Gemma

The next morning I woke up in bed next to Rachel, half eaten box of pizza and a hangover that made me rethink my entire life. I looked at my phone, no texts, no missed calls. I didn't understand it. I scrolled through socials and it didn't appear that i did anything wrong. That's when i realized I didn't do anything wrong. Key word "I". 

Tom and the rest of his cast must've stayed out all night and who was caught leaving alone together in an uber, looking too cozy to be just friends. Tom and Nuria. Fuck this. He was probably sleeping off the hangover alone or under her. And I didn't know what to do. 

"I'm dying my hair." I said as I handed Rachel my phone. She looked at the video and almost threw up.  "I'm dying my hair, are you coming?" I asked again as I got dressed.

"You're dying you hair?" She repeated my statement. I nodded. 

"I'm dying my hair..." I said again. Rachel nodded and followed me out of the hotel room. 

"Yeah so I have no idea what's going on? But maybe call the fucking moron Josh." Rachel yelled into the phone as she met me in the lobby. We headed to the hair salon and there were tons of paparazzi following us the whole way. Shouting all the obvious questions I was thinking. 

"Are you and Tom still together?"

"Gemma! Over here! What do you think of the those videos of Tom leaving the bar with his co-star?"

"Gemma is Tom presenting with you tonight?"

"No more questions." Rachel said as I ignored them and walked into the salon. I sat down with my stylist who dyed my hair for Sarah Cameron. 

"Gemma are you sure?" She asked.

"Blonde, platinum....I'm in a crisis situation and this is the healthiest way to handle it. So please help me." I said. The stylist understood and she did it. I walked out of the salon a few hours later with platnium blonde long hair and Rachel was clearly in distress with me. 

"Josh hasn't been able to reach Tom." She said. 

"Me neither." I said as we got in the uber and headed back to the hotel to get ready for the awards.

"So what are we going to do?" Rachel said. 

"Go to the PCAs and pretend everything is totally fine." I said worrying Rachel I was about to go off the deep end. But I wasn't. I didn't know anything other than what the videos showed. "Let's see if this gets a response." I said as I posted a photo of my PCA's outfit with the new hair on my story.

"Gem you're going to break the internet. I am speechless..." Rachel said as she stared at the photo I posted. "Where the fuck is Tom?" Rachel said again trying to call him. I had given up, at this point I was going to tell her to message Nuria and see if Tom was still sleeping. While Rachel was doing the finishing touches on her hair and makeup I looked down at my phone and noticed I had a message from Chase. 

From chasestokes

*Story Response*

"Wow Gem, the new look is 🔥🔥🔥" 

I was so worried he was going to comment on the video that was circulating of Tom and Nuria but he didn't. So him minding his own business for once deserved a like from me. I liked his comment but nothing more because that door was closed. After that I realized the  account I messaged last under Chase's was Tom's at 3:30 in the morning. In my drunken rage last night I had responded to the story he posted with the heart eye emojis and then commented. "Love it what a cute couple." I think it was the most Livia Cardew thing I'd ever done. I kind of loved it. And when I saw that he had seen it...I realized he was terrified. Good...as he should.

Rachel and I were about to walk out when I got a call from my publicist saying Tom and Josh would be meeting us on the carpet. Rachel looked at me and laughed. "Oh he's terrified.." She said after explaining to her I had responded to his story last night. Once we were in the car I couldn't help but laugh myself.

"Are you going to give him the cold shoulder?" Rachel asked. 

"No, he showed. I'll give him that. I think the hair will prove how pissed I am." I said. Rachel nodded in agreement as we pulled up to the carpet and Tom swung open the door of the car. He was shell shocked as he stared at me. 

"Gemma you look...beautiful." He said with those big sad blue eyes...that yes I was still obsessed with. 

"Uh huh...help me out of the car." I said as he grabbed my hand. "Smile for the cameras, and the rest of the world who saw that video of you leaving the bar with your love interest." I said as he helped me down and onto the carpet. 

"I can explain it. I swear." He said.

"I'm sure you can, and I'd love to hear it. But not now." I said as I wrapped my arms around his neck for a photo. He was looking at me both terrified and obsessed. I guess I was more like Livia than I thought. But than again I'd learned a lot from Chase and I's relationship. And I really believed that Tom didn't cheat. 

"Tom! Gemma over here!" The photographers yelled as we continued to pose for photos until we finished on the carpet.  

"You were saying?" I said as we walked up to the bar to grab a drink before we sat down.

"I swear nothing happened, we were drinking. I didn't even realize anyone took that photo and posted it on my phone. I just shared an uber with her that is all. The second I saw you watched it and responded. I dropped everything because I would never cheat on you. I would never do anything to fuck this up." He held my hand. 

I cupped his face in my hands "I know that's why I dyed my hair instead of rage texting you." I said. 

"It looks beautiful." He said.

"Why didn't you tell me she was going to be back on set this season? No I'll do you one better. Why did you not tell me you two had a thing last season?" I asked him.

"Because it was so long ago and I didn't want to freak you out for nothing. I would never cheat. I know how bad it looked but nothing happened." Tom begged me to believe him and I did. I had no reason not to. So I was going to let it go. For now. We were seated one row ahead of the entire OBX cast, with the rest of the Hunger Games crew. I could tell Tom hated that because Chase had come up to me after Tom and I's talk and complimented my hair. I think that's a little different than getting into an uber with him at 5am but I could be wrong?

BREAKING E NEWS!

TOM BLYTH AND GEMMA CLARK ON THE ROCKS? 

New photos have emerged from a night out with Tom's cast of  Billy the Kid. Tom is seen in this photo cozying up to a girl that is not his girlfriend of 6 months Gemma Clark. It's his co-star and love interest for the last two seasons Nuria Vega. They seemed to be involved in a flirty conversation as they stood inches away from touching. Other eye witness accounts claimed the pair seemed to be all over each other laughing and smiling for the majority of the night. 

Following leaving the bar together the pair were seen getting into the same uber alone. We can't imagine Gemma will handle this well after the last cheating scandal she found herself involved in. Could that be the reason for her sudden new hair color? Sound off below if you think it looks like Tom and Nuria seem to be a little more than friends.

My google alerts went off like crazy as an E! News article headline flashed across my iphone lockscreen screen. Tom and I were backstage, just about to go on and present the best villain category. I saw the headline before I even read the article. Just enough of a glimpse of it to make my stomach turn. I was just about to say something to Tom when the stage manager gave us the queue to go. I was just about to start heading onto the stage as I heard the host intro us, when I realized I couldn't be fake. So I took my phone and shoved into Tom's face before walking out without him alone on stage. 

"The presenters of this category need no introduction...she's the queen of disaster and he's the president of Panem. Gemma Clark and Tom Blyth everyone!" The host announced. 

"Greeting citizens of Panem...oh wrong speech" I teased as I read the teleprompter. Thank god they wrote what we had to say because I was going completely blank with rage. "It's an honor to give out an award that is nearest and dearest to both our black hearts." I continued realizing Tom's line was up next. "It seems the president of panem will not be joining us this evening. You know he must've been held up in quarters with another seemingly very important meeting. Never mind...as the first lady I'll take it from here." I adlibbed. The audience didn't seem to notice but Rachel and Josh did. "Here are the nominees for best villain in a television or limited series." I said as the monitor played clips of all the nominees. 

"And the winner for Best Villain goes to Drew Starkey, for Rafe Cameron on OBX. Drew come up here and hug your on-screen little sister!!" I yelled as Drew ran up the stairs and picked me up in his arms. I walked off to the side and saw Tom still standing there holding my phone. He must've been reading the article. I led Drew off stage and walked back over to Tom.

"Gem I swear it's just a photo...nothing happened. I would never do anything to embarrass you like Chase did." Tom pleaded with me. It wasn't until the last photo came through that I knew for sure...even Tom didn't remember what actually happened. We were sitting at dinner after the award show when it seemed everyone was getting google alerts on their phone. But this one was from Deuxmoi. 

It was the post that broke the internet....and then my heart. Tom looked down at his phone the same time I did. "Gemma...I..." He stuttered. I just looked at him as if I had anything to say at all. I didn't I was speechless. "I...I....I think I'm going to go home for a while." I said getting up from the table. 

"Gem please..." Tom said chasing after me.

"No it's fine Tom...um I just need to go home." I said trying not to cry. He wrapped his arms around me. 

"Gemma I love you." He said back to me. 

"I know Tom, it seems all the boys who love me end up hurting me though. So if that's what love is...I don't want it." I said as I walked out of the restaurant and called an uber. I sat in the back of the uber going over the last year in my head. Chase cheated, Tom wouldn't...now Tom has and I'm alone again. Why am I not good enough to stay with? Why am I incapable of just being the single person they love. Why am I ugly? So much for all that therapy...right out the window. 

I went back to my hotel, packed and I thought to myself, everyone will blame me anyway. They'll say I was too much...too crazy, too obsessed, to loving. Not pretty enough...too skinny. Not real...a bitch. That only names a few. And I'll just have to take it and keep going. I know this is supposed to be my year but what a way to start it. Tom was supposed to be different. This year was supposed to be different...now I'm right back to where I started. 

I was sitting in the airport when E! News and the photo flashed across the screen. Tom...my Tom that was him in the photo. Nuria was kissing him. and I...realized there was no way around this one for him. He couldn't lie...I had the photo. The world had the photo now. So I got on a plane and I went home to New York and I spent the next week sobbing on the floor to my mom. I couldn't sleep, eat or think straight. Tom called over and over again and my mom would get on the phone with him each time. For some reason she didn't hate him. For some reason she was convinced it couldn't be true. 

TOM BLYTH AND GEMMA CLARK BREAK UP AFTER 6 MONTHS OF DATING OVER CHEATING SCANDAL THAT SHOOK THE PCAS

Gemma Clark was last scene exiting dinner following the PCAs in tears. Tom was caught following her out of the restaurant to plead with her to stay. He hugged her and they seemed to exchange words before she left in the uber by herself. Gemma took a flight back home to New York that night where she has been since this news broke. What will become of the next Hunger Games movie starring her and Tom? It's set to start filming next month. 

I read every article posted about Tom and I and I couldn't believe it. We'd broken up. I hadn't taken off the necklaces or deleted the photos. Maybe because I was having a hard time coming to terms with the fact that Tom was capable of cheating. Similar to how my mom felt. No actually she didn't believe it at all. Her, along with Rachel were determined to prove that to me. I saw no future for Tom and I if I couldn't trust him. And with this photo...the trust was gone.