The Runaway 2 - N.H.

[40] That is not okay

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So I imagine Braeden's friend as Victoria Justice just because she's like pretty af :)

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I stand there, my head down and my hair covering any visible parts of my face. I let out a low gasp from the pain and shock.

No one moves for almost a minute when a feel a hand on my shoulder. "Don't touch me!" I scream and flinch back to see Luke standing in front of me looking scared and worried. "Don't touch me." I repeat but this time as a whisper.

"Braeden, I'm so sorr-" Anna starts with her hand over her mouth.

"Don't!" I scream and tug at the roots of my in anger.

Ashton's POV

"Don't! Why? Why didn't you let me die?" Braeden screams but I know she's not talking to Anna. "I wanted to die!"

We all stay staring at her in shock until she seems so snap out of it and look at Niall. She takes a few steps back and shakes her head. "I wanted to die." She repeats as a tiny mumbled whisper and she turns on her heels and runs of the stage and out of our vision.

"Oh god." Anna says with her hand still covering her mouth.

"Hey, Anna it's okay." I mumble and walk over to hug her.

"Are you fucking serious?" Michael screams wide eyed. I didn't even realise he was right behind me until just now. "That is not okay!"

Anna's face drops and I want to defend her but I know Mikey is right and it's not really okay.

"I honest to god hope y'all are happy." Scarlette says and kicks at a piece of dust on the floor. "I do, because in the six months I've known her I've never seen her like that. She's had four panic attacks in that time and from what I know that's a massive fucking change. She... Y'all are fucked, you know that right? She doesn't deserve this. Nobody does." She says y'all just like Bee. It's probably bad that that's all I got out of her little speech.

"You don't even fucking know her." Luke mumbles and plays with his hands.

"And you do? Tell me, what's her fucking favourite band? Or her favourite celebrity? Or her favourite animal? Hell, tell me her fucking phone number and I'll believe you," She yells shaking her head.

"Blink, Perrie, Pig and the last one I don't know but that's not my fault." Luke tries and I'm about to applaud him when Scarlette starts laughing.

"Wrong. The 1975, you, hedgehog. And yes, yes it is your fucking fault," She growls and grabs two bags and a guitar before walking out. "Have a good fuckin' show," She yells on her way out and sticks the finger up.

"Well she's definitely Braeden's best friend." I mumble after she's gone.

"I'm her best friend." Anna whispers from beside me and my heart breaks.

"You just fucking hit her, you seriously think you're her best friend?" Mikey half laughs at her and I'm angry he's targeting her but I honestly don't have the energy to fight.

"Calum hit her and she still almost had sex with him after." She mumbles and I mentally slap myself for telling her that.

"What? When?" Mikey asks wide eyed and looks at Calum who's staring down at his feet. "Cal?" He presses but Calum doesn't flinch.

"What?" Niall asks and I glare at Anna.

"I... Sorry," She mumbles.

"You told her?" Calum growls and steps forward.

"Fuck, I'm sorry! I thought Bee had told her."

"When?" Niall asks through his teeth.

"It doesn't fucking matter." Calum says just as harshly back.

"Yeah, it kind of does."

"Bee would never cheat, if that's what you're worried about." Calum says without looking at him.

"Unlike you." Niall mutters in anger.

"What was that photo?" Cal hisses with his head turned slightly.

"That was an accident." He says a tear pricking his eyes.

"Cheating isn't an accident." Calum growls and it's truly amusing watching them go at each other, it really is.

"You'd know."

"Stop it!" I yell and Anna flinches beside me. "Fuck, she hates all of you. So just stop fuckin' fighting over her."

"Yeah well I fucking love her." Calum grumbles under his breath. It's the first time I've heard him say it since we left her that night.

"When?" Niall growls and the previous conversation goes back to our minds.

"The night the four of us got to Boston." Calum breathes out defeated.

"She told me you two kissed." Niall says looking hurt.

"That's all we did do." That's bullshit.

"Then you made me tell her about Aleisha... You little prick." Luke growls, wide eyed and red faced.

"Can we just soundcheck please?" I ask and because none of us want to talk to each other again, we start to set up.

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Terrible chapter but yolo, enjoy

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