The Getaway

CH. 37 Honesty

My eyes fumbled open to the touch of someone's hand in my hair.

I blinked, Kade's figure coming into view.

He twirled small strands around his finger over and over again.

I blinked in confusion, my head automatically feeling dense.

I stirred from my sleepy daze, causing Kade's eyes to shift from my hair to my face.

His blue orbs softened as they met my confused ones.

"You're up," He gave me a tight smile, bringing his hand away from my hair to rub a thumb down the side of my cheek.

Why was he in my room?

I blinked slowly again.

Why was I in my room?

A pang erupted from the back of my head, ricocheting to the rest of my mind.

I shut my eyes, groaning as unbearable pain surged throughout my whole body. The sensation crawled up my spine, slithering all the way down to the tips of my toes.

I felt like shit.

Kade rubbed the pad of his thumb on my cheek in reassuring circles, "I know. Hangovers suck," He said as he moved to grab a pill bottle from my nightstand.

He unscrewed the cap, handing me two pills. He picked up a cup of water, bringing it to my hands.

I sat up slowly, wincing from the movement.

I grabbed the cup from his hands, popping the pills into my mouth and gulping some water away with it.

I sighed, handing the cup back to Kade without looking at him.

Why was I here?

My pounding mind tried to search for an answer as to what was going on, but I couldn't remember anything.

The last thing I remember was me, Quinn, and that awful bottle of vodka.

I looked around my room again.

Where had Cameron gone? We were supposed to sleep over at her house, after all.

Footsteps approached my door and it creaked open.

"Is she awake y—" The voice came to a stop as I made eye contact with Nathan.

He looked at me with an open mouth, red hair drooping over his surprised eyes.

"—Nathan? Is she awake?" A girl's voice said from behind the door.

A hand pushed it open further and Cameron's familiar face appeared.

Her eyes grew and she stopped beside Nathan.

Suddenly, she pushed past him, making her way towards me and sitting down on the bed.

She gave me a timid smile, putting a hand on my shoulder, "Hey," She whispered. She rubbed her hand up and down on my arm, "How are you feeling?"

I pressed my lips into a thin line, looking up to the door as Flynn now entered the room behind Nathan, forcing him out of his dazed stare and pushing him into my room.

He closed the door behind them and they both went over to stand by Kade.

I glanced at Kade; whose usual dark eyes were now light with concern, creasing at the edges with a look of care.

Something wasn't right.

My blinked, trying to hold back a wave of frustration.

I couldn't remember anything.