Violence (Sequel to Have Faith In Me)

35: Hiking aftermath

Hiking was not for me.

Hiking was not for me.

My legs were burning and every part of my body was aching.

I couldn't move without wincing.

Usually I love walking, but the mountainous hike with Alex was definitely not anything I had ever come across before. The endurance was unreal.

It was the next day and I just didn't want to move.

I groaned as I rolled over to the other side of the bed where my phone was charging.

I wondered how yesterday went for the boys. I thought back to last night and how as soon as I got back from Alex's I went straight to sleep so I didn't get a chance to speak to them.

I was completely knocked out from 6pm last night.

I squinted in disapproval as the bright screen lit up.

11:37am.

Well if that hasn't beaten the jetlag nothing will.

I craned my neck to see that Rogue was not led peacefully at the end of my bed, or on my bed at all for that matter.

I don't even remember her coming to bed with me last night.

I shrugged it off, assuming she was with Calum. She usually is, Calum always hogs her.

I knew I needed to shower, but I just didn't want to move. I just wanted to lay in bed all day and do absolutely nothing.

Just then my phone started ringing. It was Luke.

I groaned slightly at the loud noise so soon after I had awoken.

"Too early..." I mumbled, probably somewhat incoherantly.

I was greeted with a chuckle. "C'mon sleepyhead, if you sleep anymore you'll just ruin your sleeping pattern. You're only just getting over the time difference."

"Too many words..." I muttered dramatically.

"Typical teen" Luke scoffed, hanging up.

As he hung up, the notifications centre reappeared on my phone. There were a couple of text messages:

Rose: I need a girl gossip, where are you?

Zack: Can we talk?

My brows furrowed as I realised, I hadn't even told Rose that I had left. How could I have forgotten?

I felt like such an awful friend. She was always there for me and I almost always pushed her away. And yet I'm never there for her? I never even told her.

I quickly replied, explaining where I was and expressing my apologies. I couldn't offer much more than that, other than a facetime whenever she wanted.

I figured I couldn't worry about it now, she'd still be asleep in England.

Then I decided to ignore Zack's message, I didn't feel like facing him yet. I know I was an idiot for forgetting about our date, but how could he be so mad about someone looking out for me? And protecting me from someone who didn't understand consent?

I didn't have a clue. It seemed he was more pissed about Blake than he was about the date not happening. And I couldn't figure out why.

Maybe he knew something I didn't?

Instead of wasting any more time thinking about it, I decided to get up.

I heaved myself into the shower. I laid my clothes on the side for when I got out and got a fresh towel.