Is This for Real

Chapter 14

TORI'S POV

"Tori time for dinner," Pattie knocked on my door and asked. I've been in my room all day wondering why Justin and Caitlin wouldn't believe me.

"I'm not hungry," I replied. She walked into my room and saw me laying on my bed, staring off into space.

"Honey what's wrong?"

"You wouldn't believe me if I told you."

"Hun, I'll believe you."

"But you have to side with either me or Justin."

"What happened? Please tell me honey."

I told her about what happened and she said that she was going to get Justin and Caitlin.

"Okay, Justin, Tori told me what happened. Why don't you believe her?" Tori asked as Caitlin and Justin walked into my bedroom.

"How can I believe her when I've only known her for a week? She might just use me for fame! So how can I believe her?"

By now, I was full on crying. "Just send me back to the orphanage! You probably didn't even want me anyway!" I yelled and ran out of my room and into the bathroom. I closed the door and locked it. I don't know how much longer I can take this.

JUSTIN'S POV

"Justin Drew! Why would you ever say that?"

"I- I don't know Mom. I don't know what came over me. I just had all this anger that I needed to get out." My phone rang telling me someone was calling. I looked at the number. It was Tori's friend Katie. I wonder why she's calling?

"Hello?" I asked as I picked up.

"Hi Justin, it's Katie."

"Hey. Do you want to talk to Tori?"

"No. I actually need to talk to you."

"Um okay. Shoot."

"I was the one who exposed you and Caitlin."

I put my phone on speaker so that Caitlin could hear. "Why?" I asked.

After she finished explaining, I felt bad for the girl. She had no one to turn to, even Tori wasn't there for her anymore. "Okay. Thank you for telling me Katie. Have a good night."

"You too," she said and hung up.

I sighed. I just yelled at Tori when she didn't do anything wrong. "I have to go talk to Tori," I said and walked out of the room. I knocked on the bathroom door. "Tori? Can I come in?"

"N- no," she stuttered through her crying.

"I'm sorry. Katie called me and told me that it was her. I'm sorry that I yelled at you. If you knew me better, you'd understand that I do that sometimes."

She opened the door. "But what if I don't want to know you better?"

"Okay listen. I'm stupid. I have bad days like everyone else. I have feelings that I need to get out, just like everyone else. I'm not made of stone. When people go around telling my secrets, it hurts. Do you get where I'm coming from?" she nodded. "Tell you what, tomorrow you, me, and Caitlin will go somewhere together."

"Where?"

"It's L.A. We'll figure it out. For now, let's just find out more about each other."

"Okay."

"Hey Justin. I'm going to eat," Caitlin said as she walked past us.

"Okay." Tori and I walked into the living room and sat on the couch. "What's your favorite food?" I asked Tori.