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nine

˗ˏˋ lie to me ˎˊ˗
save the truth, i'd rather have you
lie to me than face reality. it hurts to know
what you really mean, but i'd rather
it not to be said.

"Latest news! Calum Hood bassist from 5 Seconds of Summer has been admitted to the hospital for a drug overdose. The bassist was found by his band members on the floor of his bedroom." The E! news reporter announced on the screen. Rosie shut off the tv and started to bawl out crying. After an hour of her sobbing a knock on the door forced her up. Rosie wiped her tears and nose before she opened the door.

Ashton had a distressed look on his face, his arms were out for Rosie to be embraced by him in a tight hug. Ashton rubbed Rosie's back as she sobbed on his shoulder. A few minutes of Ashton comforting Rosie they were both sat on the couch. She had a tub of ice cream in her lap.

"We don't know what happened Rosie." With a hint of frustration in his voice.

"Is he okay?" Rosie was so worried not knowing how Calum was doing and the reason for his actions.

"The boys haven't said much and it came as a surprise to us. We knew things were getting rough but we never thought he'd pull something like this." He ran a hand through his hair and grabbed his car keys off the table.

"Wanna see him?" Ashton looked up at Rosie, her head was down with her hands covering her face. She looked up at Ashton and it broke his heart because she looked so devastated.

"Yeah," she paused "I do." Rosie was beyond overwhelmed things haven't gotten better. Especially with the love of her life in a hospital. She couldn't believe it and she was so disappointed in him and at a loss of words.

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On the ride there Rosie asked Ashton how he's been doing.

"He's been really out of it lately. He dozes off and has been going out a lot lately. We never thought it'd get this bad. He had us to talk to even if you weren't here." Ashton shook his head.

A while later they finally made it to the back of the hospital. Rosie was so disappointed she got angry at Calum. He really lost control and almost got himself killed. She knew how hard it was from the times Calum would talk to her about it. She felt all types of emotions and she was so overwhelmed that she just needed a few moments to be alone. Ashton let her get a few minutes of fresh air and some time to let herself calm down.

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Calum

I felt numb and slow, I let out a groan unaware of my surroundings. I moved my head so I was now facing the right side. I slowly opened my eyes and my vision was blurry for a bit until it cleared up revealing Rosie. My facial features softened and a wave of worry washed over me.

I realized I was in a hospital and it was because I lost control. Everything was too much to take. We shouldn't rely on people but I couldn't help the fact that Rosie made everything better. When things got hectic with her by my side everything became calm.

Rosie hasn't said much since I've woken up. The boys were telling me how stupid I was but also talked to me about how I felt and made sure I'm alright. The boys then had to leave to do some more work leaving Rosie and I alone.

"Calum," Her voice sounded brittle. I knew she has been crying from her red eyes and chapped lips.

"Please no more crying," I begged her.

She walked over to me and sat on the right side of my bed. "How could I not cry Calum? I though we were gonna try to be strong despite the distance between us."

"I'm sorry. Im so fucking sorry. Rosie, please don't leave me." I realized the situation became worse and Rosie is not the type to stick around because she knows what's best for her. We've been through a lot but breaks exist. As much as she loves me for her own good she needs to focus on that. We both needed to be alone because we've been through it for so long. We needed to figure things out for ourselves. Holding onto each other like this wasn't gonna be good for us. It'd only break us even more.

I knew Rosie too well, I could tell when she's thinking. I wasn't assuming how she felt, when you spend time with someone for so long a part of them is so familiar to you. You know how they think. Everything about our relationship was falling apart. It's like the more we tried the more broken things would end up.  With stuff going on in our own lives we couldn't work together to help it. It became something we needed to deal with ourselves.

I couldn't handle the thought of losing her. Even if it was for a bit that meant there was a chance I'd lose her completely. I didn't want her to tell me that, it hurt too much to know it. I'd rather stay in denial because I didn't wanna face it.

Rosie looked at me with watery eyes. She put her hand on my cheek, "I love you Calum Hood. Im angry, disappointed, and feeling so much. Im just relieved you're okay." She leaned in to kiss my forehead then she rested her forehead against mine.
I felt a tear drop fall on my cheek, I saw that her eyes were closed. She then closed the gap between us and we kissed. I missed this feeling so much, it was like everything disappeared. We were just lost in the moment.

She broke the kiss and sat up straight. My left hand was holding hers with my thumb running over her fingers.

Rosie Atkins please don't leave me. If you plan to I can't bare to hear it right now.

HOPE U GUYS R ENJOYING THE STORY SO FAR. SO IM ALREADY OF THINKING OF CREATING A SEQUEL eheheh :-) BUT PLS LMK WHAT U THINK I LOVE THE IDEA OF THIS STORY AND I WANNA MAKE IT DECENT ENOUGH FOR PPL TO ENJOY! ALRIGHT UNTIL NEXT TIMEEE