Oh Love
Eighteen.
Ashley POV:
So that's why people were staring at me. I sighed. "Alex asked to come to their photoshoot, c'mon let's go." Emily nodded and we left Starbucks. On the other side of the street I saw a magazine shop. I pulled on Emily's hand and ran across the street. I entered the shop and bought the magazine with Alex and me on the cover. "What are you doing?" Emily asked. "I need to know what they write about us." "I don't know if that's such a good idea.." I ignored her. I gave money to the cashier and walked out of the store, Emily following me. "So, where is that photoshoot?" "I don't know, Alex just texted me the adress but I have no idea where that is so let's just take a cab." I said while browsing through the magazine. There stopped a cab right in front of us and I showed the driver the adress. I took place in the backseat with Emily and started reading the article about Alex and me.
"Can we please turn around. I want to go back to the apartment." I felt a tear rolling down my cheek. Emily looked at me, worried. "Ashley, what's wrong? Is everything okay?" "No." More tears. "Hey, don't cry. You shouldn't worry about those stupid magazines, it's-" "I JUST WANT TO GO BACK TO THE APARTMENT OKAY?" I felt bad yelling at her, but I just wanted to get out of this fucking cab. I didn't want to see Alex, I just wanted to be alone. Emily was quiet for a while. "Can you please take us back?" she asked the driver. I wiped away my tears. "No, it's fine. You have to go, I want to be alone anyways. Just please let me step out of the car, I"ll walk back." The driver parked the car on the side of the street so I could get out. "Say hi to Jack." I said and waved at Emily.
I'd taken a relaxing bath and after that I changed back into Alex' comfortable clothes. I took my favorite book, made a cup of coffee and sat on the balcony. I sat there reading for a while when I felt a hand on my shoulder. I didn't look up, I knew it was Alex. He took the other chair and sat down next to me. "Ash, I know how you feel.." he began, laying his hand on my leg. "In the beginning, I did the same. I read everything they said about me." I still wasn't looking at him. He sighed. "You can't worry about a stupid magazine.." he said softly. I turned my head so I could look at him. "Listen, I don't mind them calling my dress cheap. But I do mind being called 'another flirt to get over Lisa'. When were you going to tell me?" Tears were rolling down my face again and I started to yell at him. "You just broke up 2 weeks ago! And oh yeah, the magazine also has made a small list of the girls you were seen with since the break-up!" I hated crying while I was angry. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you, but you're not a flirt, Ashley.." he tried to calm me down. "I DON'T WANT TO BE JUST ANOTHER GIRL ON YOUR STUPID LIST, ALEX!" I yelled and ran to my bedroom. I locked the door for him. "I would really appreciate it if you would go now." I said softly. After a couple of minutes I heard the front door slam shut.
So that's why people were staring at me. I sighed. "Alex asked to come to their photoshoot, c'mon let's go." Emily nodded and we left Starbucks. On the other side of the street I saw a magazine shop. I pulled on Emily's hand and ran across the street. I entered the shop and bought the magazine with Alex and me on the cover. "What are you doing?" Emily asked. "I need to know what they write about us." "I don't know if that's such a good idea.." I ignored her. I gave money to the cashier and walked out of the store, Emily following me. "So, where is that photoshoot?" "I don't know, Alex just texted me the adress but I have no idea where that is so let's just take a cab." I said while browsing through the magazine. There stopped a cab right in front of us and I showed the driver the adress. I took place in the backseat with Emily and started reading the article about Alex and me.
"Can we please turn around. I want to go back to the apartment." I felt a tear rolling down my cheek. Emily looked at me, worried. "Ashley, what's wrong? Is everything okay?" "No." More tears. "Hey, don't cry. You shouldn't worry about those stupid magazines, it's-" "I JUST WANT TO GO BACK TO THE APARTMENT OKAY?" I felt bad yelling at her, but I just wanted to get out of this fucking cab. I didn't want to see Alex, I just wanted to be alone. Emily was quiet for a while. "Can you please take us back?" she asked the driver. I wiped away my tears. "No, it's fine. You have to go, I want to be alone anyways. Just please let me step out of the car, I"ll walk back." The driver parked the car on the side of the street so I could get out. "Say hi to Jack." I said and waved at Emily.
I'd taken a relaxing bath and after that I changed back into Alex' comfortable clothes. I took my favorite book, made a cup of coffee and sat on the balcony. I sat there reading for a while when I felt a hand on my shoulder. I didn't look up, I knew it was Alex. He took the other chair and sat down next to me. "Ash, I know how you feel.." he began, laying his hand on my leg. "In the beginning, I did the same. I read everything they said about me." I still wasn't looking at him. He sighed. "You can't worry about a stupid magazine.." he said softly. I turned my head so I could look at him. "Listen, I don't mind them calling my dress cheap. But I do mind being called 'another flirt to get over Lisa'. When were you going to tell me?" Tears were rolling down my face again and I started to yell at him. "You just broke up 2 weeks ago! And oh yeah, the magazine also has made a small list of the girls you were seen with since the break-up!" I hated crying while I was angry. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you, but you're not a flirt, Ashley.." he tried to calm me down. "I DON'T WANT TO BE JUST ANOTHER GIRL ON YOUR STUPID LIST, ALEX!" I yelled and ran to my bedroom. I locked the door for him. "I would really appreciate it if you would go now." I said softly. After a couple of minutes I heard the front door slam shut.
9/15/13