"We are leaving now" Austin proclaimed as he placed me discreetly in his car.

"But I wanna party," I lamented.

Without even squabbling, he sat in his side of the seat and ignited the car. As it motioned ahead, I raised my hands in the air and began singing aloud,

I'm gonna swing from the chandelier, from the chandelier

I'm gonna live like tomorrow doesn't exist

Like it doesn't exist

I'm gonna fly like a bird through the night, feel my tears as they dry

"Will you put your hands down, " Austin appealed.

I looked at him with objection shaping my face, I narrowed my eyebrows and slackened my eyes.

"You don't like my singing? " I asked leaning closer to him

"You gonna get us imprisoned, my love," he said with an angelic smile.

"But why don't you like my singing? Rose loves it when I sing. I love my singing too, then why not you? Do you have some problem with your ears? " I asked pointing at his ears

"My ears are just fine, thank you, now please sit properly and let me drive, and do not sing. I need to concentrate on the road." He replied

Quite offended by his answer, I raised my voice even higher, leaned closer to his ear and began singing

I won't be silenced

You can't keep me quiet

Won't tremble when you try it

All I know is I won't go speechless

"Oh my God, Hazel. You're gonna get me deaf," he said capping his ear.

"Can we talk in sign language then? " I asked, innocently

A chortle escaped his flawlessly carved, tender lips, as he slightly shook his head sideways.

"Will you sing a song for me? " I questioned him

"Uh, I don't sing, like at all, " he responded promptly.

"Not even in the shower? " I asked him

"What? No," he replied nervously.

I narrowed my eyebrows and slackened my eyes at him and gazed for a few seconds

"Maybe," he replied giving up.

We both laughed a little.

"STOP, " I yelled, abruptly

Most immediately Austin shoved the brake as the car came to a sudden halt, almost jerking both of us out of our seats, thanks to the seat belts we were both safe and alive.

"What happened? " Austin asked, perplexed.

"I don't wanna go home, " I replied dropping my shoulders and placing myself properly on my seat as if nothing big had happened.

I mean I almost got us killed.

Austin got a little infuriated, but as soon as his eyes fell on my face, his anger vanished.

He softly smiled at me as ran his index finger delicately over on my cheek.

"Then where do you wanna go? " he asked politely

"I wanna go to New York, " I replied lifting my left hand in the air

"We can't go to New York now, " he replied

My hand dropped instantly.

"How about California? " I asked, next, looking at him as my heart filled with hope

"Nope. Can't go there either" he refused, pulverizing my hope

"How about Washington? " I suggested looking straight into his deep, blue eyes.

"No Hazel, we can't go out of this state," he replied as a sigh left his lips.

"How about your house? " I suggested, next

"My house? You wanna go to my house? Are you sure? " Austin confirmed, raising his eyebrows with a little wonderment

I nodded in approval.

"My house it is, " he said, smiling to himself

As he motioned the car forward I looked outside and enjoyed the fresh air.

A while later the car came to a standstill.

I looked outside and before my inebriated eyes stood a beautiful mansion.

"Are we at a hotel? I-I thought we were going to your house, " I said leaning towards him with my eyes half-open.

"This is my house, " he replied

I gave him a chuckle and got out of the car.

"What happened? Let's go, " he said to me when he noticed that I was still standing next to the car door

I nodded my head towards the sides showing him my rejection.

He walked towards me and asked, "What's wrong? Didn't you say you wanted to come to my house? "

Without replying I nodded my head in support.

"Then why aren't you walking? " he asked

"I don't have legs, " I replied most innocently

"What? " he asked looking down at my legs in confusion

Next, I wrapped my arms around his neck and stepped a little close to him

"Take me. " I commanded

A smile shaped his lips and without another word, he placed one hand around my back and the other around my legs and hoisted me up.

I relaxed my head on his shoulder with my eyes still half-open and began whisper-singing

If we were a movie

You'd be the right guy

And I'd be the best friend

That you'd fall in love within the end

We'd be laughing

Watching the sunset

I couldn't see anything as my vision was blurry and my head was dizzy. Though I could feel that he was climbing some stairs. I was still singing my song.

A while later he placed me on the most luxurious bed I could ever imagine.

As he put me down, I still had my hands wrapped around his neck.

"let go, Baze, " he said softly

Tears rolled down my eyes. My heart ached. I could feel the same pain once again.

"Hey. What's wrong? " he asked me, sitting next to me as he ran his hands in my hair, smiling delicately.

"I promise I'm not weak," I said as my voice started to crack

His smile faded as he heard those words. His concern grew stronger. Lines of worry formed his forehead.

"I-I am strong, just like anyone else, " I continued

"Hey. It's okay, I know, " he said, concerned

"You do? " I asked looking up to him as my eyes still watered

He nodded his head in consent

"Will you please tell that to Juliet? " I asked him ingenuously.

He looked a little confused.

"And to Jenna as well? "

Instantly his facial muscles clenched. He looked frantic to find out more.

"Tell them that I'm not weak, tell them that I'm not broken. " I said as I cried a little more, tears rolling on either side.

"I will, I promise," he replied, not getting any deeper in the affair as he knew it would only cause me grief

"But you do think that what Kevin did was wrong, right? He shouldn't have done that to me. Tell him that I won't ever pardon him and that I will fight my own battle, " I persisted

"Who is Kevin?" He asked sternly as he married his eyebrows and slackened his eyes

"Kev-Kevin was-" I answered, with my eyes half-open, about to doze off

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A/N
Hey guys,
What's up? I hope you're doing well and having a good day.

So how was this chapter? What do you think might happen next? Who do you think is Kevin? Is Hazel's ex or do they have a deeper story than that?

Let me know what you think down below and also tell me which is your favorite song

Until next time,
Toodles.