Hanging On (SEQUEL TO PEOPLE CHANGE)

Chapter 14

a/n - was that shocking and totally unexpected? probably (not), idk bout you

this is still in lauras pov and shits gonna go down here so prepare ;)

chapter 14 (here we goooo) :)

I was back in that coffee shop where I found the newspaper, which was the triggering item to bring me back in time.

I don't know how long I was standing there for, but it seemed like a really short time. Mainly because it was still broad daylight and at the corner of my eye, I could see a certain blonde guy that I knew very well.

But I don't know about that right now.

He was standing up, I could feel it. I could feel his gaze burning at my back. And I felt him walk away.

Ross Lynch was leaving me. He was walking away, trying to abandon all the problems - which are mostly mine -.

I turned back in time to see him get in his car. I could feel tears welling up in my eyes. Weren't we supposed to stick together, forever? Like he promised? Like we promised?

Was he just going to leave me alone just like that?

Then I remembered what I saw on the screen, then realised,

Ross gave up on us that moment he took another girl home.

---

I finally reach back home after a super long walk, there's only one person I can thank for that.

Ross wasn't in the living room, nor the kitchen. He's probably in his room. I need to confront him about everything I know.

I went back to my room and saw a piece of paper stuck to the plant pot on my bedside table.

/ great job with
finding another clue
to this mystery

but are you
now ready
to feel the emotional pain
that you're going to
experience
later on? /

What's up with all these poems and all these weird messages with double meanings?

--- the next day ---

I was at the living room at that time, not really watching the television when I noticed Ross' handphone on the coffee table.

It was beeping, meaning he was getting messages or notifications.

Should I peek? The temptation was eating me out.

I wasn't thinking clearly, I took Ross' phone and unlocked it and went to his messages.

There was quite a number of unread messages from this Ashley girl. I opened it.

All the messages were about some 'meeting up' and apologies.

I got angry, frustrated, furious, a dozen of feelings at the same time. But most of all?

Betrayed.

I felt anger boiling in my blood but at the same time, hurt in my heart.

But what triggered me to actually become extremely infuriated?

Ross got another girl pregnant.

I threw the phone at the wall and it broke into pieces.

I couldn't believe it, he made me believe that I was the only one. He made me feel loved.

But he gave up on us.

And why?

Because his girlfriend was turning into this psycho freak who couldn't do anything about it and he couldn't handle it.

She's the one suffering and he couldn't handle it.

Ross apparantly heard the ruckus and went to check it out.

"You insolent, selfish, lying, fucking disgrace of a fucking boyfriend," I screamed at his face.

"Look, Laura, I can ex-"

I cut him off by slapping him square in the face.

"Explain what? That you didn't mean to cheat? Or that you don't care about me anymore?"

He didn't say anything and I huffed angrily.

"Whatever, i don't care," total lie, "go tend to your pregnant girlfriend," I rolled my eyes and stomped off.

I slammed the door and ran. I ran and ran, not looking where I was going.

Not even looking to see if there was a car headed towards my way.

And suddenly, I was on the floor.

I let pain take over my body and soon, the darkness surrounded me.