Drama
Chapter 35: Haters Gon' Hate
Leila’s P.O.V.
“Come on, Leila,” Niall persuades, my sweater and shoes in hand.
“No,” I firmly say, staying on my spot on the couch.
“Please, Lei?” Madison tries.
“No. I need to study my lines,” I confirm, not moving.
Niall and Madison agreed that we all needed a night out, but I didn’t feel like it. I needed to memorize my lines, anyway. They can go and bring me back food, too.
“Lei, you can’t always be this stubborn,” Niall replies, putting my shoes back in the closet and my sweater in my room.
“I know. It’s just for tonight,” I calmly respond, focusing on the script. I feel bad for doing that to my friends, but I’m sorry, I just can’t. It’s too much to go out tonight when that lady screaming at me is still stuck in my head.
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The next morning, it seems like everyone heard. All sets of eyes are on us as Niall and I walk inside the building and it’s really intimidating. Niall waits outside the dressing room as I get ready, and it’s not any better inside.
“So, did you love Niall’s surprise, Leila? It must have been a fortune to buy that ring,” Spencer sneers.
“Shut up, Spencer,” I defend, heading into the changing area. When I emerge, she has more to say.
“I especially love the note he wrote, the part where he says, ‘to express my love,’” she comments. Hold on.
“How do you—” I begin, confused. And then I think and my eyes open wide. “You didn’t.”
Spencer winks at me and then exits the room. My anger is beyond any scale by this point. I’m so fucking done with that bitch. And the fact that Alexa’s also in the room but she didn’t even say anything! I finish getting ready in silence and head onto the set without even glancing at Niall.
Throughout the first few scenes, everyone keeps staring at me and whispering. Alexa is even showing signs of avoidance and I’m so confused. I feel alone and empty, like this isn’t where I belong anymore. Finally, it’s lunch and I approach Alexa.
“Hey, what’s going on?” I ask.
“What do you mean?” she replies, not looking up at me but focusing on her stuff.
“You haven’t talked to me at all this morning and you won’t even look at me,” I point out. She takes a deep breath before continuing.
“Look, Leila, I believe you that you didn’t steal that ring, either, but everyone’s giving me crap because of our friendship. I’m sorry, but I’ve got my own shit to deal with and I don’t need this on top of that. I don’t know what’s going on, but I’m tired of getting dragged into these situations. These are your issues, not mine,” she explains, and walks past me.
“So that’s it then?” I question, turning around to see her stop in the doorway. “You’re just going to forget me?”
She doesn’t look back at me, but steps forward out of the dressing room. I can’t believe this. I just lost my best friend.
A knock on the door brings me out of my thoughts and I look up to see Niall. Not being able to hold it back anymore, the tears roll down my cheeks and I slump back into a chair. Niall rushes forward and hugs me while I cry into his shoulder for the millionth time. I swear he’s probably going to be the next one to leave me.
“Hey, hey, hey, what happened?” he asks.
“Alexa…s-stopped being f-friends with me,” I sob.
“What?” he exclaims.
“Yeah, apparently she’s been receiving crap from the rest of the cast because she’s friends with me,” I reply.
“Oh, my God,” Niall breathes. “That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard.”
“Well believe it,” I respond, pulling out my lunch from my bag. Niall leads me out into the hallway and into the meeting room where I can eat my lunch in peace. That’s when I realize Niall doesn’t have a lunch.
“Hey, where’s your lunch?” I ask.
“Oh, I forgot you’re on security, so I forgot to bring one,” Niall explains.
“Here, share mine,” I reply.
“No, no, no, I’ll be fine.”
“No, you need to eat something!” I insist.
“Okay, okay, fine,” he gives in, sharing half of my sandwich.
After we eat, it’s time for me to go back into the dressing room, but as I approach it, I see Alexa heading for it, too, but a group of guys stop her.
“Hey, be careful in there. Leila might steal something of yours, now,” one of the guys laugh.
“Yeah, I wouldn’t trust that bitch. I can’t believe you’re friends with her,” another guy says.
“Well for your information, I’m not friends with her anymore. Shove off,” Alexa defends, and pushes past them to the dressing room. Niall and I exchange glances before I follow Alexa. When I enter, I don’t say anything about what I just witnessed and I get ready in silence again, Alexa making it a bit more awkward now that we’re not friends anymore.
The second half of today is gruesome and I just want to go home. It goes so slow that I swear the tortoise is going faster than we are. Finally, it’s time to go and I’m very relieved. Security checks me out and Niall and I are on our way home.
“I still can’t believe this,” I exclaim, relaxing on the couch the minute we enter inside.
“Can’t believe what?” Madison asks from the kitchen.
“Alexa stopped being friends with me because people were giving her crap for it,” I explain.
“What?!” Madison shrieks.
“Yup. We even saw a group of guys tease her,” Niall adds, sitting next to me.
“I don’t even know why I try. I don’t belong there,” I blurt out.
“What? Leila…” Niall says.
“It’s true! I’m so done with everything! Max isn’t there to help, Alexa’s forgotten about me, everyone believes in Spencer’s shit and that leaves me going down the toilet,” I claim.
“Well I don’t believe in Spencer’s shit,” Niall replies. “And I’m never leaving you. I know what you’re going through and I don’t tolerate this.”
“There’s nothing we can do. She won. Get over it,” I say.
“Leila!” Niall warns.
“What? I’m being honest!”
“Then you don’t want to know what’s blowing up on the internet everywhere,” Madison sighs. I look over at her to see her put down her phone and focus on dinner.
“Great,” I complain, pulling out my phone. I open it up and the first thing I see…
Leila Tesley Gone Mental!
“Oh, shit,” I groan. I don’t even read the article; instead I go to Spencer’s Twitter and I was right.
Wow, Leila certainly has gone insane. She just stole a woman’s engagement ring. Desperate, much?
Leila’s so stupid, it’s actually pretty funny. I can’t believe they even let her on the show.
Why ya’ll hating on me? Leila’s the one being a trouble star! I’m just updating you on the shit she does.
And then I go to my own profile and the hate comments just keep piling up.
@LeilaTesley what the fuck is wrong with you? My little sister looks up to you but I had to tell her you’re not a good person!
@LeilaTesley hope you’re having fun with Niall bc I’m pretty sure he hates your guts right now
@LeilaTesley you don’t deserve Niall, you don’t deserve to “live your dream,” you don’t deserve anything! I hope you rot in hell!
@LeilaTesley I’m so confused as to why you would steal someone’s engagement ring
@LeilaTesley is the new Britney Spears/Lindsay Lohan, just wait, it’ll get more insane soon
Suddenly, my phone turns off and I realize Niall hit the button and is now taking it out of my hands. I don’t even try to resist it but I sit there like a weak, limp monkey, if I can be compared to it. I didn’t even notice but there are tears trailing down my face, and now that I have pointed that out to myself, I can’t stop. I don’t even know what to do anymore. Do I sit here and take all of this shit? Or do I stand up for myself and fight back?
“Come on, Leila,” Niall persuades, my sweater and shoes in hand.
“No,” I firmly say, staying on my spot on the couch.
“Please, Lei?” Madison tries.
“No. I need to study my lines,” I confirm, not moving.
Niall and Madison agreed that we all needed a night out, but I didn’t feel like it. I needed to memorize my lines, anyway. They can go and bring me back food, too.
“Lei, you can’t always be this stubborn,” Niall replies, putting my shoes back in the closet and my sweater in my room.
“I know. It’s just for tonight,” I calmly respond, focusing on the script. I feel bad for doing that to my friends, but I’m sorry, I just can’t. It’s too much to go out tonight when that lady screaming at me is still stuck in my head.
.
The next morning, it seems like everyone heard. All sets of eyes are on us as Niall and I walk inside the building and it’s really intimidating. Niall waits outside the dressing room as I get ready, and it’s not any better inside.
“So, did you love Niall’s surprise, Leila? It must have been a fortune to buy that ring,” Spencer sneers.
“Shut up, Spencer,” I defend, heading into the changing area. When I emerge, she has more to say.
“I especially love the note he wrote, the part where he says, ‘to express my love,’” she comments. Hold on.
“How do you—” I begin, confused. And then I think and my eyes open wide. “You didn’t.”
Spencer winks at me and then exits the room. My anger is beyond any scale by this point. I’m so fucking done with that bitch. And the fact that Alexa’s also in the room but she didn’t even say anything! I finish getting ready in silence and head onto the set without even glancing at Niall.
Throughout the first few scenes, everyone keeps staring at me and whispering. Alexa is even showing signs of avoidance and I’m so confused. I feel alone and empty, like this isn’t where I belong anymore. Finally, it’s lunch and I approach Alexa.
“Hey, what’s going on?” I ask.
“What do you mean?” she replies, not looking up at me but focusing on her stuff.
“You haven’t talked to me at all this morning and you won’t even look at me,” I point out. She takes a deep breath before continuing.
“Look, Leila, I believe you that you didn’t steal that ring, either, but everyone’s giving me crap because of our friendship. I’m sorry, but I’ve got my own shit to deal with and I don’t need this on top of that. I don’t know what’s going on, but I’m tired of getting dragged into these situations. These are your issues, not mine,” she explains, and walks past me.
“So that’s it then?” I question, turning around to see her stop in the doorway. “You’re just going to forget me?”
She doesn’t look back at me, but steps forward out of the dressing room. I can’t believe this. I just lost my best friend.
A knock on the door brings me out of my thoughts and I look up to see Niall. Not being able to hold it back anymore, the tears roll down my cheeks and I slump back into a chair. Niall rushes forward and hugs me while I cry into his shoulder for the millionth time. I swear he’s probably going to be the next one to leave me.
“Hey, hey, hey, what happened?” he asks.
“Alexa…s-stopped being f-friends with me,” I sob.
“What?” he exclaims.
“Yeah, apparently she’s been receiving crap from the rest of the cast because she’s friends with me,” I reply.
“Oh, my God,” Niall breathes. “That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard.”
“Well believe it,” I respond, pulling out my lunch from my bag. Niall leads me out into the hallway and into the meeting room where I can eat my lunch in peace. That’s when I realize Niall doesn’t have a lunch.
“Hey, where’s your lunch?” I ask.
“Oh, I forgot you’re on security, so I forgot to bring one,” Niall explains.
“Here, share mine,” I reply.
“No, no, no, I’ll be fine.”
“No, you need to eat something!” I insist.
“Okay, okay, fine,” he gives in, sharing half of my sandwich.
After we eat, it’s time for me to go back into the dressing room, but as I approach it, I see Alexa heading for it, too, but a group of guys stop her.
“Hey, be careful in there. Leila might steal something of yours, now,” one of the guys laugh.
“Yeah, I wouldn’t trust that bitch. I can’t believe you’re friends with her,” another guy says.
“Well for your information, I’m not friends with her anymore. Shove off,” Alexa defends, and pushes past them to the dressing room. Niall and I exchange glances before I follow Alexa. When I enter, I don’t say anything about what I just witnessed and I get ready in silence again, Alexa making it a bit more awkward now that we’re not friends anymore.
The second half of today is gruesome and I just want to go home. It goes so slow that I swear the tortoise is going faster than we are. Finally, it’s time to go and I’m very relieved. Security checks me out and Niall and I are on our way home.
“I still can’t believe this,” I exclaim, relaxing on the couch the minute we enter inside.
“Can’t believe what?” Madison asks from the kitchen.
“Alexa stopped being friends with me because people were giving her crap for it,” I explain.
“What?!” Madison shrieks.
“Yup. We even saw a group of guys tease her,” Niall adds, sitting next to me.
“I don’t even know why I try. I don’t belong there,” I blurt out.
“What? Leila…” Niall says.
“It’s true! I’m so done with everything! Max isn’t there to help, Alexa’s forgotten about me, everyone believes in Spencer’s shit and that leaves me going down the toilet,” I claim.
“Well I don’t believe in Spencer’s shit,” Niall replies. “And I’m never leaving you. I know what you’re going through and I don’t tolerate this.”
“There’s nothing we can do. She won. Get over it,” I say.
“Leila!” Niall warns.
“What? I’m being honest!”
“Then you don’t want to know what’s blowing up on the internet everywhere,” Madison sighs. I look over at her to see her put down her phone and focus on dinner.
“Great,” I complain, pulling out my phone. I open it up and the first thing I see…
Leila Tesley Gone Mental!
“Oh, shit,” I groan. I don’t even read the article; instead I go to Spencer’s Twitter and I was right.
Wow, Leila certainly has gone insane. She just stole a woman’s engagement ring. Desperate, much?
Leila’s so stupid, it’s actually pretty funny. I can’t believe they even let her on the show.
Why ya’ll hating on me? Leila’s the one being a trouble star! I’m just updating you on the shit she does.
And then I go to my own profile and the hate comments just keep piling up.
@LeilaTesley what the fuck is wrong with you? My little sister looks up to you but I had to tell her you’re not a good person!
@LeilaTesley hope you’re having fun with Niall bc I’m pretty sure he hates your guts right now
@LeilaTesley you don’t deserve Niall, you don’t deserve to “live your dream,” you don’t deserve anything! I hope you rot in hell!
@LeilaTesley I’m so confused as to why you would steal someone’s engagement ring
@LeilaTesley is the new Britney Spears/Lindsay Lohan, just wait, it’ll get more insane soon
Suddenly, my phone turns off and I realize Niall hit the button and is now taking it out of my hands. I don’t even try to resist it but I sit there like a weak, limp monkey, if I can be compared to it. I didn’t even notice but there are tears trailing down my face, and now that I have pointed that out to myself, I can’t stop. I don’t even know what to do anymore. Do I sit here and take all of this shit? Or do I stand up for myself and fight back?
Notes
Video is up for anyone who wants to hear the song from chapter 32! Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIPJ0FYex4wRachel :)
Make a Sequel please.
9/13/14