Chapter 6
I was back in Ashton's music room messing around with the guitars. So, you might be wondering how I all-of-a-sudden ended up here. Well the night before Ashton stopped by and told me to come over to practice tomorrow. Never asked. Just told me. I waited around for him in the music room, yet it was only when about an hour passed did he come.
"Eric isn't coming." Relief flooded throughout me, yet at the same time nerves coursed through my veins.
"Alright." Ashton made his way towards the back and took out a Cajun.
He set it near where I was sitting on the floor and began to hit a beat. His eyes closed shut and his head began to bob up and down. I watched him intently as he got lost in the beat, myself becoming mesmerized by this small gesture.
I started to strum the beginning chords of I Miss You as the beat began to go along with the song. My strums went in rhythm with Ashton, and the he began to sing.
"Hello there, the angel from my nightmare The shadow in the background of the morgue The unsuspecting victim of darkness in the valley We can live like Jack and Sally if we want"
His voice always seemed to amaze me, so I decided to join in.
"Where you can always find me."
Our voices seemed to mesh perfectly together. We harmonized as if we had been singing together for years. I was so shocked I stopped singing.
"We'll have Halloween on Christmas And in the night we'll wish this never ends We'll wish this never ends"
I picked up where we were and sang, "I miss you, I miss you," in the background. Ashton began to hit the Cajun harder as the chorus came our way.
"Where are you and I'm so sorry I cannot sleep I cannot dream tonight I need somebody and always This sick strange darkness Comes creeping on so haunting every time And as I stared I counted Webs from all the spiders Catching things and eating their insides Like indecision to call you and hear your voice of treason Will you come home and stop this pain tonight Stop this pain tonight"
We both sang out the lyrics and I turned towards Ashton facing him. He nodded his head towards me and I took over.
"Don't waste your time on me you're already The voice inside my head." I sang out.
"I miss you, I miss you." Ashton sang lowly in the background.
"Don't waste your time on me you're already The voice inside my head."
"I miss you..."
"I miss you."
We ended in perfect harmony with our eyes locked with one another. Something between us filled the room and my heart swelled inside my chest.
"That was really good." I breathed out in awe.
He did his signature shrug. "I beg to differ."
I frowned.
"You were a little pitchy on parts and need to do your pronunciation of words better. There are some places in the song I have no idea what you're saying." He hastily ran his hand through his hair. "We aren't even that good together. We don't compliment each other at all." He groaned. "We are going to fail." He said under his breath, yet I still heard it.
It hurt. Everything he said hurt. I felt like I was shot in the chest and I wasn't going to put up with this. I turned on my heels and stormed out of his house.
Ashton makes me feel like shit. I just want to tell the teacher that I want a new partner. I can't deal with him, he makes me mad! I sighed and looked at the view infront of me. All I could see was darkness. I groaned and started walking but then I heard a voice behind me.
"Where do you think you're going?" Ashton's sharp voice pierced the silence and ruptured my train of thought as I came towards my house. I whirled around.
"What?" I was in no mood to talk to him.
"Why did you leave? We're supposed to do a project."
"I'm not doing a project with you making snide remarks."
"I was just-"
"Save it."
I turned back towards my house opening my door and began to shut it when I heard Ashton speak.
"But you're actually really good."
I didn't know whether or not I was imaging him saying this or not. He said it so faintly, or maybe he hadn't said it at all. I continued to shut the door blocking out Ashton and the world itself.
I sighed and walked into my room. I heard my mum asking me what was wrong, but I just shrugged and sat on my bed. I screamed into my pillow and closed my eyes. My thoughts went towards my past when Aurelia and I would go to each other's houses after school and do so many crazy, different things. I smiled at my thoughts and I just wish it could always be like that, but everything changed. Everything is different now and it won't change back. Aurelia is gone. The past is done and over with; and now I have to deal with the future, yet I have no idea what's about to come my way.
