Forgotten

chapter 4

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I walk in the glass doors which automatically opened for me. A sweet smiling girl around my age welcomes me. "Good morning Ashley!" She says enthusiastically. "It's so good to see a face for a name!" She says.

I expect her to be my co-worker.

I walk towards her and keep my purse on my place. "So, how old are you?" I ask her, trying to make a conversation. I know, I was bad at it. Who asks someone their age just to start a conversation? Well, apparently its me.

"I am 16. And you?" She asks. "I am 16 too!" I feel a sigh of relief creep up my throat but I keep it. "Great! Its gonna be awesome working with you." She says as she gives me a small hug and I just smile. How anti-social can I be?

I separate from her hug when a customer walks in. I had no idea what to do because it was the very first job I had in my whole 16 years. But my co-worker whose name according to her name tag is Rachael covers up the panic that holds on to me. Rachael Blackwood. "Good morning Ma'am! How can I help you?" She says merrily. "Ummm... Do you have leather jackets and cheetah print fabrics?" The lady asks. "Of course ma'am. You are at the right place." She says smiling widely. "Ashley, check the 5th row on the wall in fabric garments and get some cheetah prints please, I'll get the leather jackets." She tells me and I immediately shuffle to the 5th row on the wall looking for a cheetah fabric that would suit the lady. I spot a see-through cheetah print shirt and I get it out neatly and place it on the counter. The lady slowly walks towards the garment and looks at thoughtfully. She appears to like the garment.

"Can you show more in this type?" She says pointing at the shirt I offered. "Yes ma'am. Give me a second." I say and walk back to the 5th row on the wall. Till then Rachael walks in with 4 or 5 jackets in her hand. "Look ma'am, I got these jackets for you. You would absolutely love them." She says beaming. "Ashley, should I help you find?" She asks me. "Ummm I think yeah I would love to get help in this." I say. "I'll show her the jackets till then, and you get the fabric garments. She wants the see-through garments." I say for her knowledge.

The whole day we handle different costumers and I thankfully help at least one-third of them.

"That was bad that I couldn't do a single work myself without your help. I think I made your work harder than making it easier." I say sighing sadly. "No Ashley, it was your first day! Do 't blame yourself! You did your best, I know. I was worse when I was new here. You were so much better!" She says soothing me, but it doesn't help. I keep feeling bad for her and guilty to make her work harder.

"Okay, Rachael, its time for me to go. It was great working with you." I say cheering up a bit. "Yeah, same here. Meet you tomorrow! Bye!" She says and turns to do the counter to do some calculating. I give her one last smile and walk off.

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I reach home and search for my keys in my purse. I soon see them and as soon as I stare in front, I see Bryan sitting on the porch with an irritated face. "Woah! Look who we have here." He says sighing.

"Why? What happened?" I ask. "Okay, so I have been waiting here for almost half an hour and all your neighbors are like better-be-sure-that-he-is-not-a-mass-murderer." He says. I burst out laughing at his stupid joke and he says, "Are you serious?" "Nope I'm Ashley. Wrong number!" I shout laughing harder at my own joke.

He gives a deadly sigh and walks towards me, "Oh so cuddles is in a mood to laugh, huh? Wait let me help her." He says and starts tickling my tummy because he knows that that is my weakest spot for tickles, and tickles me harder when I yell stop.

"Stop it or else people's doubt that you are killing me will be resolved! They will be sure that you are killing me by your tickles." I say between my giggles.

"No cuddles, they will think that I'm killing you with my looks." He says. I give him a mischievous grin and say, "No baby cakes! No thinking. They are sure that you are killing me with your looks." "Oh so you are falling for my jaw dropping looks, aren't you?" He asks, closing all the distance between us and passionately kisses me.

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"Well, that was exhausting." He says plopping down on the stool in my kitchen island. "We just kissed Bryan!" I say widening my eyes. "You are so innocent cuddles! I meant to say that your kiss was so passionate that it exhausted me." He says coming closer to me again.

"Well, I don't want to exhaust you anymore." I say, pushing him away.

"But I love you." He says.

My jaw drops. What!? It was the very first time in all these two years of our friendship and his two years at high-school that he said 'I love you' to any freaking girl. Was I really so special?

"Did you just tell me that you loved me?" I ask. "Yes cuddles. I told you that I love you." He says casually.

I turn to speak to him but he envelopes me with another kiss that makes my knees go week but I control myself. He tastes so wonderful! I am gonna get addicted to this.

Minutes pass and we both pull away breathlessly. "Look, I get you breathless." He says as he pulls me closer to him by my waist. I smile looking at the floor behind him.

I was so special to have him as my boyfriend. I loved him. I lobed him from the depth of my heart and I loved the feeling that enveloped me when he was around. He made me feel safe because I know how protective he was about me.