Spitting Image • TFC 3.0 • l.t. au

Chapter Sixty Seven

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We had confused looks coming from the twins when we got home. Em is at home as well, she picked them up and was watching the two for us while we were at Blaine and Louise's school. Her eyes follow Blaine as he runs up the stairs with Louise trailing behind him, looking furious.

"What happened to her?" She asks me, pointing at Louise.

"She's furious because she's been suspended from the debate team." I answer her, taking my coat off. "Blaine got suspended from playing in any game this year so..."

Emily frowns and crosses her arms, "what happened this time?" She asks me.

"They got in a fight." I turn around and saw Louis just entering the house. "The next fight Blaine's in, he'll be kicked out." He says, throwing his keys on the table.

"Kicked out?" I ask confusedly. "It's just one fight—"

"Actually..." Em turns around and saw Louise coming down the stairs. She sits down on the last step and looks at the three of us. "He's been fighting before but never to this extent of physically hurting somebody."

That's some news. Louis and I looked at each other. His way of looking at me signifies he doesn't know about any of this as much as I do. "You were there." Louis starts. "What exactly happened?"

Louise looks at me in panic while Em looks confused. I'm starting to feel anxious about him knowing the truth because, well, it involves him. Not in the best was possible, it's actually the worst.

Louise opens her mouth but hesitates and closes it again. The young girl looks like she's going to burst into tears. "Rumours are going around the school..." She starts, her voice shaking slightly as she lets the words out. "That you were cheating on mum with Catherine."

Em's jaw drops and she gives me a look. I shake my head to tell her it's not true. I look at Louis who has suddenly gone pale and frozen. "It's not true, is it?" Louise asks me with a scowl.

"Of course it isn't," I tell her, dropping my arms to my sides. Louise suddenly looks guilty and terrified. "But Blaine appears to think it's true." I whisper, turning to Em.

"Did you talk to him?" She asks me.

"He wouldn't speak to anyone, Em." I tell her. She takes a deep breath and takes a step back.

The conversation ended in an awkward silence. It was getting late and Em said she had to go home because her boyfriend had to go to work late and no one's there to watch over Jade. Louise went upstairs to finish her homework after dinner while the twins look completely oblivious to the situation. I keep looking at Blaine who does nothing but play with the food in front of him.

Me, after dinner, I went upstairs and began doing my workloads. I have no idea how long I've been sitting there and fiddling with my laptop but when I checked the time it was nearly midnight. I turned around from where I'm sat and realized that Louis' gone. Earlier, he was just there doing work as well but now he's not. I shut my laptop off and put my glasses on the table.

Taking a jacket from the closet, I slip it on before heading outside. There's a high possibility that Louis' outside. He always is.

I was about to go down when I hear a noise coming from Blaine's bedroom. Hurriedly, I jiggle the doorknob but it's locked. Of course it is. I grab the key on top of the doorframe and pushed it into the keyhole, twisting the key.

Right as the door opens, I catch a glimpse of Blaine climbing out the window with a backpack slung over his shoulder. "Where are you going?" I ask him as I hurriedly ran up to him, grabbing his arm.