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"Allison!"
My eyes snap open and I gasp for breath, my hands flying to my neck in disbelief. I register the strong arms around me and I let out a cry, scrambling out of their hold. My back hits the wall as my eyes land on the boy kneeling a metre away from me and he looks at me with wild concern.
"Topper?" I croak out, my throat burning.
"What happened, Alli?" The blonde Kook asks me in horror.
"I want to leave. Can you get me out of here? Please, Top" I plead, trying to pull myself to my feet but my knees give out on me.
Topper swiftly catches me before I hit the ground and he scoops me up bridal style, looking down at me in worry.
"I'm gonna take you home, okay?" He speaks softly and I nod, laying my head on his shoulder.
He carries me through the country club and I let my eyes flutter closed, my body feeling weak with pain.
"Topper, what's wrong with her?" I hear my brother's voice and anxiety bubbles in my stomach.
"Found her snoozing on a sofa in the back room" Topper lies effortlessly "You know Alli, the girl can fall asleep anywhere"
"I guess she does do that often" My brother mumbles "Are you taking her home?"
"Yeah, man. She's clearly ready for bed" Topper chuckles.
"Do me a favour, yeah?" Thomas asks.
"Of course" Topper agrees immediately.
"From now on look out for her for me. She's delicate right now and I'm worried about her" Thomas explains and my heart swells at the care my big brother shows for me.
"You got it, dude. I'll keep an eye on her" Topper assures him.
"Thanks, Top" Thomas breathes out.
"No worries, Tom" Topper replies.
I feel Thomas pat Topper's back and the blonde boy holding me starts moving again, heading straight for the exit.
The car ride from the country club to my house is silent except for the soft music playing from the radio and Topper glances at me occasionally when he thinks I can't see him, but I notice out the corner of my eye as he frowns at me in concern.
Topper parks the car outside my house and climbs out, rounding the car to open my door. My phone pings and I pull it out, looking down at the text message on the screen.
rafe β₯
don't tell anyone what happened
it was a mistake, baby
it won't happen again
"What's up?" Topper asks as he opens the passenger side door and I look up at him, turning my phone off.
"Just Sarah making sure I got home safe" I swiftly lie to my friend and he nods softly, not looking all that convinced by my words.
I climb out of the car, pushing the door shut behind me and Topper walks by my side until we reach the door.
"Are you gonna tell me what happened to you?" Topper questions curiously.
"I fainted" I shrug nonchalantly, finding myself lying again.
"I guess you must've hit your neck on some imaginary object when you took that tumble, huh?" He says sarcastically.
"What?" I frown in confusion.
"There's hand marks bruised onto your neck, Alli" He stresses "Who are you covering for?"
"No one" I answer firmly.
"Was it Rafe?" The blonde boy asks worriedly.
"Rafe loves me" I counter, not quite believing my own words.
"Who are you trying to convince, me or you?" He retort.
I take a deep breath and turn away from the boy, unlocking my front door.
"Thank you for bringing me home" I say, looking back at him.
"Alli, I'm sorry" He sighs guiltily.
"Get home safe, Topper" I reply, entering my house and slamming the door closed behind me.
I lean my back against the door and let out a shaky breath, my heart dropping to my stomach when my phone pings again.
kie β
meet me pls?
i need u rn
I set my phone down on the side table and make my way up to my room, ignoring the girl's texts.
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The sound of my window opening causes my gaze to move from the same spot on the ceiling that i've been staring at for hours to the window where the light summer breeze is blowing through my sheer curtains.
My heart skips a beat when I notice the figure sat on my window seat, staring right at me.
"Kiara?" I breathe out, shooting up straight.
"You didn't text me back. I was worried about you" She explains herself, padding towards my bed and reaching out to turn on the lamp.
"Leave it off" I snap more aggressively than I intended to, grabbing her wrist.
"Is everything okay?" The Carrera girl questions me in concern.
"You have to go" I tell her firmly, letting go of her as if the mere skin contact has scolded me.
"I don't understand" She says in confusion, stepping closer to me and I shuffle further away, hoping to God that she doesn't notice the bruising in the dim moonlight "I thought we were okay"
"There is no we, Kiara. I don't like girls and you need to leave me alone" I blurt out in fear.
"Did that night mean nothing to you?" She asks me, her voice cracking and I notice her eyes watering up.
"It was a mistake" I grit out, hearing Rafe's voice in my head and hating myself for making her cry "It won't happen again"
"But, Alli-" She chokes out.
"No" I retort sternly "I'm not changing my mind, so just leave"
I turn away from the girl and lay down, curling up under my duvet. Hot tears well up in my eyes and swallow the lump in my throat, begging myself not to let out a sob.
"I understand, okay?" Kiara speaks up, surprising me with her soft tone "I know what you're going through right now"
"You don't know anything" I argue, my voice muffled by the duvet.
"Trust me, I do. I understand how difficult it is coming to terms with your sexuality" She tells me and squeeze my eyes shut to contain my tears "I'll give you space and time to figure yourself out, but I promise you that I'll be waiting for you when you're ready to admit how you feel"
"Why would you do that?" I breathe out.
"Because I've never had these feelings for anyone else" Kiara admits.
"I'm sorry that it had to be me" I state guiltily.
"I'm not" She counters.
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