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We Haven't Forgotten

Chapter 3

Calum's POV

I knock as hard as I possibly can on Janice's door, before Michael catches up to me. She opens it, and looks up at me, her eyes immediately regretting it. She tries closing it, but I put my foot in the door.

"Go away Calum." She mumbles, staring at my foot.

"No, J, you-"

"It's Janice. You lost the privilege of calling me J when you blocked me from everything," She mumbles the "Idiot." part.

"JANICE," I pronounce, "You don't understand, I was COMPLETELY crushed when you left, and when we found out what Ashton tried-"

"You FOUND OUT, and you didn't do anything. LOVE YOU TOO." She says, not caring anymore, and trying to slam the door on my foot. I just keep it there. When she said 'Love you too,' I swear I could hear my heart breaking again.

"I'm sorry- We just agreed that you were splitting us up so we-"

"YOU SLEPT WITH MIA." She says, looking at me for the first time, tears streaming from her face. I let out a breath and look at the ground.

"I know. I know, and I'm so sorry."

"Sorry's not gonna cut it." She snaps, kicking my foot out of the door, and slamming it shut.

Janice's POV

I immediately burst into sobs once the door closes. Next thing I know, I'm sitting against it, crying into my knees. He KNEW what Ashton tried to do to me, and he doesn't even care. The words, 'love you too', just slipped out. Right when I said them, I swear, every inch of me broke. Because I do love him. But I also hate him. A lot.

I stand up, and peek out the door to make sure he isn't still there. He is, but he didn't see me open the door, so I close it again, putting me ear up against the door.

"You fucked it up, Calum, you fucked everything up." He sighs from outside. I frown. I hear him start running and I open the door, my eyes only catching the part of him straight out punching Ashton in the face. I immediately close the door again. Well... At least he did something about it?

I hear someone knock on the door again, and I answer it, assuming they have left already. It's Michael. My heart stops.

"Uhm. Hello." I mumble.

"Don't give me that SHIT, Janice. We used to be best friends."

"Then why did you block me on EVERYTHING?"

"Management told us to." He says simply.

"Calum said it had something to do with me."

"It does. Calum wouldn't quit showing up late to sound check because he slept in, or because he was drunk. He only slept for two hours in the morning, but he could never seem to sleep at night. He was a wreck, constantly snapping at people, including fans. He's stopped TALKING to fans, Janice. So management told us the only way for him to perk up, and for us to be a better band, is for him to cut you off completely." He says. My hands are shaking. Calum was a wreck, dying inside... While I was partying and getting high in college. "Just be a little easier on him, okay? You don't have to talk to Ashton, hell you could punch him if you feel like it, Cal already did, but AT LEAST be a little more decent to Calum?"

"Okay." I whisper, that is the only word I can make out right now.

"Thank you. Goodbye." He nods.

"See ya Mikey." I mumble. He's already turned around, but he stops, and looks back at me.

"See ya J." He smiles, and walks off.