CHAPTER EIGHT
After a few days, Peter had gotten to know everyone and had been shown around town. Everything was set. Peter would stay for as long as he wanted. Everyone was happy, except for Ash who was heart-broken because of Wendy's new relationship with a guy who she had just met. But he was happy that they were spending a lot of time together now. Even if Peter was there, he was happy that he got to spend time with Wendy.
"Hey Lisa?"
"Yah Ash?"
"Where did Peter come from anyways?"
"Now that you bring it up, he never did mention it."
"Yah, suspicious isn't it?"
"Nah, we're just overreacting, he's probably had a bad past that's all and he doesn't want to talk about where he's from because it brings back bad memories."
"Peter is a-"Peter arriving at the door cut off Ash.
"I'm a what?"
"You're a great guy, heh heh, right Ash?" Lisa lied.
"Sure Lisa. So Peter, where are you from?"
"I'm from...uhh...I'm from London."
"London? Well Lisa, funny isn't it, how people's accents are so different."
"Well, I was raised in New York, but I was born in London."
"Oh so now you're from New York? Interesting. Tell me, whereabouts in New York did you grow up?"
"Uhh, lots of places, we moved a lot."
"Oh, like where? Give us an idea."
"Well I lived in... in..."
"Oh hey guys, hey Pete. I am going to go pick up a few things at my house and I will be back in a bit."
"Okay Wen, do you want any of us to come?" Lisa asked, in a tone that suggested she was worried.
"Yah, just Ash though."
Ash got up and got his shoes on.
"See you guys later." Wendy kissed Peter on the cheek and left the house.
They began walking and it was mostly silent.
"Wendy can I ask you something?"
"Anything."
"Have you ever...I mean would you ever... never mind."
"No I want to know."
"It's hard to put into words. Do you have any feelings for me whatsoever?"
Wendy bit her lip. She had never thought about him that way before. She had never though about it before. She thought for a moment, "I honestly don't know, but Ash, right now I am in a relationship so I don't want to jeopardize that because I really like Peter."
Ash looked at the ground and sighed, "You know, you don't see it do you?"
"See what?"
"How much I love you. How much I have always loved you since we were little and we played together everyday. How much you have rejected me and not even paid attention to what I feel about you. You know what's funny? I actually thought I had a chance with someone as perfect as you."
"Ash..."
"No Wendy, don't even start. You're the only thing I wanted to stay for, you're the reason I am sad about moving. You're the only reason I am happy, you're the only reason I wanted to make myself a better person."
"You're moving?"
"Yah. I tried to convince my parents to let me stay because I love you so much, but that didn't really work. I thought I was so lucky that I was even friends with you. Yet there was always something there. You have such life to you and, god, never mind."
"Ash I..."
"You what? You're sorry, how can you be sorry for something you don't even understand? I can't believe I thought you'd ever give me the time of day. I was wrong about you Wendy."
"Let me talk Ash. I can't say I don't have feelings for you but I am in a relationship right now so I can't do anything about those feelings. And you say I don't understand? Well I do okay, and I know it sucks, but you don't have a clue how much it sucks to be me. I have so many reputations to live up to and I have to hide my feelings and who I actually am. I'm sorry Ash, I really am, you're a great guy and I don't know what I would do if you moved, you're one of my best friends."
"Yah, I'm everybody's best friend, I will never be anything more to anyone."
"Ash if I wasn't with Peter I would go for you in a second."
"You're just saying that."
"Am I?"
"You mean... you actually like me?"
"Yah, haven't you been listening to anything I've said, but I can't do anything about it, I am with Peter right now."
"I'm sorry Wendy, have to go, but I want you to know that I love you so much, okay? And no matter where I am or what I am doing, I will always remember you and how much you made me realize something. Give these to everyone, they'll say the names, and for you, watch this tomorrow okay?"
Wendy looked down at the pile of notes and one video for her, "Ash, what's all this for?"
"You'll see, good bye Wendy, and can I give you one last thing?"
"Umm... yah, Ash...?"
Before Wendy could even try to realize what was going on, Ash kissed her for what seemed to be eternity then he pulled away and started to run down the block, "Good bye Wendy! I love you."
"B-bye," She yelled back, with two fingers on her mouth where Ash had kissed her. What was his weird behavior about? And why had he waited until now to talk to her about his feelings, and when was he moving? Wendy had so many unanswered questions in her mind, but she continued to her house to get her stuff.
"Wait a second," Wendy stopped in her tracks, all of a sudden all the answers to her questions cam to her. That was the last time she'd ever see Ash. He must be moving tomorrow she thought to herself. That was the reason he'd given her stuff to give everyone.
After a few days, Peter had gotten to know everyone and had been shown around town. Everything was set. Peter would stay for as long as he wanted. Everyone was happy, except for Ash who was heart-broken because of Wendy's new relationship with a guy who she had just met. But he was happy that they were spending a lot of time together now. Even if Peter was there, he was happy that he got to spend time with Wendy.
"Hey Lisa?"
"Yah Ash?"
"Where did Peter come from anyways?"
"Now that you bring it up, he never did mention it."
"Yah, suspicious isn't it?"
"Nah, we're just overreacting, he's probably had a bad past that's all and he doesn't want to talk about where he's from because it brings back bad memories."
"Peter is a-"Peter arriving at the door cut off Ash.
"I'm a what?"
"You're a great guy, heh heh, right Ash?" Lisa lied.
"Sure Lisa. So Peter, where are you from?"
"I'm from...uhh...I'm from London."
"London? Well Lisa, funny isn't it, how people's accents are so different."
"Well, I was raised in New York, but I was born in London."
"Oh so now you're from New York? Interesting. Tell me, whereabouts in New York did you grow up?"
"Uhh, lots of places, we moved a lot."
"Oh, like where? Give us an idea."
"Well I lived in... in..."
"Oh hey guys, hey Pete. I am going to go pick up a few things at my house and I will be back in a bit."
"Okay Wen, do you want any of us to come?" Lisa asked, in a tone that suggested she was worried.
"Yah, just Ash though."
Ash got up and got his shoes on.
"See you guys later." Wendy kissed Peter on the cheek and left the house.
They began walking and it was mostly silent.
"Wendy can I ask you something?"
"Anything."
"Have you ever...I mean would you ever... never mind."
"No I want to know."
"It's hard to put into words. Do you have any feelings for me whatsoever?"
Wendy bit her lip. She had never thought about him that way before. She had never though about it before. She thought for a moment, "I honestly don't know, but Ash, right now I am in a relationship so I don't want to jeopardize that because I really like Peter."
Ash looked at the ground and sighed, "You know, you don't see it do you?"
"See what?"
"How much I love you. How much I have always loved you since we were little and we played together everyday. How much you have rejected me and not even paid attention to what I feel about you. You know what's funny? I actually thought I had a chance with someone as perfect as you."
"Ash..."
"No Wendy, don't even start. You're the only thing I wanted to stay for, you're the reason I am sad about moving. You're the only reason I am happy, you're the only reason I wanted to make myself a better person."
"You're moving?"
"Yah. I tried to convince my parents to let me stay because I love you so much, but that didn't really work. I thought I was so lucky that I was even friends with you. Yet there was always something there. You have such life to you and, god, never mind."
"Ash I..."
"You what? You're sorry, how can you be sorry for something you don't even understand? I can't believe I thought you'd ever give me the time of day. I was wrong about you Wendy."
"Let me talk Ash. I can't say I don't have feelings for you but I am in a relationship right now so I can't do anything about those feelings. And you say I don't understand? Well I do okay, and I know it sucks, but you don't have a clue how much it sucks to be me. I have so many reputations to live up to and I have to hide my feelings and who I actually am. I'm sorry Ash, I really am, you're a great guy and I don't know what I would do if you moved, you're one of my best friends."
"Yah, I'm everybody's best friend, I will never be anything more to anyone."
"Ash if I wasn't with Peter I would go for you in a second."
"You're just saying that."
"Am I?"
"You mean... you actually like me?"
"Yah, haven't you been listening to anything I've said, but I can't do anything about it, I am with Peter right now."
"I'm sorry Wendy, have to go, but I want you to know that I love you so much, okay? And no matter where I am or what I am doing, I will always remember you and how much you made me realize something. Give these to everyone, they'll say the names, and for you, watch this tomorrow okay?"
Wendy looked down at the pile of notes and one video for her, "Ash, what's all this for?"
"You'll see, good bye Wendy, and can I give you one last thing?"
"Umm... yah, Ash...?"
Before Wendy could even try to realize what was going on, Ash kissed her for what seemed to be eternity then he pulled away and started to run down the block, "Good bye Wendy! I love you."
"B-bye," She yelled back, with two fingers on her mouth where Ash had kissed her. What was his weird behavior about? And why had he waited until now to talk to her about his feelings, and when was he moving? Wendy had so many unanswered questions in her mind, but she continued to her house to get her stuff.
"Wait a second," Wendy stopped in her tracks, all of a sudden all the answers to her questions cam to her. That was the last time she'd ever see Ash. He must be moving tomorrow she thought to herself. That was the reason he'd given her stuff to give everyone.
