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"CORA!" Colby yelled as I sprinted. The feeling of wanting to just run away and not tell anyone where I was going came back with full force. I didn't know where I was running to, but I did know that I needed to be away from all of this. Far far away.

"Please baby girl! Listen to me!" Colby yelled as he chased me through the halls of the venue. I wanted to stop. I wanted to forget what I just saw and forget about the feelings I felt. I wanted to celebrate the set I just did.

More importantly I wanted to kick Stephanie's ass.

Unfortunately though the PTSD was raging full force as I just sobbed and ran faster than I ever had before. Colby couldn't catch up, when he usually could easily. I felt like I was going to throw up as I threw my body into the door, opening it to the outside world. "Cora! Wait! Please just talk to me!" Colby yelled as I booked it down the street.

I had to go.

I had to hide.

I pulled my phone out and called Kat, "hey girl! You did...wait are you crying? Where are you?" Her concerned voice rang over the phone, "take me home." I sobbed out into the phone. "What happened?!" She yelled as I heard movement. I was still somehow sprinting down the street, with no real destination in sight. "Just take me home." I wimpered into the phone, "Cora? Please tell me what happened." Sam said as I shook my head. I was getting tired, almost dangerously tired. "Take me home." I whispered as I slowed down a little. "Kat's on her way to the car where are you?" He asked, "running." I said quietly as I slowed down even more.

"Where's Colby and where's Mia?" He asked as a shock of pain filled my chest, "ask Stephanie." I spat, feeling anger boiling within me. "Cora. He doesn't want anything to do with her. Please stop running." He said frantically as I heard him running now too.

Just then tires skidded across the pavement as Kat stopped next to me. "I have to go." I mumbled and hung up as I collapsed onto the pavement.

"Cora!" Kat screeched as I heaved, letting myself curl up into a ball. She fell onto the payment and gathered me into her arms as I screamed out in pain.

I trusted Colby with my whole heart.

I just couldn't deal with this right now.

"It's okay shhhhh you're alright." Kat said and held me closer, "I'm gonna be sick." I said and before she could respond I was throwing up on the pavement.

"Cora." Colby breathed out as he tried to catch his breath. He sat next to me and pulled me into him as I sobbed more, "I can't do it Colby. I can't do it." I sobbed into his chest. "Shhhh, I'm here." He said.

I felt anger boil inside of me again as I pushed him away. "No! You lied!" I yelled as he flinched back at my sudden outburst. "I-" he started, "what did she say to you at lunch?" I hissed out feeling something I have never felt towards Colby.

Resentment.

"She put her hand on my leg and said 'I wasn't lying when I said you are hotter in person.' That's it." He said and held his hands up in a surrender. "Why didn't you talk to me about it? Why would you betray me like that?!" I yelled as more hot tears streamed down my face. "I...Cora. I was going to tell you first thing tomorrow. You can even ask Sam! I didn't want to ruin tonight with it. I just wanted you to be happy Cor. I wanted you to just have tonight. I told her I wasn't interested, I thought that would give her the hint at least until I could tell you. I didn't expect her to corner me like that. Don't you believe me?" He asked.

I let his words linger in the air. Of course I believed him. He was such a great father, and was always so loyal to me. Everyone always tried to frame him of being a cheater, but he never was. He loved me and proved to me time and time again that he was here to support me. He could have any girl in the world that he wanted but he chose me. He chose me every time.

It was people like Stephanie that I couldn't trust. I felt the rage boiling in me so fast that I couldn't contain the shaking in my hands.

"Cora?" Kat asked cautiously as my jaw clenched. I stood up with no warning and started walking towards the venue again. "Cora..." Colby's broken voice sounded bringing me back down to earth a little. I stopped and turned to him, "I believe you." I said and turned back around feeling the anger boiling up even more from seeing his face so full of hurt.

I marched down the street until Kat pulled up next to me again, "get in the car Cora." She ordered and unlocked the door. I ignored her and kept marching towards the building, "you're exhausted, please baby we will drive you." Colby said from the backseat. I rolled my eyes, "fine." I said and ripped the door open, then got in.

As soon as we got to the venue I marched to my dressing room. Sam was in there with Mia as I searched the room, "she's not in here." Sam said and before he could tell me where she was I was already making my way down to where the crowd was.

I pushed my way through people until I saw that ugly blonde hair. Stephanie was swaying her hips to the music, surrounded by all of my friends and my dad. Anger filled my chest even more as I pushed people out of my way with more force. "Squirt? Are you okay?" Dad asked as I finally got to them.

"I'm so sorry daddy." I said with sad eyes as I turned to make my way over to Stephanie. When she finally saw me she smiled at me.

All of our friends greeted and congratulated me but I ignored them and walked straight up to her.

"Hey Cora, how's your man?" She asked. I smiled  back at her as I swung my hand back, colliding it with her cheek as a loud crack filled the air.