Innocence {M.C.}

Chapter 5

     I was currently sitting on Calum's lap in the living room as people drank and danced around us. We were sat in a circle of people who were trying to figure out what party game to play. Michael had finally found his way back to us but with a girl named Lucy on his arm.

'Whore' I gaped at myself in my head. I had never called a girl that before. I didn't even know if she was a whore, it was just the fact that she was with Michael. I was also mad that after we had that intimate moment, I thought, he went and found another girl to spend the night with.

"Want some?" Calum asked me. I shook my head and he shrugged his shoulders. Seconds later I felt him grab the back of my head and push our lips together. He forced his tongue into my mouth. I began to struggle against the arm that was wrapped around my waist and keeping us together. This just caused him to kiss me more aggressively. I began to pull more forcefully from him. 

     He finally let me go and I gave him a sharp look as we were face-to-face still. He just gave me one of his crooked smiles and placed one hand on my leg and the other on the exposed skin of my waist. The hand on my leg began to move just like Michael's hand had in the car. But it didn't make me feel like Michael's had. 

     His touch made me feel gross and dirty. There was no fire, no burning sensation. Just disgust. Disgust for myself and for him. I lightly put my hand over the one that was on my leg to stop it from going any further up. I heard him scoff behind me. He lifted me up and put me on the couch where he had just been.

"I'm going to get another drink" Calum said slurring his words slightly.

"Are you sure you want to drink any more. You've had a lot already" I said with clear concern in my voice.

"Will you shut the fuck up. I can drink more if I want to drink more. You're not my mom" He said then walked away. I looked around at the group of people who were looking at the way Calum had just talked to me.

     That Lucy girl and her friends began to giggle while looking at me. I blushed madly as I looked down. I can't believe he just talked to me like that.

"So, I see there's trouble in paradise" One of the girls said to me causing me to look up at her. I quickly shook my head in protest.

"No, not really. That's really the first time he's done anything like that to me." I said trying to clear everything up.

"Really? So he's never cheated on you or disrespected you before." The girl continued again. I shook my head again.

"That's weird because he told me he only wanted to date you to see if you would bang him." Lucy made this comment. At this point I could feel the tears building up in my eyes.

"And by the looks of him heading up the stairs with a girl right now, you haven't put out yet" Lucy continued as she pointed behind me to the staircase. I quickly whipped around along with everyone else sitting by us to see Calum leading a girl upstairs. Now the tears began to stream down my face uncontrollably.

"You've got to be fucking kidding me!" I heard Michael exclaim from behind me. I turned back around and looked at him. I then decided that I should probably leave so I stood up with the intent to leave, but realized all the girls around stood up as well.

"Before you leave you should have a drink" A different one said. And with that every single girl in that circle lifted her drink and threw it on me. I gasped as I felt the liquids hit my skin. By now I was sobbing and began to make my way out of the house. It was harder than I thought, with the combination of tears and people blocking my vision. I didn't know how I was going to find my way out until I felt a hand grab my arm and lead me out of the house. 

     Once we made it to the front porch I fell onto the top step and bawled my eyes out. At this point I didn't even care what people thought, I had already been humiliated once tonight. Why should I care anymore. I saw someone sit down next to me out of the corner of my eye. I saw the red hair and realised it was Michael. He must've led me out of the house. 

     At this revelation I turned to him and fell into his side and cried some more. After a couple seconds I felt him grab me under the arms, like a baby, and set me on his lap. We used to sit like this all the time when we were younger and one of us was upset. It was a comforting position since I was able to wrap my arms completely around his neck. 

     I tightened my grip around him as I drove my face into the crook of his neck. He had began to rub up and down my back like a mother would. This was the nicest Michael had been to me since we were kids. I heard someone bust through the front door and rush down the steps before I heard the dreaded voice speak. 

"What are you doing with my girlfriend?" Him talking made me snuggle further into Michael's neck ,and him to tighten his arms around me.

"Well last time I checked, you don't leave your girlfriend to go fuck another girl. Asshole" Michael shot back. Michael's reply made me let out a small whimper and more tears to fall down my face. 

     I wish I could see Calum's face right now since he hasn't spoken since Michael's comment. I just couldn't get myself to turn around.

"Annette. Baby. I'm sorry. I made a mistake." Calum tried. This made me shoot up from Michael's lap and right into Calum's face. He backed up in surprise.

"Listen here you little fucker! I trusted you and you went and fucked some whore!" I heard a hey from the crowd that was gathering behind us. "I may be naive and innocent but at least I'm not an asshole like you! And I know about your plan to try and fuck me! I guess now you'll never know if I would have fucked you or not" I said with a smirk on my face. With that I grabbed Michael's hand and walked away from Calum who was still standing there with a shocked look on his face. I am a ginger. I don't know why he didn't expect me to explode at some point.

"Holy shit" I said as we stopped on the sidewalk. " I can't believe I just said all that" I began to smile. I turned to Michael who was smiling at me too. I quickly ran and jumped into his arms and wrapped my legs around him out of habit since we did that as children. I was so happy. I have never stood up for myself like that before.

"Yeah, holy shit! That was so hot Annie" He said back to me. His comment made me freeze and slip back down his body. I stared up at him with a confused look on my face. Annie is what he called me back when we were friends. 

"So-Sorry" He stuttered out quickly after. I smiled up at him. He cleared his throat before continuing " You should probably call someone to come and get you" He told me.

"Okay. Can I borrow your phone? I don't know where mine is" He just nodded and handed his over. I decided to call Marcel. Once I was done with the phone call I returned to the phone to Michael.

"He's on his way" I told him.

"Okay" And with that we stood in awkward silence until Marcel got there. I jumped into his car and then waved bye to Michael with a smile, which he gladly returned.

"What's that all about? Are you okay?" Marcel began to question me.

"Can you just drive me home? I really don't want to talk about it." I told him looking down. I heard him mutter a 'yeah' before we made our way back to my house.