A Cinderella Story 1D Version

Hurt

Zayn walked inside the dark room, hands trembling as he turned the light switch on. The bright light exposing Rosaline's room. He looked around the room taking every little detail. His gaze scanning every bit of detail in the room. Then his eyes found the closet door.

He took small steps, legs shaking and his feet began to get heavier and heavier as he finally reached the door. He slowly opened it until it was fully open.

At first everything seemed normal. He opened his mouth to release the air he had been holding inn. Zayn laughed a bit, feeling stupid for fallen into Alexandra's game. He looked through her clothes trying to figure out what kind of style Rosaline was into, he had only seen her wear normal clothing yesterday and was curious as to what she would normally wear when she wasn't working.

As he looked at the last piece of clothing that was hung on her closet Zayn's eyes became wide opened. There in front of him lay the evidence and truth. He took the mask in his hands and became furious. He took a few steps back and then let his body fall down on the floor. Zayn felt a pain in his chest and then the unthinkable happened. He began to cry.

Zayn was laying by the bed and then he saw a picture frame hidden under it. He pulled it out and then quickly took out the necklace from his pocket. He saw that the picture from the frame was the same picture on the locket. Zayn could tell by the woman on the picture that it was Rosaline's mother.

He took deep breaths and stopped crying, there was no hurt in his eyes it was only anger. Zayn put the picture down and went downstairs. He searched for Rosaline who was now talking to Harry and Bella. He made his way not caring if he shoved people out the way.

Rosaline had no idea what was coming her way and once Zayn reached her he grabbed her by the arm and dragged her into the kitchen. He through her into the room and turned to look at the workers who were starring at him.

“Leave!” He yelled and they all quickly made their way out. Zayn locked the door once the last person had stepped out of the kitchen.

While that was going on Alexandra got the people to continue dancing and made the musicians play the music louder.

Rosaline couldn't understand what was happening but in that moment she felt frighten. Zayn turned to look at her and then made began throwing the glass from the counter on the floor. He then once again looked at her.

“I guess this belongs to you!” He said tossing the necklace at her. She caught it and then looked at the floor. “Oh what you didn't think I would find out!”

“Look at me!” Zayn yelled while making his way up to her and pulling her face up to look at him.

“You made me fall in love with you! Tell you things that I had never said. You changed me only to walk out of my life without even telling me who you where. Then you had me fucking looking for you like an idiot!...But wait that wasn't the worst part oh no... The worst part was that you knowing how desperate I was didn't tell me the truth then, instead you offered to help knowing the whole time I was wasting my time, because it was. I had you right by my side the whole fucking time Rosaline!” Zayn pulled his hair, he had so much anger and he needed to find something to get it out on before he took it out on Rosaline and ended up hurting her.

“Was this your way of getting revenge for the way I had treated you before, was that it!?” Zayn spat.

“No!... Zayn look -”

“Shut up! Just stop I don't want to hear your lies and stupid excuses. There you have it Rosaline you accomplished it, you got Zayn Malik to fall in love with you. But now you lost him!” and with that he stormed out the room.

Rosaline was shocked, she quickly got on her knees and began picking up the broken glass. Harry and Bella walked in the room.

“Rosaline stop your going to get hurt, come on get up.” Harry said trying to pull Rosaline up, but she refused.

“No I have to clean this up...Ouch! Fuck” Rosaline said as a piece of glass cut through her skin. Bella handed Harry a napkin and applied pressure on the wound with it.

“Rosaline what happened. Did Zayn hurt you.” Harry asked afraid that Zayn had done something to her.

“Zayn...?” Rosaline was confused, she didn't know what was going on. “Zayn! He found out it was me, that I was the girl he had been looking for. He found out that I had been keeping the truth from him all this time.”

Harry was shocked by the news and then embraced the crying Rosaline in a hug. Bella didn't get upset she understood that Rosaline needed comforting after what had just happened.

Soon after, the party had ended and the house was once again silent. Rosaline had went up to her room and found the mask along with her picture frame out laying on the floor. She changed out of her dress and into normal clothes. Rosaline went downstairs and began cleaning.

Alexandra was staring at Rosaline from upstairs. Feeling happy by seeing Rosaline miserable.

“Poor boy. You completely broke his heart.” Rosaline looked up to look at aunt Alexandra, “Oh Rosy, you thought I would never find out you disobeyed my orders and now he finally found out the truth, I just had to tell him. I had to punish you somehow after all.”

“What did you tell him?!” Rosaline realized that there was more to why Zayn had been so angry.

“What he needed to hear, and maybe a few little lies. Now he'll definitely stay away from you.” Alexandra said.

“Why are you doing this to me!? Why do you hate me so much!?” Rosaline screamed while stopping mid way up the stairs.

Alexandra met Rosaline mid way down the stairs, “Why do I hate you?! Because all I ever wanted was for you to see me as your mother but again my sister proved to be better than me and take everything I ever wanted away.”

“I loved your father, I gave him every bit of my heart and when my sister, your dear mother, came back to California from London she set her eyes on him and they both fell in love. You know what your father said to me, after breaking my heart all he was able to say was “Sorry about that.” and then they got married. Your father was a great man but the way he handled that was not right. ”

“I moved here and pursued my career as a fashion designer and then they died and I took you inn and I tried my best to be a mother for you. But what I got from you was the same thing I always got from everyone, even my parents, I'm not your mother and I could never take her place.”

In that moment Rosaline realized how hurt her aunt Alexandra had been for all these years. No matter how hard she tried or how successful she became it was never enough. Rosaline's mother was always seen as the better sister and aunt Alexandra was always her shadow.

“I'm sorry.” Rosaline said causing Alexandra to look at her in shock. “I'm so sorry for hurting you. I should have been grateful that you were trying and that you had taken me inn when no one else wanted me. I'm so sorry aunt Alexandra!”

Rosaline wrapped her arms around her aunt and then began crying. Alexandra didn't know how to react, she had been waiting to hear someone say those words and actually mean them for so long.

Alexandra finally gave inn and hugged Rosaline back and then they were both crying.

“Rosaline I said some horrible things to Zayn and that's why he was upset, I'm sorry.” Alexandra apologized.

“It's okay, I'll talk to him tomorrow. Right now let's just both get a goodnight sleep.” Rosaline and Alexandra began making their way upstairs.

“Rosaline, I got to work on a new fashion line in New York. So I will have to move there. I have to be there in three days and I was going to take you by force but now that things seemed to have been cleared out between us I want you to make your own decision.” Alexandra explained.

“I'll think about it. Goodnight.” Rosaline gave her aunt a kiss on the cheek and went to her room.

Alexandra stood there frozen she felt her heart become warm. It felt so strange how things had changed so rapidly, but she was glad that she was finally able to get things out of her chest.