9- 𝑝𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑝𝑎𝑛

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chapter nine.

"seems like i care too much,
when I'm all alone, oh no
i feel like i care too much,
when no one's at home for me."
-YKWIM, yot club.

"what do you mean, leaving us first?" charlie repeated again, looking at julie with serious concern

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"what do you mean, leaving us first?" charlie repeated again, looking at julie with serious concern.

"it's nothing, i just meant i'd be sad okay?" julie said, immediately changing the subject.

"you can leave me alone now, i'm fine."
"you sure?"
"yes, please go."

charlie got the hint, and left. todd got up too, and squeezed julie's hand comfortingly before he left her there alone.

jules broke into quiet tears again, ashamed and annoyed at herself for crying in front of her friends.

she missed her brother so much, and when he left, she got shipped off to america.

he was the only friend julia had once charlie went, and helped her stick up to people.

miles was there for julie when she was sick, when she cried, and when she started to feel conscious of herself.

and now she was stuck in a new country, with no miles to help.

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julie cleaned herself up and went to her room, where she found lena was waiting.

"what happened jules? where'd you go?" lena went over and gave julia a hug, and proceeded to check her face for bruises or marks.

"i was so worried, and then charlie went missing too, right after you and todd vanished! don't scare us all again okay? we all panicked!" lena rambled, and brought in julie for another hug.

"meeks was nearly crying, i was panicking like crazy, and the others were running around trying to find you! thank god you're okay!" she continued the talk for a while, until julie stopped her.

"shh! i just didn't feel too good okay? todd went with me, and charlie found us when he went searching. it's all fine now." she explained, finally calming lena down.

lena took a breath, and took julia to sit on the bed with her. she hugged her again, and told her she didn't need to talk about it if she didn't want to.

they hugged for a while, and when the pair broke the contact, lena held julie's hand.

"i'm so glad you're okay."

lena put both hands on julie's face, and kissed her forehead.

hugging one last time, they decided to go downstairs for the study session meeks planned.

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"let's go boys, hustle up in here.
that means you dalton!" the coach hurried the boys up, targeting charlie especially.

they were all cleaning up and brushing their teeth in the washroom, getting ready to sleep or study, and chatting away with their friends.

"so where'd you go dalton? did you find julie? and todd i'm sure you were there too, something going on between you two?" neil asked, teasing todd about his absence with julie.

todd turned red and shook his head. charlie noticed his awkwardness, and spoke for him.

"shut up neil!" charlie laughed, "jules wasn't feeling good, so todd and i helped her"

"thank god she's okay, i nearly had a heart attack when she vanished!" meeks laughed, drying his hair after his shower.

"heart attack is an understatement! you were full on cry-"

"shut up knox! anyway, who's up for a trig study group tonight? i already told lena to meet us in the common room." meeks interrupted knox, changing the subject. he was red in the face, and clearly embarrassed.

neil and pitts both said yes, but got no answer from charlie, as he was shouted at by the coach again.

knox had a fancy dinner with the danbury's, so couldn't come. charlie piped up and said he would go, and cameron told them he'd help with trig.

neil asked todd, but he said he had homework.

and so, the study group was sorted.

"it doesn't matter who hurt you, or broke you down,
what matters is who made you smile again."
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