New Game, New Rules, right? 《5SOS fanfiction》

Chapter 2

Sophie's Point Of View

In the car I let the tears run down my cheeks. They were stinging in my eyes the whole way to my car, and now I finally have the chance to let them flow. It hurts ust to think that the relationship between Ashton and I was an act all along. I know we decided to pretend to be together for the tour, but I honestly thought we had more than that. I thought we had a real relationship.

But four months after the tour ended, I suddenly got tagged in a lot of tweets. Most of them asked me about pictures in which Ashton was shown hugging another girl as they were walking down the streets: Kyra Jones from Lost in Venice.

The tweets all had something written along the lines of:

''Have Sophie and Ashton split up?''

''Is this the end of Sashie?''

''Is Kyra Jones Ashton Irwin's new girlfriend?''

''Sophie replaced by Kyra?''

He cheated on me with the bassist of another band.

I immediately called him after I found out, some small part inside of me hoped that it were just rumors, and nothing more than that. But he acted so suspiciously; he wouldn't tell me where he was, he acted as if he didn't know what I was talking about... But he knew, he knew it perfectly well. He kept on dodging my question when I asked him if the rumors were true.

That's when I broke up with him, I ended the call and with that also our relationship. That night he sent me one last text, saying that he was sorry and that it was for the best. He wished me a good night and that's the last thing I've heard from him personally since then.

Ashton hasn't spoken to me ever since, which feels weird. Why wouldn't you? Even though you've got someone else, don't you owe me some kind of explanation? The other boys say that they can't talk about it, which makes me even more clueless. The worst part about all this, is that I trusted him with a lot of my secrets and all my trust. He made me think that I could tell him everything and that I could trust him.

He has broken my trust, he has broken the last bit of hope for love that I ever had. He has broken me, and I hate him for that.

As I arrive at my house I get out of the car and immediately go upstairs. I really need some time alone right now. I put on some music that calms me, Blue Neighbourhood by Troye Sivan. His voice and songs have something calming in them, and that's what I like so much about them. I get my phone out of my pocket and see that I've got some missed calls from Ally already, I decide not to call back since it won't help the state I'm in right now. I really do need some alone time right now.

I rest my head on my pillow as I close my eyes and let Troye's words sink in. Blue is playing, one of my favourite songs. ''I know you're seeing black and white, so I'll paint you a clear blue sky. Without you I'm color blind. It's raining every time I open my eyes,'' I hum along with the music. ''I want you, I'll color me blue. Anything it takes to make you stay. Only seeing myself, when I'm looking up at you,''

My alone time lasts a well counted thirty minutes, then the first person barges into my room. ''Please, leave,'' I say as I turn away. ''Nope,'' I hear Ally says before she plops down at the end of my bed. I look up at her and frown. ''There's a reason I left,'' I say. ''I know, and I want to know what it is,'' she says while shrugging. ''You don't think you can just walk away from me without telling me why, do you?'' She asks me. I sigh.

''I'd say, check the internet... You'll find it soon enough,'' I mumble. Ally grabs her phone and starts typing away on the screen. I have no idea how she found it, but about a minute later she inhales loudly. ''Oh, god. Soph...'' She says before looking at me. I look away again. I can't even handle my best friend's gaze on me. ''It's probably just rumours, he probably didn't even go inside that store,'' she says before rubbing my back.