Fall back in love

Chapter 25

"Ashley, I'm leaving and I don't know if I'm coming back." He said sadly and kissed me. "I love you." He gives me a tight hug and kiss before leaving.

That was 2 months ago and I miss him terribly. At first, he would text and call me all the time but as time went by the texts and calls weren't as frequent.

~Ross pov~

Now that I have the chance
And I can't express it in person
It's not a thing in my hands,
Not something that could be worsening

It's just distance, my love
Our love is intensely stalwart,
With it, I'm sticking tough
Nobody can break us apart

I didn't want to leave, but I had no other choice. My dad had to move because of a job transfer and took all of us with him.

I know the distance broke us but I want to get her back.

~Ashley's pov~

Honey, I think I'm broken
Distance is tearing me roughly
I need that kiss in heaven
I need you to hold me closely

But now that I'm without you any
My mind twirls everyday
You cross dreams swiftly
And twirl me around in the rain

I write down these words in my journal like I have been doing ever since he left. I miss him so much.

Ever since I've kind of been isolating myself from everyone. The girls always come over to see how I'm doing but I never answer the door and if I do I stay quiet while they talk. They always try to cheer me up but nothing works not unless I have the chance to see him again.

Even my twin brother thinks I'm not me
Thinks you took my heart with you
Knows I'm hurting deeply
Knows he's next in the queue

I was interrupted from writing by someone knocking on my door and opening it. "Ashley, come on, you need to go out." My brother encourages me, his now girlfriend Cameron next to him.

"I'm good. Thank you." I say softly fixing my glasses on the bridge of my nose. "I hate seeing you like this." He says sitting beside me on my bed.

"We all want to help you but you're making it hard for us to do so." Cameron smiles at me. "Okay, fine. I'll go out with you guy." I give in, mostly so they stop the pity party

~Ross pov~

"I need to get back to California. Ashley is there and I don't want to lose her for good, I need to get her back." I tell my dad and he agrees with me.

"Go for it, son. I'm proud of you and I'm more than positive your mother would be too if she were here." He pats my back. "Thanks, Dad." I run up to my room, pack my bags, and head out to California in my car.

Now that he has the chance to do what she's longing for. To hold her in the rain and dance to reopen the locked door.

As I was at a rest stop at the train station, getting some food, I grabbed my video camera and watched the movie I filmed about Ashley for school before leaving. I never really got a grade for it because I left before the due date. I also never showed anyone, not even Ash.

While watching it I smile at my beautiful girlfriend, The way she scrunches her nose when she doesn't like something or when she laughs, and the way her glasses stay firmly on the bridge of her nose when she has them on.

"Is that your girlfriend?" Someone asked taking my attention away from the image I was looking at.

I look up to find a girl about the same age as me. "Yes, well was, I had to move 2 months ago so we kind of split," I say sadly.

"Well, she is quite beautiful." She smiles as do I. "Thank you." I smile wider and the girl nods.

"What are you doing here all alone?" She asks. "I'm to California to get her back."

"Train 232 is now boarding." The intercom said and the girl stood up. "Well, good luck." The girl waves and walks away, I wave back and then focus my attention back to the recording. Soon after I started the drive back to California.

Nobody knows this but I've been planning this trip for a long time.

When I transferred schools I focused more on music than hockey and studying instead of partying so my grades went up.

I never had bad grades, I mean they weren't the greats but I never had less than an average grade. Now all I have to do is transfer back to Northeast High and graduate with my girl.

~Ashley's pov~

Since Jonathan and Cameron insisted that I go out, I took a shower and got all dolled up. They were inviting the whole gang to our usual hang. After getting dressed I put my contacts on and headed downstairs.

"I'm ready," I say softly and they both look up. "Great, let's go." Jonathan stands up and walks towards the door and to his car. We got in and he drove off.

"Ashley, you came!" Savannah squeals making Courtney and Jocelyn look in my direction. "Ashley!" They both run towards me followed by Vanni and hug me.

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We were all having a good time, laughing talking, and making fun of the boys because of the stupid things they were doing, when through the corner of my eye I saw someone familiar walk in.

With his blonde hair and the tattoos that peek out of his button-up shirt, it's impossible for me not to recognize him.

"Hey Ash, are you okay?" Danny asks, placing his hand on my thigh and I then realize I was having a panic attack. "Y-Yeah I-I just need some air," I say and run outside.

~Ross pov~

When I arrive in California I walk into the pizza place I used to go to with the guys, Ashley, and the girls. I was ordering my usual order when someone bumped into me and ran out.

I decided to be a gentleman and order a drink for the girl since she looked pretty freaked out.

Once I got both our drinks I went outside to see a blonde girl sitting on a bench crying. "Hey, I saw you pretty freaked out back there. I got you a drink, are you okay?" I asked sitting next to her. She looks up and my jaw drops.

"Is it you?" She asks her sweet voice sending a soothing feeling inside of me. It's her, her blonde hair nicely braided to the side and her gorgeous green eyes frightened from her previous panic attack.

Now that he has the chance
To do what she was longing for
To hold her in the rain and dance
To reopen the locked door.

Looking at the ashy fireplace
Will now make him smile
She'll warm up under his gaze
Letting the pillows beneath them pile

It's normal for us to love twice
It's normal for reality to be tough
But it's not when you play the dice
And with the same person, Falling back in Love