"I am waving the white flag."
Ashton's P.O.V
"Fuck!" I ran down the stairs, finding Calum on the way. "Come on! We need to go! Find the others!"
Calum ran around the house looking for the other two while I ran to start my car.
I didn't see Ronnie's. She already left which meant I had to catch her at home.
A few seconds later, the other three piled into my car & I drove off before they could even shut the door.
"What the hell is happening?" Calum asked. "I left for two seconds once I saw Kenny walk up & then Ronnie's storming down the stairs in tears. What happened?"
"Okay. So I saw Kenny, I yelled at him for using Ronnie. He admitted to only be using her for sex tonight & then I literally laughed in his face because he honestly thought he had a chance with her. I was just in a huge fit of laughter because there's no way in hell Ronnie would settle for him but as I was laughing, she walked out. Now she thinks I'm the one behind this. She knows Kenny asked her here tonight to use her & she thinks I'm the one behind her."
"How does this keep happening? She literally walks in or hears the wrong part every damn time." Luke said.
"I know. It's such a giant miscommunication but I need to set this one straight. She can't think that I was behind this. I'm not a dick, I promise."
"We're almost home, it's fine." Michael tried to calm me down. "You'll be home in three minutes."
Once I pulled up to my house, I ran across the yard to Ronnie's & I pounded on the door. I knew if anyone answered, it'd be her, since her parents wouldn't be able to hear me.
"Ronnie!" I yelled as I pounded on the wood. "Please come talk to me! Please!? I'm not leaving until you answer this door!"
It took another minute of pounding before the door flew open & out walked Ronnie.
Her mascara was covering her cheeks & she had a blanket wrapped around her.
"Thank you." I said once she looked up at me. She took a step outside & we stood facing each other on her porch.
"I don't want to talk to you, Ashton."
"I promise I had nothing to do with tonight."
"Right. Because I walked outside to see you just in a fit of laugher, clapping for Kenny yet you're gonna tell me you had nothing to do with it? Why did you just so happen to show up to the party at the exact moment I found out the truth? You just so happened to be there as I was in the room crying yet you want to stand here & think you had nothing to do with it?"
"Can't I explain myself?"
"Why should I let you, Ashton? Ever since we had sex it's been one bad thing after another. You don't stay the fucking night & then you blame it on our parents which newsflash, they'd probably love if they knew we weren't fighting anymore. Then you tell the entire school about us & even if it wasn't intentional, I didn't see you stopping them or the rumors that you made money from it. Isn't it great to know people made bets on us ever getting together? & then you plan this shit with Kenny tonight. You know what, Ashton? I'm done. I am waving the white flag. Whatever I did to make you hate me when I moved in ten years ago, I am sorry. I am so sorry." Ronnie was breaking down into tears. "I don't know what I did but I apologize, okay? But I can't do this anymore. This game of who can be the bigger dick to each other, like you win. Congrats Ashton, you win. I can't be mean anymore. I can't fight you & I can't take getting hurt by you anymore. It's too much. I surrender." Ronnie turned to walk towards her door. "You win the game. Now please, just don't ever talk to me again."
