Charlotte's pov

We've been driving for fifteen minutes now. I keep asking were we're going and he keeps replying me with "it's a surprise".

After what happened back at my house I was not excited about this date anymore.

After about 40 mins of driving in silence because Callum did not try to initiate a conversation and just ignored me when I did, we arrived at a shabby looking club with shady  teenagers standing inline. He got down and didn't bother opening the door for me, I got down on my own and followed him.

"Um... Cal, where are we?" I asked feeling nervous

"Oh Char.. Don't worry just have fun and hang okay?" He replied like he just noticed I was there

We made our way into the club and Callum had a quick conversation with the bouncer and we were allowed in.

It's been over half an hour since Callum went to get drinks and I'm getting worried, I made my way through the sea of drunk and dancing teenagers in search of him, I made my way to the bar but couldn't spot him

"Hey doll, looking for someone?" A man in his thirties flirted, the look in his eyes gave me the creeps and I was about making my escape when I spotted the silhouette of a boy leaning in the dark corridors of the club.

I made my way to the familiar figure but stopped in my tracks when I saw Callum making out with a blonde. I was shocked, thousands of feeling went through me before I settled on one, anger! I was beyond pissed. First I got into a fight with my best friend all because of this asshole then, I ditched said best friend for this douche bag only for him to bring me to this godforsaken place and ditch me for another girl!

I swiftly pulled him from the blonde turned him around and slapped him hard! His face contorted with pain, confusion and then guilt.

I didn't wait to hear his bullshit as I stormed out of there making my way to the door.

Suddenly sirens were heard and hell broke loose, bottles were broken, people were stepped on as everyone tried to make a run for it. I was confused and scared not knowing what to do. everything happened in a haze, I could see the cops cuffing some people the commotion was loud but it all felt so distant. I felt a hand behind my back and that's when reality set in I was getting arrested.

The cop dragged me to the car, disregarding my protest for freedom and I found myself in the back of a police car.

I sat in the cell trying to wrap my head around the fact that I was in jail for possible drug usage as I was a 17 year old in a club at past ten at night. Just as I was going into panic mode about what this could do to my future, as no college will accept a girl who was sent to jail for drugs consumption and being in this jail cell also brought back memories, bad memories, my name was called

"Charlotte Paige your mum's here for you" the officer announced looking at me with contempt, my heart dropped to my stomach, but it sank further down when I saw the look on my mother's face they held so much pain, so much disappointment.

The car ride home was silent and the tension was so thick it was suffocating, I rolled down the car window but that did not help the bile forming on my throat or the sweat breaking out on my forehead. I knew where the conversation with my mom would end up and I was not prepared for it.

We reached home and I got out the car with clammy hands, my mum had already made her way into the house. I pushed the door open and was greeted with her shrilly voice

"Why Charlotte! Why?! Why would you do something so stupid?! I thought you were smart! That you could use your brain! How could you bee so dumb?" She screamed at me

"Why would you make me go back  there and relieve those bad memories, Huh?!"

I knew it. I knew this was what she would say and I could feel the anger rising

"After all the bad things that happened with you? With me? With your sister?"

And I snapped

"DON'T YOU DARE MOM! DON'T BRING HER INTO THIS! AND DON'T TRY TO PLAY THE VICTIM!" I screamed at her tears streaming down my eyes

She calmed down when she saw the look in my eyes and knew she had crossed a line.

"Char..." She tried calling

"No don't! Just don't! I have to go" I quickly made my way out of the house as I gasped for fresh air. My lungs tightened as the memories flooded me, the pains, the hurt, the loneliness.

After an hour or more of crying my heart out along the streets I had miraculously found myself in a bench, I checked my phone and the time was now ten minute to midnight. I could not bring myself to go back home and I had no were else to go.

I called the only one I trusted, the only one I felt safe with, Henry Hart, my Henry!

"Char...?" His sleepy voice was like heaven to me, I felt so bad for disturbing his sleep but I had no choice I needed someone to love me and that person was Henry, I didn't realise I was crying

"Char you're scaring me" he panicked

"It's nothing, can I come over, and just talk?" I whispered

"Sure Char.. My window will be open"he answered more awake now

"Okay..thanks" I tried keeping my tears at bay

"I'll be waiting for you Charlotte, I'm always here, waiting"

"I know..."

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