Torn Apart (1D Fanfiction)

Chapter 2

ARIANA’S POV

I woke up my face under Tyler’s arm. It was warm and felt good. I stayed there for a few seconds, smelling his cologne, when he rolled over to face me. His eyes were puffy, had he been crying to? His dark brown hair was a mess, and he looked worried. I looked over to Ali’s bed. She was still sleeping. I buried my face in Tyler’s neck and kissed him, softly. He let out a small laugh before pulling apart and sitting up. I also got up, not wanting to end our embrace. I felt good in his arms, in his presence. It almost felt like nothing could ever happen to me while he was there. I kissed his nose, then his forehead. He did the same with me. He was on top of me, trying to take off my shirt, when Ali woke up. She got up, looked at us and mumbled something before leaving the room.

I looked at Tyler with disgust.

-Is that true Tyler?

-It what true, he replied, almost screaming.

-YOU CHEATED ON ME?

He was speechless. He buried his face in his hands and started to cry. After a couple minutes, he admitted it:

-Yeah…but you have to let me explain! It wasn’t my fault!

-It doesn’t matter whose fault it is, you still lied to me!

I was furious.

-Ariana, please, let me explain, it was a mistake…

-How could you?!

Without a word, I pushed him off the bed. He stood up and tried to come near me.

-GO AWAY, I shouted in anger.

He left the room after swearing under his breath. I curled in a ball and cried even more.

Ali came back in the room with blueberry pancakes on a tray and sat on my bed. I ate silently, having no appetite at all.

-I’m sorry… Meghan told me about it yesterday so I knew it all along… I can’t believe he would do this to you; after all we’ve been through…

She was right. We had a tough time these two last years. Our home caught on fire and we nearly lost everything we had. The summer after that, my dad got in a car accident and nearly died. He was okay right now, thankfully. Later that same year, the family dog passed away. Tyler helped me through it all and now, he was the one who inflicted me all that pain.

Ali comforted me all day and by the time the sun came down, I felt a little bit better.

I got up from my bed and went downstairs to the kitchen. My little brother Alexander was eating a pineapple and making fart noises with his mouth. I laughed. He just turned 14 and the only thing on his mind was video games and of course, food.

My dad was sitting at the table reading the newspaper and my mom was cooking dinner. It smelled good.

I sat at my place and glanced at Ali. She gave me a wink and looked away.

-OH MY GOD IT’S ONE DIRECTION ON THE RADIO TURN IT UP!!!

She was crazy about them, to say the least. She started to sing along with them:

Hey girl, I'm waitin' on ya, I'm waitin' on ya

Come on and let me sneak you out

And have a celebration, a celebration

The music up, the window's down

What was that song again? Live while we’re young I think? I don’t know.

The song finished and the goy on the radio made an announcement:

-You guys love One Direction, don’t you?

I could hear Ali squealing beside me.

-Well we, at Beat FM, are giving away a pair of tickets to their upcoming show in New York City later this month! And we will even include a backstage pass so you can have the chance to meet the boys! To enter the draw, simply answer this question: Who came up with the name One Direction?

Ali was screaming and jumping

-IT’S HARRY STYLES! HARRY STYLES IS THE ONE WHO CAME UP WITH THE NAME!

She called the radio station and practically screamed the answer.

-Yes it is indeed Harry! You just won two tickets to see One Direction live in New York! Could you please tell us your name?

-A…ali…

-Well congrats Ali, you can come claim your price!

She dropped the phone. She was crying and screaming of joy. Looks like she will finally meet her beloved musicians, at last. I have the feeling I will hear about this forever now.