Room 307: Chicago / Book 1 [Hemsworth | Styles]

Chapter 4

"Of course," I smiled back. Callum just stood there awkwardly.

"I just came past for some coffee," he said sheepishly, scratching the back of his head.

Inwardly I laughed. "Are you two dating?" Liam asked. 

Maybe it was just me, but he sounded... especially curious. 

"No not at all!" I said, trying to brush the situation off.

"Not yet!" Callum said at the same time, puffing out his chest a little, almost as if trying to claim me before Liam got any ideas.

Callum and I looked to each other. We had barely said hey to each other, let alone talked about dating!

Liam's coal-like eyes betrayed his amusement. 

"So you're both single, then?" He asked.

This time Callum grabbed my wrist and gently stroked it. Trying to distract me no doubt. 

"For now," he laughed coolly.

It's not that I should mind a ridiculously good looking boy trying to tell someone I'm theirs. But this was Liam we were talking to. I wondered if he was genuinely interested in whether I was available...

I gently removed Callum's hand from my wrist.

"Are you single?" I asked Liam. 

Maybe it was because I broke our physical contact or maybe it was because I sounded far too interested in Liam's relationship status - I'll probably never know.

But Callum - LOST it.

"Screw THIS and SCREW YOU TWO." He was shouting. "I see what's going on here. You're both as stuck up as each other . Think you're both better than me. Fancy dress, fancy talk. Yale, your bag says. Oooh Yale. I'm sooo impressed. " He was being intentionally sarcastic. "You two deserve each other's misery," he spat and started storming off. 

I was in shock. This was coming from nowhere. Callum violently kicked the wall next to my dorm door. I was literally shaking with fear. Who the hell was this guy? 

"OI, MATE." Liam growled at him. I had never heard Liam speak so loudly. Yet he looked as ice-cold as a statue. Keeping his cool as always, he grabbed out at a fleeing Callum. "Don't you talk to Kiara that way." 

The way he said my name, his willingness to protect me. I would never forget his bravery. 

Callum didn't take it so well. He swung around and threw a punch, aimed at Liam's head. Liam swiftly dodged the punch, as professional as ever, grabbed Callum's other fist and pushed him up against the wall.

Callum was taller and definitely looked stronger. He was rugby-player bulky. But Liam's leanness was misleading. He was compact and muscular similar in stature to Harry Styles. 

The two boys' faces strained. They were evenly matched. It seemed as if they would explode just holding each other there. 

Then the dorm room flung open. "What the HELL is going on out here?" Kate yelled. She looked like she'd just come out of the shower, hair in a towel wrap.

Both boys swung to look at Kate. They must've been making a lot of noise. 

"Liam?" Kate realised what was going on... And then SHE lost it too. "Callum, get OFF my brother." She dived at them both, somehow getting between the two. 

This was Laqueesha all over again. The only thing she didn't do was pull out Callum's hair. In fact, it sounded like the TV was playing our reality show again... I had just as much drama out here.

"Callum, you need to leave." Kate seemed more outraged than everyone. "If you come past here again, I'll attack you myself. Kiara, come inside."

Callum gargled and spat right on the floor in front of Liam. Liam's eyes were burning with anger. But he just smiled and said, "see ya later Callum," with a sarcastic enthusiasm.

"You stop too," Kate said to her brother. Kate really was a force to be reckoned with.  

I found I couldn't move. What had even just happened. Minutes ago I'd been having the most passionate kiss of my life. Now, psycho Callum had nearly punched a hole through the wall. 

He's unstable. I reminded myself. 

"Come here, Kiara." Liam put his arm around my shoulders. We followed Kate.

Together, him holding me, we walked back into the dorm. 

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