One Magazine. One Year. One Direction. [One Direction FanFic]

Broken Memories - Chapter Eight.

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I am just forewarning you that this chapter is more heartfelt than the others, it displays only a fraction of what Al and Cory have been through together. I saw how Alex said about Corrine's ex, so I decided to elaborate on that a tad more. I wanted you to realize how strong of a bond they have and how much they love and care for each other.

Alright, anyways, ONWARD WITH THE STORY! WOOOO!

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Corrine's POV:

I used my old trick to get Alex to smile. I hated when she got all insecure, she had absolutely no reason to be. My ex - whose name was Ryan - was a complete and utter asshole. The first couple of weeks, he put up with Alex and I's relationship, he didn't seem to mind it at all. Then, he would get really angry with me because I always had plans with her. He thought that boyfriends out-ranked best friends. He would call and be like, "Hey, wanna hang tomorrow?" and I almost always had something planned with Al that day.

This one time, he wanted me to go with him to his family's 4th of July party. However, Alex had already asked me to go to hers that just so happened to be on the same day. I apologized over and over, but he didn't want to hear it. That was the first time he hit me - but I never told Alex that, oh God no. She'd kill him.

* Flashback * ~

I heard a knock at the apartment door. I manuvered around the boxes that still had yet to be unpacked. Alex and I had finally bought our own apartment with the money we'd been saving from our jobs.

I opened the door, revealing a smirking Ryan. "Hey, babe."

"Oh, hey! What're you doing here?" I asked as I went up on my tip-toes to kiss his cheek.

"I had something to ask you." He said, walking into the apartment and sitting on a swivel chair. He patted his lap, gesturing for me to sit down. I did just that.

"What's up?"

"How would you like to come to my family's 4th of July party on the 3rd?" He invited, wrapping his arms around my waist.

I thought back to when Alex said her party was going to be. I heard her voice in my head: 'The 3rd, Corrine, remember!'. Shit. "Uh...I would,but - uh -, you see..I....havetogotoAlex'sparty." I blurted out as a brought my hands up to my face.

He stood up, making me fall out of his lap and onto the floor. "WHY WOULD YOU EVEN GO TO HER PARTY?! SHE'S NOTHING BUT A DUMB SLUT. ALL YOU EVER DO IS HANG OUT WITH HER. SHE'S STUPID, ANNOYING, AND UGLY AS HELL!" He boomed as he picked me up and pushed me against the wall.

"DON'T TALK ABOUT HER LIKE THAT!" I spat, my blood starting to boil. "ALEX IS NONE OF THOSE THINGS AND YOU KNOW IT!"

"SHUT UP, YOU BITCH." And with that,

Ryan smacked me across the face so hard the sting brought tears to my eyes. I allowed the tears to fall freely as he stormed out in a fit of rage. I ran into the bathroom and saw he left five long fingers on my cheek.The hand print was starting to turn a light shade of purple. I needed to find away to cover it up before Alex came home.

* End of Flashback *

He never stopped bad mouthing Alex after that. And somehow, I felt like it was all my fault. I sensed the tears pricking at my eyes, wanting to escape. I should've known to brake up with him. Why didn't I? Al didn't deserve that.