Realize | Irwin

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Ryder's POV

"You slutty bitch"

The words had come out of me but I felt like I wasn't the one saying them, it was like someone was controlling me.

I honestly liked her so much now, and I regret going out with her all because of a stupid dare. I wish took the time to get to know her, so it would actually mean something. But now, she was looking down on me like I was a pile of trash. Seeing her kissing him made me want to slam Ashton's head into a wall. He doesn't deserve her. But then again, neither do I.

Hayley's POV

I pulled away from Ashton and sat up and looked at Ryder, who had an extremely angry scowl on his face. Grabbing my bag, I walked away not wanting to hear what he could possibly have to say next.

"Hayley, wait!" I heard Ashton call. I ignored him, only because I knew that if I stopped, Ryder would probably come up to me.

I began running when I realized that walking simply wouldn't do the trick. The bell had already rung, signalling the beginning of second period but I ignored it. I kept running, I went out of the school gates and towards the beach. It was a fair few streets away from school but I didn't mind. The cool breeze went through my hair as I ran through the quiet, suburban streets.

I began to slow down as I got closer to the sand. I took off my black vans and my socks, feeling the cool white sand between my toes. I took in a deep breath to smell to ocean air. I would usually go to the beach when something was bothering me, or I needed to calm down. It would usually help but right now, it wasn't.

The saying, "sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me" Is so not actuate. Words do hurt, especially when they come from a guy who I thought actually cared about me.

And while Ryder was busy being a jerk to me, all Ashton wanted to do was help me, but of course, being my stupid self, I ignored him. I now realize that Ashton is the only one I really like. The way I have started to feel about Ashton is a hundred times more than how I ever felt about Ryder.

Sure, kissing Ryder was nice, but kissing Ashton was so much more. It wasn't forced, and as cliche as it sounds, there was definitely a 'spark' when I kissed him.

Ashton's voice broke me from my deep thoughts. "Uh...hey, do you want me here? because if you don't, I can go. I mean..."

I turned around and hugged Ashton, quickly pecking his lips to stop his rambling. "No, it's fine, I want you here."

I stayed in his embrace for a while, and realized there was a wet patch on his shirt from my tears. I hadn't even realized I was crying.

He pulled away to look at my face. He frowned as he wiped away the tears with his thumb. "Hey, hey don't cry." he said, comforting me.

Hearing the concern in his voice only made me cry more.

"Why are you crying?" he asked.

After a moment of silence, I spoke. "It's just... what Ryder said to me... it really hurt." I began to cry even more after I spoke.

"None of it's true, you know that right? You are beautiful, strong and overall just a great person, Hayley" he said, smiling, trying to lighten the mood.

His words pieced me back together instantly. We stayed in silence for a while, the only thing we could here was the waves crashing.

"You know, I really like you, Hayley." Ashton said.

My heart fluttered when he said that. "Yeah, I really like you too, Ashton" I said, smiling.

"No, I mean 'more than a friend' like" he said, trying to correct me.

I giggled at his response. "Yeah I know, that's what I meant too" Before he could respond, I began to run along the shoreline, breathing in the salt air.

Ashton caught up to me and grabbed my waist and pulled me over his shoulder. He kept on running as I hit his back, begging him to put me down.

He eventually put me down, but entwined our fingers. He then placed his soft lips onto mine. They began to move insync. The same feeling of bliss ran through me as it did earlier. I felt Ashton smile, then he pulled away and we rested our foreheads against each others.

"Hey so would you go out with me?" Ashton asked, in a surprisingly casual voice.

I couldn't hold back my smile, "Yeah, I guess that wouldn't be too bad."

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AHHHHHHHHHHHHH i am crying right now, why?!?!

anyway, this is the last actual chapter, but there will be an epilogue which i will probably post in a couple of days time.

so yeah, please comment and vote:)

- Kaitlin x