Elle Damone’s POV
“Elle, I am so sorry for what happened these past few weeks. I-I just didn’t know what to expect. I didn’t know if I was to support you or what. Please, forgive me? One more chance?” Tori begged.
I had to forgive her anyways right? I couldn’t just simply say no. And she had helped me, us.
“Don’t worry. No hard feelings. But, Taylor, did you guys catch her? Or something?” I questioned.
“Yes, we did, baby,” Cyrus cupped my cheek before leaning in and kissing me on the lips.
I blushed. Tori was grinning like some maniac.
“I-I’ve gotta tell you something. Actually, both of you guys,” Cyrus said, dropping his eyes to the floor.
Something was up, and I knew I wasn’t going to like it. What was it?
“Sure, you can tell me anything.”
“I-” Cyrus sighed and shook his head, “I’m moving to Texas. That’s my birth country. I don’t really want to go, but I have no choice. I’ve tried my best to persuade my dad to not. But, I don’t got any choice.”
I was speechless. Was this really happening? After all the drama and shit that happened, he was moving back to, to TEXAS? I felt my eyesight blur. Oh no, Elle, you aren’t going to cry. No, no, no!
Tears leaped out of my eyes, “Cyrus!” I jumped into his arms.
We hugged tightly not letting each other go.
“It’ll be ok. I’m leaving on Friday. I-I can’t believe it either. I’m so sorry. I wished I could’ve done something. I really wished I could’ve stayed here. It’s just, my dad decided it’d be better if I stopped moving and was back in my old place. Plus, my grades are dropping. School is harder in the Americas and I don’t know what I would do. Grades are important to me. They make up my future!” Cyrus hurriedly tried to explain.
“More important than me? I can’t believe you. After all this. Me, you, Tori, and Taylor. Even Irowan! And now, it’s all led up to this. You, leaving. And Taylor, probably going to jail. Why? Can’t you just explain to your dad that you love it here? Better than Texas?” I was close to yelling.
“Elle, please. Just listen. I never meant for this. I didn’t want it to end like this. We could still be-”
“Be what?” I laughed, “Together? Don’t you learn from long distance relationships that it doesn’t ever work out? Not enough time seeing each other. Florida is so far from Texas! It’s not even like we could visit daily.”
“El-” Cyrus started.
“No excuses.”
I sat onto the couch, dizzy from all that typing. Tori pat my back and I looked at her. Shaking my head, I heard the door open.
“Elle! Honey! I came back as soon as I could! I hope you feel better!” My dad came in swooping me into his big bear hug.
“Bad timing,” I muttered into his ear.
“Oh, am I in the middle of something?” He took a step backward.
“It’s fine. You can stay. We’ve got nothing else left to say anyways,” I said looking towards Cyrus.
Cyrus had a look of guilt on his face. He was close to tears and he was sad. Maybe this wasn’t his choice? But he could’ve tried better Of course grades are more important. That’s so believable. It could be just an excuse. Maybe he’s into some other girl or so. Who knows?
“Elle,” Cyrus grabbed my arm.
I ripped off his strong grip and walked to my room.
“I should probably go. It’s not a good time,” Cyrus said to my parents.
I thought he was going to go up to me and apologize telling me everything was going to be alright. I expected him to fight for himself and make me fall in love with him again. Like in the first place. I thought he wasn’t a quitter, but he gave up. Maybe this boy was never how I thought he’d be. Hearing a knock on my door, I panicked and wiped away the tears. The door clicked open.
“Hey,: Tori forced a smile.
She plopped onto my bed, “Don’t make this all so hard on yourself. You could’ve seen this coming. After all, Cyrus and his dad moved frequently and very so often.”
I burst out sobbing again. I couldn’t hold it in. I had to let out my tears of pain. Tori hugged me, handing me a few tissues. She just hugged me for a long time. It was great to have a friend here with me. To have a supporter on my side. After all the pranks and lies and drama, I figured that I was supposed to be there for her.
I wiggled out of the hug. Tori looked up, shocked.
“Elle?”
I hugged her tightly, “Thank you, Tori. I-I honestly don’t know how else to thank you. All these times, you’ve been there for me. Always by my side. Maybe Cyrus wasn’t even worth chasing. Maybe, this was all just a mistake. This broke up our friendship including the friendship with Taylor. Without him, we wouldn’t be broken up like lost pieces to a puzzle. Our hearts wouldn’t be shattered and our links wouldn’t be broken. I wouldn’t have had memory loss and drama wouldn’t have happened. I’m-I’m soo sorry for everything that I’ve caused and done.”
Tears formed in her eyes as she hugged me back, “Don’t worry, Elle. I’ll get you through this. We both will. Just forget about him. He’s a douche bag. You don’t need no sass man in your life. You’ll find more in the future. Ok? Just don’t let it out all on yourself. Act like this never happened, ok?”
I wiped the tears away, smiling, “Yes, I promise. He was just some useless man. We chased after love and got this. It was like a bite back in the butt.”
Tori chuckled, “Because Karma’s a bitch.”
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Chasing after Love <3
HumorSenior year of high school. All about partying and having fun right? Wrong. When Tori and her best friends, Taylor and Elle start liking the new boy, they are desperate to become his girlfriend. But as their friendship gets torn apart, they become e...
