The Arranged Marriage ☾ l.h. ☽

fifteen

Youth Lagoon- 17


t i n a

I walked into the house soaking wet, looking through my phone casually. I noticed it was a little late, so the boys might be out looking for Luke still or god forbid sleeping.

I walk to the bathroom and grab a towel from the cabinet, grabbing another one to wipe of the puddle i had left behind me.

I decide to text Ashton and see if they heard anything about Luke:

Hey did you guys find him

Worry flashes across my face when I realize he could've done something really stupid. All because I wanted to be childish. I know damn well that he didn't just like me because he had to. Neither did I

ashy <3 : Yes love, he was at the apartment with Ashlyn.

The apartment. Our apartment.

Okay, well I'll in the shower :)

ashy <3 : Scandalous

In your dreams little drummer boy

I smile to myself and strip down, getting in the shower. I hate showering because I have to reflect on everything that's happened in the last 24 hours.

I saw Luke. I hugged Luke. More importantly I saw my best friends. I had an argument with Luke. Like we don't have one every other second.

I took a deep breaths while tears slowly slid down my cheeks. The silence in the house was like a thunder storm. My hands were shaking while I wiped my body with soap. I feel like I couldn't wipe off the guilt of the past months.

I can't figure out the guilt I was feeling. Luke is the one who left me. I'm the one who broke off a piece of myself and gave it to him, and he still has it in his pocket.

I start to sob, and the thunder comes to a complete stop. You can hear it in the whole house. Echoing off the walls in the bathroom and down the stairs into the living room and the boys' rooms. It's the hardest I've cried because at this moment I feel so locked up in my own mind that I can't even crawl out.

I stop as I hear the front door opens. I choke down the sobs. They feel like a rock in my throat. My cheeks hurt. I wipe my eyes and walk out of the shower. I breathe deeply and grab a towel.

When I feel like I'm ready, I yell "Hey guys!".

I hear a knock at the bathroom door and a female voice breaks through, "Hello?"

It was Ashlyn.

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l u k e

I'm taking another swig of my beer while the boys sit around me.

"You cannot seriously be thinking we can do this. Who else is gonna sign us?" Calum asks.

"I don't know. All I know is that we can't be under this contract anymore. I might be the only one affected by it, but you see it too", I reply. I sound dry.

"Luke's right. But Luke, the tour was years ago, the contract is doomed to end sometime. But this is our record label- it's our managers who have us trapped", Ashton sighs.

"So we fire them, get new managers! It's so easy. You guys have no idea how easy this would be. And that way I'll have Bea", I say quietly. I know I need to be doing this fro the band but it was mostly for me. For Tina. "I have to show her I really do like her"

The word 'love' didn't appeal to me. It dripped off my lips like venom because I finally told her and everything came crashing down. Like it was cursed.

"Let's do it. We have to. They have us so fucking wrapped up", Michael says bitterly.

Ashtons pulls out his phone. "I'm setting up a meeting"

I exhale for what seems like forever. I'll have her back.

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t i n a

My breath is caught in my throat. I don't know what to say. I wrap my towel closer to me and open the door.

She looks surprised. I thought she would've seen all of the media attention by now. "Hey Ashlyn", I say shortly.

"Hey Tina", she says smirking. "You haven't seen Luke have you? I wouldn't be surprised if he was in there with you", she says rolling her eyes.

"Ashton told me he's at your apartment", I say. I don't have any emotion in my words because I don't have any towards her.

"Oh. Okay. Your eyes look red. Come on, you have to be over him by now", she sighs.

"Look Ashlyn", I take a step towards her. I may not be very tall or menacing but she still steps back. "I'm crying because he actually loved me, unlike you. I'm sorry your daddy bribed his managers to take my place-" I step forward, "but he will never love you the way he loved me. So you be with him now, but just know that whenever you're sleeping together, he wishes it was me next to him not you. And when you go out and he spends money on you, he hesitates before taking his wallet out", we keep walking until she's against the wall, "because he sees me not you. So if you really think that I need to be over him, remember that I'm not the only one who's not over it. I highly suggest you get over your huge fucking ego too, because the only reason you're by his side is because of your hunger for fame, not actual love", I breathe out furiously.

"Does he kiss your forehead?" I whisper.

"He doesn't kiss me at all", she spat.

"My point", I smile. "Now leave".

She swiftly runs down the stairs and out the door. I'm shaking and I lean against the wall breathing out.

It's gonna be okay Tina. Just breathe out it's okay.

I grab my stuff from the bathroom and put it in my room. I look at my phone and see tabloid articles saying "5sos fires managers due to complications!"

I lay down, confusedly looking at my screen. I change quickly and sit back down, looking through my twitter quickly.

@/whoami: I BET THEY FIRED MANAGEMENT SO LUKE COULD BE WITH TINA ASKDNFSAKJDFHSD

@/invisibleash: ohhhhh shit. drama is going DOWN. Ashlyn was seen crying in her car!

I sit in shock. Was it true? I felt like all the noises around me were drowned out. Until I see my favorite tall lanky boy standing in my doorway.

He doesn't have to say anything. I stand up and run to him. He picks me up, and I wrap my legs around him, not even being able to move. I cry into the crook of his neck, and he rubs my back.

"I don't hate you", he mumbles.

"I could never hate you", I whisper back.

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aw this is cute

okay so yeah I know i've been gone forever. this story is gonna be REALLY outdated, like they released sgfg outdated, but its here. I wanna get my creative juices flowin my dudes.

SO!!!! I'm gonna write again! Plot twist I know. I'm also gonna be starting a new story that is not 5sos related if yall wanna check it out when its out!

Anywho luh u guys goodbye.