Time: 10:34 pm. Later that night.
Setting: Luke's room. Room 343.
Luke: (phone goes off, checks caller ID, answers) What the he-
Ashton: (sobbing) I-I'm sorry. I'm so, so, so sorry.
Luke: (sits up, worried) Ashton.
Ashton: That's not me, I swear. You know me. (cries) You know that's not me.
Luke: (confused) Who was that, then? You've never acted like that before. (pauses) Well, other than the time we watched The Fault in Our Stars, but that's irrelevant.
Ashton: Augustus died first, what sick kind of plot twist was that?! (sobs)
Luke: (sarcastic) Well, if you had read the freaking book like I told you to...
Ashton: (weak snap) Shut up. (low chuckle, deep breath) I didn't mean to snap. I didn't mean to get angry.
Luke: Why did you, then?
Ashton: Cuz it's all just piling up! (voice cracks) Too much! Too much! (sobs) Too much of everything!
Luke: (soft) If work is getting too stressful then you should talk to Simon.
Ashton: I-It's not Simon! I-It's just...
Luke: (firm) Ashton. Tell me. You don't have to hide from me.
Ashton: (screeching) It's Gemma! She's back. (sobs) She's back and I can't stand it.
Luke: Who the hell is Gemma?
Ashton: (squeaks) You don't know?
Luke: Would I be asking if I did?
Ashton: (sniffles) She's my ex-wife.
Me: (quietly slinks into the corner to hide)
QOTD: Did Ashton just drop a bomb on all of us?
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Fanfiction[COMPLETED] "Because I'm dumb. I'm scared. I'm a coward. I can't come to terms with anything. I love him but I'm not capable of loving him. Does that make sense?" Luke is the pessimistic new waiter with piercings, tattoos and a broken heart. Ashton...
