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Eight

I wake up because of the horrible pain on my neck. Hannah, Summer and I had slept on the couch the other night, after a really long time of watching movies and talking. I’m laid against Sum, that rests her head on the couch in a way that seems quite uncomfortable, can’t believe she looks so peaceful sleeping in that position. I look around, searching for Hannah, that’s not there anymore. I wonder if she woke up in the middle of the night and just went to her own bed, but I hear a noise in the kitchen and figure she had just woken up and is looking for something to eat.

“Han?” I speak in a low voice, so Summer won’t wake up, when I enter the kitchen.

“Morning Ash” She says, sitting down on the balcony while eating some cereal.

I sit beside her after grabbing myself a bowl as well “Geez, have you slept on the couch too? ‘Cause my whole body hurts terribly”.

“Yeah, mine also hurts. But I thought you and Sum were pretty comfortable there”

I narrow my eyes at her “What do you mean?”

“She told me you two kissed” Hannah explains with a laugh.

 “Oh, that”

“Yeah, that. Finally got the courage to do it, huh? It only took you, what? A few years?”

I smile at her “You knew I liked her?”

“Of course Ash, it was pretty obvious”

“Really? Well, it wasn’t that obvious for Summer. She had no clue”

“Maybe she just didn’t pay enough attention at you” She says, but changes the subject quickly “So, what do you think it’s gonna happen now? That you’ll just get in this perfect and happy relationship? ‘Cause I can’t really imagine that happening when she finds out that you didn’t told her about Logan cheating on her all the time when you knew it for way too long Ashton”

I suddenly feel my heart bump a little harder and I bend my head so I can check if Summer is still sleeping. Luckily, she is. But I start feeling mad at Hannah, why is she bringing that back now?

“She won’t find out” I whisper, trying to remind her we have to be quiet.

“Oh, really? The fact is Ash, I’m actually starting to agree with Logan in this. You were just pretending to be the good friend, while the truth is that you’re just as big of an asshole as him”

“You’ve been talking to Logan?” I ask in disbelief and she rolls her eyes at me.

“I bumped into him on the street, that’s all”

“Why do I think you bring this subject more often than you should Hannah?”

She shrugs “Summer is my friend too, the only reason I didn’t tell her about all the shit Logan did was because you asked me not to Ashton”

“Stop saying that, there’s no need to keep talking about this, it’s over now. She won’t find out”

“How can you be sure she won’t find out?”

“She won’t!” I whisper urgently.

Hannah sighed “Alright, I wish you good luck with her then. I have a job interview, see you guys later” She gets up and leaves the place without another word.

And I just sit there, feeling probably even guiltier than I felt the day before. Great, now I have two things to feel bad about.

 -

“I think I might look for a band or something” I say, sitting on the couch with Summer next to me, resting comfortably her legs on my lap.

We've been talking for a while and she had just asked me about what I’m thinking of doing during college, and what could be better than a band when you’ll be studying music, right? I guess that’s been my dream since I was a kid.