Playing The Game

Chapter 13: I Told You So

Alec POV

I needed salvation. I bought a handful of miniture whiskeys on the plane that eventually knocked me into some sort of sleep. I was so mad I couldn't have faced her, I didn't want to see her again. After all I had done for her and she's been talking to some guy, if I remember correctly her ex boyfriend whilst I was thousands of miles away with her. It made me feel sick, there was a part of me that felt bad for leaving her like that but the other part felt like I didn't want to wait around and hear an explanation. It was utter bullshit.

I had finally made it back in England, yeah I shouldn't have drank on the plane since I left my car at the airport but I'm gonna drive it anyway. The only place i knew I'd feel my normal self was to go back to my house, I didn't even care if Leanna was there.
My alcohol was.

I had somehow managed to make it back in one piece, I was expecting the locks to have been changed but to my surprise the key turned and I was in. The familiar smell of Febreeze and Yankee candles surrounded me, I swung my bag onto the side table and pulled out a bottle of scotch my dad gave me on my 21st birthday and poured it into a glass.
I went into the living room and sat down on the sofa.

'What do you think your doing?' I heard a voice say. I hadn't even noticed Leanna come down the stairs and I couldn't give a crap, i'm guessing it was about one in the morning since she looked half asleep.
'I'm drinking what does it look like?' My words were slurred.
'You left me, dissappeared for a few days and now you wake me up because you want a drink?' Even though she sounded annoyed she didn't look it.

'I shouldn't have left, turns out she never wanted me and now I have no one.' I poured out another glass.
She just stood there with a smug look.
'Now you can say 'I told you so.'' I admitted defeat.
'I won't say that, what I will say is stop drinking before you do anything stupid.' She said snatching the glass out my hand.

'Is it alright if I crash here? I completely understand if you don't want me' I muttered.
'Seriously? Alec i'm not gonna chuck you out on the streets, technically this is still your house and I still love you.' She smacked her mouth when the words come out.
'Yeah I know' I replied trying to make it not awkward.

The scotch must have tipped me overboard because before I knew it I was back in my old bed with Leanna beside me, my phone kept buzzing from Cassie trying to ring me, hopefully she'll stay in that horrible place so I won't have to see her again. I threw my phone off the bed and eventually went into a deep sleep.

Cassie POV

I woke up feeling empty, I turned over to see the other side of my bed empty, if i had fucked up I would completely understand but I didn't, someone was out to split us up and it clearly worked. The ache in my chest grew the more I thought about it, why would someone do this to me? I've never had enemies before I had always been nice to people.

The first thing I did was ring Alec and ring and ring. Still no answer, if I text him explaining he still wouldn't believe me I was gonna have to find proof somehow, but first I have to say bye to this place yet again. I just wish I wasn't going back on my own.

I grabbed my bag together and stared at Alec's mums clothes she had lent me, looks like she won't be seeing these again, I sighed. Alec had left his hoodie behind and I was so happy when I found it next to the bed, I breathed his scent in that had faded since I last wore it and put it on, not knowing if I was ever going to take it off.

'It's been lovely seeing you again, I know things didn't go as smoothly as you wanted it to but please don't leave it too long to come back.' Marion said squeezing me in a hug.
'Don't worry I won't, I've got a lot of making up to do when I get back to England.' I grimaced at the thought of seeing my dad and Elena, all that was forgotten when Alec was with me.
I hugged Marion again and said farewell to the house reaching the cab awaiting outside.