Is This for Real

Chapter 41: All Over the Board

JUSTIN'S POV

"Tori?" I knocked on her bedroom door and asked two hours later. She's been awfully quiet since I asked her for a coverup. Gosh, I'm such a jerk. That's right world, put it on the cover of a magazine. JUSTIN BIEBER IS A JERK! I shouldn't have said something like that to Tori. Like I've already stated, I feel like a jerk. A big, fat ego obsessed, jerk.

She didn't answer, so I tried again. "Tori? C'mon. I'm sorry. I'm a total jerk. Will you forgive me?"

Still no answer. So, I tried the doorknob. It was unlocked, so I walked in. No sign of Tori. I looked in her closet. No Tori. Under her bed. No Tori. In her bathroom. No Tori. Crap! Mom's going to kill me! I need to find her before she gets home!

"TORI!" I yelled as I ran through the house frantically searching for her. I looked through the whole house and there was no sign of her. That's when I decided to pull out my phone. I scrolled through my contacts, thinking of who to call.

She wouldn't call my mom. She wouldn't call my dad. She wouldn't call Ryan. She wouldn't call Christian. Then, I found Chaz's contact. But, they're on a break. Whatever, girls are crazy. One second they hate you, the next they want to be wrapped in your arms. I called Chaz.

"Hey dude. What's up?" Chaz asked, coolly, as he picked up.

"Oh, nothing much," I said in a fake relaxed tone. "Just that Tori's missing!"

"She's what now?"

"Missing! Do you know where she is?"

"No! How did this happen?"

I explained what had happened since he left Tori, Caitlin, and I in the woods earlier tonight.

"Wow. That was a jerk move," he told me.

"Tell me about it," I said. "Do you have any idea where she could be?" I asked, beginning to panic.

"Did you try calling Caitlin yet?"

"Chaz, you finally had a good idea," I told him, letting out a low chuckle afterwards.

"Thanks. Hey!" he said, after he understood that the last part I saw was meant to be an insult.

"Adios!" I exclaimed. I hung up and then quickly hit Caitlin's contact.

One ring...

Two rings...

Three rings...

Four rings...

Five rings...

"Hello. You've reached Caitlin. Please leave a message. I'll get back to you as soon as possible. Have a great day."

Great. Just great. I thought to myself sarcastically. I quickly hung up and groaned. Then, I grabbed my keys and walked into the garage and got into my car. Then, I put my keys into the ignition and sped off to Caitlin's.

TORI'S POV

"What happened?" Caitlin asked me as I hopped into the passenger seat of her silver Chevy.

"Drive. Just get me away from here," I said monotonously.

"Tori," she started sternly as she began to drive,"what the heck happened?"

I took a deep breath. "Chaz and I are on a break. I told him that I was thinking about us, about how we are three years apart and that he probably wouldn't stay with me. He agreed with what Justin had said and Chaz said, and I quote 'I mean what are the odds of us getting married? They're probably slim. Me with you, c'mon? If we think that this is going to last, we're just kidding ourselves.'"