Warped Love

17.

"Today on TMZ: 5 Seconds of Summer guitarist Michael Clifford caught assaulting a man. Stay tuned for more."

"Oh my fucking god." I say under my breath.

I had just gotten woken up by Liam with the TV on. And there he was, my not-official-boyfriend, kicking the shit out of my ex. In a way I was glad to see it, Kevin got what he deserved. But on the other hand, Michael was going to get major backlash for this, and he doesn't deserve that.

"You need to call him." Liam says.

I dial Michael's number but it goes straight to voicemail. Goddammit. How the hell am I supposed to reach him? I decide to try later and hope for the best. I needed to focus on warped tour.

We had a signing, as usual, and our set was at 7. I walked around the venue, unable to gather my thoughts. What am I supposed to do? I'm sure the media is going to make Michael look like the bad guy in this, but he's not. He stood up for me. I try to call him again and he finally picks up.

"Michael? Michael! Oh my god, are you okay?" He laughs deeply, "Of course I am." That just confuses me more. "But, what happened with Kevin? And you kicking the shit out of him?" "Oh, that. Yeah, I have a really good lawyer that got the charges dropped. Sorry you had to see that, but when I saw him I couldn't control myself. I saw the eyes that looked at you that couldn't see how hurt you were, I saw the hands that had the nerve to punch you. I couldn't help it. He deserved that. He deserved that and more." I sigh into the phone, "I'm just glad you're okay. That's all that matters to me, that you're alright. Thank you." I say. "You're welcome, I'll talk to you later. Bye." I hang up and instantly feel better.