Melancholy (𝗔𝗚 𝘅 𝗦𝗚)

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"I talked with my mom about everything." Pete revealed as he sat on one side of the bed and Ariana on the other. His back was to her as he tried to hide his emotions.

"I'm sorry." Ariana scooted forward and wrapped her arms around his stomach resting her head on his shoulder, her voice barely a whisper, "God, I'm so sorry."

"Fuck, man." His voice was raw with pain as he cried into his hands, his body shaking with every sob, "I didn't want any of it to be like this, Ari. I didn't. I really didn't."

"I know, Pete. I know," Her tears stained his shirt as she squeezed her eyes shut, "All I can do is cry."

"I'm fucking sorry too," Pete stood up and ran his hands over his head, "About everything. I should be begging for another chance, but fuck, I know I've already used all of 'em."

He wiped his eyes with the sleeve of his shirt while Ariana stared at the ground, "You're amazing, Ariana. You've been amazing since the beginning-"

The thought of losing the person who became the center of his universe is what choked Pete up. He was angry at himself for doing a lot of stupid shit and letting it get so bad and to this point. He took a chance, and feel in love, but knew that it was too good to be true in the long run. They were right. Everyone was right. It wouldn't last.

"But, fuck, look at us. We live together. We have so many matching tattoos and tattoos dedicated to each other," Pete shook his head, "Love does make you do stupid shit. I can confirm all that now."

"We're engaged," A lump formed in Ariana's throat and her chest hurt, "Were engaged."

"It feels like- like someone died," Pete looked around the bedroom and tried to suck up his tears, "I need to pack my shit up forreal this time."

"Pete," Ariana stood up off of the bed, her makeup free face looking absolutely heartbroken, "Take it. Pawn it. Whatever."

Her voice cracked as she placed the engagement ring in his open palm and watched more tears fall down his face.

"We did everything we could. We gave it more than just one chance, Pete. I texted my mom earlier. I'm gonna leave and give you some room," Ariana stood in the doorway and watched Pete through glossy eyes.

"There's not much left to say," Pete mumbled.

They stared at each other, knowing that they needed to leave, but felt too hurt to even move. Pete stepped forward and got on his knees in front of Ariana. Even in these circumstances, he wanted to give her some type of comfort as they hugged for one last time.

After the hug, and whispering their "goodbyes," Ariana grabbed an oversized coat and covered her face as she headed to the back of her apartment complex and got into her mom's car. Pete was a mess as he gathered all of his belongings in silence.

Ariana's mom, Joan, did her best to comfort her heartbroken daughter as they drove off into New York traffic. Ariana took to twitter to tweet some cryptic tweets that left fans concerned.

'ty for loving me sm i do not deserve it'
'dats the truth. luv u.'
'nothing will ever b ok'
'can i pls have one okay day. jus one!'
'i'm so tired pls'
'ooh maybe even like half a day ! pls !'
'i'm so fucking tired pls'
'jus wake me up when i'm supposed to sing or whatever. peace.'

♡ ♡ ♡ ♡

The media was quick to report their split the next following days. TMZ first reported their break up, and Ariana saw it all over online: 'Ariana Grande & Pete Davidson - Splitsville - Engagement Off'

Ariana received a lot of support from fans, friends, and family. She deleted her previously concerning tweets and stayed off of social media because of all the negativity.

Her mom, Nonna, and brother, Frankie, all stayed with her while Pete moved back in with his mom. Ariana kept the apartment, because it's in her name, and she paid for it. She surrounded herself with family while Pete stayed with his too.

So many people reached out to Ariana, but she was still way too emotional and figuring things out mentally. She didn't return her manager's calls and stayed hidden in her apartment. The last thing she wanted was to be spotted by the paps.