Chapter 7

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Blurryness. Is that a word? It's what I see. I hear beeps. I feel lightheaded and dizzy, and I just want to shut my eyes and drift back to sleep.

"DOCTOR? DOCTOR SHE'S AWAKE!" Riley shouts. I look to the left and see Riley sitting down in the egg white colored chair.

"What happened? Where am I?" I ask, sitting up and rubbing my forehead.

"You passed out." That really helps Ri, really helps. "And Grant's at the cafeteria."

Instead of arguing with her stupidity, I decide to just ask for my phone. I see two notifications - a post notification from Grant, and a text. I look at what Grant posted first.

@grant.lockwood98

in the cafeteria with this beautiful girl.

Followed by a picture, but it's not me in it. It's a girl with dark brown eyes and bleach blonde hair. She's kissing Grant in the picture.

"Riley. Get him right now. Right. Now." I don't even think I was this mad when Chandler and I..yeah.

"Why?" She looks confused, and I show her the picture. Her electric blue eyes fill with fury as she runs out of the hospital room.


A few minutes later, she returns with Grant.

"WHAT THE ACTUAL HECK?" I sit up, shouting at the top of my lungs.

"What?" Are you serious Grant? Do you not know I have an instagram or something?

"THIS. I THOUGHT YOU'D BE THERE FOR ME THROUGH EVERYTHING. WERE ALL THOSE NIGHTS WATCHING HORROR MOVIES TOGETHER JUST A JOKE? ALL THE TIMES YOU SAID I WAS BEAUTIFUL, WAS IT ALL A LIE?"

"No, I mean at first it wasn't. I really liked you Audrey. But I mean after everything happened with Chandler - I realized how much of a drama queen you were. Like, c'mon, you should've known a long distance relationship wouldn't last. I think Chandler and I could've even been friends before everything happened with this. Look, I'm not gonna lie to you, okay? Whenever I told you I was at work, I was with Ashtyn," he references to the girl standing behind him. "I don't even have a job. But me and you were never in a relationship, it was just more of a flirty friendship. Besides, look at Ashtyn! She's a model, man she's just gorgeous. Yeah, so if you thought we were together, we're not. I just thought you needed someone, so I'd stick around until you felt fine again. There you go."

I don't flinch. I don't even tear up. I feel no emotion, I'm numb.

"Get out."

"Gladly," he laughs and takes Ashtyn's hand.

Riley quickly runs over and hugs me. The doctor comes in a few minutes later and clears me to go home.

Riley drives me home and I thank her. I sit on the couch, trying to forget about everything that just happened. I look down to my phone, remembering I had received a text earlier. I open my messages app and start to read the text.

From: Chandler Thompson

Baby. Audrey. Whatever you want me to call you.. I messed up. I freaking messed up and I ruined it. Everything we had, I freaking ruined. You meant the world to me Audrey! You don't know how freaking much you meant to me. My manager. My manager...he said I had to break it off with you. I told him there's no way. Leaving you was hard enough, I wasn't gonna end it. He said I couldn't be on the show unless I ended it though. I thought maybe if I ignored you for awhile, you'd forget about me. I sure didn't, and my so called plan failed. Elise asked for you everyday. I fell asleep thinking about you every night. I cried. A lot. I thought if I just ignored you, you'd eventually move on and if I stayed in LA for awhile longer it wouldn't break your heart. I was wrong Audrey, I was wrong! All those pictures from the parties? My manager set them up. He said I needed to get out and party, become a true super star. He made me post pictures with those girls, he controlled me Aud. Like I was some kind of freaking robot. After that FaceTime call, I realized how freaking stupid I was! To go through- or at least attempt to go through with all of that. I'm so stupid Audrey, I'm so stupid. I cried all night. I didn't sleep. I realized how you're more important to me than anything. I quit the show today. I'm flying back to see you right now. I know you probably won't take me back, but I'm still in love with you. I never stopped loving you Audrey. This is all my fault - for going along with my manager. I love you Audrey. I'm coming. I'll be there in 4 hours. I'm coming baby. I love you. I love you I love you I love you

I stare at my phone in shock.

I guess Grant didn't know everything. You can catch a flight from LA that fast.

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