Chapter 1
Life Goes On...
Ashley's blond banana-scented hair whooshed past what seemed like thousands of civilians, it was all a blur to her. She was running enraged in stilettos,she had to after what she had witnessed. She had to get away from it,all of it. Relationships at her age, 17 ,would only end in heartache. Her iPhone rang, his picture showed on caller ID but instead of answering she tapped decline angrily.
Her face showed no sympathy but instead determination. Her pace quickened in fact almost doubled when she had heard one of her 'friends' call her name. She didn't know where she was running to. She felt a strange surge of power almost similar to magic. But her thoughts on that was soon blocked by the deafening sound of music from her iPhone. She had lost track to where she was heading.
She paused briefly to adjust the volume whilst catching her breath. The screech of tires that Ashley knew all to well,filled her ears.
Ashley was jogging, trying to show no emotions. The car seemed to keep up with Ashley almost exactly.
"Babe, Babe! Its Nothing,just one kiss,i swear."
"One kiss! Does that not mean anything to you?,Your not meant to hurt me!"
"Look can't we just talk this over, its just a kiss?"
"You made out with her! You are meant to kiss the one you love, ME! Noah,its over"
"Oh, that's gotta hurt." One of the jocks replied in the back seat.
"Yo, DUDE! Shut up!."
Ashley took advantage to the chance of him looking away she sprinted past the car and took a detour into the National Park.
"ASHLEY! WERE ARE YOU GOING? WE STILL NEED TO TALK!"
"Call me?"
"Nice." Another buff jock commented.
"Lets go, she obviously ain't coming back."
"Thanks for your support guys! I'm going after her!" He threw his rucksack down and jumped out of the BMW.
"Good Luck!"
"Idiot."
The tires swerved away as they sped down the almost abandoned street.
Night was closing in, Noah dashed after her. That scene had just kept replaying over and over in his head between him and Amber. He loved Ashley, they had been dating for about just over six months. They had become so close,six months was a lifetime to them. The learnt from one and another and grew to love each other.
"Ashley wait up, Ashley!"
Because of Noah's fit physique he could keep up with her and seeing her inappropriate choice in footwear he could almost beat her.
"Babe, I gave up everything to be with you, I gave you everything, I gave you all my love. "
"No one asked you to Noah!"
"No but I did and I fell in love with you, I cant live without you. Please don't do this!"
She stopped for a second to regain her breath and faced him when he almost ran into her.
"Do what Noah,What?"
"Leave me."
"I don't know what to do, Noah!"
She was still only a girl. She couldn't deal with this grief. Not now.
"Ash...it wasn't me, it was her,I swear i would never do anything to hurt you." Noah reached over to Ashley,arms wide.
"HANDS OFF!"
Ashley reached around herself with all her strength and slapped Noah,her whole body now overpowering with force and confusion. This slap was no ordinary though it almost seemed supernatural. The slap had knocked him over, causing him to fumble on his own feet.
She gasped,shock rapidly running throughout her entire body.
She didn't know what to think of herself, she had never slapped anyone. A runner was nearing the corner. Without thought her legs had approved a getaway as she continued running still feeling that strange surge of power.
Her legs now one after the other were back to her normal pace. She looked back behind her to check if he was okay, noticing him getting back up looking into his eyes she could see the hurt in his eyes. Not only from the slap but from his emotions. She cleared her head with some more music when she received a text from him reading:
Sorry, I still love you.
xoxoxo
She tried to ignore it, her tears were building up inside her. She continued on her way home,questions now circling her head. Her train of thought now caught off track as a cool breeze washed over her flawless face, revealing the night sky to her.