Things they didn't know.

Chapter 24

A//N: This is the last chapter of this book, but I'm starting a new one soon!

Taylor's POV:
The smell of roses and fresh Irish rain fills the room and I open my eyes to see Ashton sleeping peacefully next to me.

"Hey, wake up Ash. Let's get breakfast before everyone else wakes up." I whisper while tracing my thumb over his growing stubble. He stirs and turns over so his back is facing me. "Ash, please I'm hungry!" I say while playfully nibbling on his ear.

"Where do you want to go?" He asks turning back to me.

"How about IHOP?"

"Alright, go get ready." He orders as his hand traces small circles on my back.

I give him a brief kiss before untangling my bare skin from the soft and clean sheets.

While walking to the bathroom, I hear Thomas and Alyssa whispering quietly in their bedroom. I invite myself inside by slowly opening the door.

"Are you two okay in here?" I say peeking from behind the door.

My eyes wander over to Alyssa who is on the floor bent over a small trash can, Thomas close behind her rubbing soothing circles on her back.

"She's a bit sick. That's all." Thomas hushes.

"Should we bring her to the hospital?" I ask taking a full step into the room.

"Call the goddamn priest. I think I'm  pregnant with the fucking devil." She spits moving hair out of her face.

"Don't say that." I order giggling. "Maybe you just need some fresh air. You should come to breakfast with Ashton and I!" I offer helping her off the dirty hotel ground.

"No. I think I'll skip. Thanks for the offer though." She declines with a soft smile.

"Okay. I hope you feel better soon!"

I walk back out the room and make my way to the bathroom I share with Ashton. The thick steam quickly covers the mirror and makes the air very hard to breath in, but I still strip off my clothes and slip into the tub.

I press play on my phone and the sound of my music erupts from the speaker.

Suddenly, I hear a bloodcurdling scream and I instantly turn off the shower head, wrap a towel around my body, and find the source of the noise.

"Oh my fucking God!" Calum shouts in astonishment.

Everyone is crowded around Lexi and Michael's room.

"What in the hell is going on here!" I scream pushing my way through the group of friends.

As I push the door all the way open, all I see is Michael holding Lexi's bloody and lifeless body.

"Oh....my god! What the fuck happened!" I scream taking a step back into Ashton.

"I...I don't know Taylor. S...sh...she was just laying on the bathroom floor with a razor in one hand and a bottle of sleeping pills in another!" Michael cries while brushing Lexi's hair back, off her forehead.

"Someone call 911!" Luke order. Alyssa dials 911 and Thomas runs off to get the hotel management as if they were gonna help.

A heavy feeling sinks into my heart as I fall into my knees and stare at the scene in front of me. Lexi and I were never as close as it may have seemed, but I never thought she would've actually done this.

"What are we gonna do? HOW THE FUCK ARE WE SUPPOSED TO FIX THIS NOW?" Michael cries dipping his head down into the crook of Lexi.

"Come on Michael! The cops are coming soon." Luke says sadly as he helps Michael off the ground and into another room.

The police and EMT's rush through the doors and Calum, Luke, Ashton, Michael, Thomas, Sydney, Alyssa, Joe, and I flee the hotel suite. A few moments later, Lexi comes comes out of the room in a black body bag.

"We're gonna have to cancel the rest of our tour now. We're gonna have to go back to America and bury her." Ashton says sadly, running and hand through his hair. "What are we gonna say to our fans? How are we gonna explain this to them?"

I sink down the wall and sigh.

"The things they didn't know, right?"