Tangled Strings (sequel to Red Strings)

Chapter 41

Sylvana suddenly looks up and she thens says "You're probably going to kill me." "Why's that?" I ask, confused.  Sylvana sighs.  "Alright, so you know about the whole Mikey and Skyler kiss thingy right?" "Yup." "Ok, but also when Sky came back from the brunch she got mobbed-" 'WHAT" "I know!  So thank God, Michael got her, but then Luke suddenly got all pissed off about the photos and THEY thought that he was talking about the kiss and they accidently let it slip and then Luke got even MORE pissed off."

"Oh god." I say burying my face in my hands.  "Oh and it gets even better cause of course Luke fucking gave Sky a hickey and shit and now Skyler thinks that she has to leave for good-" "Wait leave?  For good?" I ask shocked.  "Yup, she said that she booked a oneway back home." Sylvana says flicking back some of her hair.   "Home as in....LA?" Sylvana takes a deep breath and she then says "No.  Home as in Australia." 

I feel a lump in my throat and I try to breathe even though it's almost seeming impossible.  "C'mon she'd at least wanna go....back to LA at least right, I mean-" "Nat, she's going home.  And I haven't been able to get a reach of her." Sylvana says trying to bring me to reality, as desperately as I didn't want to.

I feel numb as I lie back on the bed and then I hear a knocking at the door.  I sit up as the door is opened and Calum saunters in and says "Hey darling I just got back from the interviews I picked you up some Ben and Jerrys-" He stops when he sees my worried expression and Sylvana in the room as well.

"Am I interuppting something here?" he asks cautiously setting down the small plastic bag in his hand as he shuts the door.  Sylvana then says "Skyler may or may not have run back to Australia." "What?  Why?" "Go to Ashton to get all this, I'm not explaining this shit again." Sylvana says walking out the door.

There's a tension in the air as I sit on the bed, staring ahead.  "Natalie?" Calum asks and I feel so out of it.  My best friend, my sister had just left.  Not even bothering for a goodbye.  Not even bothering to try and see if I could help.  Not even bothered for anything for that matter.

"She's gone." I whisper hoarsely as Calum walks over, sitting beside me on the bed and wrapping his arms around me and kissing the top of my head.  "Will the ice cream help at all?" he asks and I shake my head, the tears welling up in eyes.  Calum tries to get me to turn to him, but I look the other way, getting up and looking out the glass, watching the rain that had begun early that afternoon.  It had been drizzling here and there but it had gotten worse as the afternoon had gone on.  

"I'm going for a walk." I said aloud and Calum says "Just make sure to grab a rain jacket."  I don't say anything as I slip on a pair of jeans and combat boots and getting a rain jacket over my shoulders.  But when I leave the room I can't help slamming the door behind me.

I start walking towards the elevator before I suddenly see the other boys and Sylvana heading towards me.  "What do you guys want?" I ask bitterly and Michael then says "We were just all gonna have a sit down and chat, have a heart to heart-" "I'm not in the mood." I snap as I begin walking but Sylvana grabs my arm and says "You're in the kind of mood that needs it."

I glare at her and say "Can I at least get out of here for once?" "Later." Sylvana says dragging me back to the room.  Calum makes a spot for me beside him and I reluctantly sit beside him as his hand gently moves to mine.  His hand was always warm, and was always a little rough and I slowly began to hold his hand as he squeezed it.

"So.  Skyler's gone." Sylvana says, obviously not beating around the bush.  "So what do we do about it?" she then says leaning back in the chair.  We all look at each other before I say "Well she obviously needs her space.  So we should give her some at least."  Sylvana nods before Luke says "No.  I'm done with this fucking bullshit about giving someone space."