The Runaway 2 - N.H.

[58] Hmm

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Long af chapter wow

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Braeden's POV

My head starts to throb with an intense pain and it takes all my will power not to drink the aching away.

Luke still has his tight grip on me and I hope he doesn't let go, I honestly feel that if he does, I'll crumble to the floor. How could I have let this happen? Scarlette and I were so careful that day not to let anyone near us. She insisted we go to the beach and tan, I only wanted to to try and dull the scars on my legs.

What will this mean for the boys? Will they ever forgive me for this?

I feel the cushion next to me slump down a bit but I don't have the energy to look up at who it is. Luke removes his hand from my waist and I immediately start shaking.

"It's okay, princess," I hear Niall whisper through tears of his own and he puts an arm around my waist, pulling me closer to him.

"I'm so sorry," I whisper but they don't say anything, they just let me cry for a long, long time.

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"BeeBee?" I hear Luke's voice ask from somewhere but when I open my eyes, I can't find him... Where am I? "BeeBee?" He repeats and I follow the voice, even though I don't know where I'm going.

"Luke?" I whisper. "Luke, where are you?" I turn a corner and see the back of the boys head. "There you are, what are you doing?"

"Why'd you leave me, Braeden? Why'd you leave me, Braeden?" He keeps repeating the words and I walk closer to him. My heart skips a beat when I see pills in his large hands.

"What are you doing with those Luke?" I ask cautiously, trying not to scare him. He doesn't answer me, just keeps repeating the words, over and over again. "Luke? Answer me," I say, my voice sounding strained and scratchy. He stops mid sentence and looks up at me. I notice his eyes are the darkest shade of blue I've ever seen on him and the bags under his eyes look like they are physically hurting him.

"I trusted you," he mumbles and raises the pills to his mouth. I let out a scream as I see him gulp them down, but for some reason I can't stop him. I stay standing there screaming as the boy - literally - fades away and into oblivion.

"Braeden!" I hear Niall scream and I jerk to a sitting position, still screaming. "Bee!" He screams and puts a hand over my mouth. I start to violently sob and he pulls me to him, engulfing me in a warm embrace.

"I love you," I sob into his chest.

"I love you too, baby girl," his name for me makes me flinch. "Are you okay?" He asks even more startled when I pull away from the hug.

"W-What?" I mumble. "Where's Luke? Is he okay?" I ask as soon as I remember the dream - well nightmare.

"Braeden, the-"

"Luke!" I scream and run the short distance to Scarlette's room. "Luke!" I repeat and push the door open but walk in to find only Scar in the large bed. "Scar!" I scream. "Where's Luke?"

She wakes up and rube her tired eyes. "What?" She asks looking confused.

"Where's Luke?" I scream like a maniac and I hear the toilet flush.

"Braeden?" I hear Luke's familiar accent ring as he walks through Scarlette's on-suite.

"Damn you, Luke," I mumble and run into his arms. He quickly wraps his arms around my shoulder as I press my body against him. "Don't so that again, okay?" I ask and pull away.