Complicated Love (a Bars and Melody fan fiction)

Chapter 4

I couldn't believe what I had just seen. I carefully put Lauren's phone back where I had found it and went to lie back down. My mind started racing. I still couldn't believe it. I knew that soon the guilt would start to take over my mind. But for now the guilt was at bay. Instead of guilt I felt anger. I never would have thought that she could do something like this to me. She had deleted most of the texts but I still got the general idea.

Charlie:
Are we still on for Monday?

Lauren:
Yeah, it will be so romantic

Charlie:
Don't tell Kira.

How could Lauren do this to me? My mind races. Thoughts whirled around my head. I was thinking so many thoughts at once that I felt like my mind was about to explode. So many emotions started going through me. I started to remember about how my relationship with Liam ended. He had been cheating on me with May for most of out relationship. He then decided that he wouldn't to be with May not me and publicly dumped me in front of half of our year group. I could feel the pain coming back to me. Was that what is going on now? Is Charlie cheating on me with Lauren? These thoughts kept spinning round my head. It was ridiculous; Charlie and I hadn't even had our first date yet it couldn't be classed as cheating. Suddenly I felt physically sick. I ran to the bathroom.

I sat on my bathroom floor in floods of tears. At least this time it wasn't May ruining my relationship. Although it would've been less painful if it was. I realised that I was subconsciously scratching the scars on my thigh. The second I realised what I was doing I stopped. I washed my face and wiped the tears from my eyes. When I finally felt calm I went back to the living room.

An hour later Nadine started to stir then she woke. She sat up and looked around. She started to shake Lauren awake and I started to shake Imogen awake. Eventually they both woke. We all went into the kitchen and started to make pancakes. I couldn't help it but I was being off towards Lauren. I just felt so angry buy I knew that I couldn't tell her why because she would hate me for snooping through her phone.

"Why are you so annoyed with me this morning Kira?" Lauren asked sounding confused.

"Oh just because you kept me up all night with your snoring" I lied.

"Well let's get flipping some pancakes" exclaimed Imogen.

The rest of the day went really quickly. We went in to town and did loads of shopping. I was still acting a little off with Lauren even though I was trying my hardest not to. While we were shopping I bought a Christmas present for Charlie. I know that it seems a bit ridiculous that I bought him a Christmas present even after the text messages, but I knew that I had to.

After shopping we all went back to Lauren's house. Her mam greeted us with freshly baked cookies, which were baked by her and Lily, who is Lauren's younger sister. When we walked in Lily came and gave me a big hug.

"Kira!" she shouted. She was hugging me tight and wouldn't let go.

"Give Kira some space Lily" Lauren scolded. With that she stopped hugging me.

"Will you come play with me?" Lily begged while tugging at my arm.

"Lily, leave Lauren and her friends alone. We can bake some more cookies while they're busy" Lauren's mam said. With that we disappeared upstairs to Lauren's room.

After about an hour of being at Lauren's house, Nadine and Imogen had to leave.

"Do you want to stay here tonight and then do something tomorrow?" Lauren asked.

"I can't I've got plans tomorrow" I lied.

"Like what?" she asked staring at me.

"I promised my mam that I'd clean the house" I lied.

"Well tell her you can't"

"She'll ground me if I don't"

"No she wouldn't! Your mam's too nice"

"Well I can't"

"You have too!" she begged.

"Why?" I asked realising that something suspicious was going on.

"Okay don't let anyone know that I told you, but you're going on a surprise double date" she exclaimed.

"Double date? Who's the other couple?" I queried, feeling very confused.

"Me and Leo!" she exclaimed. "That's who I was texting the other night" It was then that I realised that tomorrow was Monday.

"Where are we going?" I asked excitedly.

"To the cinema then for a meal" she exclaimed excitedly.

"In that case, we better go to mine, pack my stuff, pick me out an outfit then come back here and pick you out an outfit!" I exclaimed. Suddenly, I felt very guilty for being angry at Lauren all day. And also for snooping in her phone. But I was also extremely excited for our double date tomorrow.

a/n

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