Chapter 4: When He Cries

A couple of fic flashbacks so you could relate easily.

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2:30 in the afternoon

"And cut!" The director said from his megaphone. "That's a wrap. Scene 55 next after 30." It signaled the end of her scene and that scene 55 would be shot after a 30 minute-break. It was the usual routine for Selena. It was "lights,camera and action," and then "scene, cut, wrap." She changed clothes in the bathroom and took her belongings then headed back to her hotel room feeling cold, nauseous and all, but that didn't bother her a bit. They shot at the beach so she didn't have to walk too far from the hotel and get a good rest.

She went inside the marbled lobby and headed for the elevator. She waited a couple of minutes before the lift arrived. Then when she entered, she pressed 19, her floor. Actually, everybody else's floor. They pretty much owned that floor. Selena waited around 10 minutes since the elevator stopped a couple of times to pick up passengers on their way up. She got out as soon as the doors opened to her floor and headed to room 1902. (It meant, 19th floor, room 02.) Next to her room was David's room, adjoined by a connecting door. She took out her white straw-like key which she just placed the black tip in front of a sensor. The security device had 2 small light holes and if it glowed green it means she could enter, and if red, it means she has either the wrong key or hasn't put the key in proper position.

Selena directly went to her bed and opened her phone and went online for a couple of minutes to check out her Twitter. When she was done, she got herself a water bottle, drank some and took her nap.

"Knock, knock," said an oh-so familiar guy's voice. She thought it was all a dream but it wasn't. "Hey G.." Selena woke up. She looked at the time and saw 4:45 pm. "G you up?" The voice from the other side of the door asked.

"Yeah," she answered sleepily.

"Can I go in?"

"Sure," then she got up, twisted the lock of the connecting door open and let David enter.

"You look puffy and red," David said as he entered and sat on the couch. "You okay?" Selena went back to bed, under her covers.

"I don't know," she answered from underneath in a muffled voice.

"Hey, I saw you a while ago. I knew you didn't feel well so I came back after I was done with my scene asap," David concernedly shared.

"Shouldn't have had that burrito and cereal for breakfast," Selena answered. "Noted myself 'bout Mexican snack and American breakfast not clickin' ever."

"Gross G. You had that?" David asked incredulously and Selena just answered with a muffle. "I'd eat them, but separately. Not together." David stood up and headed to Selena's bed. He pulled the covers up a bit and felt her forehead then her neck.

"You're quite hot," David said, his Italian eyes piercing through her with concern.

"Thanks," Selena joked. Even in her state, she still had every humor in her to joke around.

"Haha. Very funny. Let me go get you some Tylenol or something.." David stood up and went to the bathroom. The crew always gave them a medicine kit to have in their rooms. He took a Tylenol and the thermometer then headed back to Selena.

"Hey, take this," he said as he gave her the tablet and the bottler of water beside her. She sat up and drank it in gulp as David inserted the thermometer in her ear. After 3 seconds, it beeped and said, 101.19. "Okay. You have some kinda fever or something. I'm gonna go down and tell them so they could send some medic or whatever. Be right back."

He started to stand up and go but Selena interrupted, "No..Please don't. It's gonna go away. Just hang out with me."

"I'll tell 'em first. That's final. Then I'll be back G." Then he went out. Selena sighed and just took more sleep.

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It seemed like forever and it has been one hour and David still wasn't back when Selena woke up. He is like her guy best friend while Demi is her super duper bestfriend forever. The petite girl looked around her room and saw a box of sweets on her table. She walked towards it and a note read, "From the crew, get well soon." Beside it was a box of cake. She opened it and saw her favorite Triple Chocolate and Caramel with White and Dark Chocolate Shavings. A card was attached to it and she opened it. It showed a girl having a thumbs up sign and it was signed, DD, Maria, Jenn, and Jake the Quake. She smiled. Selena was very happy to know that a lot of people cared about her.

She sighed and went back to her bed. Just as she pulled up the covers over her head, she heard a knock coming from the connecting door.

"G?" The familiar voice said.

She sulked. She hated David for being not there with her but she can't do anything about it. So Selena stood upand opened the door with no sign of emotions.

"Hey," David said as he sat down the couch with a plastic bag in hand and Selena headed under the covers. "I'm sorry I wasn't able to return when I told you I would. I had to run some lines with the man." The man was their director. "And Lucy called."

A pang of jealousy and hatred mized in within her. She wanted to rage and cry out loud her feelings for him. Instead, she cried a bit, just some tears and wiped them all too quickly before David even hears her sniff.

"But I got you something to atleast make up for it," he continued. "Hey G, please look at me. Talk to me. Anything."

She sat back up. David went towards her and gave her the plastic bag. In it contains, Ben and Jerry's Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Baskin and Robbin's Premium Churned Light Raspberry Ice Cream, Haagen Dasz' Five Mint, and Dippin' Dots' Liberty Ice. Selena made it known to David all her favorite flavor in her favorite ice cream brands by eating them often in front of him or whenever they eat out with the cast. Aside from Demi, who practically knows everything, every nook and cranny about her, David also knew her favortie ice cream flavor and brand. She suddenly felt grateful but still a bit sad. She got up and placed all the sweets, ice cream and cake in her fridge.

"Aren't you going to eat that? Preferably, what I brought? I had to find those for you.." he said. Selena went back to bed and stared at nothingness.

Silence.

"Hey, what did I do?" David asked, beginning to get worried.

"Nothing," Selena replied.

"Then why won't you talk to me?"

"'Coz you practically did nothing."

"What?" He didn't get her.

"Boys are slow when they hurt a girl," Selena thought."Nothing just forget it, okay?"

"No. It's not. G you are my best girl friend and I'm not about to lose that. I'm sorry for whatever I did but please tell me why," the handsome guy responded,

"Nothing. I just wanna take my rest."

"Okay," he nodded. "Goodnight G. Get well." Then headed out the door. Selena went under her covers again, tears starting to fall from her eyes.

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Flashback

Selena spent the night over at Demi's house. They both had free days the next day and the day after that.

"Demi.." Selena said as lied down face first on Demi's bed, her chin resting on her palm. Her cleft chinned friend looked at her as she turned the swiveling computer chair to face her bestfriend.

"Yeah?"

"I have something to tell you.." Selena said as she picked on someloose threads on Demi's comforter.

"What?.." Demi asked, her eyes narrowing in question.

"I think.." Selena started to say. "Uhmm..I think.." Demi gave her a "what's up?" look.

"Spit out Sel," Demi encouraged.

"Okay..I think I'm falling for David.." she said shyly.

"O-M-G!!!" Demi practically shrieked. "Oh my goodness..Tell me..How..When...!!" Sne was obviously ecstatic. Demi hurriedly went towards Selena and sat with her.

"Okay, but promise you won't tell anyone?" Selena asked even though she already knew the answer.

"Duh. Of course I won't."

"Let's shake to that," Selena said and did their secret Kit Kat Bar handshake. The two girls laughed at their childishness.

"Okay..okay..enough my stomach hurts," Demi said, seizing a part of her tummy and trying to stop the fits of giggles.

"Okay.." Selena said, clutching her own tummy. "Okay..it was like this," she started. Demi giggled as she started and she just rolled her eyes at her obviously excited girlfriend. "At first, I was kind of okay with him you know. Just hangin' out. But, everytime we go out for lunch during shoots, he would always be a total gentleman to me but at the same time, he doesn't lose his confidence and humor. That's one of the factors which I think I have it bad for him. I really..I really I can't explain how. I've been try'na figure this out way back on my own and at first, I didn't want it to be like this. I don't want to lose our friendship so I didn't interfere with anything about his personal life and all. But I have to get it off my chest so I could at least feel better. You're the only one I could think of telling this. I'm not really sure how exactly how I fell for him but it's all those little things he does, his wacky but charming and nice personality. Dave's looks and muscle nare just plus points. But other than that, I don't think I could explain it all.."

"So are you planning to tell him anytime soon?" Demi asked. Selena shooked her head.

"She has Lucy and I don't wat to cause a chaos between them and make a whole lotta drama with the paps," she said. "And there are also these times," Selena continued. "Wherein, I feel kinda hesitant hanging out around the place withhim and it kinda sends the butterflies in my stomach to a whole festivity.."

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FLASHBACK: 2 Months Later

Selena's cellphone rang and saw David's name on the screen. She pressed the green button to answer him.

"Jello!' Selena happily answered.

"Hey.." David answered in a soft but hurt voice.

"Oh..hey are you okay?"

"Yeah," he sniffed.

"Oh yeah like you really are," Selena mocked. "What's up? You seem to be cryin'.."

"We just broke up.." Selena's mouth turned into this cute letter "O" as she heard the news.

"Oh..I'm sorry.."

"Yeah well..I can't do anything about it anymore can I?" He said.

"David.." she replied sounding so worried.

"Don't worry about me G," he reassured her. "I just had to tell you and get this damn feeling off of me..Thanks. I'll see you tomorrow. Goodnight G."

"Yeah..Okay..Goodnight Dave.." she hung up.

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RnR please. sorry for lack of UD. been busy with grad practices and all. have a nice day! xoxo