What I did for Love

Chapter 12: The Beginning of the End

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3.5 Years Earlier

November 15, 2012

[Todd's P.O.V.]

Try to imagine getting something that you have wanted for so long and then getting it ripped from right out of your hands. Something that you have loved for so long no longer belongs to you. This is how I felt when Sierra called me one rainy Sunday afternoon.

"Hey Todd." Her voice cracked over the line.

"Hey Sierra. Wanna watch a movie with me today?"

"No. I called you because I have to talk to you." My heart stops for a second, it's never a good sign when someone says that to you.

"What is it?" I ask, trying to sound as normal as possible.

"I.. I don't know. Can I come over?" She asks.

"Yeah sure?" I reply confused.

A while later Sierra showed up at my house and I felt my heart get torn apart. I didn't understand what was happening but Sierra had broken up with me. I'd been too oblivious to our relationship. You fucked up... I kept repeating over and over again.

I sat crying in my room for the whole day and finally by night I decided to do the only thing I knew I could do to make myself happier. I grabbed my jacket and headed out the door into the cool autumn night. The next thing I knew, I was at Quinn's house.

At 12:34, I knocked on her door, at 12:35 Quinn answered and I walked in.

At 12:38, we went up to her room and I told her what happened.

At 12:45, we hugged and forgave each other.

At 12:46, I leaned in and we kissed each other. I would never be able to forget the moment, shivers made their way down my whole body. It was like I was waiting for that feeling and Quinn was waiting too because at 12:47, she unbuttoned my shirt and I lifted her top.

Everything at this point seemed to freeze, I saw Quinn as she was, shy, beautiful and sexy. 5 minutes should have passed, but there was too much adrenaline. Only seconds passed before we had our clothes strewn across her floor.

What we did that night is very much private and it was ours. A moment we will forever share. For some time that night, Quinn brought me to a different place far, far away from emotion and guilt but after I woke up that night, I was brought back to reality. 

What the fuck just happened... Sierra broke up with me and I just caused Quinn to cheat on Nolan. Do I really want to turn into a person like that? A selfish bitch. I'm no better than Nolan is now. I sigh and climb out of Quinn's bed and sneak down the hallway and towards the stairs when I hear Addison start to cry. I reach into my pocket to check the time. It was 5 AM. I ran into Addy's room and soothed her so she wouldn't wake up anyone else. They didn't deserve to be awake at 5 AM on a Monday morning. I started humming Sorry by Aquilo to her and I put her back in her crib. 

I tip-toed down the steps of their house and snuck out their back door so their alarm didn't ring. I ran around the house then down the street, not looking back. What had I just done was the only thing I could think. 

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I made my way to the nearest bus stop and grabbed my earphones out of my jacket pocket, jamming them into the earphone jack and opening Spotify I lulled myself into relaxation. I didn't need this stress in my life. 

The bus arrived a few minutes later and I allowed myself to take a 10 minute nap as the bus drove towards my house. I was going to die at school today. Thank god Sierra went to a different school than us. 

I gotta have faith, I told myself, waking up as the bus was only a minute away from my house. Just be an optimist it's the only way to get through life without being so sad all the time. I smiled. Smiling helps too. I think, remembering all the times I'd been told by my Mom to just smile if anything bad was ever happening. 

I switched my playlist to a happier tune as I skipped down the road to my townhouse. I was about to yell that I was home when I remembered what time it was. I don't know where my positive attitude came from all of a sudden but I was going to use it. I decided today was the day Nolan would be out of the picture. Quinn and I were meant to be. 

I ran up the stairs to my bathroom and jumped in the shower to clean myself up from last night. After my shower, I hopped out, dried my hair and got dressed into my favorite pair of gray joggers and a white t-shirt. I ran back into my bathroom, almost slipping on the wet floor, I catch myself on the sink and wipe my deodorant under my arms. I then comb my hair back and part it to the side. Damn, I look good. Just kidding, I laugh to myself. I'm not a cocky bitch like Nolan. I pull out my phone to check the time, it's 7:30 now. I run downstairs and make myself a bagel with creme cheese and then cut up a grapefruit so that I can have a quick meal. Then I grab my bag and run out the door and down the sidewalk. Hm, I didn't even see Mom this morning. I text her a good morning then walk down the sidewalk towards school, towards my new life.

{Quinn's P.O.V.}

I woke up the next morning at 6:30, my legs hurt and I was cold. Todd was gone. I don't know what happened last night. I felt so bad for him. Why would Sierra just break up with him? I don't know but Todd had always been a clueless person. But I have to thank her, now Todd and I were friends again. I smiled a bit at that but I felt a sensation of guilt as I considered what Todd and I did last night. I had to tell Nolan, I'm an honest person and I don't want this secret to tear our relationship apart. I decided I would tell him later, in person. 

I got ready for the day wearing whatever I didn't really care. It was a Monday and no one tries on Monday. I pulled my hair into a messy bun and slipped into my favorite pair of Lululemon leggings and one of Nolan's hoodies and my favorite pair of fuzzy socks to keep myself warm. Then I slipped my feet into my Timberlands and walked down the stairs to grab some cereal before I had to catch the bus. 

7:05 came and went and I ran out the door. Fuck, I was going to be late. I ran down the block just as the bus pulled around the corner to the bus stop. I reached it just as the bus stopped for me. 

"Thanks Lue" I pant. I'm so out of breath from the running I just did. 

"No problem." He grins at me as I make my way to the back of the bus to sit with Nolan.

"Hey." I smile at him.

"Hey." He smiles back. 

Do I tell him now..? No, I decided. I would wait till lunch or something. I don't want to be trapped in a moving vehicle with him after telling him I slept with his ex-best friend. I stare into the distance as the bus begins to move towards school, towards my new life.