost one in the morning.

And, for the first time I felt someone had taken an interest to my character, that someone was willing to be my friend and that I'd be okay.

(So this was just a filler because I need to get this story moving along and get caught up with my plan. So what do you guys think? I hope you like it. I'm kind of in the mood for Harry Potter, but I want Twilight xD anyways, thank you guys so much for voting and all. I'm really glad you're all enjoying in. Please comment and vote, it'd mean a lot (:

thank you.

I love you, beautiful potatoes.

-Shan)

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