fic: Break
Title: Break
Author: awkwardllama
Rating: PG-13
Length: 785
Disclaimer: I don’t own anything but the story.
Summary: They're broken.
She has been sitting in the dark for the past 40 minutes. She sits still in a trance-like state. There’s a knock on the door. The door cracks open and she flinches when the light hits her in the face. “Di? Whoa. What happened in here?” Cory pushes the door open even wider. The entire trailer is trashed. Objects lay shattered on the floor and one of Dianna’s prized cameras sits in pieces on a table. He looks at Dianna. Her fists are clenched in her lap and her eyes are red and bloodshot.
“Nothing.” Her voice is quiet and hoarse. “We have a scene right? Let’s go.” She stands and walks out without another word. Cory gives the room another confused glance before following her out.
They run through the scene a few times before she snaps. Matt is halfway through a line when Dianna breaks. It starts quietly and she tilts her head down to hide the tears. Her shoulders start to shake and she grips the seat of her chair so tight her fingers turn even paler. No one really notices until a sob rips out of her throat. Ryan calls cut and everyone gathers around her. Everyone except for Lea.
Everyone’s talking all at once. So many questions. She can’t take it. She bolts, knocking Mark down on her way out. She finds herself sitting in the driver’s seat of her car, sobbing her eyes out. It feels like her world is falling apart.
Minutes later, Chris is pulling the car door open and slipping into the passenger seat. He reaches over and grabs her hand. They sit in near silence as Dianna’s sobs gradually become hiccuped sighs. He says, “Do you want to tell me what happened?”
He sighs. “Okay. When you’re ready.” Dianna squeezes her eyes tight as her breathing begins to even out.
“She doesn’t love me anymore.” The words rip through her throat. The pain on her face breaks Chris’s heart. He doesn’t need to ask who she is.
Chris squeezes her hand. “Oh honey. What happened?”
“She said she fell out of love with me. How do you fall out of love with someone? I know we haven’t been doing that well lately but-but I thought we’d be okay.” Her voice cracks. “Is there something wrong with me? What does he have that I don’t?”
Chris tilts her chin towards him and looks into her teary hazel eyes. “Don’t you dare blame yourself. “
Dianna shakes her head out of his grip. “Maybe if I had just-“
“Di. It wasn’t your fault.”
“I called her a whore.” Chris flinches. What? “I called her a whore and a slut and a cheater. I was so angry. How could she do that to me? I said such hateful things. I don’t even know where it came from. I kept thinking about that picture. She said it meant nothing, just a joke for the cameras. I just snapped. I wanted to hurt her. I don’t even remember what happened after that. It was like I was in a daze. Oh God. Did I hurt her? I didn’t even know what I was doing until she left the trailer. I left it in pieces. What is wrong with me?” She presses her head to the steering wheel. “I think she was the love of my life.” She stiffens suddenly and pops the car door open. She jumps out of the car and starts running back towards set.
Chris leaps out after her. “Dianna! What are you doing?”
Everyone is gathered in the music room set. Cory, Mark, and Jenna are sitting around Lea and everyone else is sitting off to the side talking to Ryan. Dianna bursts into the room. She skids to a stop in front of Lea. The three sitting around Lea slowly slide away. Dianna slides her hand into her back pocket and pulls out a small velvet box. “This is for you. I wanted-I wanted to spend the rest of my life with you. Even if I can’t, I want you to have this. I hope you’re happy with him.” She cups Lea’s cheek in her palm and wipes away the tears running down her face. “I don’t know if I’ll be able to handle being around you for awhile. I hope we’ll be okay someday. I’m sorry.”
Lea chokes out, “You’re sorry? I’m sorry. For everything I’ve put you through.”
“I know.” Dianna bends down and presses a kiss to Lea’s forehead. Her tears drip down into Lea’s hair. “I love you.” She walks over to Ryan and speaks with him for a second before she walks out, leaving a sobbing Lea behind.
Author: awkwardllama
Rating: PG-13
Length: 785
Disclaimer: I don’t own anything but the story.
Summary: They're broken.
She has been sitting in the dark for the past 40 minutes. She sits still in a trance-like state. There’s a knock on the door. The door cracks open and she flinches when the light hits her in the face. “Di? Whoa. What happened in here?” Cory pushes the door open even wider. The entire trailer is trashed. Objects lay shattered on the floor and one of Dianna’s prized cameras sits in pieces on a table. He looks at Dianna. Her fists are clenched in her lap and her eyes are red and bloodshot.
“Nothing.” Her voice is quiet and hoarse. “We have a scene right? Let’s go.” She stands and walks out without another word. Cory gives the room another confused glance before following her out.
They run through the scene a few times before she snaps. Matt is halfway through a line when Dianna breaks. It starts quietly and she tilts her head down to hide the tears. Her shoulders start to shake and she grips the seat of her chair so tight her fingers turn even paler. No one really notices until a sob rips out of her throat. Ryan calls cut and everyone gathers around her. Everyone except for Lea.
Everyone’s talking all at once. So many questions. She can’t take it. She bolts, knocking Mark down on her way out. She finds herself sitting in the driver’s seat of her car, sobbing her eyes out. It feels like her world is falling apart.
Minutes later, Chris is pulling the car door open and slipping into the passenger seat. He reaches over and grabs her hand. They sit in near silence as Dianna’s sobs gradually become hiccuped sighs. He says, “Do you want to tell me what happened?”
He sighs. “Okay. When you’re ready.” Dianna squeezes her eyes tight as her breathing begins to even out.
“She doesn’t love me anymore.” The words rip through her throat. The pain on her face breaks Chris’s heart. He doesn’t need to ask who she is.
Chris squeezes her hand. “Oh honey. What happened?”
“She said she fell out of love with me. How do you fall out of love with someone? I know we haven’t been doing that well lately but-but I thought we’d be okay.” Her voice cracks. “Is there something wrong with me? What does he have that I don’t?”
Chris tilts her chin towards him and looks into her teary hazel eyes. “Don’t you dare blame yourself. “
Dianna shakes her head out of his grip. “Maybe if I had just-“
“Di. It wasn’t your fault.”
“I called her a whore.” Chris flinches. What? “I called her a whore and a slut and a cheater. I was so angry. How could she do that to me? I said such hateful things. I don’t even know where it came from. I kept thinking about that picture. She said it meant nothing, just a joke for the cameras. I just snapped. I wanted to hurt her. I don’t even remember what happened after that. It was like I was in a daze. Oh God. Did I hurt her? I didn’t even know what I was doing until she left the trailer. I left it in pieces. What is wrong with me?” She presses her head to the steering wheel. “I think she was the love of my life.” She stiffens suddenly and pops the car door open. She jumps out of the car and starts running back towards set.
Chris leaps out after her. “Dianna! What are you doing?”
Everyone is gathered in the music room set. Cory, Mark, and Jenna are sitting around Lea and everyone else is sitting off to the side talking to Ryan. Dianna bursts into the room. She skids to a stop in front of Lea. The three sitting around Lea slowly slide away. Dianna slides her hand into her back pocket and pulls out a small velvet box. “This is for you. I wanted-I wanted to spend the rest of my life with you. Even if I can’t, I want you to have this. I hope you’re happy with him.” She cups Lea’s cheek in her palm and wipes away the tears running down her face. “I don’t know if I’ll be able to handle being around you for awhile. I hope we’ll be okay someday. I’m sorry.”
Lea chokes out, “You’re sorry? I’m sorry. For everything I’ve put you through.”
“I know.” Dianna bends down and presses a kiss to Lea’s forehead. Her tears drip down into Lea’s hair. “I love you.” She walks over to Ryan and speaks with him for a second before she walks out, leaving a sobbing Lea behind.