unknown number // calum hood

sixteen» explaination

"calum?" i stuttered the name out trying to process what was going on, "wait, why are you, i mean, what?"

calum looked even more nervous than i was, his fingers tapping violently against the wooden table, his cheeks flushing a light pink, "hi." he nervously spoke smiling awkwardly towards me.

my inner fangirl wanted to scream and break down and cry, but i knew there was a reason he was here and he probably didn't want to hear me either "hi, not that i'm not glad you're here but-"

he cut me off by sighing loudly, licking his lips that seemed to be dry, "before you think i'm some stalker or something, gina and i have been planning this for about a week now or something like that and i can't really think right now" he scratched his neck before placing his hand swiftly under his chin, "i want to get this out of the way and i need you to promise me something." his glare was soft and not as intimidating as i would of thought.

"okay?" i probably sounded bitchy, but i honestly was so confused and i was trying so hard to hold back any type of screams or cries that were tempted to spill out. why and how was gina talking to him?

"i was the calum guy you were texting." you can tell he was trying to stay calm but a brittle smile formed instead. 

the first thing that ran through my mind was why would i be mad? then it hit me, i was talking to calum hood. i would joke about it with him but i actually was. i didn't know how to react but all i knew is i had to say something soon before he had a heart attack.

"calum." i softly chuckled trying to sound as calm as possible, "i'm not mad, you can breath." i saw the timid smile turn into a relieved one as his worries seemed to go away, "why would i be mad?"

calum quietly mumbled something slouching down in his seat, looking towards a picture frame that hung perfectly right above me, "wait you're not mad?"

i laughed shaking my head, "no, i have no reason to be."

calums eyes grew as he studied my face trying to find some kind of lie which wasn't present. he formed a relaxed smile looking down at the table his cheeks flushing a dark pink, "you sure? i lied to you who i was.."

i nodded taking a sip from the water that stood between us, "positive, i get what you were doing. you were only trying to make sure i wasn't using you." i tried to keep my small smile but i couldn't help but find his blushing extremely cute. hell, he was extremely cute.

calum stood up looking down at me, "alright, i only have a day to officially meet you. i wanna take you somewhere." the warm smile he had made me melt. the smile i saw behind my phone screen was now in front of me and i am the one who caused such a beautiful sight.

normally, i wouldn't completely walk away with a stranger but he really wasn't. i somehow trusted him even though i didn't have one good reason to.

"wait what about gina?" i asked as we already were out the door guilt rushing over me as i realized i was so blind with reality.

"she knows what we are doing, she's the one who helped me plan everything." he talked as we began to walk down the sidewalk. it was so late at night yet i wasn't tired at all anymore. i was more nervous of the fact we were walking out like this so late at night.

the street light was just enough to see a vague outline of his perfectly carved face, along with his fit arms that showed threw the tank top he was wearing.

"you aren't chilly?" i quietly giggled looking down at his completely exposed arms, "its like 60°"

he shook his head proudly giggling back at me, "you sound like my mom."

i playfully punched him realizing it probably hurt me more than it hurt him, "where are we going anyway?" it just sort of dawned on me i was randomly roaming the street with calum, not even sure to where i was going; yet, it didn't scare me one bit.

"since its so late at night, i thought maybe we can hang out at the hotel. the boy's all went to some party so they won't be there to be annoying." he kept that cute little smile he had, the smile that you couldn't help but want to just kiss and never let go.

i nodded continuing to shiver from the cold. considering it was mid spring the weather felt chillier than it should, "sounds good."

before i could begin another conversation we were at the hotel which was only a block down right by the stadium where they just preformed.

right when i stepped through the doors the warm air washed over me causing a short relief from the cold.

"this way." calum chuckled once he saw i was heading towards the hallway, "it's on the third floor."

the entire way there we seemed to not run out of things to talk about and he soon became the boy i was texting, not calum hood. each thing he said i related to and vice-versa. we already knew a lot about each other and we were beginning to know more.

for some reason i expected some fancy huge room, but it was nothing more than an average hotel, "who do you share the room with?"

"usually ashton." calum breathed laying down on one of the two beds, "normally we just take the tour bus but since we have a two day break in between the shows we are staying here."

i laid next to him, turning my head to face the ceiling, "do you guy's usually party when you do?"

calum nodded fiddling with his fingers, "yeah, i do that too much."

for some reason the happy vibe dropped as soon as his smile vanished. i didn't know why he was upset and i was starting to think i didn't want to either, "what happened to happy cal?"

calum stayed quiet focusing on his fingers again, then seemed to realize his focus was on the wrong thing, "what?"

"you okay?" i asked turning my head slightly so it was no longer facing the ceiling and now was looking into his worried eyes.

"yeah, i just thought of something." he put on the most obvious fake smile, but i didn't want to pressure him into telling me anything so i let it slide even though i knew what was clearly going on, "how is your brother?"

out of everything, he had to ask that, "i mean, honestly?" i paused looking back up at the ceiling, my neck resting perfectly between the pillow, "i don't think he has much longer." my voice cracked threatening to spill tears but i knew i didn't want to cry in front of him, "i'm thinking about just dropping out of school and spend as long as i can with him."

my mom ended up remarrying a guy named harold. he owns a hotel called hampton inn which happens to be a very intricate place. the plan was to hand the business to my brother but we all know that won't happen. if i drop out now, i could have the business and everything be how my step dad wants it. except that means not getting to do my dream job.

"alright i made things sad." he sat up looking down at me putting on what seemed like a genuine smile, "want to go get food in the lobby since i kind of ruined that for you before?"

i sat up feeling myself become dizzy from my sudden movement but quickly shook it off, "i heard food."

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