Punchbag - Calum Hood (5sos) Alternate Universe [ON HOLD]

11: calum

11: dirty little secret - all-american rejects [i put patty's cover on the side bc as it is are the shit and I couldn't find the original idk]

[also cal and luke on the side bc why not]

= [unedited]

©alum

After Cas, Michael and Ashton left, mum really started having a go at me. She screamed at how irresponsible it was to invite people [and by people I'm pretty sure she meant Michael] into the house without her permission. I tuned out for most of her ranting, though.

"Calum, are you even listening to me?" she snapped, tapping me lightly on the head.

"Yes, mother," I sighed.

"Don't take that tone with me, young man, I've had it up to here with your ridiculous antics! Can't you just stay out of trouble just once, and save me some stress?"

I breathed heavily, but I knew I was going to explode. "Me?! All I did was invite a friend in because she got locked out for the night! It's not my fault tweedledum and tweedledee got drunk and wanted to stop here, is it? They're my friends, mum, and there's nothing you can do about it! And it's not like you're not to blame, you kicked dad out, you stayed out all night again, and you're the one that's gone and got a boyfriend without telling me!"

"I had my reasons, Calum!" she shrieked. "And all you had to do was turn them down, it's not hard!"

She grabbed her coat and bag and began putting her shoes on.

"Fine! Go off to your little boyfriend, see if I care," I said, my voice cracking.

She sighed. "Calum, I thought you'd be more mature about this. He's not my boyfriend, I've just been on a few dates with him. How do you know about all this, anyway?"

"Luke," I mumbled, feeling bad for dropping him in it.

She inhaled sharply. "I see. I'm going to go out for a while and when I come back I want you to be in a better mood. I can't do this anymore calum, we argue like a married couple and you're my son. I expected more from you." She shook her head slowly and walked out.

I slid down the wall and sat in a ball, all curled up. Mum stuck her head round the door.
"Oh, and you're grounded for three weeks."

Great.

=

Of course I didn't listen to my mum about being grounded so I rang Luke and told him to meet me at the skate park in 20 minutes. I grabbed my skateboard from in the garage [I don't use it much but I still know how to board; I mean, who doesn't?] and began riding to the skatepark.

I though a lot, whilst I was pushing the board rhythmically and making sure I kept my balance. I thought about how hot Cassidy was for a while, which I didn't like thinking about because I knew she'd never date me, she seemed more interested in Michael or Ashton or even Luke. I was just the dorky boy that knocked a load of weights over at her dad's boxing club. I thought about whatever was going on between Luke and Michael, but then my mind slowly went back to Cas.

I hadn't known her very long but because I knew of her it felt like I had. I sighed, running my fingers through my hair and pulling my headphones and phone out of my pocket. I still hadn't called dad, which I knew mum was going to be annoyed about. They seem to be getting on okay at the moment. They still don't really speak, but she hasn't bitched about him in a while.

I arrived at the park and Luke was sitting on his board in the middle of one of the ramps.

"Lucas?" I yelled, but he didn't turn around. "Luke!"