J is for ?
Chapter 3
"I love…"
Just then, the door behind Ash opened and Ash turned around to see who it was.
"Angie?" Ash asked.
Dawn was shocked at the confession.
"Wait, what? You love Angie!" Dawn almost yelled.
"Huh? Wait, Ash loves me?" Angie asked.
Ash, now completely dumbfounded, hesitated to correct everyone's misunderstanding.
"Wait! I…"
"You don't have to say anything Ash…" Angie said.
She wrapped her arms around Ash before resting her head against his chest.
"I love you too…"
Dawn, who was now awe-stricken, zipped her bag shut and ran out the door with her eyes closed to prevent the tears from falling out of her eyes.
"Wait! Dawn!" Ash shouted.
Ash tried to chase after her but Angie was holding him back.
"This is like a dream come true…" Angie said in a soft voice.
"Wait, Angie! This is all just a…"
Ash stopped to think. Ash didn't want to shatter Angie's feelings and destroy their relationship so he decided to take a different approach.
"…Can I… explain something to you Angie?"
"Huh? Um, I guess so…"
Ash walked Angie over to a bed and took a seat next to her.
"Listen, I don't know how to put this together correctly so I'll just explain what I was going to do."
Angie looked up at Ash to listen.
"I was actually planning on confessing to Dawn when all of the sudden you came in and I accidently spoke your name instead of Dawn's…"
"Wait Ash… Does this mean you don't love me back?"
Angie was on the verge of tears and Ash knew he had to do something, so he smiled.
"I love you as a friend Angie."
Angie brusted into tears and buried her face in one of the pillows. Ash slowly rubbed her back and was surprised that she didn't slap it away. When she had finished crying, she hugged Ash tightly and buried her face in his chest. Angie was sniffing but she still managed to talk.
"I just… came here today… to congratulate you…"
Angie cried a bit but continued on.
"When I heard Dawn say… that you loved me… I was so happy…"
Angie still continued to sniff but she managed to finish her thought.
"I'm so sorry Ash… I'm guessing Dawn killed herself by now…"
Ash was surprised by this remark.
"What makes you say that?"
"Don't you get it Ash…"
Angie looked up to face Ash.
"She loved you… and I was worried that you would've chosen her instead of me… I guess I was right…"
Ash was stunned by what Angie had said but still wasn't convinced.
"Why would Dawn love me though…"
"Just don't think about the 'why' Ash. Just know that she loves you."
Ash tried to think about the theory behind all this but gave up on it and just followed Angie's advice. Meanwhile, Angie continued on with her notion.
"You know… Dawn must be lucky to have a guy like you to love her… I'll be fine Ash, just go to her before it's too late."
"Thanks Angie, and thanks for understanding…"
Ash felt terrible leaving Angie all alone but he had to in order to catch up with Dawn.
When he had left the room, Angie started to cry all over again. She felt heart-broken to have lost Ash, but she tried to feel good for him because he was going to be happy. She just wished he could've been happy with her…