Chapter 20: "Best thing I never had" - Beyonce
It has been exactly almost a month since I didn't talk to Niall. In my head, I learned to forgive and forget about the pass and focus on your feature. I've seen Niall a couple times, but we only waved and went on with our lives. That's when I thought I had the best thing I never had.
My friends encouraged me to talk to Niall since i've been a little down and moody with them. I didn't have the guts to talk to him, but I agreed with them. I promised myself that I would talk to him today and hope for whatever happens, will be good. In the book i've recieved, it was told that Ashley and Niall have a happy future together. Now, I don't believe in whatever is in the book. But so far in the past, the book's been right.
I took a deep breath, opening up my closet. I looked up and down looking at shorts, pants, sweaters, tank tops, poncho's. I picked out a pair of skinny jeans with a pair of a creamed color shirt. When I was little, my dream was to be a fashion designer.
I washed my face adding no make up. I wanted to go out and feel fresh. Wanted to feel what it's like to be plain and original. I tied my hair up into a messy bun, checking myself in the mirror one last time. Slipping in my phone in my back pocket, I rushed downstairs and looked back at the house one last time. It's like I'm moving into a new person or something. Taking a deep breath slowly, I stepped a foot outside.
Inhaling the fresh air in my nose, I smiled. Seeing the birds chirping with happiness, children playing outside, and the love of my life outside of his house. Wait, what? My eyes widened up. I saw Niall sitting on his rocking chair, reading a book. I tilted my head slightly, trying to get a better look of his book. I shrugged it off, walking across the street. He didn't take his eyes off of his book, must be really interesting.
"Dumpster? That's a good one!" Niall whispered to himself. I chuckled, slowly making my way up to his porch. His sight came to me once he heard footsteps. My heart raced faster and faster, while my brain was thinking what I should say.
"We haven't talked in a long time.." He sort of stuttered, but was really excited I came to talk to him. I nodded sitting down on the steps. I glanced at his book, which was the same one I received a couple weeks ago. I closed my eyes, still remembering the angel. Her voiced mocked me inside.
He sat down next to me, using a necklace as a bookmark to mark his place. The bookmark was a bit shiny, a tint of silver and gold. I looked down on his book and saw the title, 'Being Friends With A Bully'. My eyes widened a bit, making me shiver. I tapped my foot on the steps, making this an awkward moment.
"So what's your book about?" I asked. He opened up the book, dangling the necklace out. He sat the necklace besides me, which spelled 'Ashley'. I picked the necklace up and smiled. He scooted closer to me, leaning over my shoulders. He placed the book on his lap and began to read the first page. I knew how the whole story went since I have to same one.
"When did you get this?" I asked. He took a deep breath and flipped the book over. He saw the note that said that this book will help his future. I smiled. It same the same thing on my book as well. I suddenly see the lady that was talking to me in my backyard. She smiled at me waved. I waved back mouthing a thank you. She nodded and contiued to walk around the neighborhood.
"I got it this morning. It was weird because It had our names on it." I nodded slowly, listening to him babble on how he learned how to cook for the first time. He stopped talking for awhile which made me think inside.
"Follow me, I want to show you something." I took his hand gently, guiding him to my place. As we got across the street, he let go of my hand. He stood there for a second staring into my eyes. Gently turning me around, he pushed my hair back and wraped the necklace around my neck where it should have been all along. I kissed his cheek and turned the knob to my house slowly. I ran upstairs and grabbed the book. He followed me and sat down on the chair.
Taking his book away from his hand and placing it on the ground, I laid my book next to it. It spelt out a sentence at the bottom, "Forever and Always, Niall & Ashley". He looked at the book shocked, yet amused. He rised up from the chair and kissed my forehead.
"Forever and always." Niall whispered. A true inspired smile planted on my face. I wraped my arms around his neck, his arms wraped around my waist pulling us together. Chest to chest, no gaps between us. We brushed our lips together making the whole world light up. We were meant to be.
"Mum, is that what kissing looks like?" Max asked as he peeked through the door. Mum opened the door a bit more, watching us kiss. Niall opened his eyes and let his hands off of me. I turned around saw Max, Mum and Dad standing there. I blushed and glared at them.
"Well, it's about damn time!" Dad screetched out. I rolled my eyes and sat down on my bed. Mum looked down on the ground and saw our matching books. Her eyes teared up. Kneeling down on the ground, she kissed both of the books. We all stood in front of her wondering what she was doing.
A few tears came streaming down her cheeks. Dad wrapped his arms around her, comforting her. Mum smiled up at me and looked at my neck. Her smile grew even larger. "I had the same book about Dad. Ashley, did you talk to a lady in white?" I nodded my head in response.
"Is that Snow White?" Max asked. We all bursted out laughing if you get his question. His cheeks turned red and knelt down on the ground, looking at the books. He flipped through the pages a couple times and smiled.
"Max, do you know why I chose that name for you?" Mum asked. He shook his head, still reading the book. Mum smiled down at him whispering something into his ears. He smiled and wrapped his arms around Mum, giving her a big hug.
Niall took my hand and guided me to the backyard. We sat down on the grass, hearing giggles on the other side of the fence. We jumped on the trampoline, seeing a kid playing on the swings, while his parents were drinking coffee and watching him.
"Mommy, when can I see Darcy, Uncle Harry, and Aunt Rose?" The blonde boy asked. The father picked him up in his arms, it's weird how he looked identical to Niall. Niall whispered something to his ears making him wiggle with happiness in his arms. The mother walked up to Niall and her son and joined them on the swings.
We stopped jumping for awhile and sat down. We were exhausted from jumping on the trampoline, hearing their couples conversation. The vision of the angel came into my brain telling me that I had seen my future. Niall shook my arms because my eyes were closed and I was completely still. I looked at him and rubbed my eyes, jumping on the trampoline to see if they were still there. They were gone.
"Niall, did you see those two couples and their son?" Niall nodded and stroked his fingers through my hair. I smiled at him, playing with his soft blonde hair. I snuggled up close to him, thumbling through my fingers.
"That was us, right?" He whispered. I looked at him with confussion. How did he know? I nodded slowly getting out of the trampoline. He followed me into the house, walking towards the living room for a movie.
I picked out The Three Stoogies, popping them in the disc player. He laughed as soon as he saw that I popped it in. Just hearing his adorable laugh makes me complete inside. As the movie got more and more closer to the end, Niall started laughing at every scene they had on the movie. Even if it wasn't funny, he would always laugh. I laughed too because he laughed at absolutely nothing.
"Niall, your so weird." I blurted out. He laughed again. This time his face got red and tears came streaming down. I looked at him for a second and wiped his tears away. He hand fanned himself because his whole body was warm.
We both went outside for some fresh air. We sat down on the bench and watched the neighborhood. Two couples, probably in there 30's walked in our neighborhood. They were both blonde and walked hand in hand. I smiled at them because they looked like the angel that helped me through my situations. Niall smiled as well. They both waved at us and whispered something to each other. They came closer to us and handed us a little box. They waved us a goodbye and continued with their lifes.
Opening up the boxes slowly, I saw that there were matching rings. 'Forever Yours' were read out. Niall had the forever ring and I had the Yours. If you matched them up together they spelt out two lovely words. I kissed him on the cheek and leaned on his shoulder. He slipped on my ring while I slipped on his.
"I would love to marry you someday." Niall whispered.
"I would love to marry you too." I whispered back. I played with Niall's ring, while he slowly closed his eyes, falling asleep.
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Being Friends With A Bully ✔ (REWRITING & EDITING)
Fanfiction*Not famous version* Niall and Ashley weren't exactly a cup of tea you would enjoy. They were selfish, gullible, and misunderstanding. But high school struck them as they soon started to feel something towards each other. What happens when these tw...
