Saving Calum

~One~

"Hey, I'm sorry to do this to you but I'm going to have to cancel movie night," my best friend Calum spoke on the phone as I was half way to the theater already. Sigh, "Alright rain check then?" "Of course, I'm sorry but Angie wants to talk and it sounds important. You know I wouldn't do this unless it was important," he didn't need to explain himself, we've been best friends since diapers I already knew it was probably important; that doesn't mean I wasn't disappointed but it's fine. "I know Calum, you should get going," I reassured him. "Thanks Star, you're the best." And with that he hung up and I made my way to the movies alone.

I got to the theater and bought my single ticket, the box office employee looking at me sympathetically, like being alone at the movies on a Friday night was the saddest thing that could happen to me when reality it wasn't even close. I grabbed some snacks from the concession stand and made my way down the hall to the theater where the movie I was seeing was playing. I scanned for the perfect spot to sit. Seating in a movie theater was everything to me, you couldn't be to close because it might ruin the angle you're viewing things, but if you sat to far back you'd have to deal with people's heads, no middle is right where the best spots were and you spotted the perfect seat and made your way to it. I reached into my pocket and retrieved my phone to turn it off, then placed it away in a comfortable spot that wouldn't annoy the crap out of me the whole movie. The lights dimmed and the previews began and then soon after the movie enthralling me for two good hours.

The movie ended and I began the typical after movie routine of most; threw my trash away, went to the bathroom and relieved the pee that had been sitting in my bladder for majority of the movie and finally retrieving my phone and turning it back on. It honestly didn't matter if I turned it on I didn't have many "friends" the only real friend I had was Calum. I held the power button until the phone lit up bringing it to life. I then tossed it back in my pocket and began walking home. Within a minute my phone started buzzing non-stop; I don't think ive gotten this many texts the whole time I've had a phone. What the hell was going on? I quickly fumbled the phone out and saw there was dozens of texts from Calum as well as missed calls from him. I scanned the messages trying to see what the hell could be so urgent.

"Star I need you."

"Star please answer."

"I can't do this Star."

"What did I do to deserve this?"

"How could this happen?"

The texts were all similar things; I was confused as fuck. What could've happen during the period of a movie?

After continuing to scan the riddled texts I finally saw one that made everything come into realization of what had happen.

"Star...Angie broke up with me." FUCK.

I typed out a quick "OMW!" and headed towards Calum's house; I was so scared my heart racing at what I was going to find when I got to Calum's house; I had only seen him going into depressed periods a handful of times through our friendship, but it had been years since I've seen him like that and it frightened me to go facing it head on now; we're best friends though and this is what best friends do. I can't help but wonder why the hell Angie broke up with him, their long term relationship was perfect and the envy of everyone in school. The fact that something went wrong to end it was really surprising and definitely something I never thought would happen. I hate say it, but I'm glad they're over and I hoped it was for good.

Angie and Calum had been together since freshman year up until now, the summer after senior year, a four year relationship that everyone wanted and envied. Hell, everyone expected them to get married right after graduation. I did too; I just didn't want it like everyone else. See, I was Calum's best friend, I've seen behind the curtains of their relationship. It was far from perfect. Calum pretty much worshiped the ground Angie walked on and gave her everything she could've possibly asked for and then some, and how did Angie return his love? By treating him like shit and fucking every guy at the university; yet he always forgave her and never once stopped loving her. I hated her fucking guts. I learned to tolerate her after I telling Calum my true feelings for her sophomore year caused a massive fight between the two of us. I wasn't going to let her ruin our friendship so I've stuck it out and dealt with her as much as possible. This break up was a blessing in disguised; I was just going to have to work my ass off to prove that to Calum.

I walked up the porch steps and walked into Calum's house. I carefully took off my shoes by the door and hurried upstairs to his room. I knocked twice before entering. There were tons of empty mini bottles of booze scattered on the floor and the room reeked of a combination of weed and cigarettes; and the middle of it all was a puffed eyed,cross faded Calum Hood.

I hated seeing my best friend this fucking upset; it physically hurt me. I choked down the lump forming in my throat and sat down on the bed in front of him and pulled him into a massive hug. I pulled away and studied him. Sighing, "Oh, Calum," he was a fucking mess.