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A/N: So this is episode 18, I might have some Ash and ----- alone time soon this or next chapter (drama~) , but please remember none of that stuff actually happened in the WEBTOON so be mad if you don't get what you expected, I'm a people pleaser-- not just a straight suck up.
~~~~~~~~~~~PRESENT TIME~~~~~~~~~~
Once again, Tyler brought up the subject of heading back to Savannah."Alright, fine." I didn't even have the energy to argue against it anymore."We'll group up and talk about it tonight..." I sighed. As if this wasn't already the sixth time.
"Why not after school?" Tyler asked, irritation creeping into his voice.
"I have ballet practice.""So what? Skip it."I blinked, taken aback. Was he serious?
"Uh, Ty, we have stuff to do too, you know. I've got a meeting after school, and you've got baseball practice today," Taylor chimed in, trying to keep things balanced.
"I... um... have to help out at the shop today," Logan added quietly."See? Even Logan's busy," Taylor continued. "Even with everything going on, we can't just neglect school and our future. You need baseball, just wait—"
Tyler snapped, cutting her off. "We're not gonna have a 'future' if we're dead!"
I jumped in, trying to keep my cool. "It's not just about our futures. If we drop everything to focus on these crazy, fantasy-like events, we'll end up in a psych ward!"
"Do you think that'll make it easier or harder for us to join in on our meetings during the day?"
"She's got a point," Aiden added, with a twirl of his finger next to his head. "People are gonna start thinking we're nuts."
Honestly, I was already halfway convinced he was a little nuts, especially with how he kept pushing to be close to me.
Tyler huffed, getting up in a storm. "Whatever."
He sounded pissed, and I figured he was done.But then he spun around, like he'd forgotten something important.
Instead, he grabbed Taylor by the arm, locking eyes with me before finishing his stomp out of there. What did I even do?!
~~~~~~~~~~~On the Way Home~~~~~~~~~~~
The bus finally pulled up to my house, and I stood to get off, only to notice Aiden and Ben doing the same.
"Uh... what are you doing?" I asked, confused.
"Coming over," Aiden said casually. "I thought it'd be faster to get off here."
"You know I leave in an hour, right?"
"Yeah, I know," he replied with one of those weird, creepy smiles. "But if there's an emergency, I'll know how to get here."
I couldn't help but scowl at him.
How much persistence does this guy think is just a 'slight push'?
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