I woke up the next morning feeling hollow. I was back to back with Dalton, who was still quietly snoring. Slowly, I sat up, trying my best not to wake Dalton. For a moment, I was confused, but when I looked over and saw Cole sleeping soundly in his bed, everything came rushing back to me. Tears started to pool in my eyes, and I quickly blinked them away. I swung my legs over the edge of the bed, tip-toeing to the desk where my laptop was. I grabbed it and made my way to the balcony, sliding the door open slowly. Everyone else was still asleep, and I didn't want to wake any of them up this early.
When I got to the chairs I sat myself down and opened my laptop, turning it on. While I waited, I reached into my pocket, pulling out my pack of smokes. I was glad that they weren't too squished from being in my pocket while I slept. I lit one up and inhaled deeply, the nicotine calming me. As soon as my laptop was on, I opened Chrome and opened up tabs for my social media. Per usual, my inboxes were flooded with hate, but I didn't care anymore. I switched my relationship status to single on facebook, then messaged my Tumblr children. Only the ones who really needed to know. After that, I couldn't help myself. I clicked over to twitter and posted a simple status.
MamaPenguin: Everything happens for a reason </3
I could feel the tears threatning again, but I blinked them away once more, taking another drag of my smoke. I jumped a bit when Skype went off, and I winced. Kylie. I took a deep breath and turned my volume up a little bit, answering the call. I was instantly bombarded with questions. "What do you mean, Cole broke up with you?! What the fuck did I miss?! You two were amazing when you left!" I felt my heart shatter all over again as I explained the situation. When I was finished, Kylie only glared at me through the screen. "I'm cleaning out your dresser. Your pins are going to my room. You need to ask me to use them. I'm throwing out the knives and I swear to God I will search this apartment inch by inch to find anything you've hidden." I winced at her words. Well, I don't blame her for not trusting me, I wouldn't trust me. "But..Dalton, huh?" A blush instantly spread across my cheeks, and I smiled at her softly with a nod.
"Yeah...He came after me. He was the only one really pissed at what Cole said." She put her two cents in, as always, and I had to smile. I missed her so much. I heard movement coming from the room and I jumped, stomping out my smoke quickly before looking back to Kylie on the screen. "Someone's awake, I have to go now. I'll talk to you later. Love you, bye!" I ended the call and pretended to just be messing around on Tumblr, checking my inbox. So much anon hate. I deleted it all. I was deleting the last one when the glass door was slid open. I turned my head, shocked to see a very sleepy Will. "Morning, sunshine." I said with a chuckle.
He jumped when I spoke, obviously not noticing me when he came out. He gave me a small grin before he just stood there, awkwardly. I bit my lip slightly, looking back at my laptop. "You hate me too...Don't you...?" I asked the question slowly, sadness in my voice. Will and I weren't that close, but I still considered him family. I was shocked when he shook his head.
"No...I was going to try to find you last night, but Dalton beat me to it. I can't believe Cole would do something like that..." I gave a sigh, though I smiled softly at him, patting the chair next to me. He came over and sat down, peeking at my screen. Four new messages had come up, each one worst than the last. I watched Will frown before his eyes darted to my bare arms. "We don't blame you...For doing what you did. It's hard to handle." I only nodded, not really wanting to talk about it. "I'm here if you ever wanna talk." He said the words quietly before he stood up, going back to the door. I stayed silent for a moment.
"Hey, Will?" He stopped in the doorway, turning to look at me. "Thanks..." He gave me a small smile, which I returned, before he went back into the hotel room. I stayed out on the balcony for a little while longer, glad for Dalton's jacket since it was freezing. It made me sad that I would have to give it back to him, it was just too comfortable. I finally closed my laptop and went back into the room. I didn't see Cole in his bed, and heard the shower running, so I figured that was where he was. I took a deep breath and put my laptop back on the desk, grinning at Will, who was on his own computer, now. He gave me his own smile as I turned around and noticed Dalton still sleeping. I furrowed my brow before an idea came to me. Without warning, I jumped onto the bed, landing on Dalton's back. He instantly shouted and freaked out, but I just grinned. "Morning!" I gave him a cheeky smile as he pushed me off of him.
