Chapter 10: The AfterMath
Friday Morning
Lydia's Hotel Room
Lydian's POV:
I woke up with a very painful headache making me groan and turn over, only to end up falling on the floor.
Damm drunk ass Lydia, why did I have to sleep on the couch.
It took awhile but when I finally rallied myself to get up I saw Friends playing on the TV making me shoot up to grab the remote and switch it to Spongebob.
Okay good, crisis averted.
I didn't bother to check my phone before slowly walking to my suitcase and pulling out a red tank top with ruffles at the bottom and skinny jeans and my black converse.
I quickly hopped into the shower and got dressed before grabbing a bottle of Dr. Pepper out of the fridge and finally picking up my phone to check the time.
But what I didn't expect was to see hundreds of messages from the guys and quite a few missed calls, at only 10 in the morning.
I took some aspirin for my headache before looking through some of the messages.
I read the message I sent last night and curses myself before looking at was said after.
Group Chat: The Weirdos
LittleManRey: Woahhhhhh
DolphinZiggy: U can't honestly be serious, right?
RANDAL: ......plz tell me this is a joke
MikeyMizy: what the actual fuck?!!!
Goldie: wait, y r u drunk Lydian?
ZackyTheBro: Is your name ever Lydian?!
RANDAL: no no no no no no no no
PunkyBear: honestly, I would just like to say I called it
CrazyAJ: When?
PunkyBear: like 5 years ago. It's kinda obvious if you don't look at her hair
RANDAL: How come John never said anything?
MikeyMizy: I'm hurt she didn't tell me before
LittleManRey: she hates u
DolphinZiggy: then y didn't she tell me?
IrishShea: How long have u known her?
DolphinZiggy: like 7 years
RANDAL: 10
LittleManRey: 4
ZackyTheBro: 5
MikeyMizy: 4 and 1/2
IrishShea: 4
PunkyBear: 8
Goldie: ......12 almost 13
CrazyAJ: Guys, nobody knew. She obviously had a good reason
MikeyMizy: What would that be AJ?
ZackyTheBro: I hate to agree with him but.....
DolphinZiggy: Yeah
RANDAL: no no no no no
PunkyBear: come on guys don't be like that
LittleManRey: idk Randy
IrishShea: Lydian......
Goldie: 12 years. Talk about trust huh?
CrazyAJ: not u 2 Dustin
PunkyBear: Dustin, think about it before u get emotional.
Goldie: U mean like she did over Cody kissing Summer?
RANDAL: Dustin shut the fuck up
CrazyAJ: Yes Plz do
CodingRhodes: What?
DolphinZiggy: Dustin! Nothing Cody
Goldie: she saw u kissing Summer Rae at the gym and she cried over u little brother. She actually cried. Have u ever seen her cry? Yeah, me neither. But I guess we shouldn't believe anything we know, right Ms. Cena?
CodingRhodes: She cried? Over me? But y?
CrazyAJ: tbh I'm the only person she cries 2. And since Dustin won't shut up, yes, yes she did. She doesn't cry often though. And Cody......
MikeyMizy: Cody u know y. Don't act fucking stupid kid. And Dustin, I'm gonna punch u next time I c u if u don't stop talking like that about Lydian
Goldie: like u care
MikeyMizy: I do
Goldie: she didn't trust any of us Michael!
CodingRhodes: I knew her real name was Lydian Rose Cena. I've known seen we were kids
Goldie: .......what?
RANDAL: really?
CodingRhodes: She's my best friend, we don't have secrets. She told me y she hates her real family, ik it all. The reason she didn't tell any of u, is because of this
LittleManRey: cause of what?
CodingRhodes: Because u guys r already looking at her differently. She's a Cena. By blood only. I'm pretty sure John and his brothers don't even know they have a sister. Her parents gave her 2 her Aunt at like 3 years old. She wanted to be normal
DolphinZiggy: I understand
CrazyAJ: but none of u except me and Phil trusted her. So don't act all high and fucking mighty now Nicholas. I hope u all realize, once she wakes up, she's gonna read all these messages and figure out who her true friends are
CodingRhodes: April, y did she cry?
PunkyBear: Plz tell me you are just stupid. You know why Cody, you just don't want to accept it
CodingRhodes: I........
And that's where the message stop.
I sighed.
My friends don't trust me.
All except April and Phil, my true friends.
So I left the group chat.
QueenLydia Has Left The Chat
I slipped on my glasses and grabbed my phone and slipped on my leather jacket before heading downstairs to go get breakfast.
I walked to the IHOP across the street before sitting down and ordering waffles with a chocolate milkshake to ease my suffering.
I heard the door open and I glanced up and rolled my eyes when I saw who walked in.
Of course, they know where I go when I have emotional pain.
I didn't want to see him, I really didn't but he just kept walking to my table.
Once he stood in front of my booth he sat down and sent me a small smile, which I believe for the first time in my life, didn't make me send him one back.
He could tell as he just sighed and leaned back, ordering the same as me.
What can I say we have similar taste.
We sat in silence until our food came.
I didn't bother to even look at him as I started eating my waffles as I felt his heated stare on me.
I couldn't take it anymore as I just set my fork down and picked up my milkshake as I stared at him dead in his eyes.
I slipped on a blank face so he couldn't see my emotions. Being around the guys so long I've learned to mask my emotions to perfection.
"Yes Cody? What is it you need?" I questioned as I started to suck my milkshake through the straw.
He sighed as he spoke "Lydian, I'm sorry. I didn't know"
I had to let out a small laugh as he stared at me in confusion "You didn't know Rhodes? Even Show knew"
Cody just shrugged and started to stare at the table as I couldn't help but rub my wrist a little.
I have many ticks for when I'm irritated or angry or nervous and when I'm angry I'll rub my wrist, when I'm irritated I'll scratch my pinky and when I'm nervous I'll do a number of things.
Cody picked up on the tick as he sighed again but this time it sounded different.
It didn't sound like the last few. It didn't sound like it was filled with hope and relief.
This had sadness, depression and even dare I say a little anger?
"What do you want me to say Lydian? Okay I'm sorry. I'm sorry I didn't realize you were in love with me because I was to busy trying to get over being in love with you! So stop acting like a fucking selfish, spoiled brat, which you are, and come off that fucking pedestal that everyone has placed you on and realize, not everything in my life revolves around you!" He growled out at me, raising his voice a little, making me shocked.
He even looked shocked at his words but he just shook his head and closed his eyes.
He opened his mouth to apologize like I knew he would but this time I stopped him.
Cody, he will always apologize for everything even if he thinks what he did was right.
Fucking selfish, spoiled brat, which you are
come off that fucking pedestal that everyone has placed you on and realize, not everything in my life revolves around you
And I took his words to heart.
Had I been acting like that this entire time?
I held up my hand to stop him from talking as I fished out a 20 dollar bill from my pocket and put it on the table.
"Don't apologize Mr. Rhodes. I know you meant it. I'm sorry. I didn't realize I was doing that. Don't worry, I'll never bother you again. Enjoy your food Mr. Rhodes, and enjoy your life. Tell Goldust and your father I'm sorry for being a bother" I told him, faking a smile as I stood up and walked away without another word.
And once I was outside and walking back to the hotel I realized two things, two very sad things and two things that never happened.
He didn't come after me, he didn't come to stop me and.......I didn't finish my milkshake
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