― UNKNOWN NUMBER! (IRWIN)

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I hadn't called Ashton.

He hadn't called me.

In fact no one had, not even Michael. I shouldn't have bothered me as much as it did.

They were my only friends and I knew that. I mean, I had Camryn but she had a job, husband, and child.

So I did my very best to enjoy my solitude.

I worked, I studied, I watched Netflix, I ate. Normal college student things.

I stayed off Twitter as well due to the fact that all the news was about Krystal.

You know, the girl he cheated on me with.

Yeah, she was all the fandom talked about these days. It was the first real drama we had had in a long time, so I guess it was normal for us to jump on it like a pack of wild dogs.

I, however, left it alone. I didn't want Ashton to know that he had so much control over my emotions.

In fact, I wanted to me left alone. I basically wanted him to forget that I had even been in his life, even if it was only for a little while.

It was stupid of me to even mention my graduation because if he comes...it's not going to go down pretty.

Ashton P.O.V.

All I wanted her to do was say something.

I wanted to know that she was okay, and that I hadn't totally destroyed her like I thought I had.

She seemed to be completely wiped off the earth

But she wasn't wiped out of my mind, and she never would be because I wouldn't let her go, I couldn't let her go.

Krystal was a constant reminder of the biggest mistake of my life, but I wouldn't let her go either because I hated letting people down.

And letting Nikki down was enough to make me swear never to do that again.