Life's Little Remixes (ON HOLD)

Nightingale

-The Next Day-

-Piper's Point of View-

-a knock on the door- I open the door to see my boyfriend, Nathan, standing there. I step aside and let him in, not saying a word. We got into a fight last night over me not spending enough time with him apparently, and we hadn't spoken since then.

    "Hey." I finally break the silence.

    "Hi." He answers shortly.

    "Are you here to apologize?" I question, one eyebrow raised. He was very rude last night and I don't want to talk without an apology.

    "Excuse me?" He asks shocked. "No, I'm here so you can apologize to me and make it up to me." He states, raising his voice a little.

    "Apologize? To you? You're the one who called me selfish! I'm not apologizing, I did nothing wrong." My voice starts to raise a little in anger, he's been such a jerk lately and I'm sick of it.

    "You're right! I did call you selfish. You're being selfish! You don't ever want to spend time with me! You're being stupid!!" He shouts. I snap. I can't take it anymore.

    "Maybe because when we DO hangout you make me feel like crap!" I scream. " And then tell me I'm being overdramatic!"

-Garrett's Point of View-

    "Then you tell me I'm being overdramatic!" I hear Piper scream. I was sitting on the couch but I could every word just like when we're in the bathroom. I want to check on her, even though we haven't met in person yet, but I don't want to interrupt. I continue listening.

    "You call me stupid! And useless! You put me down constantly and I'm sick of it Nathan! Me distancing myself from someone who can make me feel like crap is NOT selfish. If anything you're selfish for expecting me to love you and spend time with you when all you do is treat me like trash!" I guess this is the boyfriend she was talking about last night... sounds like a keeper... The silence lasts for a few seconds before I hear piper scream again, louder than before. "GET. OUT!!"

-Piper's Point of View-

"If anything you're selfish for expecting me to love you and spend time with you when all you do is treat me like trash!" I scream. I go to speak again but am stopped by the collision of Nathan's palm and my cheek. Tears form in my eyes from both the stinging in my left cheek and the anger coursing through my veins. That was the last straw. I see Nathan relax, guilt spreading across his face. He knew he crossed a line. He tried to apologize but I didn't hear him. "We're done." I step away from him. "Leave." I demand.

"Piper, I-"

"GET. OUT!" I scream at the top of my lungs, cutting him off. Nathan nods and walks to the door.

"Do NOT come back." I growl.

"I'm sorry." Nathan says, sorrow in his voice as he turns and walks away. I close the door and walk to the couch, sitting down. I start crying, and decide to turn on my favorite artist, Demi Lovato to try and help me calm down. I'm so angry and upset. I can't believe that just happened. My hand floats up to my cheek as I feel the tender flesh where he slapped me. There's most likely going to be a mark... As I hit shuffle, "Nightingale" begins to play, and I turn it up as loud as I can before I break down and sob.

-Garrett's Point of View-

    After she screams, there is a pause and I hear someone, who I assume is Nathan, walking away. I continue debating on if I should go check on Piper. I don't want to bother her if she wants to be alone. I hear her music begin playing and when the volume increases, I listen intently.

    "I can't sleep tonight... wide awake and so confused... everything's in line, but I am bruised..." I recognize the voice as the same one she was singing the day before, Demi Lovato I think she said. I keep listening as the chorus begins. "Can you be my nightingale? Sing to me I know you're there. You can be, my sanity, bring me peace, sing me to sleep... can you be my nightingale?" I don't know if she purposely chose this song, or if this is just what her playlist played, but the words of the song convince me that I should go check on her. We hadn't met yet, and I had wanted it to be under happier circumstances, but it sounds like she needs a friend right now. I grab my phone and keys, and walk out the door and down the hall a few feet to her door. I steady myself and take a deep breath before knocking twice.