I turned on my heel and grabbed the doorknob. "Sydney! Wait please." I heard Niall say as I closed the door behind me. I found Jake and Tori standing there waiting for me. As soon as I saw them I ran into there arms and finally let myself cry. I wouldnt let Niall see me cry. This was for the best. Jake carried me upstairs and set me on the bed. "I love you guys" I said. Tori smiled and jake said "We love you too Sydney" Jake got up from the bed and looked at the clock."I should be going." "No, please stay!" I said desperatly. "But, what about your parents, woul-" "I dont care, I need you. And tori." He looked into my eyes and I knew that he saw that I was telling the truth. "Okay" He said sitting back on my bed. "I think you need some sleep" Tori said. I got off my bed and went to the window. Niall was sitting on my lawn with his head between his knees crying. The boys were surrounding him. I didnt know what to do. Jake came and took me by the shoulders and lead me back to the bed. "I will go talk to them okay?" Tori said. I didnt move. Jake laid me on the bed and sat next to me with his arm around me. I couldnt stop feeling my finger without the ring on it. It felt naked. How could he.
*Tori POV*
I walked down the stairs slowly. I didnt know what I was going to say to them yet but I knew I had to say something. Sydney was hurting a lot and as her friend I needed to do something. I got to the door and took a deep breath. I opened the door and all there heads turned to me. "Tori?" Harry said as he looked at me. I walked over to them. "Can you guys please leave?" "We are trying, but Niall wont get up." Zayn said. Niall was still crying. "Let me talk to him" I said forcefully. "What?" Louis looked at me. "Let me talk to him." They all moved away. I sat down beside Niall and looked at him. "Why'd you do it?" He took his head out of his knees and just looked at me. He was clutching the ring. "I didnt have sex with whitney" Was all he said. "But, but .. she said" "She lied!" I took a deep breath. "But, what about you two being together? Holding hands?" "That was taken out of context." "Oh really, how?" I said not convinced. "She said she was a fan and that she wanted a picture." "Yeah we dont really say no to fans who want pics" Liam said. "but, but" I scrambled. "There are no butts, this was all a lie. A set up and now I have lost the love of my life" I saw the fear and agony in his eyes. I needed to help them get back together. One way or another. "I will help" I said. All eyes were now on me.
I told Niall that I would call him tomorrow, then I went back inside. They left. When I got back to the room and I found Jake and Sydney cuddled up on the bed. I went to her closet and grabbed some blankets and a pillow. I got comfy on the ground and fell fast asleep.
*Sydneys POV*
I woke up the next morning in jakes arms. My eyes were all crusted because of what happened last night. I was proud of myself for standing up for myself but I just wish it hadnt happened. The Niall cheating on me thing. Personally, I think cheating is the worst thing a man can do to his spouse/girlfriend/partner. Like stay true and loyal or get lost and thats what I did to Niall, told him to get lost. I hadn't gotten the best sleep because, I was crying alot and the fact that my phone was going off non stop. I am suprised that my parents didnt come into the room. Which, by the way would have been a disaster because me and jake are on the bed together. I sat up and looked around wearily. Tori was lying on the floor wrapped in a couple blankets. I left my room and went to the bathroom. I stood in front of the mirror and looked at myself. My hair, all messed up, my face all pale and I didn't even care. What am I becoming? I splashed water on my face and then went downstairs. "Sydney?" I heard my mom call. "Yeah ma?" "Come here" She said as I entered the living room. I sat down beside her. "What?" I asked. " Look, im sorry about what happened but didnt I tell you? I knew he was going to hurt my baby girl, I just knew it and I hate to see you so broken" She said. Her eyes tearing up. I just launched into my moms arms and cried. Again. I thought about her words. Broken. Thats exactly what I was. It was Saturday and I couldn't even think of facing school again. Facing whitney. I wiped my eyes and told mom I was going to wake tori and jake for breakfast. My mom nodded as I left the room and trudged upstairs. I heard talking coming from my bedroom. I stopped and listened. "Yeah, I know. I know. Its okay. I dont know yet. Well I was thinking, wait. I think someones coming. Ill text you. Bye." Then she hung up. It was tori on the phone. Who was she talking to? I slowly walked in the room. Jake was still passed out. "Who was that?" I asked. "Oh, no one" She said not looking me in the eye. "So, plans for today?" She asked. "Well, not really. Rom Com marathon in my room. Thats about it" Then my phone rang again. I picked it up. It was Julia. I talked to her for a bit. I told her what happened. She listened and told me everything was okay. She said she was going away for a week or two. Her grandma was moving to Edmonton and they had to help her move. I hung up the phone and turned back to Tori. She was huddled over her phone. "What are you doing?" I asked. I startled her. "Nothing, are you sure you want to just sit around in your room? Why not get out?" She bugged me. Why was she nagging? What wasnt she telling me? "Well, what did you have planned?" I asked. "Hm, how about, we go to McDonalds, then a bit of shopping, then a movie? All on me!" She said. "Wow, thanks. I guess. I better go get ready. Want to wake up sleepyhead?" I asked laughing. "Yeah" "You wanna see what hes up to today too? See if he can come?" She looked paniced. "Uh, no. It should just be a girl thing?" I nodded. Then I left the room. I picked out an outfit that made me look, well not upset. Happy and ready for a fun night. I picked a pair of dark ripped jean shorts, a neon yellow tank top and my dog tags. I was ready. I put on my makeup and then went back into the room. Jake was watching tv and tori was huddled over her phone again. "Uh, I gotta get going. Mom wanted me home to watch my sis" He said. I nodded. He got up and walked over to me. "Hey, thanks for being here for me" I said as I hugged him. "I will always be here for you. Just give me a call." He whispered into my ear. I pulled him tighter and then let go. He walked out the door and I sat on the bed. "So when does our fun day start?" I ask. "Soon, just got to go back to my place so I can drop off my stuff and grab the moola" She said. "Okay, then lets ski-daddle" I said nudging her.
*Toris POV*
My plan was just starting. Yeah I have been texting and talking to Niall all day, trying to figure out how to get them back together. I felt really bad for him and her. They were both miserable. Sydney had almost caught me too many times for comfort. I had talked her into going out today, my plan was just beginning.
*Sydneys POV*
We walked to Toris house and grabbed her crap. We walked to Mcdonalds and she said I could have anything I want. Im pretty sure that I have told you before that I am a stress eater. Yeah well add that plus how much I usually eat, I feel bad for toris money. While we were eating, we talked about regular things, not 1D related and I was really grateful for that. "So, you really like pretty little liars better than degrassi?" She asked. I found that I wasn't paying attention. I couldnt keep my eye off this boy. He was seated by himself and with his back to me. He had blonde hair just like Niall. If I hadn't known better I would have thought it was niall, but that was crazy. right? Maybe I was crazy. "Sydney? Earth to Sydney?" Tori said, waving her hand in front of my face. I snapped back to reality. "Yeah sorry, um, im going to go to the washroom and then we can leave okay?" I said. Just then her phone went off and there she went, texing like a maniac again. I got up and threw my garbage away. Then made my way to the washroom. I splashed some water on my face and then took some deep breaths. I could get through this day and then I could go home and curl up in my bed. I dried my face and then walked out the door. There was some water still in my eye so I couldn't see very well. When I walked out of the washroom I bumped into someone hard and fell to the ground. When I opened my eyes, there was Niall. I knew I hadn't been dreaming. He was blushing. "Sorry." He muttered in a low voice. He continued and walked into the bathroom. I found myself short of breath just from seeing him. I leaned against the wall for a minute and then tori saw me. She walked up to me and said "What happened?" I didnt want to tell her what just happened. "Nothing" I said breathing heavily. She gave me a funny look and grabbed my arm yanking me towards the door. Now my stomach was upset. From seeing Niall. All the foor was just a bonus. I could tell that today was going to be a rough day.
