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// autumn //

"do you want me to do it?"

"no fucking way, calum."

"are you sure? cause' I can do it for you if you-"

"no, calum. I can do this. I need to talk to him."

I dialed in nick's number and it started ringing.

calum was staring intently at the ground as if there was something down there.

pick up the phone, you little shit

finally after who knows how long, nick answered.

"hello?" his voice was hard and cold and uninviting. there was something... different about his tone.

"hey...nick. it's me, um, autumn." I introduced myself awkwardly.

"oh... hi."

"hi."

well this is just awkward, isn't it?

calum looked over to me and just began mouthing something. to me, it just looked as if he was speaking swedish or some shit.

"ask about your relationship." he whispered.

oh, yes. nearly forgot about that.

"nick, I need to ask you this. u-uh, what are we?"

why was I so damn nervous? I should be mad or something.

"look, autumn, about that."

there was a long pause where he didn't speak. however, his next sentence nearly made my heart stop.

"we need to break up."

calum clearly heard what nick had said to me, and his jaw dropped.

I wasn't sure whether to be... happy or sad or mad about it.

"yeah."

"I-I think I found someone else."

now that, really made my heart just... burst.

"what do you mean?"

(a/n : no pun intended I swear ^)

"I met this girl, hayley. she's going to manchester uni too. I think she's really sweet."

was he going for hayle just because she was going to manchester? that's really low.

"okay." I simply replied.

"wait, you're not mad at me?" he asked, clearly confused by my calm reaction.

"no. why should I? if hayley can make you happier, why not?"

honestly, I was kinda sad. but not like 'it's the end of the world' sad. after all, we've been together for 3 years.

he was unsure of what to reply. I probably just made him uncomfortable.

"alright... w-well... thanks, autumn for being so understanding."

"no problem. see ya."

before he could even reply or anything, I hung up.

calum remained silent. he looked up at me.

"how could you let him go so easily? especially after 3 years?"

"if you like two people, you always go for the second person. my mum always tells me that." I shrugged, telling him what my mum always says.

"why?"

"because if you truly loved the first person, you wouldn't have fallen for the second."

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// calum //

I was beyond happy and relieved that autumn and nick broke up.

did this mean I could possibly have a chance with her? I really hope so.

the only problem is, I love her. more than a friend, and she doesn't even notice.

I'm always stuck in the friend zone. it's not fun at all.

it's hard to know that the person you love doesn't notice how much you love them.

"come on." autumn said as she walked into the room, her laptop in her hands.

I just raised my eyebrow at her, unsure of what she was going to do.

"let's continue looking for our apartment." she simply replied, giving me that 'duh' look.

"you're getting over him pretty fast." I stated, letting her sit down next to me on the couch.

she sighed. "I guess... I'm still kind of hurt though. I've been with him for 3 years, and we let this whole university thing get in our way. on top of that, he likes someone else. if he truly loved me, he wouldn't have fallen for hayley. plus, he never made me feel... special."

"oh..." was all I could say.

"I'm sorry. I'm being ridiculous." she quickly apologised and opened up her laptop.

"no no no... it's just... you're a very strong girl, autumn." I said to her, smiling widely.

she looked up at me, before pulling me in for a tight hug.

she always gives the best hugs.

"thank you, calum. I love you."

those 3 magical words that left her lips. they always left me happier than always.

"I love you too, fall."

but all I could do was reply with those same words and she'd never see me as more than her best friend.