A/N-  For context this is Martyn's and Cleo's breakup
W/C- 2740

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POV: Martyn
(The Break Up)

So me and Cleo have officially been dating for nearly a year now and I love her. But I'm second guess her feelings at the moment. Every time we plan to hang out she's "busy". I'm trying so hard to believe her, I really am. But my thoughts won't shut up.

I sigh, pulling out my phone and clicking on the call button. The phone rings a few times before she actually picks up.

"Hi Martyn!" I can hear a smile in her voice that makes me smile in return. She was actually interested in the call.

"Was wondering if you wanted to hang out tomorrow? Just chill out and take some time to relax. It is the holidays anyway," I cross my fingers.

"Yeah sure!" I smile at her response. We chat for a while longer about our days and such. We haven't talked this long in a while. A bit later I can hear her mum calling her for dinner and she apologises saying she had to go.

"It's all good love. Cya tomorrow."

"See yah."

I grin to myself after she hung up. Damn this girl has me hooked. I check the time- 9pm. I sigh, deciding I should probably sleep as to not be tired tomorrow. I swear I only laid down for a moment and the next thing I know the sun is shining as brightly as it damn can through my window. I groan, checking the time.

"How the hell is it already 11. UGHHHH," I grumble to myself. My parents are out in the city at the moment for some "time to their selves". Basically saying they're sick of me so they want to get away from me. I'm not really complaining as it means I can do whatever I want.

Cleo's coming over at 12 so I have an hour to get ready. I shower, chuck on some comfy clothes and make sure the house is clean and soon enough the door bell rings. I make my way to the door and open it to see Cleo.

"Come on in my lady," I bow to her and she laughs.

"Much appreciated Sir Martyn," She took my hand and we walked in. We collapse onto the sofa and sit in silence for a moment before I spoke.

"So why haven't we hung out much this holidays?" I say. Not aggressively but more confused than anything.

"Oh I've been busy," the unfinished sentence hung in the air and I waited, hoping she would continue.

"Is that all?"

"That's all."

Definitely not convinced  I'll be perfectly honest. I'm trying to trust but I can't.

"Well if your schedule free's up would you like to go on a date? Friday night? 6pm?" I offer and she smiles, though not as enthusiastically as she has for other things.

"Yeah I should be free then love," The word sounds odd. Like she's trying to convince herself she's wants to go out with me. I inwardly sigh.

"Should we bake cookies? Last time they were amazing," She nods.

"YES!"  I chuckle and I pull her off the sofa and towards the kitchen, both of us laughing. Maybe everything is ok.

The rest of the day past and it felt normal. We laughed, cuddles- and yes we kissed. She left around 7-ish as apparently her dad texted her to be home by 7:20. She promised to be ready for our date in a few days time. I flopped into my bed with a smile.

Maybe our relationship was all good after all.

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Friday rolled around and I was waiting at my house for Cleo to show up. She was already 5 minutes later and thoughts flew around in my head. Some reasonable, some not.

"It's just traffic," She hates you. "Her parents are just holding her up," She's avoiding you on purpose. "She's cheating on you."

That last thought kind of shocked myself. I had never exactly thought of her cheating on me. But the signs felt like they were all there. She had refused many times to hang out, she left hangouts earlier than normal. Cleo could very well be cheating on me!

I shook my head. I would rather not believe that but it was bugging me so much. I sighed, grabbing my phone. 6:10pm. 10 minutes late. I scrolled to her contact which was further down in my phone then normal but I ignored it for now. I click 'call' and listen to the phone ring. Just as I think she would pick up it stops ringing.

"Hello?" Her voice came through the phone. She didn't sound like she was in her car or even walking.

"Where are you?" I ask simply, trying to hide any frustration.

"At home- OH MY GOD I'M SO SORRY!" She said frantically. I heard her moving around, possibly grabbing her things.

"It's okay love. You must've just been busy," I say that more to myself then her. That's what I was hoping anyway.

"Yes. Very..busy" there was an odd pause in her voice and in the background of the call I heard something. A voice.

"Who's calling you Cle?" the voice questioned. It sounded familiar.

"Martyn," She hissed back, obviously thinking I couldn't hear them.

"Oh shit, you had a date right-"

"Yes Etho! I have a date. Now shut up and be quiet."

My heart felt like it stopped and felt like it was going a million miles an hour at the same time. I didn't think that was possible I'll be honest. Etho. Etho was with Cleo right now. I took a shuddering breath.

"Cleo," I started. "Is there someone else with you right now?"

"Um- yeah. Gem's here right now-" I could hear her lying through her teeth.

"Or is it someone else? Etho maybe?" ... silence.

"I'm coming over," I say blandly.

"Wait, Mart-" I hung up. I felt like breaking down and crying but I couldn't do that now. I locked the front door behind me and walked out to my car, slamming the door behind me as I hopped in.

Okay I may have stepped on the gas a little more than I should've but luckily no cop pulled me over. As I pulled up to Cleo's place my heart was pounding loudly. My ears rang and I was definitely shaking slightly. I walked up to the door, opening it with out a key. They had left it unlocked. I walked straight into the living room to see none other than Cleo and Etho.

A deafening silence wrung out for a moment before I spoke.

"So Etho huh?" I inwardly wince at how harsh and toxic my voice sounds but I wait for a reply.

"Martyn it's not what it looks like," her voice shook slightly. "Me and Etho have just been hanging out. We're friends."

"Hanging out and cheating on me with someone else from out friend group!" I counter.

"Can I just have other friends! What's your problem with that, huh?!" Her voice raised and I can see Etho look between us.

"My problem is the fact you lied to me. Little miss "I'm busy"," I say angrily. This isn't fair.

"Oh yeah? Well maybe I didn't tell you because your controlling. You don't want me to have friends because you're a controlling little asshole." Me. Controlling? Absolutely not!

"Well if I'm as controlling as you say, you're a manipulative Bitch. Lying to me and saying how you were busy, had to study for school next year, leaving dates, not answering my calls and still saying you loved me!" I think I'm yelling at this point but um not 100% sure.

Cleo let out a strained laugh. "Etho please leave."

"But Cleo-" Etho finally said something.

"Out," I growled at him. He looked ready to throw hands but he left, leaving us two.

"Cleo why? Why Etho? What did I do?" I ask.

"I wasn't cheating! I have other friends! You're just sad and jealous that you have no friends. That's you're lonely! That I'm your only person. And what if I never loved you in the first place? What if I just felt bad for you and that's why I dated you. Ever consider that?" She yelled, pacing back and forth. I felt rage building up in me.

"I tried my absolute hardest to be the best boyfriend-" she cut me off.

"And failed miserably obviously," she casually said.

"Excuse you! I put my heart into this relationship! I love you so damn much and then you pull this shit on me!"

"We'll you don't try hard enough. You will never be enough. I used to wonder why you got thrown out of so many schools. Why your dad hates you so much and your mother doesn't care. Now I don't. You. Are not. Enough," Cleo half yelled.

It felt like my heart was shattering into a million pieces. Someone I thought I would grow old with, love forever and be with forever is yelling out my worst thoughts.

"Everything you do annoys me Cleo! You laugh too damn loud! The way you walk is just infuriating! Your voice is killing me every time you open your petty little mouth."

"We'll maybe you're actually the annoying one. Ever think of that? Even think you have been the one ruining this relationship. At least you had practice with your mother and father. What was it he said the other week? 'Martyn you worthless piece of shit. I wish you were never born and I had just given you to the damn orphanage.' Well you know what. He's right. He's always been right." Okay that hurt Cleo. That really fucking hurt.

"You really are manipulative. You're selfish." I retorted. I started pacing back and forth, my kind whirling.

"OH IM SEFISH?! That's bold coming from the one literally berating me for having a FRIEND!" Cleo scoffed. "You're pathetic."

"Do you know what's REALLY pathetic," I walk up to her, looking her dead in the eyes. "Needing another boyfriend to stay happy and then lying. You know what would've been at least nice? Telling me you were hanging out with Etho." My hands are clenched in a tight fist as I continue.

"Who, let me remind you, had a crush and has someone crushing on him! I wish your parents had disowned you. I wish you went to another school. I wish you weren't here," I glare into her eyes. We've never fought. Why is this one so intense. In a moment of frustration I pick up a vase and lob it across the room. It hit the wall with a loud bang and shattering into tiny, sharp fragments of glass. Silence follows for a moment as we both stare at it.

Realistically I hadn't meant to do that. I didn't want it to break but for this moment I wanted to do something. My hands had been hurting with how clenched they were. I needed to throw something to stop me from running at Cleo I'll be honest.

"Do you know what I wish Martyn?" Cleo says calmly, ignoring the fact I had just broken a vase and walks towards the front door. "I wish I had never helped you out of that headspace you were stuck in. I wish I never met you. I wish you. Were. Dead."

Her words hung in the air. The room felt like hatred and a few unsaid words danced around. She stayed quiet for a moment before she continued.

"Get out Martyn."

"Nope. Not until you prove to me this won't happen again. Take it back. Or should I go on about how you've been fined for illegal substances to make this conversation even?" I raise an eyebrow at her as I see her visibly wince at my words. I know she's sensitive about this topic but she targeted me about my father sooooo.....

"Watch it Littlewood. Shut up your shit speaking mouth and get out of my fucking house." So I really hit a nerve with my comment. That was the goal.

I watched her for a moment and walk towards the door. "I was considering breaking up with you anyway you no show, arrogant bitch. Lemme go invite another girl on the date I had planned."

I walked outside of the house. "I hope you die you motherfucking controlling ass. We. Are. Over." And with that the door was slammed in my face.

I never understood how a relationship could end so quickly. How one could go from living each other to the ends of the earth to hating each other to the point of no return. But now I don't have to wonder. Because I'm experiencing it.

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I told Pearl this story but I left out a few details. Things such as my home life, certain hurtful words (yes most of them from me I left out I'll be honest) and the vase. I don't want her to hate me and side with Cleo.

"So. Could you keep everything I told you quiet? I don't want everyone knowing. They think we're just taking a "break"-" I do a quotation sign in the air. I had surprised myself by not crying during that story. Again, possibly because I left details out.

"Uh, yeah of course," Pearl nods. She had been silent most of the story. "So Cleo used to use illegal stuff..." her voice trails off. "So like the usual? Cigarettes, crack, alcohol?" She lists. I nod in response.

"You feel better after talking about it?"

"Yeah," I reply. Felt good to tell someone, even if it was a half truth. Whether she heard my side or Cleo's, I was always right. Cleo was clearly the bad guy in this situation. "Thanks Pearlo."

Her face changed a bit in confusion. "Pearlo..?"

"Yeah. A nickname. That's okay right?" She nodded.

"No no it's okay," a smile fell on her face and transferred to mine.

"But Cleo sounds like such a bitch. Like the things she said to you were just unreasonable! Attacking you personally is not on and you barely said anything in response!!!" She looked genuinely angry for me. A small amount of guilt washed over me. She doesn't know the full story and she's on my side. Is there any point in changing that now?

"Yes. Yes she is."

We sat in comfortable silence for a few minutes before Pearl spoke up. "Hey can I have your number? You know, to keep in touch. Can't have my new bestfriend sulk alone at home," I covered up a laugh.

"Sure Pearl," I handed her, her phone. "Chuck your number in there." With a giggle she snatched my phone and furiously typed her number into it before throwing it at my head, which I luckily caught.

It's still on her contact which she named "Pearlo (AKA The BEST Friend Ever!)". I give her a look and she shrugs in reply.

"You love me really Martyn," she winks and I roll my eyes, earning my a light punch to the shoulder.

"Owwww Pearrrllll," I fall back against the wall with fake pain. "How could you betray me like this!"

With a shake of her head she stand up and holds out her hand. "Get up dumbass."

"And why should I do that? I'm not going to class when I know I have science with 'The Bitch'."

"I know. That's why we're going to my place for a bit! My dads not home and Grian's obviously still here at school sooo... PARTY AT MINE BABYYY!" She helps me up and looks at me for a moment before pulling me into a hug. I freeze for a second before hugging her back.

Maybe she wouldn't hate me if I told her.

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A/N- WOO! Another chapter. Not sure if I properly like it and I may change some things later in it and fix things up but I'll post it for now and see what happens :D

Hope you all have had a lovely day!!! I've been stressing over a damn creeper farm I've been building for the past day that my friend accidentally blew up a part of. Oh well

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