Okay, a chapter done! YAY! I guess you could call it FLUFF if ya
wanted to, but I think it's cute. So. . . review when your done, please!
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Ellie and stayed at Ashley's for a while longer, but soon enough she had to leave. Unknowingly she left Ashley with a head full of confused thoughts and assumptions. Ashley wasn't sure what to do.
'Am I supposed to call Jimmy back?' She asked herself. Suddenly a thought occurred to her. 'We went out for the longest time. Why am I so worried about talking to him again?' But another thought she didn't want to acknowledge was pressing through her brain.
'He doesn't like you any more. You screwed up big time and now, he's a stranger to you. He deserves better.' She couldn't help the tears from falling from her eyes. They left black streak marks down her cheeks. She heard the door open and Toby yell
"I'm home!" Ashley quickly stopped crying and wiped the tears from her eyes. She ran up to the mirror and wiped away the marks her mascara and eyeliner left behind. But she didn't know Toby could always see through that. He always knew when Ashley was crying and when she felt upset. Sometimes he feared she was depressed, but mostly he took the blame on himself for the whole party incident for happening. She also didn't know that her constant crying over the summer took effect on him. But of course, he would never let that show. He just ran up to his room and yelled "Hi Ash" before shutting the door and beginning homework.
Just then, Ashley heard a knock on the door.
"Toby?" She yelled in the direction of his room.
"Yeah?" He asked, his head poking out his door.
"Never mind!" She yelled from her room. 'Who could it be? She thought to herself. "If Toby didn't forget his key. . . maybe it's Mom.' She ran downstairs and continued to wipe her eyes, though they were still bloodshot. She didn't bother to look out the peephole, but when she opened it she was very surprised.
Standing in front of her was Jimmy. He was dressed in athletic pants and tee shirt and was holding a basketball in his hands. He dropped it when he saw her. Ashley wasn't sure if it was out of shock, pity, or both. But he wouldn't take his eyes off her. But she didn't find that surprising, because Jimmy didn't call her or acknowledge her presence all summer long. This must have been the first real time he looked at her.
He stood there, looking at her for a moment or two when a tear streamed down her face. Ashley wasn't sure why she was crying, she didn't want to. She wasn't even sad. But that was a lie, because she was sad. She was sad she missed out all summer. She was sad she didn't have any friends, with the exception of Ellie. She was sad that her entire appearance had changed and no one respected her now. But she stopped thinking, she stopped breathing when Jimmy reached a gentle hand to her cheek and wiped the tear away.
"You're crying." He said before he took her in an embrace. At first she just stood there, not wanting to give in. However, when she smelled Jimmy's scent and felt him holding her close again, she wrapped her arms around him. "I missed you, Ash." He said quietly, into her neck. His voice gave her the shivers. "I'm sorry." He said, once they pulled apart.
Ashley couldn't think of words to say. It was like a dream. . . a dream that felt so much better then a dream. She couldn't help tears of joy from falling from her eyes and wetting Jimmy's tee shirt. Jimmy hated to see her cry. She hated crying herself, but she couldn't stop it.
"Don't cry." He told her and they pulled away. She wiped the tears from her eyes and smiled a little. Ashley stood on her tiptoes and wrapped her arms around his neck. She tilted her head and kissed him. She knew that someone was gonna have to do it. He kissed her back, but cautiously. Softly he pulled apart so they were forehead to forehead. Finally, she spoke.
"Don't leave me again."
Ellie and stayed at Ashley's for a while longer, but soon enough she had to leave. Unknowingly she left Ashley with a head full of confused thoughts and assumptions. Ashley wasn't sure what to do.
'Am I supposed to call Jimmy back?' She asked herself. Suddenly a thought occurred to her. 'We went out for the longest time. Why am I so worried about talking to him again?' But another thought she didn't want to acknowledge was pressing through her brain.
'He doesn't like you any more. You screwed up big time and now, he's a stranger to you. He deserves better.' She couldn't help the tears from falling from her eyes. They left black streak marks down her cheeks. She heard the door open and Toby yell
"I'm home!" Ashley quickly stopped crying and wiped the tears from her eyes. She ran up to the mirror and wiped away the marks her mascara and eyeliner left behind. But she didn't know Toby could always see through that. He always knew when Ashley was crying and when she felt upset. Sometimes he feared she was depressed, but mostly he took the blame on himself for the whole party incident for happening. She also didn't know that her constant crying over the summer took effect on him. But of course, he would never let that show. He just ran up to his room and yelled "Hi Ash" before shutting the door and beginning homework.
Just then, Ashley heard a knock on the door.
"Toby?" She yelled in the direction of his room.
"Yeah?" He asked, his head poking out his door.
"Never mind!" She yelled from her room. 'Who could it be? She thought to herself. "If Toby didn't forget his key. . . maybe it's Mom.' She ran downstairs and continued to wipe her eyes, though they were still bloodshot. She didn't bother to look out the peephole, but when she opened it she was very surprised.
Standing in front of her was Jimmy. He was dressed in athletic pants and tee shirt and was holding a basketball in his hands. He dropped it when he saw her. Ashley wasn't sure if it was out of shock, pity, or both. But he wouldn't take his eyes off her. But she didn't find that surprising, because Jimmy didn't call her or acknowledge her presence all summer long. This must have been the first real time he looked at her.
He stood there, looking at her for a moment or two when a tear streamed down her face. Ashley wasn't sure why she was crying, she didn't want to. She wasn't even sad. But that was a lie, because she was sad. She was sad she missed out all summer. She was sad she didn't have any friends, with the exception of Ellie. She was sad that her entire appearance had changed and no one respected her now. But she stopped thinking, she stopped breathing when Jimmy reached a gentle hand to her cheek and wiped the tear away.
"You're crying." He said before he took her in an embrace. At first she just stood there, not wanting to give in. However, when she smelled Jimmy's scent and felt him holding her close again, she wrapped her arms around him. "I missed you, Ash." He said quietly, into her neck. His voice gave her the shivers. "I'm sorry." He said, once they pulled apart.
Ashley couldn't think of words to say. It was like a dream. . . a dream that felt so much better then a dream. She couldn't help tears of joy from falling from her eyes and wetting Jimmy's tee shirt. Jimmy hated to see her cry. She hated crying herself, but she couldn't stop it.
"Don't cry." He told her and they pulled away. She wiped the tears from her eyes and smiled a little. Ashley stood on her tiptoes and wrapped her arms around his neck. She tilted her head and kissed him. She knew that someone was gonna have to do it. He kissed her back, but cautiously. Softly he pulled apart so they were forehead to forehead. Finally, she spoke.
"Don't leave me again."