Characters United

Chapter 13

Hattie POV

The others laughed at what Emily said, but I didn't. I turned back around to the boys. Most of them seemed guilty that they'd lied. Apart from one. Leo. My vision went white and the next thing I knew I'd slapped Leo.

"THIS ISN'T FUNNY!" I screamed. Emily jumped on my back to stop me from hitting him again. Hannah ran to his side.

"God dammit, Hattie, you may have actually killed someone this time!" she swore.

Why did she care?

"I'm not dead... I don't think... Actually I have no idea." Leo said.

Hannah shot up like a dart and looked awkward so went to see what Elsie was like.

"Holy schist. Remind me never to get on your bad side." Emily whispered in my ear.

I laughed. She laughed. She climbed off my back and grinned. "You guys have no idea how long I've been waiting for that scene! Literal years."

I slapped her arm. She pretended to die. Then she seemed to realise all the fandoms were staring at us if we just got choked up by a dinosaur.

"Oh um hi?!" I said.

Thomas POV

Lacey had pulled Joe and I into a side room as soon as the shoe fight was over and they'd realised that the dudes were fictional.

She slapped Joe. "Where the hell have you been?" She demanded.

"Look Lace, I tried to-" he began.

"Don't 'Look Lace' me! you have been gone 10 years!" She shouted.

"Has it really been that long?" he asked, his voice softening.

"Yes! It has. I have the number committed to my memory. Every year on the same day I would go back and visit where we used to live. I would take my family and I would sit there with them, remembering. Then they would leave me. And I would cry. Cry because I thought I'd never see you again! I moved in with another family when mother died. I still went back every year, but on my own. Apart from this year. August 12th. I took 5 friends with me. I was worried that they might laugh at me. Then I realised as I was crying, they were crying too. Not for you, they didn't know who you were but they were crying about personal things. That day brought us closer together. Now you appear and turn my life upside down and I slap you. Because I have missed you for ten years and then you have the nerve to show up! Now! Then I remember what we used to do together. And I regret slapping you. I'm so sorry. So sorry." She said. Then she began to cry. Joe looked awkward and I shot daggers at him. Not literally. I pulled her into a hug.

"It's okay." I said. She continued to cry.

Liv POV

This place must think I'm a right weirdo. I cant believe I fancy him and he's fictional. I'm so calm though. I'm not sure why. I could be mad like Hattie, worried like Hannah or excited like Emily. But I wasn't anything. I think that means that my mind and heart are in agreement. If I truly love him, it doesn't matter that he's fictional. And that is what I believe true love means.

Hannah POV

God dammit. I almost gave it away. What is wrong with me. Why can't I just keep a secret? Elsie's breathing so everything's great. I just can't believe I almost said it. The others won't know, but Emily will. She knows me too well. She'd better not tell anyone!