14

                                    

                                          
I decided to just skip to their first day back to school bc why not. 
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2 weeks later. 
                          
I walked through the doors and the crowd of people rushing to their homerooms. I had forgotten to set my alarm last night so I woke up late. I rushed up the stairs panting as I did, earring some judgmental stars from some students. I went into the class and sat in the corner waiting for the 15 minutes to be over with.
                          
I pulled my phone out sighing as the school wifi made my phone lag causing me to have trouble looking through my timeline. I felt someone sit down next to me. I looked over expecting it to be Connor or Melissa, but it was Ashton. 
                          
"You never answered my text." Was the first thing he said. Oh. Right. He tried to talk to me. 
                          
"Oh. Right. Sorry it's just, I didn't really think it was you." I lied. "you know it could've been someone acting as you." I continued. I mean, it's a possibility. 
                          
"Oh, well yeah I guess but I just wanted to apologize. You know about what happened at the party." I really did not feel like talking about this right now. 
                          
"It's fine really." I waved off hoping he would leave but he didn't. 
                          
"No, it isn't. I mean I was really drunk and I actually could have done something to you. And I mean I have a girlfriend imagine what she would do to me." 
                          
"Oh." I nervously laughed. I totally forgot about what Brianna did. Until now. 
                          
"Yeah you have a girlfriend." I continued laughing nervously as I cracked my knuckles. Out of habit.
                          
"Yeah I do." He smiled looking at his hooked hands. 
                          
"She's so beautiful. You know, I think I love her." He said as his eyes sparkled. 
                          
Oh no. 
                          
This is bad. 
                          
"Y-you know love is a strong word like a-are you sure?" I stuttered. 
                          
"What are you trying to say?" He said looking offended. 
                          
"N-not that I don't think you love her or anything! I-I'm just saying, y-you might scare her off by saying that?" I said it coming out as a question. 
                          
"You know maybe you're right, unless it's something else." He spoke looking at me dead in the eye. 
                          
"What do you mean?"
                          
"You like me."
                          
I'm practically shaking. And he has the nerve to say that! He's so full of himself! Not everything is about him! Should I tell him that Brianna is cheating on him? You know just to shut him up. And let's see who likes him them. Too bad I have a heart and care about people's feelings. 
                          
"I don't like you! Why do people keep saying that! I don't like you and I never will!" I yelled calling everyone's attention. 
                          
Everyone's gaze was on us. Until the bell rang. 
                          
Thank God. 
                          
I am so great-full that I have perfect timing to have my outburst. Now I have a dramatic exits. I don't like attention. But it's funny looking at the students faces. 
                          
"Hey! What happened in there!" Called out Melissa. 
                          
"Ashton was saying stupid stuff." 
                          
"Oh?"
                          
I pulled Melissa to the side of the hallway. 
                          
"Ashton started talking about how he thinks he loves Brianna but you know I didn't want to tell him that she slept with someone else and then I got really nervous and began to ramble and then he said that I liked him and I yelled at him. I mean who would like him? Not me that's who! Like he's ugly? Well not ugly. But I'm not attracted to him. Well I-uh." I spoke really fast I'm surprised Melissa got all of it. 
                          
"You like him." She said bluntly said.
                          
I scoffed and walked away. 
                          
I do not like Ashton.