PROMISCUOUS BOY

Chapter 22: Bleeding Love

Ranona sat down two cups of warm tea in front of you. The heater was on, blowing warm air onto you and you rubbed your hands together, you were freezing and so glad it was warm in Ramona's house. "The weather sucks ass, especially this past week." Ramona said, looking out the window. "I know."

She looked back at you, sitting down onto the couch in front of you.

"Okay, tell me what happened." She placed her hands in her lap and leaned forward. You explained everything to her what happened with Bill and Lena, and how Tom got mad at you and after you finished, she went silent. She appeared to be thinking.

"Okay first of all, Lena is a bitch, and Bill is an even bigger bitch because he's supposed to be your friend when he just treated you like that and allowed Lena to do all that without saying anything." she said, you agreed. "But Tom's right, you're his friend aren't you? You should've atleast told him you were going out with Lena. I mean you don't need his permission, but atleast tell him." she expressed. "I know, I should've." you said, rubbing your hand down your face.

"Just give him time, he'll come around and when he does give him a genuine apology." you nodded. "I'm so glad I came to you." you said, smiling at her. "Anytime y/n." she smiled back. "Bill's pissed me off now, I'm not talking to him either. That was a shitty thing of him to do to you. And not gonna lie, I had an off feeling about Lena from the start. She was too nice, I could tell she was the type of person to act like a good friend to your face then talk shit behind your back." she stated. "You're so right!" you exclaimed. "I always am." she said, drinking out of her tea.

She's not wrong... I can't think of one time she's ever been wrong

"Oh by the way," She said, placing her cup of tea back down onto the table. "Katrina told me to start on the next songs for our album. She wants a romance album, and I think all of us know it's your speciality." she told you. "Oh, thanks." you said. She stood up from the couch, you followed her. She led you to the studio room. The room was dark, before she switched the light on, revealing the different instruments and a recording station in the room.

"You got anything you could write?" she asked. "I have a few ideas in mind." you both sat down, as she grabbed a book and pen, sliding it towards you.

"Did she mean... Sad romance or happy romance?" you asked, holding the pen in between your fingers. "Mmm.. She didn't say, but I doubt it matters. Just write whatever comes to mind." she replied. You nodded, putting the pen up to your chin and thinking.

You wanted to write a song about Tom for sure, but you couldn't tell anyone that. Especially not Ramona or Katrina.

Then you thought some more, why not make the entire album about Tom?

You smiled to yourself, writing a lyric that came to mind, your pen dragging over the paper, ink trailing as the tip continued to glide over the sheet.

"Closed off from love, I didn't need the pain...
Once or twice was enough, and it was all in vain..."

Ramona watched as you wrote some more, reading over the lyrics and back at you.

"Time starts to pass, before you know it, you're frozen,
But something happened for the very first time with you...
My heart melts into the ground, found something true."

Ramona whispers the lyrics to herself, trying to imagine a beat to it in her head. You tried to write whatever you felt, what came to mind, what you want to say but can't and put it onto the paper instead, expressing it through a song.

"And everyone's looking 'round, thinking I'm going crazy, oh..."

You tried to think of what to write next, but went blank. "This is good, this is good." Ramona said, tilting the paper towards her, nodding and smiling. You tilted the paper back towards you and proceeded to write again.

"But I don't care what they say, I'm in love with you."

You thought, "what rhymes with say?" you asked. "Afraid, lay, away, may, day—" Ramona began listing words, and you cut her off "away!" you said, rushing to write again.

"They try to pull me away..."

"What rhymes with you?" you asked again, looking up from your scribbled paper. "Sue, true, new..." Ramona said.

True? I'll put truth instead.

...but they don't know the truth." You wrote, adding to the last lyric. "Does that work?" you asked, holding up the paper for her. "Mhm." Ramona said, grabbing the paper off you and re-reading the lyrics. "I like it." she expressed, smiling at you. "Now finish the rest of it." she slapped the paper back down onto the table. "I'll do another song while you finish that one, alright?" she told you. You nodded, continuing to write.

You both finished two songs. Yours was called 'Bleeding Love' and hers was called "All I wanted was you". You read eachothers lyrics, and the songs went together well. Both sad romance break-up songs. "Katrina is gonna lovee these." Ramona said. "You think?" you asked, she nodded. "We can invite over the others and work on some background music for these." Ramona suggested. You agreed.

You walked over to the piano, "you know how to play?" you asked Ramona. She shook her head, "I wish.". Your hands pushed down the keys, playing a random melody. "Since when could you?!" she yelled in shock. You shrugged, pressing some more keys. Your phone began to ring in your pocket, you felt it vibrate and reached inside. You pulled it out and answered.

"hi y/n."

Your smile dropped to hear Bill's voice. You immediately hung up and didn't say anything.

"Who was it?"
"Bill." you quickly responded, in an annoyed tone. She gave you a disgusted look, and you felt your phone ring again. "Fucking hell." you muttered underneath your breathe, picking up.

"Yeah what?!" you yelled into the speaker.

"Y/n, let me talk. Listen, I'm sorry alright? I'm not gonna speak for Lena but I know what she did was rude and I'm sorry I didn't speak up for you." he said this in a way where he made it seem like it was YOUR fault.

"Are you trying to make me feel like this is MY fault?!" you yelled. "What? No!" he yelled back. You scoffed, "whatever Bill, it's fine I don't care. I want Lena to apologise to me too." you said, you looked at Ramona who gave you a disapproving look. Frowning, her arms crossed and she shook her head at you. "Yeah, I'll talk to her. Again, I'm sorry love."

"Yeah bye." you said, rolling your eyes and ending the call. "You forgave him wayyy too easily and quickly." Ramona said. "I know, but I don't trust him. And I don't trust Lena either, even if she apologises." you told her. "Yeah well you forgive people too easily, I feel like they're gonna do this again." Ramona stated. You sighed, knowing she was right.

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AUTHOR'S NOTE: this chap is boring but ill try to make the next one more fun, hope u enjoyed