We Can't All Be Perfect

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*Ellie's pov*
After another two days of filming and goofing  around in the hotel were finally heading back to L.A. I was so ready to go home and relax, filming  for a paranormal was not as fun as you'd think. Even though I was with Sam, Colby and Jake I was terrified the whole time. Some scary things happened  which scared me even more. But now that it was over I was kinda sad, I had spent too much time being  scared to truly enjoy the experience.

We were once again packed into an uber, on the way back to our apartments.  We had gotten  an earlier  flight  so we'd be back earlier  in the day. We had stayed an extra night because  none of us wanted to pack up our rooms after a long day of filming  and I hadn't  told Aryia  what time we'd be back so I could surprise  him.

Sam and Colby wanted to wait a day before  editing  anyway. We all needed some good sleep since we had been kinda cramped in the hotel beds. It didn't  help that Colby moved so much in his sleep. I swear he kicked me at least 20 times. It had taken a lot of concealer to cover the dark circles on my  eyes this morning  before the flight.

Once we got into the parking  lot I gave the uber driver some cash as an extra tip and grabbed my bags. I slid into the elevator  with a huge smile as I waited for it to reach my floor.

I sprinted down the hallway, dragging  my bags behind me which would probably  result  in another  complaint  from my neighbors. I had to dig through my purse to find my keys and took 5 tries to get the door open. Once I did I ran in and left my bags by the door.

"Aryia! I'm home. Are you here?"

I heard muffled voices coming  from  the  bedroom, so I assumed  he was in there on the phone, probably  with Kevin.

I ran in and smiled when I saw him sitting  on  the  bed. Phone in hand like I had expected.

I threw myself  against  him in a tight hug which he returned  eagerly.

"Hey baby!" He said, taking  a break from peppering  kisses around my face.

"I didn't  know what time you were coming  back, I would've  got you food or something. " I slid off my jacket and got under the blanket with him.

"Its okay, I wanted to  surprise you!"
I layed my head against  his chest  and pulled  away immediately. 

"Why are you so cold? You can turn  the heat up, you know." I said jokingly.

"I took a really cold shower a little bit ago." He blurted  out quickly. "Then I tried to call Kevin but he sent me to voice-mail. " His tone seemed different  now, almost  like he was trying to cover something up.

I nodded slowly and laid my head back on his chest.

"You never take cold showers." I said out loud by accident.

He pulled me closer and rubbed my back. "I was trying  to  wake myself  up, I felt groggy all morning and I haven't  been  sleeping  well  lately."

I heard a noise come from the closet and looked over at it.

"What was that Aryia? Did you put something in there?"

Aryia pulled me even closer to him and hugged me tighter.

"Its nothing," I heard another  thud. Despite his attempts to keep me next to him, I got out his arms and stood at the door.

My heart was racing, I was afraid I'd find something  I didn't want to find.

I glanced back at Aryia  who looked nervous and took a deep breath. 

With a shakey hand I slid the door open.

What I saw when I opened the door shattered my heart. A girl in only Aryias slipknot shirt staring right back at me. Her bright green eyes drilling through my soul, while her satisfied smile spread across her face. 

Tears  stung my  eyes  as I walked out of the room silently.  Aryia was not far behind, following me and trying to  explain what had happened.  I didn't have to be a rocket scientist to figure it out.  He had cheated on me while I was out of town. And right before I tried to surprise him.

I flopped in to my couch and turned away from Aryia.

"Just leave Aryia. Don't waste your breath on me, obviously I'm not important to you." I spoke quietly in hopes he wouldn't hear all the voice cracks.

"Baby, thats not what happened  I promise,  I thought she was drunk and she fell so I was just going to make sure she was okay but she came onto me-"

"You didn't stop her." I interrupted. "Don't  call me that anymore. You don't have the right anymore."

I lifted my head to look at him, "You know where you're keys are. I'll bring your stuff to your house tomorrow, if I feel like it."

"You're really going to act like that? You didn't let me finish. We can't all be perfect like you Ellie!" He was yelling now, angry with me which I didn't understand.

"Please leave Aryia."

He shook his head and scoffed.  "Unbelievable."

I held in my tears as best as I could while he grabbed a few things, as he and the girl left I let my tears out.

I cried harder than I had when my boyfriend had cheated in high school, more than I had when I broke my arm. This felt worse than anything I had experienced.  Had I really fallen that had from some E-boy wannabe that I met by chance. Who cares if I had been listening to his music for years,  I was reckless and got too attached.

This was just as much my fault as his, I should've  left back when I had first suspected him cheating.  Protecting me my ass, I bet thats the girl he had been meeting all the time.

I had run out of tears by that point, I was just dry sobbing into a pillow.

By the time I was able to stop crying  it was almost  5 pm and I was hungry.

I shot Katrina  a text and asked if she wanted to  get dinner together. There was no point in crying anymore, its not like I could change what happened. She texted back almost instantly  with 'YES'. I smiled, reading it exactly  how I knew she'd say it.

I changed our of my clothes  from the plane and put on a cute outfit, nothing  too fancy but one that still made me happy and less like I had sobbed all day.

I told Kat I was going to  drive since I had missed my truck. Sadly, in its usual  spot next to my truck was Aryias car. I took a deep breath  so I wouldn't  start crying  again and hopped in my truck.

I drove down the way I always took to Kats apartment, I knew the way by heart and was barely  paying  attention.  That's why I couldn't  move my truck out if the way before a semi truck slammed  into the driver's side of my truck. I couldn't scream or even think before I slipped into darkness.