5SOS - BABYSAT BY IDIOTS

Chapter 32

Ashton made his way to the refrigerator and responded, "I had a rough night. Couldn't sleep." I nodded my head. It doesn't seem like Ashton did it but he could still be a suspect. I was going to wait for everyone to be awake so I could ask them all at the same time. The time flied by and everyone woke up. My plan was to bring everybody in the same room. We all met up in the living room. They sat on the couch while I stood. "Is there something wrong?" Calum asked. I said back, "Well, I just wanna ask one simple question. Who took my iPod?" Everyone stood silent.

Nicole: Hello?

Luke: How do you know you didn't just lose it?

Nicole: Because I don't think I could lose it when I slept with it by my side and didn't take them off.

Calum: You never know. Maybe it grew legs overnight and walked off.

Nicole: Oh, yeah, sure. Very logical, Calum.

Ashton: What if none of us took it?

Nicole: Oh, please. I highly doubt that.

Calum: Ooh! I know!

Nicole: What? What do you know?

Calum: It rented a horse and rode off into the sunset.

Nicole: Calum... Enough.

Calum: (mumbles)

Ashton: Do you toss and turn in your sleep?

Luke: No, she doesn't.

Nicole: And how would you know that?

Luke: Uhh...

Calum: Your iPod climbed up your headphones like a rope in your sleep and into your head and then --

Nicole: Calum, you are getting on my last nerve --

Luke: (stands up) Okay! I did it! I took your iPod!

Nicole: I knew it!

Ashton: Really? You knew it was Luke?

Nicole: No, I knew somebody took it. I didn't think it'd be Luke though... Wow, I did not see this coming.

Luke: Ugh, I took it to read your texts.

Nicole: You did what?!

Luke: Well, you already knew I read your texts!

Nicole: Luke, there is no reason for you to read my texts, those are private!

Luke: Well, they're my business because I'm supposed to be taking care of you!

Nicole: I can take care of myself! I'm tired of you treating me like a little baby! I'm 12 already!

Luke: Well, you have babysitters for a reason, Nicole. You're still young and I need to protect you!

Nicole: From texting?!? I don't see any harm in that!

Luke: You don't understand yet.

Nicole: Well, of course not. Cause I'm too young and fragile and totally immature! Is that what you're trying to say?

Luke: Yes! That's exactly what I'm trying to say!

Nicole: (grunts and stomps up to room and slams door shut)

I can't believe Luke would do this to me. He's a total idiot. Sometimes I just wanna punch him in the face. But for some reason, not right now. I'm kind of feeling more sad than angry. Why would Luke call me those things? Anyway, as the clock ticked away, I was just listening to One Direction, Strong. It was the closest song to my feelings. Soon enough, it was lunch and I had went downstairs to see everybody at the table sitting down except for Ashton who was making food. I had sat down and waited for the food to come and it did. I didn't even bother to eat it. For 5 whole minutes, I just moved the food around with my fork around the plate. Calum said to me, "Come on, Nicole. Eat your spaghetti. It's getting cold." I ignored him. Ashton even tried cutting the silence by talking and asking questions but I just answered with pretty much all small talk. Luke seemed to do the same.

Ashton: So, uh, Nicole. What did you think about the food at last night's restaurant?

Nicole: It was good.

Ashton: Really? That's cool. What about you, Luke?

Luke: It was nice.

Ashton: Great! So you both agree on something! Now can you please just chomp up your food and call this whole fight quits?

Nicole: Whatever.

Luke: Doesn't make a difference.

Ashton: (slaps hand on forehead) Calum? Shall we do this again?

Calum: We have no choice. Come on, Nicole.

Ashton: You too, Luke.

Nicole: I'm not finished my spaghetti yet.

Calum: Well, I hope you realize you have to start to finish. Lets go.

Then I stood up and followed Calum wherever he took me and I noticed Ashton took Luke somewhere too. Calum had brought me to my room and closed the door. "Ugh, not this again," I groaned. Calum imitated me. "Now why won't you settle it with Luke?" Calum asked me.

Nicole: I can't. I'm not mature enough.

Calum: Nicole, you are mature. Luke did nothing wrong.

Nicole: Are you kidding me? He said I was immature, fragile and young.

Calum: Or did you say those things?

Nicole: What?

Calum: You were technically the one to put those words into Luke's mouth, right?

Nicole: Well, kind of, but he confirmed it!

Calum: Because you made him. You put him through so much stress, Nicole.

Nicole: Yeah, of course I did. Now I'm the bad guy. I always end up being the bad guy.

Calum: Nicole, you are not bad or a guy.

Nicole: (scoffs)

Calum: And neither is Luke. I do see one thing Luke did wrong and that was lying to you in the first place about stealing your iPod.

Nicole: See? He did do something wrong!

Calum: But doesn't everybody make mistakes? Sometime soon, Nicole, you'll learn more about life than it already is.

Nicole: And what exactly does that mean?

Calum: It means you need to go downstairs and wait for Luke so you can say sorry.

Nicole: Okay, first of all, that is not what you said. And second of all, what am I saying sorry for?

Calum: Sorry for freaking out about a small thing and putting words into his mouth.

Nicole: Ooh, there's a lot of things I'd like to put in his mouth. In fact, I'd like to shove it in there and make him choke on his --

Calum: Nicole!

Nicole: Oh. Sorry.

Calum: (sighs) Just please go downstairs.

IN THE NEXT CHAPTER, WOULD YOU GUYS LIKE ME TO ACTUALLY GO THROUGH THE WHOLE SORRY THING WITH LUKE AND NICOLE OR WOULD YOU JUST LIKE ME TO SAY SOMETHING LIKE "LUKE AND I DEALT WITH OUR PROBLEM AND IT WAS ALL OVER WITH."? PLEASE LEAVE IN THE COMMENT SECTION!