Pretty Girls Hide Pain So Deep Inside

- What are you talking about? Hope, what is he talking about? - Ashton asked them.

While everyone was trying to figure out what's going on, Calum and Hope were looking straight into each other's eyes. In his eyes there was anger, sadness and remorse, but in her eyes there was nothing. She was looking at him emotionless. Either she's an amazing actress, or everything, every touch, every kiss and every ''I love you'' that they shared, was a lie.

- Go ahead. - Hope said, all while not breaking eye contact with him. - You're the one that wanted to keep it a secret, not me.

Everything she said felt like a punch to Calum's heart. His eyes were filled with tears and his heart was slowly breaking. He didn't want to do this, but seeing her stone cold face, deleted every remorseful emotion he had.

- Hm, where do I start from? - Calum asked, rhetorically.

For one brief second, Ashton and Hope locked eyes, but before he had a chance to notice anything, she looked away. She grabbed her suitcase and started packing her things. She didn't care about folding everything nicely, she was throwing her clothes into the suitcase, she just wanted to get out of there.

- I'm sure you all remember that time our beloved Hope disappeared for six months.

With her back turned to everyone, Hope could finally show some emotion. Tear after tear started escaping her eyes. She was trying so hard to fight them, but hearing Calum's voice in the background and hearing what he was saying broke her heart. I guess it wasn't a lie after all. She was a good actress.

- What about it? - Ashton asked.

Blue, Jesse, Romeo and Luke were still quietly listening to everything.

- Well, remember how we said Hope was just afraid of commitment? - King and Ashton nodded. - That wasn't the reason she left, that was nowhere near the real reason. I mean, come on, none of you found it suspicious that she left 'cause she was afraid of how fast we were going, but when we came back, we were engaged?

Between Calum's words, Ashton and King would occasionally look at Hope, but she wasn't looking at them, she couldn't. Tears were still falling freely down her cheeks and wetting her shirt. She wanted to be strong so badly, but she couldn't. Her emotions got the best of her.

- Yeah, it was wierd, but why would we... - Romeo started to speak, but Calum cut him off.

Calum's voice was cynical, arrogant, and most of all sardonic. But, truth be told, he was just hiding behind those emotions. He didn't want Hope to see just how much effect she has on him, just how much she's important to him.

- Ashton buddy, your lovely, lovely sister... - Calum said sarcastically. - ...didn't come into
your...our lives 'cause she wanted to find out what your father's like and she sure as hell didn't find out about you just a few days before her mom died. She knew you were her brother for years, but she never wanted to reach out... The only reason she did is because someone paid her to... Someone paid her to get close to us.

Hope bit her bottom lip. She wiped her tears away and closed her suitcase.

- Hope, is... Is this true? - Romeo was heard trough the phone.

Hope took a deep breath. She turned around.

- Hope?

King and Ashton looked at her, but neither of them said a word, she waited for her to say something, anything.

Calum tried his best to keep a poker face, but he was failing. Her tear stained cheeks and her red eyes made him regret every word he said. Hope still wasn't showing any emotion, but Calum wasn't as strong as her, he couldn't hide what he was feeling, and he still loved her, he still hated seeing her in tears and on the point of breaking.

- It's true. - It was all she said.

Ashton's eyes were glistening from tears. He glared at her. She looked at him.

- I'm sorry. - Hope breathed out.

She grabbed her suitcase and stormed out. King was the only one to go after her. On her way out of the bus, Hope crashed into Michael.

- Hope? - He asked in disbelievement. - When did you come back? What's going on?

- I'm sorry. - She said and made her way around him.

- Hope! - King yelled after her.

- Hey, what the hell is going on? - Michael asked King.

- I'll explain later. - He said shortly and started running after Hope.

She was trying to get away from there as fast as possible, but King was right behind her.

- Hope, wait! Please. - He was yelling after her. - Please.

She stopped.

- Where are you going? - He asked her, his voice was soft and warm.

- I don't know... But staying here isn't an option. - She said.

Hope was about to starting walking again, but King stopped her. He gently grabbed her arm.

- Don't do this, please. - He begged her. - You can stay here, you don't have to leave.

- You saw what happened back there, I can't stay. - Her eyes were filled with tears and her voice was on the point of breaking.

- You can't leave either.

- I fucked up everything. Again. - She said. - What possible reason do I have to stay?

- I... We need you. - He told her. - Yeah, things are fucked up right now, but we can fix it, just... Just stay.

- Calum hates me, Ashton hates me, and I'm pretty sure the other guys do too. - Tears started escaping her eyes. - I'm so sorry, for everything. But I... I'm doing you guys a favor. I should've never done this, any of this. I'm sorry.

With an apologetic look on her face, Hope grabbed her suitcase and started walking away.

Notes

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