Drifting Away

Chapter 2

Ah, summer break, no school, no homework, no waking up early, pure ecstasy…. For most people anyway. How did I spend my days of summer break, at the glorious movie theater. Ugh, this job bites, but it pays and that's what I need, cash. I wiped down the tables while Alex worked the register. Business was slow; most people don't go to see a movie at 4 o'clock pm. With nothing to do, it gave me more time to dwell on the fact that Ashley was going to be gone the WHOLE summer. I sat in one of the chairs and just leaned my head back and looked at the ceiling.

Ashley sat at the piano playing random melodies. Her hair was starting to grow longer and it hung slightly in her face. She was in her own world when she played. I walked over and put my arms around her and gave her a kiss on the cheek. She smiled but pulled away.

"You know, Toby could walk in any moment." She said with a smirk.

"Let him." I whispered and leaned in for a kiss, which she accepted.

"You know I'd totally lose it without you" I told her.

"And me without you" she said.

"Hey Paige." Alex yelled.

I snapped out of it and slowly look up.

"Just because no one's here, doesn't mean you can randomly zone out."

"Yeah, yeah." I said and stood up and chucked the rag at her.

She was able to duck just in time. She grabbed some popcorn to throw at me but Mary came in right at that moment.

Alex and I both waited for the lecture about looking professional and not like typical teens, but Mary spared us and just walked off. After that, we started getting crowds of people and I never even had a moment to dwell on Ash. I went and started cleaning off the tables again and turned off the open sign. I gathered my things and started to leave.

"Hey Paige."

I turned around "hmm"

"You okay, you seem a little off."

"Nah Alex, I'm just tired. Cya around." I said and walked off.

I hate this feeling of emptiness, I feel so pathetic. You know what's worse? I can't even tell anyone what's going on. She wanted to keep it hidden. I wanted to keep it hidden in the beginning, but not the whole time. Who cares if I got bashed, love is pain and pain is love. Good things aren't as good with out the bad. I got home and just flung myself on my bed and stared at the ceiling. She's been gone for a month and I still can't grasp it. I opened my cell to check my inbox. Zero messages. Damn. I guess now I know how spinner used to feel, always waiting around for me to call. I didn't want to seem desperate so I decided not to call Ash. Everything seemed to remind me of her. She had always been there for me, whether I realized it or not. Especially after Dean. Hell who cares if I seem desperate. I dialed her number. Her voicemail picked up. I hung up without leaving a message. Yep this would be a long summer.