cliché [l.h]

5. lost

sienna

by the time we'd reached the top floor iris was a beaming idiot, she could barely keep still when the doors opened. i was curious to see how they interacted with each other sober, especially considering they had been talking to each other non-stop for the past 2 days. i wanted to see how he treated my best friend, yes she was going to impress his friends but he still had to impress me.

when the doors dinged open i could see ashton who was nonchalantly leaning on the wall opposite, automatically he perked his head up to see us. i started to walk out of the lift to say hello but iris was stuck in her place, her and ashton just stared at each other, silently. although they weren't doing anything i felt like i was intruding on something special and in that instant ashton gained my approval. iris was smitten within the first 3 days of meeting him and she'd never behaved quite to this degree so quickly before.

i stood there awkwardly as the couple continued to smile and stare at each other. it got to the point where i was worried that they were both actually madame tussaud wax figures. to relieve the tension, and so that i could find the other boys pronto to leave these two alone together, i not-so-subtly cleared my throat which caused them both to snap out of their trance and look away from each other. ashton's cheeks burned red and they both looked so self-conscious it was adorable. i loved them together even though they weren't actually together, were they together? i feel like the word together has now lost its meaning, i've said it too many times.

"hi" ashton said softly, looking my gorgeous friend directly in the eye.

"hi" she quietly replied.

"hi" i obnoxiously said, yet again breaking the moment. they both looked at me in shock and we all burst out laughing, iris not finding it quite so funny as i did.

iris finally managed to move from her spot and walked towards me.

"right, so we should probably go see the others then" ashton awkwardly turned around and walked down one of the corridors. i shoved my friend to go and catch up with him, maybe with more force than i should have and as a result she tripped and tumbled into ashton. he caught her with in his arms and steadied her, quickly looking back at me and letting go, iris blushed profusely. although they were adorable it was getting annoying, stops staring at each other and bring me to someone who actually wants to hold a conversation.

i walked behind the pair who quickly sparked a conversation, observing their interactions as we took countless turns down identical corridors. it was safe to say that some assistance would be needed if i ever wanted to actually find my way out again. however, i had having a great time just watching iris trying to build up the courage to hold ashton's hand and him doing the exact same next to her.

it's weird that they both seem so confident but really they're both too scared to even hold hands, it's also weird that because i can tell you for a fact that they've already done a hell of a lot more than just hold hands.

my shameless creeping was rudely interrupted when my phone blared out the marimba ringtone. i looked down to see that it was my manager julie calling me, which meant that i had to take it.

"i have to take this, it's julie, sorry" iris just nodded but ashton, who obviously had no idea who julie was just looked at me bewildered.

"no worries, the room's just at the end of this corridor. take your time, we'll see you there" ashton smiled and turned to walk away and grabed iris's hand while doing so, i wanted to cheer him on for finally doing but i was aware that that would be very weird so instead i just picked up the phone.

i owe my whole career to the miracle work of julie, she was the one who scouted me, got me my first audition and stuck with me on my rise to where i am now. she's practically a part of my family and we all love her.