End Up Here || CTH & LRH || book 1

Chapter 17

~Rylie~ 

Me, Luke, and that bitch all walked into Luke and I's room.

"Explain." I spat.

"Luke and I are dating... I don't know about you..." the girl said.

"No, we aren't! I swear Rylie! Amber and I aren't dating!" Luke cried.

I felt tears fill to the brim of my eyes, but I blinked them away. "How can I trust you Luke? How can I know that you and that bitch aren't dating?"

Luke sighed, and walked over to me. "Rylie, you're just going to have to trust me! I can't explain this!"

"No, you have a show tonight... I'm not fucking going now... I'll stay here, and think about it! Luke, I want you to know that whatever I decide, I'll always love you..."  I said, and walked out of the room.

I stood outside the door, with my ear against the cool wood.

"Now that she's gone, tell me why the hell did you come back, Amber? We dated a long time ago, and I don't want you! Why can't you understand that? I love Rylie, and now we might not even be together anymore because of you!" Luke said, and I could tell that he was choking back sobs.

"Luke, you don't need that whore. You need me..." Amber said.

"No, I don't... Get the hell out!" Luke said, and I ran down the hall to Jade and Calum's room.

I knocked on the door, and Calum opened it.

"Hey, Ry... Come in, she's down the hall..." he said, sticking his head out to look.

I slightly smiled, and walked in. I slowly let the tears fall down my cheeks.

"What happened?" Jade asked, sitting up on the bed.

"He s-s-said that they aren't d-dating, and that h-h-h-he lo-loved me... I told him that I did-didn't kn-know if I could trust h-him or not... I-I'm not going to that damned concert tonight... I wanna stay here and think about e-everything..." I sobbed.

Jade sighed.

"No, go... He'll show you the truth tonight... Please, just go..." Calum said.

"Okay, okay... I'll go, but you better be right, Calum." I said.

***
That night, we went to the concert, and Jade, Abby, Gracie, and I all went to a separate room that only we could be in.

"How are you doing?" Abby asked me.

"Not good... I feel this heavy weight on my chest, like there's someone sitting on me..." I wheezed.

Abby sighed, and sat down in a chair.

"I know how you feel, Ry... When my ex cheated on me, I thought my life was over. You saw how I was... It's not fun. You feel like your life is over, and that there is nothing to live for..." Jade said.

I hate this... I know that she knows how I feel... I don't know what to do about it, because he's famous. Was this just a publicity thing, and she thought that they were actually dating? Or were they actually dating? I'm so confused, and being at the concert didn't help anything.

We heard the drums play, and the lights flashed on.

They sang a few songs, and then it came time for them to sing Amnesia.

Calum sang his verse, and it was time for the chorus.

"I remember the day you told me you were leaving... I remember the make-up running down your face... And the dreams you left behind, you didn't need them... Like every single wish we ever made. I wish that I could wake up with Amnesia, and forget about the stupid little things. Like the way it felt to fall asleep next to you... And the memories I never can escape, cause I'm not fine at all..." Luke sang, but choked through many lyrics. He finally broke down, and they stopped playing the song. "I'm sorry... I just really messed up... Rylie, if you're here, I'm so sorry. I don't deserve you, you deserve someone better than me, and I know that you might not be able to forgive me... But it's killing me. I can't eat, I can't think, I can't do anything without you... We've only known each other for a week, but it only took me a week to fall in love with you..." he sobbed.