Truths And Dares

Broken

- Calum's POV -

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I was stood behind the shaking brown haired girl. I didn't want to make Ashton any more angry but he put her in this state. 

"Lu, don't worry. It's Niall's fault not yours," I breathed. She lent back onto me slightly, as if making sure I wouldn't leave her too, "Do you want to go?" I asked quietly.

"Please," She replied. I took her small hand in my own and she lead me back to her room.

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- Ashton's POV -

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I couldn't shake the feeling that the textcwas the truth.  I read it over and over again. I thought hard about it. Niall was the one that got the boner from looking at  her. Harriette screamed at him as well.Harriette. I could get even. No I fucked up enough as it is. I know if I hurt Lucy I might loose my three closest friends. I knew what I wanted to do. I knew it was irrational but very few thoughts were rational at that point. But the one I wanted to do the most was the least rational. I wantd to break my one year clean streak for her. For Lucy. I started to pace the porch, just to try and get rid of these thoughts. I stopped out side Lucy's window. The curtains were open. Calum and her were lead together on her bed. She was writing in a book with prompts from Calum. Replaced me already. I screamed. Then I kicked the suport post for the roof with all the strength I could muster. That hurt me toe. Bad. 

"As the earth ends up crumbling down to it's knees, so baby,

We just gotta get out,

We just gotta get out." A female sang, It was beautiful

"Gotta get, Gotta get, Gotta get out,"  Calum sang. I knew it was him I worked with him too long for me not to recognize it. Was it him and Lucy singing? If so Lucy sang like an angel. But that wasn't one of our songs. They wrote a song together? I didn't know  Lucy could sing. Or write songs. I decided to text Calum. 

To: Calum

Is Lucy okay? :/

I pressed send. And waited. He read it. And I waited. No reply. He had read it just never replied. That hurt. Lucy was my girlfriend after all. I threw my phone down the garden and heard it smash as it collided with the stone wall. I ran down the garden. It mirrored my heart. Smashed to pieces. I gingerly picked up a shard of glass that came off my phone. I knew exactly what I was doing. I was killing my streak. One year clean. I pressed it against my wrist. I pressed harder then glided it down my wrist. It cut, leaving droplets of blood in it's wake. Blood poured out quicker. I repeated the action god knows how many times. My body felt numb. My pain was masked. I dropped the shard of glass. I walked towards the house. I was in the hallway. Calum stepped out of Lucy's bedroom and clicked of the light. Slowly shutting the door,

"Night Lu," He whispered just before the door shut. He turned and looked at me, "Finally. She has been in a right state since you left. She was crying her eyes out," He whisper shouted at me, "Niall came onto her, god damnit. And she cut herself." I moved my hand so it was holding my wrist, "Ashton show me you wrists," His voice was a lot softer, caring and full of concern. I obliged knowing there was no point arguing. 

"Sorry," I whispered my voice quiet and sounded not like me at all. 

"It's okay," he said pulling me into a hug. I knew Calum cares so much about all of us. Maybe even too much. His hand was rubbing my back. I rested my head on his shoulder. 

"It's okay," He repeated over and over again. His breath tickling my neck.

"Hu, GAAYYY," A girl screamed

"Robyn shut up go kiss ass," Calum retorted, his hands reached my hair, gently taking locks between his fingers, "Time for you to get some sleep, yeah?" He asked me. I nodded. He took me to the now emptyish living room, apart from Mikey, a sleeping Luke. Julia was sat next to the couch crying. Calum gently pushed me onto the empty chouch passing me a few of the blankets we used. He left me for a moment coming back with a first aid kit.

"Wrist," He said kneeling infront of me, I hadn't moved, holding out his hand. I slowly moved my wrist so it was in the palm of his hand, "This may sting a bit," He warned me getting an antiseptic wipe, opening it and gently cleaning my cuts. I winced, "It's okay," Calum repeated. Mikey looked over at us hate was obvious in his eyes. 

"Look who came inside," Mike sneered

"Bandana," Calum replied. Huh?

"And penguin? In one night?" Mike was shocked, Calum nodded turning around to face Mike. I knew what pengin is it is our code word for Luke, I assume mine was bandana. Drunk Mike was kinder than sober Mike, it has been that way for as long as I could remember,

"How bad?" Mikey asked

"Blue verging on black, Luke?" Calum asked

"Black," Mikey replied, Calum nodded and turned back to me,

"Sleep," He commanded before standing up and walking over to Luke, I took off my shirt and stood up to take of my jeans. 

"Ashton," A whisper from the door way, 

"Lu, go back to bed," Calum sighed,

"Can I talk to Ash?" she countered

"This is your fault this even happened," Julia said from beside Luke

"I'll go then," She said turning around,

"Wait," I murmured, "I love you." But she was already gone. Calum looked over at me.

"Bed," He said pointing at the couch. I took off my jeans I looked back up and he was gone.

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-Lucy's POV-

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I was sat in my room on my bed my light was on. Tears cascading down my cheeks.

"You wanted to talk to me," A voice said from the doorway, "Lu, Oh my god are you okay?" 

"I'm fine," I replied, I looked up, Harriette,

"Your crying," She murmured coming closer,

"The scale goes, Great - Good - Okay - Not okay - I hate you - Fine," I whispered

"I know it does," She came to sit next to me,

"Last tour, what happened last tour," I asked

"Just before last tour I moved out, I didn't live with my 'family' anymore, but they followed me everywhere they could trying to get me to come home. I had moved in with Niall we had been dating for a year at that point and he was sick of me being covered in brouses. He knew where thay came from. They came from my step-dad and my birth mother. I've been dating Niall two years this fall," She murmured. 

"I'm sorry," I whispered

"Don't be. I deserve someone who doesn't  cheat. And so do you," She chirped before leaving. "And so do you," Echoed in my mind. Did Ashton cheat on me? Was he willing to stoop that low just to get back at me? Or was Harriette mad at me for Niall liking me. There was a knocking at my door. I looked up Calum. 

"Hi," I whispered, my voice sounded funny.

"You okay?" He asked me?

"I'm fine," I murmured, I felt so guilty he was a guy he didn't understand the scale. I was technology lying to him. He was my best friend. I couldn't do that to him. 

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A/N

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