It all started with a sticky note// Ashannie

14

Asher's P.O.V.

"Hey, Asher. You good bro?" Will asked walking up to me with Carson.

"No, no I'm fucking not." I said and slammed my hand on the lockers and then banged my head on it too.

"Hey, hey no. It's okay Asher. Just tell us what happened." Carson said pulling me away from the wall of lockers.

"What happened? What HAPPENED?! I'll tell you what happened. I was this close to seeing her, this close." I said showing them a small space in between my thumb and pointer finger. "And she got away from me." I said pissed out of my mind.

"Asher, it's gonna be fine." Will said.

"No, no it's not." I said and slid down the lockers and put my face in my hands. "She knows who I am." I mumbled looking back up.

"It's gonna be okay." Carson said and him and Will sat on either side of me.

"Alright man. You need to trust in what you see in her. Okay?" Will said putting his arm around me and Carson did the same.

"God, what the hell is she doing to me?" I said with a fake chuckle hiding my face by looking down and kinda putting my head in between my knees. I could feel my eyes starting to water a little.

"This is how you know that you're serious about her." Carson said.

"Not like Gemma." Will said making the three of us laugh a little.

"Yeah, she's way more important to me then anyone ever will be." I said smiling.

"Hey." Carson said pretending to be taken back.

"Any other girl." I said finally looking up at the both of them.

"You gotta tell her that." Will said.

When I got home after hanging out with Carson and Will I went upstairs to my room and took a shower. I put on my plaid pajamas plants and decided to call her.

When she answered she said, "Hello?"

"Hey... I just wanted to apologize about me kinda yelling at you earlier today." I said rubbing the back of my neck and started pacing back and fourth in my room.

"Oh, no it's so totally fine Asher." She said making me smile when she used my name.

"Yeah, but I need to talk to you seriously right now." I said started to breath my rapidly.

"Okay." She said.

"When will you let me meet you?" I asked really fast.

"Oh..." She said and there was a long pause. "I don't know."

"Please, and I can't just keep on calling you Dork when you call me Asher. It's making me feel like a total douche." I said honestly.

"Your not a douche, Ash. Trust me." She said making me smile.

"What will it take for me to talk to you in person?"

"You not being able to know who I am by looking at me."

I ran that through my head and then smiled "Gotta go." I said and then hung up.

"Yes, this is gonna be great." I said to myself smiling.

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"Guys I don't know if I can do this." I said nervously as they walked me into the cafeteria taking deep breaths.

"Dude you got this." Carson said smiling.

"Yeah, and this was your idea." Will said nodding as we sat down at out usual table.

"Yeah, yeah I got this." I said with fake confidence.

"Great, now go. Do it." Will said pushing me a little.

"Okay." I whispered to myself and then got on top of the table. I looked around and there was 100+ kids in there and I could feel my heart beating so fast.

I cleared my throat and said, "Excuse me, everyone. Can I have your attention please?" And no one looked at me. I looked around and then said. "Excuse me." A little louder.

"YO, SHUT UP!" Carson yelled and everyone stopped talking and looked at me.

"Thanks man." I said sarcastically. God I feel like I'm gonna vomit.

"You got this." Carson said to me hitting me leg a little and then sat back down.

I could feel my cheeks heat up from embarrassment. I hate how everyone is looking at me.

"Uhh- h-hi, I'm Asher as most of you know and as you also may know I'm having my annual Halloween costume at my house Halloween night and instead of needing and invitation to get in I am inviting everyone to come, theater kids, yearbook committee, band gee— kids, band kids. Just anyone who goes to this school is welcome and encouraged to come. Thank you." I said and then stepped down.

"Oh, god that was horrible." I said to myself and ran my fingers through my hair nervously.

"Come on man, you did great." Carson said putting his hand on my back.

"Yeah, and I didn't take you as a Glossophobic." Will said making me and Carson look at him confused.

"A glossapa—what?" I asked.

"Glossophobic, it's the fear of public speaking." Will explain and Carson nodded and I just rolled my eyes.

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Asher's getting all annoyed that Annie doesn't want to have him know who she is and I low key feel kinda bad for him but it's pretty sweet in my opinion.

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