"Of course I did, is Cheryl here?"
"No, listen can we talk?"
"Yeah course, shall we go somewhere quieter?"
"Yeah, just let me tell Will that I'm leaving" I say and she follows me through the crowd to the VIP area of the club to find Will.
"Hey Will, look sorry I'm gonna have to go but thank you so much for this opportunity. It's been on of the best moments of my life."
"It's okay, you get off. You were amazing, I'll ring you tomorrow?"
"Sure thing" I reply and he hugs me.
"Take care"
"You too" I smile and head out of the club with Kimberley following close behind.
"Let's go back to mine, it's not far from here" Kimberley says and we climb into the awaiting car and she tells her driver to head back to hers.
The ride back to hers is only short and we're soon pulled up outside a massive house.
"You live here?"
"Yep" Kimberley confirms climbing out. I do the same and follow her up the driveway.
"So how come Cheryl didn't come? I thought she'd be there to support you?" Kimberley asks, passing me a cup of tea. We are sat in the centre of a huge double kitchen dining room, I'm in awe of just how big it is. The kitchen alone seems bigger than my whole flat.
"Listen Kimberley, she's seriously not in a good way."
"What do you mean?" Kimberley asks quickly.
"Since you left, she hasn't left the house, all she's done is drink and sleep and cry. Imogen has currently been staying between me and Joan for the past three weeks. Cheryl's barely eating, it's not good"
"I'm so sorry"
"I'm gonna try talk some sense into her and if that doesn't work, I'm going to call a doctor. It's getting beyond a joke. I've only ever seen her like this once before."
"When?"
"Well Imogen was born premature. She thought she was going to lose her, the only time she would leave the house would be to see Imogen at the hospital but then she'd come home and drink and cry then do the same thing the next day. It wasn't until she'd finally been given some good news that Imogen would be allowed home in a weeks time that she cleaned up her act and sorted herself out."
"Wow..I don't know what to say"
"It's okay, don't worry about it." I tell her. "Will you come back and see her?"
"I can't. I'm sorry. My mind is made up"
"But you said you love her"
"And I do, honestly, I do but I just can't, I'm sorry"
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Cheryl's POV
The doorbell rings and I debate whether to answer it. It's probably my man or someone I don't know. Ugh. I climb off the sofa and make my way to the door and open it. The bright light of the outside world seeping through the door causing me to squint. Every time that Sarah comes by which is usually everyday or every other day, she orders me upstairs to freshen up and I come back downstairs to a bright and tidy living room and as soon as she's left I shut the curtains again and sit in the darkness.
"Mason? Oh hi"
"Hey baby" he smiles and goes to give me a kiss to which I move away.
"You okay babe?" He ask as he walks in. I can't be arsed with him today. Can't everyone just piss off.
"Fine"
"I was thinking we could go out tonight?"
"No"
"Oh okay, what have you been up to while I've been away" he asks, looking around the darkened, messy living room.
"Nothing"
"What's up with you?" He asks softly
"Can you go away?"
"Why?"
"You're in the way ugh go away" I say again, getting more irritated by the minute. I just want to be left alone.
"I don't see what I've done wrong here? Babe why are you sat in darkness?"
"Get out, you're annoying me" I say pushing him out the door.
"Cheryl, what's wrong with you?"
"It's over bye" I say and slam the door his face. Fresh tears spill from my eyes as find myself lay back on the sofa.
I have never been so upset about someone leaving me before and I just can't understand it or get my head around it. People leave me all the time. Friends come and go so why am I reacting so badly to Kimberley leaving? In a way I kind of feel heartbroken that she's gone. I feel that a part of me is missing. I miss her presence, I miss her voice, I miss her laugh, I miss her touch, I miss her sensitivity, I miss her being there for me, I miss her jokes, I miss seeing her with Imogen, I miss the way she makes something positive come out of everything, I miss the way she gives me a tight hug every time she sees me, I miss her smile and I miss her.
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Chapter Twenty Five:
Start from the beginning
