Everything's not what it seems

11

Harvey's POV
I can't believe I've broken my arm and my rib. "Let's cast you up shall we." Schwoz said and handed me a gum ball. "Blow a bubble, it'll change you into normal clothes and you'll have a red cast on your arm." He said, I nodded and blew a bubble. The glowing green light surrounded me as my clothes changed and like Schwoz said, I had a red cast on.

As I was about to leave I realised I'd need an excuse to tell my family about my arm, we also haven't gone back on social media yet so I should be ok to not tell the Millsies until we go back.

After thinking about it whilst walking home I decided to say my phone died, I slipped at work and couldn't remember any numbers to call off Rays phone. They'll believe that, right?

I turned my phone off, so if I pressed the power button it wouldn't turn on, making it more believable. Then I knocked on the door, realising I left my key at home in the rush to get to work. "Harvey! What happened to your arm?" My mum asked.

"Wow, no hi?" I joked, she just stared at me. "Ok, well I tripped at work cleaning, I fell on my arm and broke it, I also broke a rib." I said.

"Well why didn't you call?!" She was worried.

"My phone died and I couldn't remember anyone's number." She nodded and told me to go to my room and rest. How she believed that lie I do not know, she knows my phone is always charged because I need it for our music.

I walked up the first set of stairs and saw Tilly sat in her room, hugging her pillow, I knocked on her door. "Hey Tills. Can I come in?" I asked.

"Yes." She said looking up at me and wiping a tear from her eye.

"What's wrong? Why the you crying?" I asked, as I started to panic.

"D-do you work with Malevolent?" She asked, her eyes welling with more tears.

"Come here Tills." I said opening my arms and hugging her tight with my good arm. "Why would you ever think I'd work with her?"

"I heard you start to say her name." She said.

S**t. I knew I was too loud. "Tilly, look at me." I said stopping the hug to lift her chin up. "I was mimicking my boss. He said he didn't care if Malevolent had kidnapped you, I stopped half way because I realised you could probably hear. He apologised at work, he only said it because he was mad I didn't want to go to work." I said and Tilly grinned.

"So you're really not working with her?" She asked.

"Of course not Tills."

"Harvey?" She asked.

"Yes Tilly?" I answered.

"You, Max, Leo, mum and dad will protect me right?" She asked, worry coming back to her voice.

"Of course we will, why wouldn't we?"

"What if Malevolent comes back and tries to take me again?" Is this really how Tilly feels, is she scared? Well, I don't blame her.

"Well she'll have to go through the whole Mills family because we won't let her take you again. We're ready now. If you'd like you can stay in my room with me." I reassured her.

"Yes please." She said. "I love you Harv."

"I love you too Tills."I said.

"Oh and Harvey?" She asked again.

"Yes Tills?" I answered again.

"What happened to your arm?" She asked, I then went on to explain it all over again.

A/N These chapters are getting shorter, I know some of the characters in the intro aren't mentioned yet but that's because I mainly wanted to focus on the kidnapping to begin with. Now that Tilly is safe more characters will be introduced.