Why Me?

Chapter 18••Stay

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Cailea's POV:

I didn't mean to snap on Ashton. But I'm really stressed out about what I saw the other day. I rest my arm on the couch and lay my head in my hand. I let out a deep sigh and think about what I could say to the people in my life that I've been snapping at lately.

"Cailea?" Calum's voice carries through the hallway.

"Yeah?" I ask trying to be nicer than I have been.

"Talk to me." He says as he sits in front of me on the couch.

"About what?" I ask sounding clueless.

"What happened at the mall the other day?"

Once again, I can't hold the tears in any longer, so I let them fall and look down towards my lap.

"I uhm." I sniff. "Emily has been really distant lately and has been acting really rude and stuff lately. When we were waiting for her in the food court, I turned around and saw her kissing Jaxon right outside the store she was in. I know, I shouldn't be this upset but-"

"No, you have every right to be upset. You thought she was your best friend. And you recently broke up with him. If one of the guys did that to me, I'd be really upset too." He reaches over and moves the hair from my face. "But listen to me. You are a soldier, and you don't need this kind of drama in your life. So what you're going to do, is forget about the both of them-that means deleting their numbers, and unfollowing them on everything. Get rid of anything you have that's theirs or that you shared. Okay? Then you can start to move onto better things. Because this-this upset Cailea, this isn't you. I miss my baby sister."

He's right. This isn't me, and I should stop focusing on the negative and I should fix my problems and get back to who I was before all the drama was dropped onto my head.

I lean over and hug him.

"Thank you. You're a good brother."

"No problem. Now, I have something for you." He leans forward and reaches behind him into what I think is he back pocket, and pulls out a piece of paper.

"Here. Read this. But do it when your head is clear, and you're alone and in a good spot." And with that he hands it to me.

"Okay. I will. Can I ask what it is?"

"Nope. Just do what I said. And not to rush you, but I'd read it pretty soon. It could fix one of your problems" He smiles and stands up.

"Thank you. Where are you going?"

"The guys and I are going to get some food. We'll be back later."

"We? Are they all coming?"

"Probably. It's Saturday.. So we're having our weekly movie night."

I had almost forgot.

"Oh yeah. Okay see you later. Bring me home something good!" I shout as he leaves the room.

I examine the outside of the paper. I don't think opening it right now would be the best idea. Maybe tomorrow. I set it down on the table and slide my body down so that I'm lying down instead of sitting on the couch and turn on the T.V.

After not even 10 minutes into some cooking show I had found, I felt my eyes grow heavier with each blink. I let myself drift off seeing as I probably needed it due to my lack of sleep the past few days.

**hours later**

"We're back!" I hear a voice call. However I'm half asleep so I put no effort in finding out who it is.

"Shit. Guys be quiet. She's sleeping." I hear another voice whisper-yell

"Do we bring her upstairs?"

"Yeah."

"I got her."  After the words fell frm their lips, I'm being lifted up from the couch and into a strong pair of arms. The familiar scent fills my nose and my eyes begin to flutter open.

"Good morning princess." I smile up at him and lean my head on his chest. We're both silent until he walks into my bedroom and lays me down on my bed, pulling the blankets over my body.

"Have a good sleep Cail." He says as he walks towards the door.

"Ash." I mumble.

"Yeah?"

"Stay."

//:Ik it's short, but I feel like the chapter should just end here. If it gets to 10 reads, and 5 stars before the next update, I'll update again this week. Thanks for reading. Don't be a ghost reader!-Hannah❤:\\