english - c.hood 01 | au

twenty nine

c a l u m

to wake up with her in my arms was the best feeling in the world.

to know that she was mine and only mine made that feeling ten times better.

but there was a catch within all of this.

if we were to get caught, noelle and i, bad things would happen.

i would lose my job, she would lose her education.

yet she loves me enough to be willing to sacrifice that.

"good morning." she rolls over and samples up at me.

"good morning, princess." i smile and kiss her. "you're up early."

"well that's because we have class." she laughs. "you have one to supervise, and i have one to attend before the unit final."

"i still have to write that." i laugh. "three days gives me some time though, yeah?"

"yeah." she smiles. "i'm going to head back to mine to get ready. i'll see you in class?"

"as always." i smile, watching her dress and walk away.

soon enough, i eventually decide to get up and get ready for work.

i walk out into the kitchen and make myself some coffee, duke trailing behind and myself knowing he's hungry.

i have the little dude his food and drank my coffee, getting dressed and washing up right after.

i had more than enough time to drive into campus, so i slipped on my shoes, said goodbye to the dog, and locked up my apartment.

"you know, i never thought for you to be one to screw around with your students. guess i had my facts wrong."

"caroline, what the fuck are you doing here?" i ask her.

"i'm here to set some things straight, because i know exactly who, and what, it is that i want." she says.

n o e l l e

you know, considering i have fairly clear skin and i don't really "date" i never thought to
consider having to actually buy concealer.

guess i was wrong, because i had to run to the drug store just to buy the $4 one nora told
me to use and wind up buying two because i knew i was going to use half of the little tube.

and i wasn't wrong...

so i got ready at home and raced to the english hall, meeting with luke and nora right by the doorway.

"you're in a fucking hoodie." nora says. "who even are you anymore?"

"i'm tired, nice to meet you." i smile and roll my eyes.

we walk into class and take our seats, and even though the class starts in a few minutes, i'm not hesitant to start my notes for the final.

soon enough, calum walks in, that broad caroline trailing behind him like a lost puppy.

monday she'll be gone, that's all that matters.

by mid-period, half of my notes are done, as are nora's and luke's, colour-coded and all.

then, there's a knock on the door.

one of the students at the back opens the door, revealing two officers alongside the dean and, holy shit, what the fuck is aiden doing here?

i grab luke and nora's hands and grip onto them tightly, i was scared for my life right now.

"noelle carter?" they ask, and my heart drops. "you're coming with us."

"n-n-no." i stutter as tears fall from my face. "i-i can't, p-please."

"we aren't asking, miss carter." the officer says and grabs me.

"dude, she has a fucking restraining order against that fucker over there, get off of her." luke grabs me and pulls me back.

one officer grabs me, and another walks over to calum and grabs him too.

what the hell is going on?

"caroline, what the hell have you done?" calum snaps at the bitch smiling at him from her seat.

"bye calum." she waves.

we're getting hauled off by officers.

aiden and caroline both have something to do with this.

and there's nothing that can be done to stop this.

we got caught, didn't we?

well shit...