"do you remember the very first time we danced together?" liam asks as his arm tightly grips onto her waist, as everyone watches as they make it to the center of the floor.
chantelle nods, a small, reminiscent smile on her glossy pink lips.
"it was at your party." she mumbles as she places her hand onto his shoulder, in embarrassment as everyone continues to stare. liam glances around slightly confused but shrugs it off.
"and i was doing the robot." he says with a slight smirk on his face. chantelle laughs as his hands slide along her body. his smirk becomes wider once he hears her familiar laughter.
"you were so happy that night, even though you said you didn't even care about your birthday." she says incredulously. he scoffs at her.
"that was because.. i was with you." he says before kissing her on the cheek. she smiles as all the tingles spread throughout her face, causing her body to shiver.
"you're so cute, liam." chantelle says pouting. he snickers at this and rolls his light brown eyes at her.
"thank you, my goddess."
•
"hey, chantelle-" a voice says, causing chantelle to turn slightly out of interest.
she blinks once she realises who is standing before her.
callum.
"oh. hi, callum." she says her throat going dry suddenly.
"happy birthday." he says with a small smile. chantelle blinks again, slightly puzzled by his kindness.
"uh, thanks." she replies, watching an all too familiar figure creeping up from behind him.
"hey, babe." lydia says placing a kiss onto callum's cheek. chantelle scoffs, quietly and glances over to rachel who is watching, intently.
'i'm sorry' she mouths, causing chantelle to roll her eyes. but she turns back towards lydia and callum in with a small smile.
"thank you for coming. i hope you're enjoying the party." chantelle says through gritted teeth. lydia narrows her eyes at her and glances towards liam.
then she walks over to him, causing chantelle's jaw to fall open; a little too quickly.
"what the hell?" she whispers quietly as callum's eyebrows knit together in confusion.
callum sighs once he realises what is going on between the two girls. he runs his hands through his hair, anxiously as chantelle throws him a fierce look.
"aren't you going to get her back?" she says her voice cold like ice. he blinks and shrugs.
"seriously? she's over there with liam and you don't even want to try to make an effort to get her back over here?" chantelle asks feeling frustrated. he sighs with the feeling of guilt over him.
"did you even know that lydia still has feelings for liam?" chantelle asks looking at callum her eyes full of sudden pity.
his eyes widen and he shakes his head, "no.. but-"
"and just so you know that time when you thought liam seduced lydia.. it was lydia that forced liam to have sex." chantelle says with eyes focused on callum's sour expression. "liam was your best friend, callum and you chose some random girl over him."
callum feels his anger boiling up inside of him, "what other choice did I have?"
"you could've.. walked away from her and all her lies." chantelle says slowly. "if you didn't abuse her, she would have trusted you more."
liam slowly turns around and sees lydia standing before him. he frowns a little while glancing over to chantelle, who seem highly frustrated.
"hi." he says causing lydia to smile. "what are you doing here?"
"i don't know.. just thought i would join in on the festivity." she says as liam's expression turns into one of slight anger.
"right." liam mumbles playing with his fingers. lydia smirks.
"i remember when you always used to do that around me." she comments. "when you used to get so nervous that you'd used to always play with your fingers."
"i'm not nervous." he says tucking his hands into his pockets. "but i am very annoyed at you for stringing callum along."
"oh, whatever do you mean??" she asks oblivious, causing liam to scoff.
"you know what? just forget it." he says before then walking over to rachel.
chantelle watches callum as he thinks about everything she's just said.
"yeah, but it's not that easy." he says sadly. chantelle smiles, softly.
"it is.. i think if you walk away now, it'll be better for you and lydia." she explains watching his eyes slowly looking up at her. he nods before walking over to lydia and liam.
"lydia, i need to talk to you."
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chantelle is sitting on of the deck chairs out in the front garden, in an attempt to get away from the party for a while.
she looks up at the stars, silently. her heart seems to finally be lifted by the sound of joy and laughter erupting from her living room.
suddenly, a hand quickly grabs chantelle by the wrist and pulls her into the shadows. she's about to scream but the person covers her mouth,
tightly, restricting her movement.
they pull her close to their chest and chantelle can feel their beating just as fast as hers is.
chantelle feels her minding racing as they slide their rough, dry hands along her trembling body.
she wriggles, uncomfortably as long-forgotten sparks spread throughout her body.
she frowns as this persons touch feels slightly familiar. chantelle's body is suddenly turned around and she finally sees them.
"surprise, dela!" his devilish, smooth voice says.
chantelle almost melts when those words fall out of his mouth.
mason releases her from his grip when he realises that she's not frightened anymore.
chantelle watches his eyes as trail slowly down her body. she, surprisingly, becomes shy as he stares at her incredibly revealing outfit.
he reaches up and touches her cheeks. she doesn't move away as the uncontrollable sparks fly through her.
"please.." she starts, her voice weak and desperate. he continues to place his hands around her and caress her body.
"i've missed you." the lie flowing from his mouth, naturally.
"no you fucking haven't." chantelle whispers her eyes trained in the grass beneath her. mason tilts her head up, causing her attention to fall on him.
he smirks and moves closer. she screeches and feels her heart jump. mason laughs at her 'silly behavior'.
"i really did miss you.. babe." he says causing her to roll her eyes. but he does something that is a sudden shock to her.
mason slowly leans in and places a small kiss on her neck. chantelle gasps and pushes him away, finally regaining her senses.
"mason!" she says watching him grin. chantelle touches her neck and feels where the sparks continue to burn her skin.
why do i feel this way?
chantelle looks up, her eyes burning with confusing.
"why did come here?" she questions slowly gliding towards the front door.
"for you." he lies, again causing her heart to burn.
"well, i'm seeing someone else." she says holding onto the hem of her dress, watching it glisten in the moonlight.
"but.. you're mine." mason states, clearly causing her heart to sink.
"no.. not anymore."
"really? is that so?"
he says before pulling her back over to him in the dark. he places a kiss onto her lips and feels her melting in his arms.
she doesn't resist and wraps her arms around his neck.
shit.
mason smiles and slips his sly hands under her gold dress.
chantelle's heart is beating so fast, but she can't stop this feeling.
somehow, her heart is torn between reality and this dream.
"mason!" she says again pulling away, slowly. he looks at her, waiting for her to say anything, something.
but just then liam walks out into the garden.
chantelle's heart sinks further into her stomach and she notices that mason's grip has become incredibly tight.
"chantelle!" liam calls out. she glances towards mason, who nods.
"i'm here." she says stepping out into to the light, as mason tries to hide. he smiles and walks over to her, causing chantelle to feel slightly worried.
"you ready to come and cut the cake?" he ask, totally oblivious. she nods.
"give me just a minute." she says watching liam walk back inside. mason appears again, calmly.
"mason, i can't do this." she says walking away. but he grabs her and squeezes her wrist.
"you can." he pushes, forcefully. she shakes her head, as tears begin to form.
"i can't.. i'm not like you." she whispers causing his anger to rise.
"but you are." he says before stabbing a needle into her neck. chantelle screeches, in pain and falls to the ground her hands on her neck.
"what was that?" she cries out as her head pounds. he shrugs.
"a midazolam injection infused with a bit of mda." he says watching her, sadistically.
"doesn't that stuff kill?" she asks breathless as this posion begins to spread to her lungs.
"yep."
chantelle begins to tremble as her body heats up. her head starts spinning and her eyes droop.
her legs shake and her body begins to fit as her eyes flicker around. mason watches and slowly prepares to lift her up.
her mouth begins to foam and she's seriously struggling to breathe.
her legs calm down but her weak hands grip the grass as her heart begins to tighten.
mason, casually, takes her into his arms and glances threw the window.
there is no one there.
perfect.
he walks in and manages to carry her up to her room.
he places her down onto her bed and watches her as her eyes close.
i'll miss you, dela.