SIX
"Leave it all to me." Jules assured through the phone
as Ash turned the silver knob of the shower.
"As your manager, I can guarantee
that I'll convince her and her family."
"I don't see what the big deal is anyways.
Can't we just admit that it was an accident?"
Ash sighed into the phone.
Sticking his hand under the shower head
to test the temperature,
his fingers met the ice cold touch of the water
and he withdrew his hand.
"They're actually considering you for the role." Jules reasoned.
"What?" he paused, in the middle of peeling the sticky,
fruit clad shirt from his torso.
"They thought you weren't fit for a romance film.
but now that you have a girlfriend,
you're perfect for the lead role."
"Look, I don't care-"
"Wasn't it your mother's favorite story?"
His mom.
His mom.
His mom.
Mom had always liked to read
about star crossed lovers
and constellations.
Steam built on the shower glass.
he did not respond,
not for a while,
before replying
"Okay."
and hanging up.
Ash tossed his phone into the tray
on the bathroom's white tabletop
and listened to the satisfying plop-
before hopping into the shower.
"Holy fucking-"
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Arrogant with a Side of Smoothie
Historia CortaMaddie Nguyen is a homeschooled teenager who happens to be a maladroit employee of a family owned smoothie bar, who was supposed to have her senior year as an unquestionably stress-free adolescent. But that was before-before she ran smack into the t...
