15 July 2012
Chapter 8 INJURED LOVER:
When I woke from my rest. Zack wasn't there, tear drop, but he left a note. It read:
Dear Cleo, I'm sorry beautiful, but I had to go and get some sleep myself and your dad was waking up a lot as well. It's Saturday, so call me if you need me, hope you had a lovely night sleep. Xx Zack.
I read the letter with care then folded it up small and left it on the side of my bed, I was going to try to get more sleep. I curled up into my warm covers and let out a deep sigh, soon I was closing my eyes to drift of again...
*RING RING! RING RING!* I groaned as I was woken from my slumber, however I soon lightened up as I read the name. 'Hi Zack, how are you?' 'Hello, I'm fine thanks, and you?' 'Yeah, okay. So what did you want?' 'Just seeing if you were alright, I'll see you around.' 'Yeah, I'll pop round or something later, bye!' 'Bye Cleo,' then the line went dead. That was the shortest conversation I'd had with him, I didn't like it. He seemed different. Almost sad. I decided to go find out what was wrong, although before I did, I cleaned myself up by: Having a shower. Putting some makeup, perfume and clothes on. Doing my hair. Eating some breakfast. Brushing my teeth. Then finally grabbing my keys to go. 'Oh god, here comes annoying,' I moaned in my head as I saw Dan walking with his friends. They were always up to no good. "Where you off to Cleo?" Dan jeered, smiling though. "Just going to see Zack," I replied. "Oh, your boyfriend, huh?" Dan's friend (Lewis) laughed. "Yeah, kind of." I left them dumbstruck, exactly what I wanted then headed into my fast car, before speeding away to Zack's place.
"Hiya Zack!" I squealed with joy, hugging his limp body tight. "Whats wrong?" I added. He stared into my eyes and soon focused on his leg. All bandaged up with his arms resting in crutches. "Oh no! What happened?" I worried. Zack smiled weakly. "Nothing dear, just a little accident. I fell out a tree." "What the hell?! Why were you in a tree?!" I exclaimed. "I was flying in my hawk form again, then turned into a human while in a tree. Something came and caught my by the face and knocked me off balance," Zack sighed. I hugged him again, checking were the 'something' might of left a mark. "Theres not a scratch or anything there," he added. "Oh dear, well I hope your alright!" I said, helping him inside. "I can take the pain." We sat down on his chairs and talked for a while, drifting from one conversation to another. "Oww!" Zack groaned, holding his hand to his cheek fiercely. I checked his face, there was massive scratch there, four giant, blood red marks. "I need to get you to a doctor!" I decided sternly. "No!" he demanded "I'll be fine Cleo, just need to wash my face. Excuse me a minute," he finished, hobbling to the bathroom. I was annoyed when the minute was up and he wasn't out yet. Suddenly, another moan of pain came from the bathroom. I jiggled the handle violently, but I wouldn't budge. Someone was in there with him, hurting him. I could faintly here his soft words to me. "Cleo...get....out....the... house....run..." I didn't want to listen to him, I couldn't leave him. Stepping back, I gave a deep breath, then barged into the door with all my weight, knocking it door on the cold, hard tiles. I got a glimpse of the figure, though that's all. "Cleo! You're so stupid! You never listen!" he gasped, hugging me to his chest. "At least we're okay," I sighed. "Yes, for now anyway," he agreed, kissing me gently, it was blissful.
"I'll come round at about nine then," he reminded me, opening his car door. I smiled at him, telling him that I thought it was okay. I tidied the house and put some food in the oven- I missed lunch- then there was a knock at the door. "Who is it?" I called. "Just Zack," he replied. I giggled to myself and skipped towards the door. "Hiya!" "Hi, so you want to watch a movie?" he suggested. "Sure!" We squished up together on the very large sofa and ate popcorn and sweets, until we felt so full that we might explode. Every time he moved, Zack groaned in pain. I pecked him on the cheek. "You're my injured lover," I whispered...
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