BENEATH THE STARS

Everyone is here for me

Chapter 30. Everyone is here for me

⚠️WARNING: UNEDITED AND VERRY LONG!!

I got down from the car, so did Ash and dad. Dad led us to the door and pressed the bell. Within a few seconds the door opened and there she stood, with the same eyes as me and same smile as Phil.

I don't know why but tears started falling down my face. I don't know why but I backed away... i backed away till I was outside and then I ran. I ran and ran and ran till I didn't know where I was. I was not ready for this... I was not ready to see her, to talk to her to embrace her like Phil would have.

I sat on the sidewalk, my head in my hands. I felt someone sit beside me. I thought it was dad. But it was Ash. He just sat there beside me. We sat there for what felt like hours.

"C'mon let's get back, it's getting late."

"I don't think..."

"You never think. You don't need to talk to her, let's just go get fresh, eat n then we can come out again if you don't wanna stay there. Maybe we can stay at some hotel or something if you feel that uncomfortable, but let them know that you are fine."

"Ash..."

"Babe, you don't need to tell me anything right now. We can talk later. C'mon get up," he said pulling me up.

We reach the house and I can't take another step ahead. I stare at the floor as Ash pushes the bell and dad opens the door. Ash takes my hand in his and gives it a small squeeze, pulling me inside the house. He doesn't stop anywhere, just drags me through the house towards what I assume is the room set up for me. I step inside the room and Ash closes the door and sits me on the bed. He then goes towards where I see my bag. He opens it and pulls out a towel and some fresh clothes. He then stands me up and pushes me inside the bathroom where he keeps my stuff.

"Okay, you'll have to bathe on your own. As much as I'd love to help you, I'm you best friend and not boyfriend. So please, do that on your own. And while in there, bang your head on the wall or something and forget the sadness, it's killing me."

I just nod slightly and close the door. I take off my clothes and stand below the shower, hot water splashing on my back. All I do is cry. Cry for being alone. Cry for not knowing this while Phil was alive. Cry for being a coward. Cry for crying. After my long cry session, I shower myself and then wrap a towel around me as I go out.

"Whoaa... I was not ready for this. Do you even know what you are doing babe? There's a reason I'd put clothes in there along with your towel."

"I thought you had left after I went in and well, I never change in the bathroom."

"So you torture your best friend with your flawless body?"

"Well... if that's what you want," I say as I go closer to him and shake my head vigorously, all water in my hair landing on his face.

"You are in trouble mister," he says as throws a cushion at my face and continues hitting me till I land on the bed.

"Stoppp..."

"Nope," he says still hitting me. I grab another pillow from behind me and defend myself and also hit him in his head twice. We do this for a while until he gets tired and sits beside me. He hands me my t-shirt which I put on and then my pants. He sits there for a while just looking at me.

"Like what you see babe?" I ask.

"Yeah. That smile was missing since we came here. Now you look like the Josh I know, the one whom I'm never gonna leave alone."