Chapter 30

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"DMGH won't perform anymore tonight, their concert has been shifted till upper next week, something came up and we owe everyone an apology for what happened today" manager Kim came to announce in front of the stage.

People began murmuring, they were really angry and it took time before some of them began to leave.

"Where's Charlie, she hasn't come back since we went to the restroom" Brielle muttered.

"Charlie would be fine, she's a senior, I'll be visiting some new cities tonight" Roman looked left and right before disappearing.

Brielle shrugged and left too while Nora looked angry.

"This is so unfair! How come I'm dressed like this for nothing, I even locked Charlie inside the restroom" she muttered and paused.

"I locked Charlie inside the restroom" she repeated herself.

"Oh my gosh what did I do! Mum is right I'm not myself anymore, I spilled drinks on her and locked Charlie up in the restroom" she shut her eyes tight before standing up and checking her purse from her bag.

"I'm no different from the villan in a book, I better go do the right thing" she muttered and rushed over to the restroom.

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IN THE RESTROOM**

"You don't mean what you just said" Charlie muttered afterwards.

"I do, just like how you don't like me, I don't like you too, I have millions of female fans waiting for me and you really think I'd wait and beg for your love?" He asked then laughed.

Charlie was like really close to breaking down.

"You're such a jerk! Heartless monster!!" She yelled.

"So what? Why are you so mad, isn't this what you practically said to me? You don't like me so why should you be mad when I'm kissing someone else!" He said out loud and the door opened.

The both of them turned back to see Nora with a surprised look on her face.

"Thank goodness, I've waited like forever to leave this place!" Charlie replied and stormed out of the restroom.

Nora only turned to watch her leave before turning to look at Declan.

"How come you're here?" She asked.

"How did you find me here" he replied and her heart skipped a beat.

"I saw the door locked so I.. I..

"Never mind" he replied and stepped out.

Nora followed him.

"It looks like the both of you had a fight in there, wanna talk about it?" She asked.

"I'm not in the mood, already missed a show today I'm going to drink" he began leaving.

Nora followed him out till he got to his car.

"What do you want?" He almost asked harshly.

"I want to stay with you, you don't look so good" she replied.

Declan scoffed and entered his car, Nora followed him. He drove to a nearest bar.

"I thought you don't drink?" She asked when the bartender poured a bottle of hard drink on his cup.

"Now I will" he opened the bottle and began drinking.

Nora sighed.

Upon everything, he didn't even notice her new looks.

"I wonder why she thinks so high of herself, asking me why I kissed you like she has the right to control my life!" Declan scoffed and gulped a glass whole.

Nora looked at the glass and his face.

"You know what I hate the most? Is how she came into my life and mess up my head" he poured another drink on his glass and drank it up.

"And what will you do if you were given a portion one day to forget about her?" Nora asked, studying his facial expression closely.

Declan looked at Nora face, reasoned the question and shook his head.

"I don't know" he muttered.

"You don't know or you just don't wanna forget about her?" She said angrily.

"I said I don't know! What's with you and asking me dumb questions!" He raised his voice a bit before taking another glass to drink.

Nora collected it from him and gulped it and before he could say anything, she cupped his cheeks and pulled his face closer to her, crashing her lips against his.

Declan's eyes widened, he held her shoulder and pushed her off him.

"What do you think you're doing?" He wiped his lips with his palms.

"It's not just fair that you get to talk about her every time in front of him, don't you know that it hurts?" She asked loudly, tears were coming out of her eyes.

"You were the one who chose to stay here and listen" he frowned.

"You're so unfair, I just want you to notice me but you didn't, I even got a new look for you but you're still thinking about Charlie!" She grabbed his shirt and pulled him closer to her then crashed her lips against his but Declan pushed her away again.

She began crying.

Declan stood up and took his car keys.

"You've abused our friendship from here, good night" he began leaving but Nora chased after him.

She hugged him from behind.

"For two years and more, you've always been in my heart but I never said anything, I've been patient enough thinking you might notice me but you didn't, how can she just come in and you're all over her? Don't you think it's not fair" she cried hard.

Declan sighed and shut his eyes tight.

"Listen Nora...

"The way you kissed me that day, I thought you liked me" she added.

"You initiated that kiss and I thought it was clear that, that kiss meant nothing. I wanted to forget about Charlie and you were willing to help me, I asked you if it was okay and you said it was" he replied.

Nora shook her head, still crying hardly.

"I'm sorry Nora, you're a really sweet girl and I'll love to be with you but I can't, I don't just have any romantic feelings towards you and as for Charlie, you can't blame her because I don't know how it happened and besides after all what I said to her today, she's gonna hate me" he sighed as he remembered the restroom incident.

"I don't care what you say to her! I just want you to be mine don't you get it!" She yelled and Declan shook his head.

He removed Nora's hands from his waist and left the bar.

Nora fell on the floor as she cried hard.

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NEXT MORNING★ DMGH HEADQUARTERS***

Gael's eyes widened with the information he saw on his laptop.

"No way! Micah come down here this instant!!" He shouted.

Micah was coming down with Harrison while Declan was sitting alone in the dining and helping himself with a slice of bread.

"Why did you shout my name that way?" Micah frowned.

Gael stood up and moved closer to him.

"Are you gonna explain to us before I tell you what you did?" Gael looked angry.

"What's the matter?" Harrison asked.

"Micah was behind locking us in the make up room last night " Gael said.

Everyone turned to look at Micah who remained quiet.

"Wait I heard wrong? Why would you do that?" Gael crossed his arms around his chest.

"Do you know what people are saying about us online now. We are receiving a lots of backlash and even lost a lot of money overnight how could you?" Harrison scolded.

"Even Mr Kim is with the president of hype record label receiving a lot of query for your actions!" Declan stood up and said angrily.

"I'm sorry" Micah muttered.

"This is not a matter of saying sorry, why did you to that?" Declan asked.

"I just needed something from someone so we made a deal" Micah replied.

"It proves that you're only capable of betraying the band and it's not cool. We've been brothers for years, you should have just told us if you needed something!" Declan yelled and Harrison rubbed his back.

Declan sighed and sat down then rubbed his temples with his palms.

"Just go upstairs, Captain is clearly not in a good mood today" Harrison replied and Micah nodded then went upstairs.

Gael sat on the chair beside Declan.

"Look that popular website named spider accused Charlie of locking us up and now she's receiving lots of backlash and threats from toxic fans" he said.

Declan looked up immediately.

"Let me see" he grabbed the laptop and began reading the mean comments and posts about Charlie.

"It's so bad, I feel sad for her" Harrison muttered and Declan shifted the laptop back to Gael.

"Guys let's get ready for school, we are a bit late" Gael closed his laptop and stood up.

Declan also stood up and Harrison followed behind.

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CAMBRIDGE HIGHSCHOOL***

"Who the hell is that stùpid spider, attacking Charlie consistently" Brielle muttered as she came out of her locker room.

She bumped into someone and she looked up to see Gael.

"What do you want?" She frowned.

"I wanted to ask of your friend, a lot is happening online right now.."

"And it's because of you guys, she wasn't even interested to come to your dum concert but I forced her and now look at what she's facing" Brielle rolled her eyes.

"I know and that's why I'm here to say sorry, where is she?" He asked.

"None of your business, pave way!" She pushed him with her shoulders and walked pass him.

Gael shook his head and began moving his on way till he saw Nora coming out of an office, dressed as her normal self.

"Nora" he called and Nora turned to look at him.

"I wanted to ask of Charlie.."

"I don't know where she is!" Nora eyed and interrupted him before leaving.

Gael sighed and went his own way.

Few immediately later, Charlie climbed down from the school stairs as she found her way to her locker room.

Earth is beginning to get annoying to her, all she wanted was for the witch to show up so she can capture it and leave this toxic place for good.

She opened her locker to take her books but however someone pricked her finger.

"Ouch!" She winces and withdrew her fingers immediately, they were blood there.