Chapter 3
The door squeaked on its hinges as it hit the wall with a loud bang. I jumped up, partly in fear and partly from the loud noise. Slowly I backed away from the door towards the farthest wall. Still he stood there in the doorway, not moving, just staring at me. I cringed but stared back at him.
At last he took a step forward "Sephy." He said gruffly. I looked steadily towards him. He raised his head from the ground when I didn't reply and looked at me pointedly. I pursed my lips "Callum." I replied reluctantly. I moved to sit down on the bed, but stiffened when he came and sat down next to me. "Don't." I told him "Not again." If he thought I was going to fall for this again, he was wrong. I'd learnt my lesson.
"Don't what?" he murmured, leaning closer to me. I stared into his big grey eyes and all the memories came flooding back to. No Sephy, stop it! I forced myself to concentrate on other things.
"You know what Callum." I muttered and turned away from him, unwilling to let him see the pain on my face.
"Tell me." He whispered softly. I shut my eyes and took a deep breath before turning to face him. Although it was dark I could still make out his features. His familiar grey eyes looked intently into mine and for a second I almost believe he loved me. His eyes were so full of love and hope that it was so easy just to believe him. Then I remembered where I was, and what Callum had done, what he'd said. "Just don't. I was stupid and wrong to believe you'd ever love me." I looked down at the bed and fiddled with my jumper. I wanted him to go, so I wouldn't have to face him anymore. I wanted him and Jude to leave me here to die. I wanted the easy way out.
"I do love you." Callum told me. I scoffed under my breath. He'd told me all this before, and no way was I going to fall for it a second time.
"Yeah right." I retorted angrily "I mean nothing to you remember? I'd like you to leave now... please." I stood up from the bed and walked over to where the door was. "Please." I repeated, hoping he'd get the point. He did. He stood up and came to stand beside me.
"I do love you." He said again.
We stood there silently for a few minutes before I said "And to think I did those things with you last night..." I trailed off.
"I don't regret it Sephy."
"Just stop alright Callum. I know you don't love me and you know what that's fine. I was naive and I hope you're happy because right now I honestly couldn't care what happens to me next, anything has to be better than this." I spun round and went back to my bed. I stared at the wall until I heard the door open and light flooded in. I looked over my shoulder to find Callum staring at me.
"You're wrong Sephy." He said quietly. Then he was gone.
Jude
"We need to be more careful" I insisted to Morgan as we sat eating our dinner – luke warm baked beans. "Those police men could have easily spotted you today." I continued "We'll have to keep a low profile for the next few days." Morgan nodded thoughtfully in agreement. On the TV that bastard father of hers came on. He looked tired as he muttered a few words to the reporters before heading back inside his house. I plunged my spoon back into the pan of beans before throwing it down in disgust.
Callum entered the room and sat down next to me. I could feel nervous energy radiating off his body.
"What's the matter?" I asked him impatiently. Callum quickly readjusted his position to that of a more relaxed one and his face went blank.
"Nothing" he replied shortly. I raised my eyebrows at Morgan. Touchy. Callum sighed "I'm just sick of this place." Ah, so that's what this was about.
"It's all part of a larger plan. This is for the greater good of all Noughts." I said.
"Yeah well maybe I don't want to be a part of this anymore." Callum raged standing up. I placed a hand on his shoulder to stop him.
"You can't back out now." I threatened "We're in it for good now." Callum shook my hand away.
"I know." He sighed again. "I just wish..." he didn't finish his sentence. I narrowed my eyes at him as he stormed out.
Callum
I walked as quickly as my legs would carry me. Oh Sephy. Why won't you believe me? I know I've hurt you, and if I could change that I would. But I can't. We've both made so many mistakes. Being with you it's like being whole again. But I can't bear it knowing you're hurting because of me. I'm so angry at the world and I feel like there's no way out. But every time I see you all that changes, its like it doesn't matter anymore because we have each other. We had each other.
Before I knew it I was at the one place I loved more than anywhere in the whole world. I settled down on the warm sand and let the grains rush between my feet. I threw my head back and soaked in the sun. This place made me feel sane again, even without Sephy. I lay down and let my muscles relax. As my muscles started to relax, so did my brain, bringing with it memories of my past.
"Callum!" Sephy squealed as I splashed along in the sea, flicking water into her face. I laughed and grabbed her hand, dragging her into the sea with me. She gasped at the temperature of the water and squeals again as I jumped around. "Cal!" Sephy exclaimed again. I grinned and dunked my head in the water again. When I came up to the surface Sephy was already on the sand again.
"Chicken!" I called out. Sephy shook her head at me and wandered further up the sand. I swam to the shore and ran to join her. We collapsed on the sand in a fit of giggles.
That was a great day. She must have been about eleven then. We were both so young, so free. We thought we were ready to take on the world, together. It's funny how things change.
Sephy
I'm scared. I'm not afraid to admit it anymore. I've given up with all that strength crap, there's no point. Everything I knew and loved has been taken away from me. And for what?
There are so many things I'd do differently now. So many things I'd say. And now I'll never have the chance. It's been a few days and I've given up all hope of ever being found. That is if anyone's even looking for me. I didn't tell anyone where I was going, I didn't even say goodbye. There's a lot of things I didn't do.
Callum
I wandered aimlessly around Celebration Park. I wasn't sure why I was here. Sephy and I used to come here for picnics all the time. I sat down behind a tree and shut my eyes, something which was becoming a frequent habit of mine. People were beginning to leave the park and pretty soon it was just me left, but I wasn't in a hurry to leave.
A sixth sense told me something wasn't quite right. It might have been the rustle in the trees or maybe it was the hairs which stood up on the back of my neck but either way I opened my eyes again and stood up. I spun round, looking everywhere for any sign of attack but there were none. In that moment I made a decision that changed everything. I relaxed.
"Hands on the ground!" a voice yelled and before I knew it I was surrounded by police officers. I sighed. "Hands on the ground!" the policeman yelled again. The officers formed a circle around me, their guns pointing directly at my head. I collapsed onto the ground and waited. Almost immediately I felt a pair of handcuffs snap around my wrist. I was dragged onto my feet again and pulled along back to the road.
"Anything you do say will be taken down and used in evidence" an old sod was saying. I nodded, to show I understood and as I twisted I noted that all the officers were cross. Of course they couldn't have a Nought police men – what an outrage! As I was pushed into a police car and the sirens started all I could think about was Sephy and what Jude was going to do...
