Casey's POV:

Since her brother had passed away, life had been hard for Sky. I know that she didn't have the best life at home, and I had tried to be there for her. I really had. But she pushed me away. She pushed everyone away. Coach Nicholls, Lily, Emilia, me. I was her girlfriend, I was supposed to be there for her. She just blanked me. Only Tegan could reach the depths of her true feelings.

Staring across the room, she looked so traumatised. And exhausted. If she just let me back in, back on to her, then maybe I could help.

"Case, you know I love you, but I think you should go. At least for now."
Tegan looked at me with an apprehensive expression.  I turned to look at her slightly.
"Teags, I'm sorry, but I can't go anywhere. Look at her. She's giving up. I cant let her do that, just throw her life away over the guilt of what happened. It wasn't her fault," I just keep looking at the almost lifeless body collapsed on the bed beside me.
"I lost her to that guilt. I love her, and she tore herself away from me. Now that she's here again, I can't just leave."

Sky stirred slightly as I spoke. It broke my heart into tiny pieces to see her like this. I had to fix it.

"Case, please. You don't know everything."
"Then tell me." A fierce expression came over my face. "Tell me so that I can be there for her again."
"I'm sorry C but it's not my story to tell. Please, just leave us alone for tonight. Then maybe tomorrow we can speak."

I sighed deeply and left Tegan's house. I knew that she didn't want me here, but I also don't know why.

I slammed my hand against the brickwork as it started to rain. Why Sky, why? A wave of memories came flooding back.

 Us pouring our hearts out to each other as we walked home in the rain. The rain was always our favourite, because when we were to broken and numb to cry, the sky did it for us. I always found that ironic. She was named after the very thing she loved the most, and also the thing that allowed her to separate herself from the true identity of her soul. As long as the sky remained bright and cheerful, so did her facade of happiness.

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Tegan's POV

I slipped into bed, moving the covers up to cover the sleeping silhouette beside me. What she had gone through was unimaginable. What was hardest was allowing her to persuade me into keeping it all from Casey. She didn't want it to all get out, didn't want the sympathy. As it was, I wasn't meant to find out. I know how much Casey misses her, blames herself for Sky's state of emotions. Little did she know.

Sky cuddled up to me under the blankets. I stroked her hair as we were lulled into sleep.

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Sky's POV:

"Tegan! Sky! Wake up you've got school in 20!"
A voice drifted up from the bottom of the stairs.
"Ughhhhh" Tegan moaned from beside me.

I shoved her lightly as I crawled out of bed. I showered and dressed quickly into the clothes I arrived in yesterday. I just wasn't ready to face my parents yet.

I met Tegan in the kitchen. I'm guessing she managed to drag herself into life. "You doing okay?" She asks as she chucks me a croissant.
"Yep." I reply.

School went by quickly today. Math sucked, but it always does. I met up with Tegan after school, knowing I had to go back to my parents otherwise they would definitely know I was gone the night. My guesses were they didn't right now, since they didn't phone me or send me any threats in my messages.  That was good. The last thing I needed was my parents on my back for their own mistakes.

"Sky we need to talk." Tegan says as she turns away from her Chem room. I sent her an inquisitive look, opening my last gum pack.

"You need to talk to Casey. She blames herself."

I gave her a hard stare.
"We've been through this T. I'm not going to put her in danger. We both know what my parents would do to both of us if they caught us together after Ty."
It was true. My parents were some of the strictest Catholics you will ever meet, and definitely weren't understanding when they found out that I was gay. Even worse, they knew something was going on between me and Casey. If they found out that I was still seeing her, the abuse wouldn't just be towards me, and I couldn't bear the thought of C being played with. Not now not ever.
"Well tough. She's here now and I need you two to talk."

I turn round and see that beautiful blue-eyed girl stare back at me. Oh shit. Well here goes nothing.