Let Me Show You

28. Calum

"What did Zayn say to you?" Luke asks with a gentle voice. I shake my head staying silent. Luke's chest raises and falls as images of what just happened rush through my mind.

Suddenly my thoughts come to a halt as if they hit a brick wall.

"I need to talk to Calum" I quickly mumble as I untangle myself from Luke's arms. Luke reaches for my arm but I'm too quick.

My vision blurs from standing up so quickly but I push forward listening for Calum's voice.

"Get off me man!" I finally hear it in the room to my left. I feel nauseous as I turn into the room.

"F-fffffUCK" I scream as my forehead clashes with the wooden door that I didn't realize was closed. 

Moments later the door is swung open and I regain my vision. My head still throbs but I push past the security man in the door and over to Calum whose sitting on the couch facing Niall.

"C- Calum" I stutter as my vision goes and comes back.

"Dakota! Oh my god are you okay?" Calum asks standing up from the couch only to be forcefully pushed back down by Niall.

"Dakota you need to get out of here! Now" Niall instructs me. I open my mouth to respond but I end up falling over instead.

"Dakota" Calum worriedly yells as he rushes past Niall to help me. His touch is soft as he helps me over to the couch.

"What happened?" I ask looking into Calum's eyes. Or at least I think I'm looking into Calum's eyes... My vision is all messed up again.

"You fell over" he says gently brushing a piece of my hair out of my face and tucking it behind my ear.

"No I mean with Zayn... What happened with you and Zayn?"

"Oh" he says nervously looking up at Niall. "Well when you bumped into me looking all upset I noticed Zayn rushing after you. I put two and two together so I umm, I pinned him against the wall and demanded to know what he said to you. He told me what happened and I just lost it! You don't deserve to be treated like that!"

I slowly nod my head but stop as soon as pain rushes back. I grab my forehead and groan.

"Damn it why did I walk into that stupid door! My whole face hurts!"

"Well it probably didn't help that Zayn totally smashed-"

"Calum" Niall cuts in defending his band mate.

"Niall could you leave us for a few minutes please! Thanks" I say attempting a smile but I fail miserably due to not being able to feel my face at all.

"Why?" I quietly ask once Niall is out of the room.

"I told you already, because you don't deserve to be treated like that" he whispers almost as quite as me.

"Is that it?"

He hesitates before nodding his head slowly.

"Thanks" I genuinely say standing up to walk out the door.

This time I can see the door so I properly open and close it.

"Thanks Niall" I say to him sitting against the wall.

"Dakota you need to be careful" he says seriously. I nod my head even though I'm unsure of what Niall means. I walk past a room and see Zayn sitting on the floor. He looks up to meet my eyes and I quickly walk past the room.

"Dako-" I hear him start to say but he's cut off by someone. I keep walking until I make it to Lara. She looks at me with a face of sympathy and she pulls me into a hug.