Life Song (A BAM/Harvey/Overload/Magcon fanfiction) COMPLETED ✔️

Twelve

It had to be then.

It had to be when I was lying in my bed feeling guilty about what I'd kind of agreed/ been forced to do. It had to be when I was in tears; knowing I was going to have to leave them in the final week. Knowing it was that or watch everyone I loved get hurt.

It had to be then that this had to happen.

"Michaela listen to me,"
"I can't. I won't,"
"I'm not breaking up with you for her." I hear Charlie say. I catch my breath.
"Then why is this happening?"
"I don't feel like I did when we met. I was new to the industry, we got along so it was decided for us. It felt so forced. I lived with it. But now, I have to just sort this out. I don't feel like this is working anymore."
"You son of a bitch!" Michaela shrieks, and I wonder now if most of the bus is awake. No one moves. Like me, they're probably listening.
"I hope you're happy together." She says, "Goodnight, Charlie Lenehan."

And with that everything went silence.

Except a few minutes later, I hear Kelsey whisper, "Mickey." And a couple of pairs of feet walk past my bed and down the stairs. I roll over, and fall asleep.

The following morning, I was downstairs when Mickey and Kelsey came down. Mickey did something unexpected. She threw her arms around me and hugged me, "PENNY!" She says, "Good morning!"
I don't quite know how to respond.
"Morning."
"Would you like some toast?" She asks, "I'll put some in."
"Yeah..." I say, "Thanks."
"Me and Charlie broke up."
"I'm sorry."
Michaela looks like she's about to crack. I expect a, "No you're not." But Mickey shrugs her shoulders, and smiles, "Don't be. I think he has a thing for you. And you'd be cute together."
The toast pops up, "Nutella on your toast?" Says Mickey.
"Yes please." I reply.
She spreads it evenly, and hands it to me. I sniff the Nutella in case she replaced it with dog poo or something. Nope. Smelt like Nutella.
"Thank you." I say, eating the toast.
Charlie came downstairs and when he sees Mickey he slows down. "Morning everyone." He says hesitantly.
"Morning Charlie!" Says Mickey, "Toast?"
He looks as confused as me, "Urm... yes please."
"I was just saying to Penny how cute you guys would be together." Mickey says, and Charlie's face is a mix of confusion and happiness.
"What?"
"Look, I reacted pretty badly last night." Says Mickey, "You made the right choice for everyone. I know that now."
Charlie grins. He's not fallen for that has he? I think, but at that moment Niamh and Jordan arrive, followed by Adam, Leo and Harvey. They all look tired. I think we defiantly all heard what was going on last night.
"Morning all." Says Adam, and we all reply with, "Morning."
"Morning!" Says Mickey, "I'm sorry for the way I reacted yesterday Adam; I am seriously happy you're on the tour."
Adam smiles, but as he catches my eye and pulls a face and I smile. I'm relived he isn't buying it.

About an hour later we are on the road. A couple more weeks till our final three shows in London. Two weeks till I ran away from everyone I knew to go fake being Hayes Grier's girlfriend.

Niamh spent most of the morning texting Lelia. Lelia did YouTube too, and was growing bigger and bigger by the day. Niamh told me she'd recently got to 10k which was insane. I told her to tell Lelia congrats and then plugged in my headphones, and fall asleep.

When we arrive we go to Macdonalds. We eat, then go back onto the tour bus, and go to sleep. I was tired. Tired of this fake Mickey. Tired of keeping secrets. Tired of lying. So when I lie down and close my eyes, I fall asleep straight away.

-

After a couple more shows we're on to the pun-ultimate week. Unknown to everyone else, this was my final week. I was scared of how I was going to do it, of how I could possibly slip away un noticed by everyone. After all that's happened, like Adam being with us and I'm getting on so well with Michaela. I can't do this but I have to.

And course, that would mean leaving Charlie. We made it official and he's really sweet to me. It makes me feel guilty, knowing what I'm going to be doing in a weeks time. Why did I agree to this?

Because I'm protecting my friends. I tell myself, This is what's best for them.

Somehow, I wasn't so sure.