Ashleys POV:

“You disgust me”
“She probably killed herself because of you”
What a slut”
“Poor Laurel what a terrible best friend”

Even though I know its stupid I can’t stop scrolling through all th comments on the post of me and Luke. People who I have hardly spoken to think they can judge me, perhaps this is my punishment for the things I said and did to Laurel. I stay in my room, I don’t eat, I hardly sleep I just lie there staring up at the ceiling, I don’t turn my phone anymore as these past few days the messages i have been getting from people I thought were my friends were horrible, and still no word from Luke.

I hear the bell ring and someone speaking in a low voice. Someone knocks on my door but I don’t even bother answering it’ll just be my mother trying to persuade me to do something I don’t want to do. So my heart does a flip when I see Luke standing in the hallway, he looks composed with his hair combed neatly on top of his head and he doesn’t look as drained as he did the other day. I on the other hand have messy hair, a make-up free face, am in tracksuits and a polo top and I probably stink. I reach my hand up to my hair and try in vain to smooth it down but it is no use. Luke stands there staring at me awkwardly and we both just stare at each other. Then he rushed to me and pulls me into his arms and hugs me “Oh Ashley” he says as he strokes my hair. I can’t stop myself, I weep onto his shoulder, it seems like every time I come into contact with him I find myself in a terrible state. He lets me cry but then gently lifts my head making me look him in the eye “Ashley, God I’ve missed you why haven’t you come to school the past week.” When he says he missed me I feel myself melt, there is such a look of concern and kindness in his eyes.

“Why do you think Luke?” I murmur “Everyone hates me and they probably blame me for Laurel dying, as soon as I say it he surveys me with slight anger “Ashley, Laurel dying was nothing to do with you , its me who’s to blame for all of this for messing up your life so badly.”We are close together now and I can hear his steady breathing, He opens his mouth to continue and I silenced him by leaning slightly forward and pressed my lips to his, all at once everything I had been worried about evaporated it was just him and me in the world, a burning desire filled me as I ran my hands through his soft hair.

Our bubble of happiness was popped at the sound of a gasp and the clatter of something falling to the ground, I looked up and saw the last person I wanted to see…Calum.

Calum’s POV:

The past few days had been hell, I was so happy when Ashley told me she had feelings for me, but then Laurel died and I hardly saw her which was only understandable, she was grief-stricken they were best friends practically attached to each other by the hip, If you saw Laurel chances were Ashley wouldn’t be too far away. I hadn’t known her well but she seemed nice enough and I was sorry she was gone.

I hadn’t spoke to Luke either since our fight, but I wasn’t too worried about it we fought a lot and always got through it. I kept texting Ashley and tried calling to check how she was coping, I kept at it for a week with no reply so I finally decided that I would visit her, I knew whereabouts she lived. When I arrived at her house a stressed woman who looked a lot like Ashley opened the door, she smiled distractedly at me “Why Ashley has a lot of boy friends visiting her today, I shall be having a word with her.” she said attempting a light-hearted joke. I was slightly confused, who else had visited her? But I didn’t show it “I’m Calum you must be Ashley’s mum I’ve come to see how she is can I see her please?” “Yes, Yes Calum” she said ushering me in.

“Just head straight up it the room to the right.” she said, I nodded thanks and went up. I saw immediately which room was hers, it was covered in a collage of photos, mostly of her and Laurel but to my delight I saw some of me. I smiled and opened her door, what I saw made me gasp and drop the box of chocolates I had bought for her, there sat Luke and Ashley on her bed kissing, my heart broke into tiny pieces.

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