Oh Love
Ten.
Ashley POV:
I was having a really fun time. Cassadee was very nice. She told me she was a singer, too. “So, Rian said you and Alex were bestfriends when you were kids?” “Yeah, that’s right. We were very close.” She smiled. “He is a great guy.” “I know.” I smiled back. “Oh god, I love this song!” she took my hand and we made our way to the middle of the crowd.
A little bit later we went back to the bar, where we saw Zack and Rian. “Hey guys, where’s Emily?” I hadn’t seen her in a while. “I don’t know, last time I saw her she was dancing with Jack.” Zack answered me. “Oh, okay. And have you seen Alex?” he shook his head. “Well, I’m going to the bathroom. Be right back.” I started making my way through the crowd, looking for a sign that would tell me where the bathroom exactly was. I wasn’t paying attention when I accidentally bumped into someone. I looked up and faced a slutty blonde girl, with big fake boobs. “Watch where you walk, will you?!” she snapped at me. “I’m sorry.” I apologized. She rolled her eyes and started making out again with the guy next to her. My heart stopped. Alex. “Actually, I’m so not sorry.” I ran through the crowd. I could barely see anything because of those stupid tears that started running of my cheeks. Why was I crying? It’s not like Alex is my boyfriend or something. He can kiss whoever he likes, right? But then why was I so angry and sad? I didn’t know what I was doing. I just didn’t want to stay there any longer. I ran upstairs, to the VIP lounge. There, I saw Emily and Jack making out. I grabbed my purse and started making my way out of this place. “Ashley, where are you going?” Em asked. “HOME.” I shouted, fighting back the tears.
I took a cab back to the apartment. As soon as I got there, I fell onto the bed. I didn’t bother changing clothes or taking my shoes off. I just lay there, sobbing. And I didn’t even know why. After a couple of minutes somebody knocked on the door. "It's open!" I yelled. It was Emily. She came to sit on the bed. "Ashley, what's wrong?" she sounded anxious. "It's nothing." I sobbed. "C'mon, you can tell me." she wiped away some of my tears. I sighed. "It's Alex. I went to the bathroom and saw him making out with this slutty girl and I ran away and now I'm here crying like a baby and I have no idea why!" I rattled. She was quiet for a moment. "Oh, Ash. I feel so bad for you." "Don't. Alex has done nothing wrong, I shouldn't be so upset." Emily took off her shoes and came to lay beside me in bed. "Well, if you're so upset about it.." she started. "Maybe your feelings for Alex have changed. Maybe you don't see him anymore as only a friend." At first I said nothing. "Maybe." I whispered after a while. Then I remembered the image of Emily and Jack in the VIP lounge. "I'm so sorry I ruined your night with Jack." "Hey, it's okay." she smiled. "When my bestfriend needs me, I'm there for her. Not even Jack Barakat can change that." I smiled, too. "Thank you, Em."
I was having a really fun time. Cassadee was very nice. She told me she was a singer, too. “So, Rian said you and Alex were bestfriends when you were kids?” “Yeah, that’s right. We were very close.” She smiled. “He is a great guy.” “I know.” I smiled back. “Oh god, I love this song!” she took my hand and we made our way to the middle of the crowd.
A little bit later we went back to the bar, where we saw Zack and Rian. “Hey guys, where’s Emily?” I hadn’t seen her in a while. “I don’t know, last time I saw her she was dancing with Jack.” Zack answered me. “Oh, okay. And have you seen Alex?” he shook his head. “Well, I’m going to the bathroom. Be right back.” I started making my way through the crowd, looking for a sign that would tell me where the bathroom exactly was. I wasn’t paying attention when I accidentally bumped into someone. I looked up and faced a slutty blonde girl, with big fake boobs. “Watch where you walk, will you?!” she snapped at me. “I’m sorry.” I apologized. She rolled her eyes and started making out again with the guy next to her. My heart stopped. Alex. “Actually, I’m so not sorry.” I ran through the crowd. I could barely see anything because of those stupid tears that started running of my cheeks. Why was I crying? It’s not like Alex is my boyfriend or something. He can kiss whoever he likes, right? But then why was I so angry and sad? I didn’t know what I was doing. I just didn’t want to stay there any longer. I ran upstairs, to the VIP lounge. There, I saw Emily and Jack making out. I grabbed my purse and started making my way out of this place. “Ashley, where are you going?” Em asked. “HOME.” I shouted, fighting back the tears.
I took a cab back to the apartment. As soon as I got there, I fell onto the bed. I didn’t bother changing clothes or taking my shoes off. I just lay there, sobbing. And I didn’t even know why. After a couple of minutes somebody knocked on the door. "It's open!" I yelled. It was Emily. She came to sit on the bed. "Ashley, what's wrong?" she sounded anxious. "It's nothing." I sobbed. "C'mon, you can tell me." she wiped away some of my tears. I sighed. "It's Alex. I went to the bathroom and saw him making out with this slutty girl and I ran away and now I'm here crying like a baby and I have no idea why!" I rattled. She was quiet for a moment. "Oh, Ash. I feel so bad for you." "Don't. Alex has done nothing wrong, I shouldn't be so upset." Emily took off her shoes and came to lay beside me in bed. "Well, if you're so upset about it.." she started. "Maybe your feelings for Alex have changed. Maybe you don't see him anymore as only a friend." At first I said nothing. "Maybe." I whispered after a while. Then I remembered the image of Emily and Jack in the VIP lounge. "I'm so sorry I ruined your night with Jack." "Hey, it's okay." she smiled. "When my bestfriend needs me, I'm there for her. Not even Jack Barakat can change that." I smiled, too. "Thank you, Em."
9/15/13