"You are, and always have been, my dream."

-Nicholas Sparks

Aiden's pov.

I stand up as she leaves the conference room and control my urge to stop her.

It's not going to be easy but maybe there's a chance that she let's me in once again.

Keyword is 'maybe'.

Everything felt so wrong. I'm the reason for everything.

Her tight fake smile .

Hurt in her eyes.

Guilt about something , which I can't figure out.

I'm not a fool to think that she moved on even after looking at her right in the eye.

Will she ever let me in?

That's a huge question mark. Somewhere deep down, it felt like the first time I've seen her in high school all over again.

But the pain is different and her eyes didn't have the spark anymore. I don't find the real person she was but instead I find the person she's forcing herself to be.

I start walking out instead of saying goodbye to Jackson and Ricky. I walk out of the glass door and feel a hand rest on my shoulder.

Looking at who it was, I sigh. Ricky. "Could we talk for a moment?"

Instead of answering I just nod. I follow Ricky into a room that was onto my left. The name board read:

Ricky Hughes.

Aha his office. The lights were on which illuminated the sea blue walls of his office.

The flooring was made of marble . I stop as the door makes a small sound after closing it and look at Ricky.

"Aiden...she's not coming back," he confesses which broke my heart into a million pieces.

"Wha-what are you talking about Ricky?" I ask him while pretending like I didn't understand what he was saying.

"You're a bad lair, " he points out but at the moment I was lost.

She's not coming back.

"What happened after I left?" I ask him straight while staring at him right in the eye.

"Nothing happened." He shrugs it off but I knew he was lying .

"Ricky , I know that you're lying." I point out and he starts walking towards the door.

"What wrong with you?" I ask him seriously but I knew it was me who was wrong all along.

He stops dead in his tracks and turns around to look at me.

"I think you should ask yourself that cause I'm not answering your fucking questions Aiden. I just wanted you to know that she's not coming back to you," he hisses and looks away.

I was taken aback by his words. I lost my best friend too.

"Ricky you know the reason I left right, then why do you hate me so much?" I ask him and my voice was emotionless.

Ricky looks at me before talking again. "You had the lamest reason to leave Aiden. You forgot that she only had you when your father asked to leave her. You thought about a person who's going die instead of thinking of someone who would've have had a future with you," he says before storming out of the room.

You're right Ricky but I realised everything so late .

I wish I knew what happened after I left her. I know that I can't make things right but maybe there's something I can change.

Without thinking anymore , I walk out of his office .

Sounds like all my doors are closed , leaving me alone in the dark to find my own way which only she can show, becoming the light.

I see Cole come out of Bree's office. Everyone can talk to her except me.

You did this to yourself.

Aha right. I did this to myself. I ignore Cole and storm past him, walking towards the front door of the building.

Every step I took was killing me with the feeling of losing her. Everything Ricky said keep playing in my mind.

You thought about a person who's going die instead of thinking of someone who would've have had a future with you.

I'm the reason, she's not with me right now.

I'm the reason, she never moved on.

I'm the reason for everything.

Now I'm hearing around
That you been running around
I didn't think I'd miss you
Now I'm feeling like a fool
Ooh, ooh

It hit me like a heart attack
When you finally left me, girl
I thought I'd never want you back
But I don't wanna live in a world without you.

Walking out of the glass door, the paparazzi snaps me out of my thoughts.

My bodyguards come to my rescue and surround me. I'm so frustrated at the moment.

All I want is her. It's like all my fears came alive today.

I walk to my car ignoring the various questions and get in. My body guard closes the door right after me and my driver starts the car immediately.

"My mansion, " I say and he starts driving towards my house.

Today was a mess. I fought with my mom and now Ricky hates me. I've seen Bree with all the emotions that I dreaded to see in her.

Walking away from her was like losing her for the second time. It's not only me suffering but it's her too.

When I looked at her, it was not just the pain of losing me in her eyes but there was something else that I didn't know.

My phone rings and I pick it up without checking who it was.

"Aiden," it was my mom's voice .

I sigh while trying calm myself and talk, "Mom I'm coming home."

"Okay," she says and hangs up. That was the weirdest call ever.

I shove my phone back into my pocket as my mansion comes into view.

My car stops right in front and my driver comes around to open my door.

I get out of the car and walk up the front stairs. The front door opens revealing my mom.

I ignore her and walk straight inside. All I can feel is hate right now.

I walk up the stairs and open the door to my bedroom. I close it as I enter and take off my shoes.

I take off my clothes and walk into the shower. I turn it on while trying to let out all the anger and pain.

I close my eyes and take deep breaths.

She's not coming back.

Ricky's voice keeps popping up in my head. I know something happened after I left but I don't know what it is.

Her beautiful face clouded my mind making me forget about all the other thoughts.

The pain I've seen in her was killing me. I wish I could just take away all her pain.

Her beautiful smile that doesn't seem to exist anymore makes me feel worse.

There's only one way now and I've got to get her back.

I'm not giving up this time no matter what happens.

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