Fallen

Chapter 8

No Ones POV

The gang walked through Justin's front door laughing about how pathetic it was that every server knew Ryan's name. They all had smiles across their faces but it was Justin who was hunched over from laughing so hard. Ryan tried to change the subject, switching it from himself to the fact that Chaz had laughed so much that soda came out of his nose. However, Chaz pointed out that the only reason that happened was because five servers came across their table and said hi to Ryan. After trying to fight it many times and failing, Ryan decided to laugh along side his best friends and enjoy the time they spent together.

Justin and Sophie were back to being all buddy-buddy after they had 'cleared' the air. Justin didn't feel the weight on his shoulders anymore because Sophie wasn't close to figuring out his secret. Sophie on the other hand was fighting the butterflies flying around her stomach. She wondered why she only had that feeling when she was around Justin. She had Nate, and she loved him. But she had never experienced these feeling around him. It made her question her relationship which was quite peculiar for her. Questioning was more of Justin's forte than it was hers. 

Sophie had a pain her side, she loved being in Justin's house laughing her ass of with the three best friends that she has ever had. She needed to treasure those moments where life didn't seem so terrible because life was about to take her on a rollar coaster ride. 

Sophie's POV

I went from laughing hysterically to wishing I had never been born. I had felt a vibration in my back pocket and realized that someone had texted me. I clicked the button on the top of my iPhone to see the only name I wish would disappear forever. Nate. I swiped my thumb across his message and my heart nearly dropped as I read what he had wrote. I guess Justin realized I stopped laughing because when I looked up he had a worried expression on his face. 

"Soph, is everything okay?" Justin said moving his way over to where I sat.

"Uh, yeah. It's just that Nate texted me." I said lifting my hands up and plopping them back down to my lap as if it didn't matter. 

"What the fuck does he want." He spoke sternly. His voice went from sincere to pissed in the matter of 5 seconds.

"He said, 'You need to answer me now. I really don't give a fuck if you're with Justin or not. We need to talk or else I'm going to start getting really fucking pissed off.'" I inhaled deeply until I couldn't breathe in any more air. I held the air in my lungs and slowly closed my eyes, thinking that if I could just get rid of Nate, my life would be so much easier. As I softly exhaled, my eyes opened to find Justin gone. I looked over at Ryan and Chaz and they pointed to the kitchen. Walking around the corner, I saw Justin pacing back and forth rapidly.

"Are you okay?" I spoke sheepishly.

"No Sophie, no I'm not fucking okay." He said taking off his hat and throwing it across the room. He ran his fingers through his hair and pulled at the ends.

"This fucking tool bag treats you like shit and you deserve so much better than that but you're too blind to see it!" Justin was facing me, throwing his hands in all different directions trying to get his point across.

"Justin, I realize what he does to me. I do. I realize that the bruises I have are from Nate. I can see that." I walked over to him and rubbed his back, attempting to make him calm down. I pulled out a chair and told him to sit down.

"We need to talk about this. I know you don't like my relationship with Nate so right now, we are going to talk about everything that bothers you." I placed my hand ontop of his and gave him a smile. he closed his eyes irritated and nodded. I was happy to see him agreeing.