misery business :: cth

seven,,

c a l u m

"where the hell were you yesterday," i yell slamming my locker door. "i was busy doing something important,"

"so our band isn't important enough for you to show up,"

"fucking hell calum chill the fuck out what the hell is wrong with you i missed one day so fucking what? get over it"

"so fucking what?" i yelled. "that's what i said! are you even listening to your self or do you just like to hear yourself talk because you're being a fucking hypocrite! half the time you're either late or not at practice just like the other guys. oh and don't forget the times you're at some random girls house piss drunk off your ass to the point of you calling me and begging me to pick you up! i think that one is my favorite or when you're at soccer practice i never say shit" he bitterly chuckled. "so don't start bitching at me for one fucking day calum get over yourself." he growls walking in to his class.

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a s h e l y

ashton 🏄🏽: hey i was wondering if you wanted to hangout again?

ashton 🏄🏽: with me...

team ash: yeah i'd like that

ashton 🏄🏽: is after school fine?

team ash : yeah

i stuff my phone into my pocket heading into my english class. taking me designated seat next to calum. he looked irate as i sat at our lab station not bothering to look my way.

mrs.picaro took her seat at her desk, shifting around a few papers until she found the one she was looking for "ah... okay class today i'm going to be placing you into groups of three we're going to be doing a project. you and your group members will have to pick a story that involves a love triangle instead of how it originally took place i want you to recreate it. then explain to why you recreated it in this way and what did you want added to your scene and why! any questions? if not i'll start picking groups... no! okay daniel you'll be with martin and skylar... hmm let's see jonathan you'll be with david and... ashely. wait no actually i changed my mind you guys will be with you'll be with caitlin. ashley you'll be with luke and... calum maybe you'll be able to get mr. hood to pay attention more." she said mumbling the last part. her words made my heart drop to my stomach.

"mrs.picaro can i please go back in the group with jonathan..." making him shoot a a smirk in my direction. "or any other group actually." i gulped his stare make me feel uneasy as his eyes roamed my body.

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mrs.picaro wouldn't budge on her choices and to top it all off she ends the class by telling us the groups she's pick.. yeah well they're going to be our partners for the rest of the school year. "hey ash wait up!" calum yelled from behind. "what do you want calum?"

"i was just wondering when did you want to start on the project..." he smiled shifting his feet. "it doesn't really matter to me."

"how about today?"

"yeah sure whatever... wait! shit wait i can't i have something with my friend after school."

"well then cancel them." his words making me thing this boy has not noticed the past few days or he's just completely and utterly ridiculously stupid. one or the other "and explain to me why would i even think about ever seen doing that calum?"

"because you'll have me!" he smiled proudly. "ahh, yes i'll have the guy who him and all of his band members... except for one has been ignoring me hasn't talked to me in days now. knowing i didn't have any friends here but them and one walks in the complete opposite direction from me when he sees me and you and michael act like i don't exist. and you... you kissed me and told me all these sweet things and made cute little gestures that completely confused me. but then ignored me the past two day then comes to school and sit next to me and flirts with that racist rat scarlett! so try again." i say walking away to find ashton.

ashton 🏄🏽: meet me in the parking lot of the school.

turning to the walk out i find ashton leaning against the light pole with his hands shoved into his pockets. "you ready to go?" he smiled quickly standing up straight at the sight of me. yeah. "i brought the breakfast club because you said that was your favorite and i brought ferris bueller's day off because i remembered that you're from chicago!" he giggled.

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"holy fucking shit-"

"ashely stop cursing!" he laughed. "i'm sorry but holy shit why can't john hughes just direct my life already? like i'm sure it would be 200 times better than it is now and i'm not asking for much just my own musical number, jon cryer to serenade me or in his case lip sync, i want john cursack holding a boombox outside my window. i wanna ride off on a lawnmower with patrick dempsey."

"what happened to not wanting a lot," he giggled.

calum 💔: are you able to work on it tomorrow?

i sigh not really wanting to say yes but i can't ignore him for ever. we have to get this project done. "what's wrong" ashton sympathetically asks seeing my change in mood. "nothing it's just this stupid project i have to do with calum and luke and he wanted to work on it today but we had already had plans and he wanted me to cancel and now he wants to do it tomorrow and i know i can't ignore him forever. i just," i sigh. "i don't know,"

baby girl 💔: fine

calum 💔: i'll come after schools if you want i can give you a ride home

baby girl 💔: no i'll be okay with walking.

calum 💔: can i come over so we can talk

baby girl 💔: no

"so ashley i... uhm it's this girl at your school that i kind of-" as ashton's words hesitantly flowed, someone nocked at the door. "can you get the door i kinda have to use the bathroom, when you come back you have to finish telling me about this mystery girl of yours," i laugh.

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c a l u m

i know she probably doesn't want to see my face at all after the way me and my mates treated her but i couldn't resist. she deserves an apology at least. the door swings open reveling ashton's curly brown hair. "ashton what the hell are you doing here?"

"hanging out with ashely she-"

"hey ash who was it at the-" she yelled coming down the stairs stopping in her tracks at the sight of me. "what the hell are you doing here. i told you not to come."

"i know but i came to apologize for being an ass these few days, but i can see ashton already beat me to it."

"why would he need to apologize? he's the only one who's actually been a decent fucking person to me since i've been here." she scoffed. "i think i should go," ashton said shifting on his feet. "i think that'd be a good idea!" i scoff. "shut up calum! ashton you don't have to go home."

"it's okay i have some homework to finish it." he laughed nervously. "um okay..." she hesitated. "bye ashton, it was nice hanging out with you" her short body pulling him into a warm embrace.

"yeah bye ashton! see you around yeah?" i snicker.