A Righteous Love

Chapter Nineteen - Do Whatever And Whoever You Want

Chapter Nineteen - "Do Whatever And Whoever You Want"

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At almost 6 o'clock on a Friday night the following week, my friends and I were bored. The three of us had been hanging out at Ashley's house since school ended, and I still wasn't over what Chase said that day he came to my house to try and "talk".

"You know, God, I can't believe he had the nerve to say those things to me," I growled, pulling my hair up into a high ponytail and getting it out of my face.

I'd been pacing around the room while Ashley and Brooke laid on Ashley's bed, obviously not phased by my ranting. They got pretty used to it by now.

"Maybe he's still hurting and this is his way of coping," Brooke shrugged, reaching into her bag of chips and munching on them.

"Yeah, well it's a pretty shitty way of coping," I rolled my eyes.

"Just forget about him," Ashley sneered. "He's a complete idiot and if he was really sorry and really loved you, he'd leave you the hell alone."

If only it was that easy.

"I just... I wish it was like a switch. And I could just turn it off and say 'hey, I'm over it. I don't love Chase anymore'. And then I could move on with my life and be happy and normal again. But no, love is a terrible, horrible thing that gets you involved with stupid people that never really leave once their gone," I spoke with my hands, unleashing my thoughts on my friends.

"It's not terrible if you get involved with the right person," Brooke pointed out.

"Not helping," I sang with annoyance.

"Why don't you booty call Eric and see if he can fuck the confusion out of you? I hear he's amazing in bed anyway," Ashley suggested jokingly, giggling with Brooke.

I paused, her words echoing in my head for a couple of seconds. My eyebrows raised and a smirk came to my face.

"What is that look?" Brooke said warily.

"Are you really thinking about doing that?" Ashley asked like she were disappointed in me actually wanting to go through with her idea.

"Yes, yes I am," I grinned.

"Lindsay," she scolded me with an eye roll.

"Hey, you guys want me to move on, and I'm going to do just that," I raised my hands in defense.

"Do whatever and whoever you want. If it's going to get your mind off Chase, I say go for it," Brooke shrugged with a sigh.

"Thank you," I said loudly, raising an eyebrow at Ashley.

"I'm not stopping you," Ashley just smiled.

"Good. Because it wouldn't work," I grinned cheekily. I took out my phone and scrolled through my contacts, finding "Eric Russell" and pressing my finger on it.

I put my phone up to my ear and smirked at my friends as it rang, waiting for him to answer.

"Lindsay?" He picked up and my smiled widened.

"Hi Eric," I greeted him, picking at my nails out of nervous habit.

"Hey, what's up?" His tone changed and lightened up a bit.

"What are you doing?" I asked, biting my lip.

"I'm actually home alone," he chuckled. "My parents went to a concert basically until like, three in the morning and my sister is staying at her boyfriend's for the weekend."