My name is Tori… I was one of Justin's close friends. I used to hang out with him and Ryan mostly. Chaz was with us a few times… but it was mostly just us 3. That meant I've known Justin for a few years…and within them years I learnt a lot. He was a sweet, loving and caring boy no matter what. But that was before he left Stratford to go and pursue his dream of a music career. He would come and visit at least once a year, but I'd never see him. Ryan would try to take me to him…but I couldn't. I couldn't because when Justin got his big break in music and had to leave Canada, he didn't even come to say goodbye to me. He sent a text. Probably thought it would be short, sweet and simple if he did it that way. I couldn't believe it. I didn't expect it from him, I thought he owed it…he owed it to me as a friend. After he was gone.. my I felt kind of empty- and that was when I realised that I liked Justin more than a friend. That was even worse knowing that I liked him, yet didn't tell him. My mom told me that I should just forget him and that he was a bad friend... so I tried to. Now I don't think about him as much.. I see him on TV as 'Justin Bieber… teen sensation'… and not as the Justin I knew Or the Justin I happened to fall for...
Tori POV
"Ryan.. You are joking right?" I sarcastically asked him as a stood up and looked at the 2 tickets in his hands. Ryan laughed and looked at me, "No I'm not. We are going to LA baby." Ryan was hyper about something all week, but I had no Idea what it was until today. He pulled out 2 tickets to go to LA as I sat on the couch wondering what he was so jittery about. Ryan handed me one ticket and said, "this is yours.. And we are going to LA together.." It sounded so weird when he said it that way, but I didn't care. Ryan was my best bud ever since… thingy… left. He was always with me throughout anything… Life would be so difficult if I didn't have Ryan with me.
"How come we are going?" I inquired while staring at the plane ticket. " Be-cause… I did well in all my finals… and my mom thought I earned it. Also.. I have a friend that is there.. so we are going to crash with him." As soon as I heard a 'he' my mind went in panic mode… LA… What If it's Justin.. I don't want to see him, so I asked, "it's not Justin is it?"
Ryan POV
I didn't want to lie to her… but I have to otherwise she won't come. It is Justin.. and I want everything to patch up between them. I don't know why they won't speak to each other. I've kept in contact with Justin since he left. A few times I would go visit him if I could and he would come visit me. He never talked about Tori and I never asked. But enough is enough, so I think the only way to sort it out is to talk. Face to face. She's going to hate me when she finds out… but I'm only doing this for the best of my friends. This is also why I'm taking her… because a) she won't bug me like my mom or dad would. B) it will be fun and c) I will hopefully get my two best friends back. Here comes my lie.. "no… don't worry. Why would you worry if it was anyway?"
Tori POV
"No reason. I just don't want to see him," I replied. Ryan doesn't know what actually went down. He thinks Justin said goodbye and that was it. I don't want to tell him the real story… not yet anyway. One thing kept popping up in my mind, "why are you going to take me? What about your mom or dad or Chaz?" Ryan sighed and looked at me, "Why are you asking all these questions? I asked your mom beforehand.. so she is okay.. Now do you want to go or not?" I automatically responded with, "Of course I do!" Ryan took my ticket back and started backing away out the door with a cheeky smile on his face.. "Well… get packing… we leave tomorrow!" And he legged it out the door. I flopped on the sofa and just thought about what happened. I'm going to LA!