a mixup caused by a switch up (a David Dobrik fanfic)

london (1)

i drive home sniffling and wiping my eyes. i wasn't happy here anymore. the only person that was keeping me there was derek. not even him could keep me anymore. we drifted away and we just weren't the same anymore. ive grown up here. i love it here but too much hurt has been made here. i went to dereks apartment to officially break it off. i love him with all my heart, but i have to leave. i lost my best friend the night he couldn't handle it anymore. it broke my heart to find out that he wasn't around anymore. after that i wasn't myself anymore. i stopped my photography and design business and dropped all my modeling gigs. i fell into a depression. all my friends turned out to be fake and derek  was all i had left. derek was my other best friend and my lover. it was a friendship that turned into something more. i decided i needed to get out of the country and go make a new life. i am a young girl who deserves the best that life has to offer.

earlier

i unlock dereks apartment door and walk in. i couldn't hold back the tears anymore. derek and i had talk it over. he knew i didn't want to be here anymore but he didn't want to leave. but he wants the best for me. i feel so incredibly alone.

"derek..." i sob.

i could see it in his eyes. he knows what's coming.

"hey b it's okay. im here" he gets up and pulls me into his chest and kisses the top of my head.

we sit there for what seems like eternity just holding each other.

"i know you have to leave bailey." he chokes on his words trying to hold his tears in. "i love you so much but you need to be happier and i can't go with you and be a part of that."

after forever i leave and start driving.

present

i go home and book my plane tickets and text derek. he picks me up and takes me to the airport. we stand at the gate together as we hear my boarding call. tears start forming in my eyes as the thought of never having derek to cuddle up to anymore and never having the warmth of his hug again.

"so this is goodbye..." derek begins to cry.

we leaned in for one last kiss and all i could do was whisper "i love you always and forever" before walking to the boarding tunnel. never looking back in fear that i would stay. i sat in my first class seat quietly sobbing. i put my earbuds in and laid back listening to Till the World Stops Turning - Kaleb Jones

i quickly fall into a deep sleep and dream of the life i was leaving behind in london. me and derek swinging on the swing sets at 2 in the morning. the movie dates. the night where we lay in the bed of his truck and stare at the stars and have deep conversations. my friends at the time. all the parties. all the brunches. all the girls nights. literally everything that happened before everything fell apart.

i was woke by one of the flight attendants informing me that we were landing soon. i say my seat upright and stared straight ahead. mixed emotions were running through my mind. sad because i left my best friend. nervous because what if this didn't work out. happy because i get a fresh start. the plane jolts as we hit the runway and immediately touching the ground in Los Angeles, California, i felt a bittersweet rush. i grab my bags and walk out of the airport. the warm air hits my face and i can barely hear all of the car horns beeping. the sunshine was pure bliss. i jumped into my uber that i ordered and the sweet woman took me to a semi-nice hotel. i walked into my room. i plopped down on my bed and could feel bits and pieces of my happiness coming back. boy, did i have a long way to go but this was a start. a good start. i am very good at my job and am a very successful model and have a good amount of money saved so i scroll through my phone looking for cute little apartments or houses. i rented the hotel for two days to try to get my life together. one day to recover from my travel and one to make a big girl decision and get a house and a car. i take a quick nap because i was so tired due to time change and jet lag. i wake the next morning realizing what time it was. i slept for 17 hours ! i decide to do some light makeup and get a move on. i decide to rent a nice cozy apartment on the outskirts of the busy town overlooking all of the beautiful chaos. next i go to get a car. i immediately fall in love with the tesla sitting I front of me. after all of the boring and long paper work i drive home. home. my new home. i get home and finish unpacking. i hated being so alone. the old bailey hated being alone. the sole reason i become depressed in the first place. if im going to be happy i need to get out. i unpack my ripped jean shorts, a hot pink crop top, my black gucci belt, and my cute combat boots. i look at myself in the mirror and smile. smile. something i hadn't done in a long time. i curl my dark brown hair and touch up my makeup.

"how b you really out did yourself hun." i flaunt around in my mirror.

i drive to the nearest fun looking club. i walk in and already had a drink handed to me. my phone dings and i look to see dereks name. i am not one to be irresponsible but this causes me to chug the whole drink.

"did you make it safe ?"

i swallows hard and sent to most difficult text i have ever sent.

"yes, derek. i love you so so much and don't EVER forget that. i will always and forever be here for you, but if this is gonna work for me i need you talking to me everyday because i will not be able to get over you. it was the hardest thing leaving you but we both agreed it wasn't the same anymore and we drifted. i love you drew."

i took down a couple more drinks and being the lightweight and the emotional wreck i was couldn't take it anymore. i stumbled into the crowd to find the door. i hit a hard chest and muttered a small bit sincere apology. he boy steadies me and looks into my eyes. i could make out brown hair and brown eyes but my vision was blurred from the potential tears and my intoxication. i pulled away and began to walk some more.

"hey! are you okay !?" he mystery boy yells.

i just kept walking. outside i sat down waiting on my uber because there was no way i was driving home. i would have to come back and get my car in the morning. i sat beside a girl crying.

"bad night ?" i asked her

"very!" she cry's back.

i was so numb i couldn't cry. i was just internally hurting.

"me too girl!" i say.

we get to talking. her name is corinna. my uber pulls up and i put my number in her phone so we can go get lunch one day because god knows i need more friends.

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HEY GUYS!!
i am so so stoked to write this ! there will be way more david in the next chapter. this was mostly an introductory chapter on the main character.