Its Complicated

Septième Partie

*Morgan's POV*
Convincing my parents that we're going home after rejecting Collins outside the hotel, we got into the car and went home. I feel extremely bad for ditching my girls and rejecting Collins in Sandusky.

The depression and grief that I've been experiencing became serious since I started my job. And now, I'm dealing with the realization that I now have two crushes. I used to have three, but since I rejected Collins today, my crush on him has flown away. My friends, Collins, and Devan are starting to hate me for ditching them and going home.

I've told my parents everything that happened when the girls and I left the hotel. I've told them about Collins, and that I realized that I have two crushes on my mind. I became really upset that I started crying hard.

I started listening to my music on Spotify. First song popped up was Juice Newton's "Angel of the Morning." The depressing tone explains my mood and mental state right now. Chorus comes, and I burst into tears.

*Collins' POV*
"Devan, Jen, go back to the hotel and search for Morgan and her parents," I instructed the two.

"Well, what are we going to do? We can't just stay out here all day," Brenda said, becoming frustrated and upset.

"Just stick with me, girls," I told Brenda, Taylor-Kate, Becky, Alison, Ersi, Angelina, and Sogol.

Jen and Devan went back up to the hotel to find Morgan and her parents.

*45 Minutes Later*
I'm getting really upset about this. Becky sat down beside me on the bench, and started comforting me. She said, "I'm sorry, Collins. It's going to be fine. Listen, Morgan hasn't been herself lately."

I looked up at Becky, and I started to embrace her. Tears filled up my eyes, and I cried when Becky and I hugged.

"Shh, it's okay, Collins. It's okay," Becky comforted me.

I smiled weakly, and then, I looked to see Devan and Jen walking back to us, with disappointed faces.

"Did you find Morgan or her parents? Where are they?" I asked them, pulling away from Becky's embrace.

They shook their heads, and Devan explained, "Collins, there's bad news and worse news. The bad news is that Jen and I searched both Morgan's parents' room and hers, Jen, Becky and Taylor-Kate's room, but to no avail. The worse news is that we checked with the desk, and we found out that Morgan returned hers and her parents' room keys and checked out to go home."

Devan's words torned my heart into a million pieces. I was about to collapse, but Becky caught me from falling.

My broken heart felt heavy because Morgan left. I became furious, that I was about to open my Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok to block Morgan there, only to be stopped by Devan.

A notification from those apps, including YouTube, came from Morgan. She blocked me. I was devastated to the core, and I felt a knot in my stomach. She even unsubscribed from my YouTube channel. My heart shattered. A new video came from her YouTube.

I clicked on the notification. The title says "I'm Sorry (Not Clickbait)." I watched it.

Morgan walks and sits on the ground and starts saying, "This is unedited and uncut." Her title sequence pops up.

*Morgan's Video*
Morgan: This is unusual for me to start a video like this. Guys, I want to talk about a serious issue that I've been dealing with for a while now. That issue is the dual topic of depression and stress.

("Depression" and "Stress" pops up)

Morgan (looking down): Now, I've been suffering with depression and stress for a short time now. I've had a fair share of low points where I just doubt everything about myself. It happened very recently, since July of this year. (Tears welled up in eyes, sniffling) Today, I've had a chance to my Instagram friends who are Keypers, also known as my Keyper Sisters. Before all this happened, I've been a dreamer and I doubted that this first meetup would ever happen. (Tearfully smiling, weakly) Don't get me wrong, it was the best morning of my life.

(Morgan looks down, sobbing her eyes out)

Morgan (sobbing): *Sniff* But, my morning was cut short of the worst realization. I was followed by some guy, I realized it was Collins Key. I've had an on-and-off crush on him since 2018. Collins admitted his crush on me, but after he asked me to be his girlfriend, I quickly realized that I have two other crushes right now. *Sniff*

("Shocker!" pops us)

Morgan (crying): *Sniffle* I rejected Collins because of this. *Sniffle* I gave back the promise ring he gave me. Messed up, right? Listen, I'm living a double life. I'm a YouTuber on-camera, while off-camera, I'm a simple, 21-year-old girl who has a new job that I'm not a big fan of. But, there's only one person who makes me the happiest at my job, and that is one of my coworkers, Joe.

(Morgan smiles, popping up a pic of Joe)

Morgan (smiling): Joe is one of the funniest, hard-working, and outgoing guys that I've ever known. He makes me laugh at my job, and he has such a dirty mind that makes me speechless and laugh. (Laughing) Oh, but he's 40/41, while I'm just a mousey, young 21-year-old. A 19/20-year age gap is extreme, but you've seen celebrities who are married and have extreme age gaps.

(Pictures of Lisa Bonet and Jason Momoa, and Sam and Aaron Taylor-Johnson pops up)

Morgan (smiling): I wish for Joe to see this. But, my other crush is the guitarist of the Australian rock band Between Kings, Jordan Coyne. I became a fan of Between Kings back in July of this year, during the pandemic. I was among one of the lucky fans to talk to Jordan in a livestream, and it was one of the best experiences of my life. After talking and connecting with him, I think we instantly clicked over our tastes in music.

(A pic of Jordan pops up)

Morgan (smiling, looking down): Both Jordan and Joe makes the happiest I've ever been everyday. But, (smile turns into frown) oh my f**king God. (Looking down) I know I'm happy-go-lucky on-camera, but ("Angel of the Morning" by Juice Newton plays in background) my mental state is unstable right now.

(The filter becomes black-and-white, rain pouring)

Morgan (looking serious into camera): I'm sorry for the double life I'm living. I'm sorry to Collins and Devan for wasting their time coming to Ohio from LA. I'm sorry for my mental state. And I'm sorry for the lies of myself on-camera. I'm finally sorry for rejecting Collins and cutting my morning short today. I'm going home right now, and for the time being, I'm taking a short break from social media to find myself right now. So, for now, bye forever, YouTube.

(End title card says "PEACE & LOVE")
*End of Morgan's video*

I cried at Morgan's video. Realizing that the lies she's told us on YouTube, I got angry and hurt. At least she's apologizing on-camera, because she's coming clean on YouTube.

Jen was the first to comment on the video, saying, "We love you, Morgan. Take some time to recover right now and have some space from social media to get over this serious issue."

I looked at her, and then Brenda and the rest of the girls comment their sympathy to Morgan. Devan commented his love and support to help Morgan heal.

The comments, likes, and views were flooding like a river full of high water. Morgan's video gained 1,200 comments, 13,000 likes, and 320,000 views. Out of the 1,200 comments, one of them came from Between Kings (Jordan).

*Ooh, plot twist! Thanks to everyone reading "Septième Partie" of Its Complicated. Like, comment, and support this story. Who will Morgan end up with? Stay tuned for more chapters after this, coming your way soon. Bye!*