Beginnings • c.h

Epilogue (pt.2)

Anni POV

*One year later (again)*

They boys, after their first single release, announced that they would be joining none other than One Direction on their 'Take Me Home' tour. At the time they were still living and producing in London, so we weren't able to celebrate with them completely, but that didn't mean we didn't do what we do best: get drunk off our asses and party like there was no tomorrow.

Throughout the past year, us girls almost lost contact with the boys for a small while. It was inevitable though. The boys constantly had new numbers for different countries, and it was harder to keep up with them.

Calum and I still tried to make our relationship work, but when your taking final exams and starting university you get a little side-tracked. Even from your rocking bass guitarist boyfriend.

Calum got busier as well, he was now constantly doing promo gigs for the band, meeting the ever-growing fan-base (which quickly became known as the 5SOSFam) and simply doing what he loved.

Anytime I did have a chance to talk to Calum, it was brief and straight to the point. The sweetness we had shared earlier in our relationship was starting to slip and we began fighting more and more. The fights weren't even like how they used to be- they were getting more complicated and much more painful.

The first time I saw cheating allegations against Calum in the media I felt like my stomach had fallen to my ass. I sat in my dorm room at my new university, Aimee, Megan and Grace by my side, all looking at my laptop with our mouths open in shock.

But what was worst was that Calum didn't call. Not at all. No call to make sure that I knew that it was false or to give me a sense of security in our relationship. He left me sitting, crying and heartbroken for a full four days before he thought that he should have the shred of decency to call me. But he didn't reassure me- no, he did the opposite.

He and I argued the worst we ever had. There was yelling, crying and several hang-ups but somehow amongst all that I realised something. We were communicating with each other properly for the first time in weeks, months even.

But then the bomb slipped right at the end of the argument. He admitted it. He had cheated on me.

And the confession of it, although apologetic, seemed to be given like it was nothing. He said he was drunk, that it didn't mean a thing, and that it wouldn't happen again- but I knew better.

So Calum and I did eventually break up. We lost contact with each other, only staying mildly updated on what each other was doing through the other boys and girls. It was hard but we both got through it...eventually.

A positive light for me amongst all of this was the fact that Michael and Megan were still together, in a happy relationship of almost two and a half years. Their sheer will power in order to keep their relationship alive while Michael was away, was admirable.

Part two completed, part three is on the way! How are you guys liking the re-write of it so far?

Big love xx

Morgan