𝚊𝚙𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚍𝚒𝚝𝚎 || 𝚍𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖𝚠𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎𝚗

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TW mention of: cheating, abuse & r*pe.
please do not read this chapter if this can trigger you!!
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"Aria!" Tommy happily smiles as he pulls me into a hug as soon as he steps into the apartment I share with Lauren and Pearl. He was very excited to come over with Wilbur today, since they are helping me move out. Wilbur follows the blonde inside. I give him a quick hug, ready to get today over with. I shouldn't have waited this long, but I was in Florida so I did not have much of a choice.

Pearl and I talked about it on the phone, texts and when I arrived back home. Pearl found evidence that Lauren had been cheating on her, with no other than my toxic ex. So she decided she was moving out today,, and break up with Lauren. Honestly I wanted to go home as soon as she told me, so now I am moving back home too.

"Hi, rat. Welcome, lets get this done." Tommy happily goes to my bedroom, Pearl had decided to stay and help, since I helped her move out this morning after Lauren left for work.

When Pearl called me crying when she found out, my heart broke. I know how it feels when Lauren betrays you, even though in different ways, it still sucks.

It didn't take long until everything was boxed up, Wilbur and Tommy focused on my bed and my PC was already back at home, luckily I didn't take much stuff to decorate the room with.

A door is heard opening before Lauren's voice is heard, she is clearly angry. I mean you do not get home everyday to see 2/3's of your apartment decorations missing, and boxes in the hallway. And before we know it we are face to face with her, yeah she's clearly angry.

"Tommy take the last boxes with Pearl to the car." He nods and they leave the apartment. Pearl does not have to be in the same room as her.

The second I got home all Lauren did was ask about Dream, and what we did on Valentine's day. She wouldn't stop bothering me about it, especially when Pearl broke up with her.

"What the fuck are you doing? What happened to living here? I get that Pearl is leaving, but you too? I did nothing to you!" Lauren waves her hands around as she talks, clearly not wanting to explode and hit somebody, something she has done before, the target being me on multiple occasions.

"Nothing to me? You dated my ex. You helped him cheat on me, multiple times. Then complained to me he was toxic. You stole most of my boyfriends and don't even dare deny that you cheated on Pearl with him. And he didn't force you to do shit like he did with me. So don't even dare to say that!"

I accusingly point my finger at her, but she is guilty of everything I said and she knows it. There is no way she is getting out of this one, and the worst part is: I'm not done yet.

"You hated my friends for years unless it got you a boyfriend or girlfriend to cheat on. You tried to hook-up with me, knowing I didn't want it, and then forced me to do stuff I didn't want. You hate Tommy, for no reason! No shit he doesn't like you! I am done with you and your bullshit. You are a never ending deep black hole and I am climbing out of it and I am never going back in!"

"Ariana! Please! I will never do it again! I pinky promise! Please don't leave me! You are my best friend! I can't lose you!" My eyes snap towards Lauren's. "You haven't been my best friend since the second you started being mean to Tommy, my friends and myself in High School. When you helped my boyfriend cheat on me, right after he raped me. And even worse, not even a week later you got me drunk and raped me too." I hiss.

"Ariana please!" I slap her in the face. "Stick your please's in someone's face, someone who actually gives a shit. Like your sweet boyfriend named Jake. I'm sure he would love to be your back-up again, and try to play the hero in your story, as always."

"I stopped all contact with him! Pearl lied! I didn't cheat on her! She cheated on me!" A laugh escapes my lips at her words. Why is she still trying to lie? What does she gain from this?

"Are you insane? You for sure sound like it! I saw the fucking proof! I am no longer little naïve people-pleasing Ariana! I'm not as dumb as you think I am!"

"Please, Aria, I beg you." I roll my eyes as she drops onto the floor, looking up at me, not even regret or guilt in her eyes. "Fuck you. Go to hell, Lauren."

And with that Lauren snaps, screaming all sort of things as I pick up my backpack and the very last box. "Here, all our pictures together. You can burn them for all I care. I never want to speak to you, or see you ever again."

I drop the box in front of her on the floor, hearing glass shattering inside from some of the frames, yet I don't give a shit. Wilbur follows me out of the apartment, hearing Lauren plead as we do so, yet I don't look back once. Crashing can be heard behind us, pictures, lamps, dishes, photograps. She's throwing things at the floor and walls behind us, nearly hitting us as Wilbur tries to shield us from the items flying everywhere.

The second we step out of the door and it closes behind us Wilbur pulls me into a hug. Lauren is still throwing a fit inside, yet we ignore it, and the looks from our confused neighbours with faces full of pity.

"Let's go home." I softly nod and we make our way to the car, seeing an exciting Tommy in the backseat and Pearl at her car next to ours.

"Did you beat her up? Please tell me you did. Or at least punch her. Or, or yell at her to the point she cried. She deserves it!" I roll my eyes at my little brother, trying to hold back a laugh.

I give Pearl one last hug. "Thank you for helping. I hope you'll feel better soon, you deserve happiness." I tell her.

"You do too, Aria. Chase that Dream boy of yours. You two look like soulmates and he clearly loves you. Do not let it go to waste because of words Lauren put in your head years ago." She says before she gets in her car and drives off.

I get in the passengers seat, since Wilbur is driving today. Her words still in my brain, she's right. I turn towards Tommy, going tell him what happened.

"I yelled at her, she deserved worse but I don't want to stoop to her level." His face only lights up, clearly excited to hear what happened inside, and he only looks more estatic when I tell him. "I would've punched her for you." Tommy grins, causing me to chuckle, we both know that that isn't worth it.

"She and Jake can burn in hell for all I care."

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MEL SPEAKS
so uh.. yeah.. hate lauren club!!
from the moment i wrote her character, i knew what i wanted to do with her and here it is!
no more lauren!!
sorry for the heavy chapter guys <3