HE'S MY EX, daniel seavey

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ariella

i get out of the bed, careful not to wake daniel up.

the hour leading up to him falling asleep was the longest. neither of us bothered to speak. it was so awkward.

i head to the door, turning my head to glance at him one more time before leaving. i know that i won't be seeing him for a while.

and when he wakes up to see me gone, maybe he'll never want to see me again.

i leave the buiding and quickly find my way to the train station that we arrived here by. i use my card to purchase a ticket for the train that leaves in 15 minutes.

soon enough i'm on my way to london.

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"hey! i've been anxious since your call. what is going on?!" christina instantly questions me once i arrive at the hotel.

i push past her to get to the elevator and she follows me.

"ella?"

"i just... i have to leave. i'm going to get my suitcase. did you book the flight?"

she nods hesitantly.

the elevator arrives on our floor and i use the key that i have to enter my room and grab my things.

"ella will you stop for a second! what happened with daniel?!" she yells to catch my attention.

i hear the door close behind her and glance up to see basically everyone; jack, kay, zach, corbyn, jonah, and tate. i assume gabbie is with lavender.

"oh God. he actually did it, didn't he?" jack asks with wide eyes.

"did what?"

"what are you talking about?"

i finish throwing my purse and phone into the suitcase as jack explains,

"he told me he was going to propose to her but i-i didn't think he was serious!"

"he PROPOSED?!" christina, tate, and kay gasp in unison.

"what did you say?" zach asks.

"obviously she said no, idiot," corbyn retorts.

i stay quiet as i move past them and head down the hall back to the elevator.

"where are you going?" kay frowns.

"back to l.a... tell daniel i'm sorry."

"ella! don't do this," jack pleads, "it'll kill him."

the elevator opens and i make my way inside. christina whispers something to corbyn before she rushes through the doors just as they close.

"what are you doing?"

"well for one, i have your flight information. and two, i'm your best friend and you need me. i'm coming with you."

and with that, tears start to rush down my face again. i'm angry at myself for doing this, i'm angry at daniel for proposing. i'm angry at everything. but i can't deal with this right now.

so i'm choosing to run away from my problems.

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