Apprentice (Bradley Simpson Fanfic)

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I’ve decided to call into work sick today, I cannot face seeing everyone, especially the girls when they’re just going to be looking at me and feeling sorry for me. If Brad thinks that when we meet tomorrow he’s going to be flirty and cute, he’s got another thing coming. I intend on having a fight with him and asking him what the fuck he’s doing. I’m sick of him playing with my emotions like this, it isn’t fair. Maybe that’s why he put so much effort into our date, because he knew that he hadn’t asked for me to go to America with them. He’s been texting me, but I haven’t replied, I haven’t replied to anyone. I don’t want to speak about it, I’m humiliated.

The only person I want to talk to right now is Angie, she’ll understand why I cant speak to the girls and she might be able to tell me what Tris has been saying about Brad. I unlock my phone to over 100 messages, dm’s, tweets and phone calls. I bypass them all and go to Angie’s number. After a few rings she answers.

‘Hey Ange, I really need you. Could you come to my hotel room please?’

‘Of course Bella, I’ll be there as soon as possible.’

I sit in silence for 15 minutes before I hear a light tapping on the door. I open it and I can see she’s concerned, she doesn’t say anything she just opens her arms and hugs me. Honestly it’s all I need right now, I don’t even know where to begin with how I’m feeling, I just need someone’s support in all of this.

‘Okay, what’s happening?’

I spend over an hour going through everything, from the date, to the texting and dm-ing, organising another date and then finding out I wasn’t going to America even though the boys had been involved. Once I’ve finished she just sits and stares at me, obviously trying to process everything that I’ve told her.

‘Wow, I can understand why you don’t want to talk to anyone about it. That’s so weird, Tris told me that Brad doesn’t shutup about you and loves spending time with you, why wouldn’t he want to spend 6 weeks with you in America? I don’t understand.’

‘Me either, I’m so confused. I just need to speak to him about it don’t I?’

‘Definitely, but you have to stay calm, if you kick off it wont solve anything, it’ll just cause you to lose eachother and I know neither of you want to do that. Even if you do end up just being friends its better than nothing right?’

‘Yeah, I guess so. Why has it been so easy for you lot, why do I have to fancy the difficult one?’ 

She laughs at my comment. I never found out how Tris asked her out, I guess now would be a good time to ask.

‘So, what happened when Tristan asked you out Ange? He came to me extremely nervous beforehand.’

‘He didn’t tell me that, Bella it was so sweet you can’t even imagine. We went to his and ordered a takeaway, we we’re both in sweats and comfy clothes, no makeup, hair up like one hundred percent natural, we watched a few films and then he asked if I wanted to go for a walk in this park near his. So we were walking and he was holding my hand and swinging it between us, then he was telling me what he thought of me and he said he thought I would be perfect girlfriend material. Then he said ‘which is why I want to ask you to be my girlfriend.’ I was so shocked, I stopped walking and he was smiling at me and I wanted to cry. Then obviously I said yes and he gave me a piggy back to his and then we watched Tangled and I fell asleep, it was so cute Bella.’ The smile that covers her face shows me how happy she is. I’m genuinely happy for her, both of them. They’re great together.

Angie spends the rest of the day with me, we watch crappy TV and order an Indian takeaway. I need to stop eating all this junk food and get fit again, but honestly food is my only comfort right now.