Torn - Katy Perry (Completed)

Chapter 25.

*A month later and Cheryl and Kimberley were in the kitchen.*

"You forgive them way too easily Chez, if it was me I would've cut her off at the first chance I got, could have taught her a lesson and-." Kimberley began but was cut off by Katy appearing at the door way.

"Hey Katy..." Kimberley continued, quietly.

Katy smiled and shook her head, walking past her to Cheryl.

"I've got everything, the car is outside." She said, lifting Cheryl's chin with her hand.

"Don't goooo." Cheryl said, pulling a puppy dog face and throwing her arms around Katy.

Katy kissed the top of her head several times before letting go of her.

"I-love-you." She said, breaking each word with a peck.

"I love you too baby." Cheryl replied, looking into her eyes.

"Come on Katy!" Shannon called out from the hall way.

Cheryl followed Katy to the door.

"Be careful, and don't forget to ring me every single day. Promise?" Cheryl said, holding her pinky out.

Katy joined her pinky with Cheryl's and leaned in for one final kiss.

"Take care of my baby!" Katy called out to Kimberley.

Cheryl giggled and handed Katy her coat.

"Bye Shannon, take care of mine too!" She said, waving as Katy and Shannon walked towards the car.

She watched them drive out the driveway and onto the main road before closing the door.

Katy was off to LA again for 2 weeks to begin working on her new album and take a break.

Cheryl sat down beside Kimberley.

"I know we've forgotten about it, but I can't help but worry." She said, stretching.

"I don't blame you! Last time she was loose out there for only a few days, she slept with Rihanna. She's going for two weeks this time. Two weeks worth of opportunities. I don't want to sugar coat it, Chez, your girlfriend can't be trusted." Kimberley replied.

Cheryl looked at her.

"Do you really think she'd do it again?" She asked.

Kimberley shifted.

"Well?" Cheryl continued.

"Yes, I do." Kimberley finally said.

"Well I believe her this time. I don't think she'd do that to me again, she doesn't have it in her." Cheryl replied bluntly.

Although, she knew Kimberley was probably right.

*1 week later.*

*In LA.*

"God, what's with all the rain, anyone would think we were still in England!" Katy said, sitting on her window ledge with her head pressed against the cold window.

Shannon sat down on the sofa next to the window.

"Katy, if you know what's good for you, don't see Rih in this last week, you've managed without her this week." She murmured.

Katy hopped off the window ledge and on to the sofa.

"I won't." She said, looking up at Shannon.

"I love Cheryl, I couldn't hurt her again! Why would I throw away what I have with her?" She added.

"Well that's that then." Shannon said.

"Lily used to say that." Katy replied.

"I saw her a few weeks back when I went shopping in London. We had a little catch up. She's sick." Shannon began.

"Sick?" Katy provoked.

"She's really not well. She's lost a lot of weight and she was pale as anything. I think there's something really wrong." Shannon continued.

"She hasn't texted or called Cheryl in weeks that I know of. Cheryl doesn't like to pester her, you know that, so if Lily doesn't call, they don't speak." Katy replied, shrugging her shoulders.

*4am*

Katy's phone was ringing.

"Hello?" She answered.

*Phone call with Cheryl.*

"Lily has cancer." Cheryl blurted out, crying viloently.

Katy could hear Kimberley trying to comfort her in the background.

"Cheryl. Baby, calm down." Katy said, soothingly.

"She has breast cancer, Katy, that's the real reason she left me. She's really ill." Cheryl managed to say before bursting into tears again.

"Shhh, it's okay." Katy replied, trying to calm her down.

"Me best friend has cancer! It is far from okay!" Cheryl said, crying even more.

"Would you like me to come home?" Katy asked, calmly.

Cheryl paused.

"Could you?" She whispered, her tiny frail voice at the other end of the phone made Katy realise where she needed to be.

"I'll come home this afternoon, if you need me to." Katy said, looking at her watch.

"Kimberley will look after you until then!" She added.

Cheryl sniffed.

"I'll see you soon, I love you." She whispered.

"I love you too." Katy replied, putting the phone down.

She leaned back and rubbed her face.

"Well fuck me." Katy whispered to herself.