Oli and I

Chapter 1

"Come on you have to get up." Arden pushed the lump of covers that consumed me.
"Why should I?" I yelled out. It came out quite muffled though under my comforter cocoon.
"Let's go outside lets do something. You can't let this keep you down." She started to peel away cover by cover while I was holding them over my head.
"Arden stop." I groaned again trying to avoid sunlight.
"I know you lost your job and your boyfriend in the same day but you can still rally."
She was right about the first part.
I moved out to LA from the south to pursue a career in film. I started working for my cousin's independent film company. However her business went under and I lost my job as a First Assistant Director. The same day I went to seek comfort from my then-boyfriend Mark and he broke up with me because he just "didn't feel a connection".

However Arden wasn't right about the "you can rally" part. I had lost the two things most important to me, two days ago.
Arden was my best friend/ roommate. Many know her as Arden Rose on YouTube. I met her a year ago when we were both relatively new to Los Angeles, on a video shoot when I was doing some freelance.

"Arden you don't know my pain. You have Will" I shouted still under Mt. Covers. Arden had been dating fellow youtuber Will Darbyshire for a while now. Will and Arden can easily be described as the cutest tumblr couple you ever saw. Probably two of the smartest people I knew. However Will was from the UK so their relationship was long distance.

"Come on let's grab Steak and Shake." She said which actually grabbed my attention. I ripped off the covers to put on my lazy clothes which consisted of workout pants, a sports bra, and a tank top. I wasn't going to work out but everything was so dang comfortable. I threw up my brunette mid length hair into a bun and skipped the makeup.

"That's better." Arden said as I emerged from my room into our kitchen. Arden had short brown hair and a slightly rounder face than myself but we are still around the same body type which is long legs and a long torso. Although I definitely had wider hips than her.

5 minutes later we hopped in the car with Arden driving. She was also wearing her fav workout/ lazy clothes.

20 minutes later we arrived somewhere that was for sure not Steak and Shake. We were at our favorite hiking spot near the Hollywood sign.
"Arden no." I protested as she got out of the car.
"Come on you need to move around and get some fresh air."
I decided not to protest again so I hopped out of the car and we started our hike.
"So you know how I'm going to London for two weeks?" Arden asked me halfway through our hike.
"Yah" I'm sure I looked dead right now and I felt it too so I wasn't too up for conversation.
"Well I think you should come with me."
"What?" I stopped in the middle of the trail.
"Yah it'll be fun. You can use your free flight pass." She took a huge gulp of water and wiped a bead of sweat away from her face.
It was a normal hot California day but for some reason the decision now on my plate, upped the temperature. I did have a free flight from all the traveler miles I had amassed just from traveling from here and back home.
"I don't know I'd just be a third wheel to you and Will" I pulled my sunglasses down from the top of my head onto my eyes.
"No you wouldn't. Plus Will has cool friends. And there is non stop shopping and things to see in London" 
Arden grabbed onto my hand with both of hers which she always did when she wanted me to do something.
"I'll think about it." I resumed the hike until we are back at the car.
We arrived back to the apartment where I sat and checked Instagram. I hadn't checked Mark's account in a while so I decided to give a look. Make sure that he wasn't having a brilliant time with out me. No new pictures on his profile since last week. A picture of us actually. We had our heads pushed together and the beach was behind us. That was a great day. If only I'd known what was to come. Mark and I weren't the perfect couple by any means but we still were crazy about each other. Well, I guess it was just me that was crazy about him.

I decided to check what pictures on Instagram he was tagged in recently. The first picture I saw made my heart shrivel. It was posted by his idiot for a friend, Josh. It was a selfie of Josh with two distinct figured behind him. It was Mark and he was kissing someone. I had to look closer to realize who it was. It was Jess. Jess was a girl that Mark met at the gym and he was very clear about them just being friends. Even when we all were together and she flirted her ass of with him, right in front of me, he still insisted they were just friends. It's not that I was threatened by her. Although she did have that whole "big ass and big boobs and a skinny waist and long blonde hair" combo. I didn't see her as a threat. Until now.

I stared at the picture in disbelief for a while longer while I sat on my bed. I stood up. I was angry. I paced in my room a little bit before I made up my mind. I opened my door and went into Arden's room where she was editing. I showed her my phone with the picture on the screen.
"I'll go to London"