"And what if I don't want to talk to you?" I sigh, "After all you've been nothing but annoying, moody and stuck up today. The day started off as fun, but to be honest, I expected this day to be nothing but fun. My mood has been a little ruined by you."
Calum sighs and pulls on a strand of his hair. "Please. Maybe this is the last chance I get to tell you." I look into his eyes and know I'll hurt him by not talking to him now.
"Okay." I say and Calum seems to smile in relief. He walks over to a quiet place and I follow him.
"I want you to know something," Calum says, "And the reasons I got pissed off by you and maybe a little by you was that I didn't get the chance to tell you when I really wanted to."
I shrug. "Tell me, because I want to know what's on your mind. All I want is for you and I to act normal."
Calum puts his hands in his pockets and looks nervously around before looking at me. "I don't know how to say this, but... well... I like you, okay? And I've never felt like this before and it's scary, you know? Like, you're a fan and I haven't really figured out how to act towards you. Should I treat you like you're a fan, or...? I never know what I can tell you, because I'm afraid that you'll leak private information about me, or things I say to you."
"You should treat me like a person." I say, "It kind of hurts me that you think I'd do something like that. I've never treated you like a celebrity, I think. I try to act like I would with anybody else." Calum nods. "Yeah, you're right. But what I wanted to say is, I don't know if we'll keep in touch after we leave this time, you know. I want to, but I'm afraid that you'll see me as just another celebrity and not as just Calum. I'm afraid you'll look back and only brag about hanging out with me. Because that has happened to me before. I don't want it to be like that. You're just so amazing and I wanted to make this day special. And I hate to admit it, but I got jealous when you and Ashton were being so nice to each other, having fun and everything. I couldn't really do anyting about it and that made me hate myself even more. So, what I'm trying to say in between my rambling, is that I really like you. And I hope that doesn't seem weird. All I hope is that we'll stay in touch, even when I'm on the other side of the world. Because you're not just another fan to me. To me, you're Sara. The girl that I like."
I remain silent for a while, and I feel Calum staring at me while I look at the ground. He's obviously nervous for my answer. His hands are trembling, he's shuffling his feet on the ground and I can hear that he's breathing heavily. I then look up and take his hand. I feel myself smiling and I look into his eyes.
"Calum."
"Yes?"
"I like you too. Not because you're famous. I don't give a damn about that. I don't even think about you as a famous person. You're just Calum, and I like you as a person. Even though I don't know you very well, but I know you well enough to say that I like who you are."
"You do?" Calum says and I grin. He really seems surprised by my answer.
"Yes, of course! So, we're okay now, really. Shall we sit with the others now? They're probably wondering why we stayed away for so long."
Calum nods. "Wait. One more thing."
Then I feel his lips on mine.
