√ [discontinued] baggage | corpse husband

03; breaking news

My jaw drops to the ground, and before I can stop it, a tear rolls down my pale cheek.

I cover my mouth to stop myself from sobbing, and I scroll further to see comments on this article.

It's gone viral, and is now trending on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube, where my ex is now having an interview about it.

I can't stop my shaking hand as I log onto YouTube and watch the 30 minute old interview.

While the start ad is running, I hear a banging on the door, "Don't watch it, Astrid, I know what you're doing." My main manager, Kaiden Lopez, bangs on the door with his fist again.

"I'm sorry, Kaiden," I whisper, eyes locked on the little screen.

"No! Don't!" And then he's gone, probably to get help from my staff.

I hunch over myself in the corner and look on, Callan sitting comfortably on a love seat with a black haired woman beside him, holding a microphone.

He preens over the attention, answering questions as he slowly ruins my life, word by word.

- T H I R T Y M I N U T E S L A T E R-

My tears have run out, leaving my dry-sobbing on the phone (FaceTime) with Thomas. I can hear the concern in his voice, and the tamped down anger in his eyes.

He's covering his mouth with his hand in shock, and I know he would give me a hug if he could.

"Please, Char, please just come home," He begs. "No one will know, and I'll keep you safe."

I shake my head, tears streaming down my face, "I- I can't, Thomas. They'll find out, my fans always do, Cal- Callan will too," I choked, spitting out my exe's name with venom barely concealed.

Thomas sighs sadly, "I'm so sorry Charlie, but I'm- I'm ordering you. You- Charlie, you are going to come home right now. Book your plane ticket."

And with that, my best friend hangs up on me.

- O F F L I N E T V C H A T -

I grabbed my phone, purse, and ran out of the room.

Outside, I could hear faint clamouring of my fanbase, antifanbase, and reporters.

I was about to sprint out of the hotel altogether, but then I opened the mahogany double doors in front of frantic valets.

And the sheer crowd that waited for me was shocking, to say the very least.

- L E F O K E A I R P O R T - A M E R I C A -

TESSA SPEAKS!
HOW WAS THE SECOND CHAPTER, PEEPS? CHARLIE IS KINDA DEPRESSED RIGHT NOW, AND I REALLY HATE THE CONTACT FACES I PUT- BUT WHATEVER LMAO