Bella's POV

It had been exactly one month since the incident at the bar. We had been there longer than expected and my chances were getting slimmer.

I grabbed the clone of Mercedes's phone and read the message from Cameron. He had been sending them everyday since the incident and my closet was piled up with gifts and cards and lots of chocolates, most of which Sally junked up in her tummy.

I slumped on the bed and smiled, cuddling my pillow as I finally remembered everything that happened last night. Cameron, and everything he did. His sweet talks and all the moves.

"And what's with the smile on your face?" Sally asked as she ripped the chocolate of its foil and threw it into her mouth.

"Oh, nothing. lets just say last night was magical," I replied with a smile.

"Oh, so you remember?" she asked with a sigh and laid on the bed beside me, handing me another bar.

"Yeah!" I replied and flung it into my mouth after ripping the foil off.

"That was a hell of a night," she sighed.

"Yeah, and I want to thank you," I started and fixed my gaze on her.

"For - "

"Everything! My life just became awesome!" I yelled happily.

"Its my pleasure," she smirked. "But about the incident a month ago - "

I shrugged. "I could kill you for that, but I guess, it had to happen," I smiled. "Anyway, there's a party in a hotel downtown and we must be there. Cameron invited me and I can't miss it. Are you coming?!" I asked and stared at the invitation on my phone.

"Hell yeah! Now you're talking!" she yelled and gave me a fist bump.

"Your Photoshoot with the band is today, remember?" she asked as she ran through my schedule with the tablet in her hand.

"Oh, yeah!" I nodded with a smile and a stressed look. "Piece of cake. Schedule it for 3pm today. Right now, I need to rest," I sighed and placed my head on my pillow, getting ready to wander into a big nice deep sleep.

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"Mercedes!" I yelled as I set my gaze on her. She stared at me with a knife in her hand and tears rolling down her cheeks.

"YOU ARE A MONSTER!" she yelled and shut the door of my room,walking over to me. I was afraid, tensed. How did she get here?

"What are you talking about?" I yelled, trying to buy myself some time.

"What am I talking about? You took away my family, got married to Caden, and you stole Cameron. You are a thief!" she yelled as a river of tears flowed down her face. She was literally red and looked really pathetic.

"Look, Mercedes. I am so sorry. Please - " I begged.

"Are you begging me!" she laughed.

I nodded, really afraid of what she could do with me.

"When I called you to help me what did you do, huh? You hung up on me and that's exactly what i'm gonna do to you! Hang your neck after i'm done slicing it to pieces!" she yelled and jumped on the bed, headed for me.

"Help! - Help! Someone help me!" I screamed at the top of my voice but nobody came.

"Shut up and sleep peacefully. See you in hades," she whispered and kneeled just beside me, trailing the knife to my neck.

"Bye!" she yelled and strangled me with her bare hands.

I kept coughing and choking, trying my best to scream for help.

"Mercedes? Mercedes? Wake up, Mercedes,"

"Aaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!" I yelled as I opened my eyes and sat up immediately, looking around with my hands to my neck.

"What's wrong with you? You've been asleep for almost three hours and all you keep yelling is help, please help and then you cough and choke. What's wrong with you?" Sally asked.

"Oh. My. God." I whispered and stood up.
Hurriedly, I walked to the door and opened it. There was nothing. She wasn't there. I looked around. Mercedes was nowhere.

"Was a young woman who looks exactly like me just here? Did you see her?" I asked Sally and walked to the balcony, searching for her.

"What are you even talking about? There was no woman here except the both of us. Are you okay?"

I heaved out a loud sigh. "I'm fine," I replied and sat on my dresser stool.

"Your photo shoot is in fifteen minutes. Everyone's waiting already. Let's go?"

"Alright," I nodded and we left the room for my shoot.

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"Hey, guys. Nice to see you again," I said to the band as I walked into the dark room lit with only stage lights.

"Hi, Mercedes." Everyone chorused.

"Let's get this shoot over with?" The photographer, Jasper asked and set his camera.

"Okay. Let's start," I nodded and walked over to the stage with the hot breathtaking K pop stars.

"Hi," I whispered with a friendly smile.

They smiled back and stared at me. Why?

"Ma'am..." Jasper called out.

"Yeah?" I asked, raising a brow.

"Its supposed to be nude shots," he pointed out.

"Hey guys what's up!" Caden yelled as he walked into the room.

What was he doing there? That was going to be a lot more embarrassing.

"We're about to take the shots," Jasper notified him and returned his gaze back to my face.

"Okay, this should be interesting. Why is she still with clothes?" he asked and walked over to me.

"We're handling that now," Jasper said again.

"Come on, wifey. Get the clothes off," he jested and burst out laughing.

"Its not funny and i'm about to do just that," I shot angrily.

"Good," he smirked.

"Hi, hi, hi, people! What's up!" Mackenzie yelled as she walked into the room.

"Oh, hi, Kenzy. The shoot is just about to start," he said excitedly as she kissed his lips. His lips?

No, she didn't!

"How dare you, bitch!" I yelled and came down, launching into her and smacking her cheek so hard. She burned and grabbed my hair as we both threw a fit.

"Stop it!" Caden yelled and separated the both of us immediately.

"Is that how its gonna be now? You and her?" I yelled, angry.

"Why? Do you have a problem? You started it, remember?" he yelled.

"Oh, I started it," I laughed.

"Yes you did. For two consecutive nights you've been out to only God knows where and you come back acting all weird! You get assaulted in a party and a whole month after that, you keep leaving every night to God knows where!" he yelled again.

"And that's why you have to settle with this bitch?" I yelled and gave her a dirty look.

"You pushed me to it. Where have you been, anyway?" he asked, concerned.

"Don't you forget that back in L.A, this bitch was the one you were always with. So you practically started it. Did you ever consider how I felt? Did you ever even care?" I yelled as I felt the hot streams of tears that were about to betray me and come running down.

"I always cared," he whispered sincerely and walked over to me.

"I don't care anymore, Caden. I really don't," I whispered back and cleaned the tears that finally dropped down my eyes. I swiped them away and ran out of the room with little sobs.

"You're a fucker!" Sally yelled inconsiderately and unnecessarily, sticking her index finger up at him and coming after me.

"Why'd he have to do that?" I asked Sally as a river of tears flowed down my heavy red eyes.

"Calm down, honey. Its gonna be okay," she patted my back.

"I don't understand. Why'd he have to tell me all that? What's happening?" I yelled.

"Darling, please don't reason anything he said too much. Those were just empty words. He just did that so he could get more chances with that Kenzy bitch without you saying a word about it. He doesn't love you and he never cared so you shouldn't too. Just forget whatever he just said," she sighed and cleaned my tears.

"Do you think so?" I asked with little hiccups disturbing me.

"I know so. You should focus on Cameron. He's the one that won't hurt you," she whispered and brought me in for a hug.

"Thanks," I smiled.

"Anytime," she whispered. "Anytime,"

Author's Note.

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