Trust || c.h.

Chapter 2

The rest of the day at work had gone okay, Ashton and I had talked all day and I gave him a ride home later on. He seemed like he was a nice guy, other than constantly tapping on anything he could I learned that he and his friends that he lived with had started a band called..oh what was it called..5 Minutes of Summer? 5 Seconds of Spring? Or was it 7...I don't remember, the whole day had flown by and we laughed and told each other small things to the other about ourselves. We both had a love for Nirvana, Green Day, Blink 182 and many many other bands. 

The next morning started better than the last had, it was finally Friday and I couldn't wait for the weekend. I quickly got up and dressed in vans, different skinny jeans but this time I wore a Def Leppard shirt and put my hair up in a ponytail. I did my makeup, throwing on foundation, blush and eyeliner. My lashes were naturally long so I rarely wore mascara. 

I took one last look in the mirror before grabbing the keys to my old Dodge Charger and walked up the stairs to Ashton's apartment. I had promised him the day before that I would give him a ride today and I was keeping my word, plus I secretly may like being around him. I wasn't sure if I wanted to admit it to myself or not just yet 

I blinked, realizing I was still standing in front of his door and had yet to even knock. I knocked on the door lightly, careful to not wake anyone who still might be sleeping inside. When the door opened, there was a a guy standing there, he looked about a year younger than I was but still was taller than I. He had darker skin and black curly hair, I didn't know what exactly his nationality was but I pushed the thoughts away as he spoke. 

"Hey, can I help you?" He ran a hand through his hair, messing it up as he did so.

"Is Ashton here? I'm on my way to work and I'm here to pick him up" 

"Oh, you're Elsie? Yeah I'll go get him" He glanced at me head to toe before disappearing. A couple seconds later, Ashton appeared with a dimpled smile covering his face. 

"Hey, you can come in. I'm almost ready" He stepped back and walked into what I assumed was his room. I walked into the apartment, looking around as I closed the door behind me. It was around the size of my apartment just a lot messier, given that only boys lived here it wasn't much of a shock to me. 

"I'm Calum by the way" The kid that had opened the door for me said as he sat up on the counter. 

"I'm Elsie" I smiled softly, hoping Ashton wouldn't take to long to get ready. 

He nodded and started eating a banana before replying. "That's Micheal and Luke" He pointed at the two boys sitting on the couch, playing what looked to be FIFA on the Xbox. I hadn't even seen them there and apparently they hadn't acknowledged my presence either. A couple minutes of awkward small talk with Calum later, Ashton appeared holding three bandanas; a black, red and blue one. He looked up at me, furrowing his brows, "Which one? I can't decide" I looked at his dark red Ramones shirt and then at the bandanas that he held. 

I chewed on my lip before answering, "the black one, it goes with your hair and the shirt" He smiled cheekily before nodding and walking back into the room to tie his bandana on. He walked into the main room and picked up a banana from the counter before walking towards the door where I stood. 

"Mates, i'll be back around 2. I'm going to work!" They all mumbled their goodbyes, obviously too focused on their game that now Calum had joined in on watching. Ashton rolled his eyes before opening the door for me and we started walking down to my car. 

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 I jumped as Ashton appeared behind me, I had been working on resorting music since customers liked to put things back whereever they pleased.