julianna

seven !

annie had the best day ever hanging out with asher. they went to the park, the mall, and then to her house. they talked, laughed, hugged, and they even shared a kiss. but sadly the time came for asher to go. they said goodbye to each other with a long hug. they released from the hug. and annie planted a kiss on his cheek. he left, and annie was alone again.

asher drove to his house. he had enough time to prepare for his date. but he wasn't going on a date with annie. he was going on a date with peyton lee. he was taking her to a fancy restaurant. so he dressed formally, in a suit. the time came for him to pick her up, but the only thing on his mind was annie. he thought about the entire day they had spent with each other. he thought about the kiss they shared. he tried to stop thinking about her, but he just couldn't.
stop it asher, you don't like annie. she's your best friend. you like peyton. he thought to himself. the words just didn't convince him, but he brushed it off. he arrived at peytons door, which was opened by her. "hi asher" she said with a big smile plastered across her face. he put on a grin. he held her hand and walked her to his car. he drove to the restaurant and they talked and laughed.

they arrived and were taken to their table. they laughed and talked some more. they're food arrived, which consisted of a pasta for asher and a salad for peyton. they both drank water. they started to eat, and they had some long conversations.

meanwhile...

when asher left, annie was sad. she was alone once again. she went up to her room and binged stranger things all over again. she debated on texting asher or calling him. but she didn't. she didn't want to see to clingy. after all, they weren't dating. he just made her feel special. he made her laugh. he made her feel not lonely, and she liked that feeling. 

she tapped on the yellow application with the white ghost on it. she went to her recent messages, and decided to text jack. she simply said 'hey'. she waited, but she didn't get a response. she figured that she should try asher, he always replied in an instant.

annie
hey
i'm bored
if you're busy please text me when you're not busy, please.

she waited in hope that he would reply but he didn't. she waited around for asher to respond, but he never did. she frowned and put her phone down. she decided to take a nap.

back to asher...

once they finished eating, he paid for the food. she offered to pay her half of the meal, but he refused her offer. they went to the park that was closest to the restaurant. since it was late at night it was really empty. they took a picture. asher posted it on his instagram, peyton doing the same.

(instagram post from the next chapter)

they walked around the park and talked some more. but it became late, so they decided to go. asher drove to peyton's house. he walked her to her door. they stood in front of it. they started at each other for a while. but then peytons lips were on his. they soon pulled away, and smiled.  "will you be my boyfriend asher angel?" she asked. he nodded.

asher said goodbye and drove home. he had realized he had kissed to girls in one day. he felt terrible. when he got home he checked his phone he had a message from annie. he checked his instagram and saw a post made by annie which he hoped she which made him feel really bad.

annie sat on her bed...

she grabbed her phone and checked her texts. asher still hadn't replied. she then proceeded to check instagram. she came across a post that broke her heart.

(the last post on the next chapter)

she was so sad. he knew that she liked him. and he lead her on, making her believe that they could be a thing. but they just couldn't, not anymore. she threw her phone across the room in anger. it hit the wall. she slumped back into her bed. after a while she got bored and went to pick up her phone. asher answered the messages after like hours.

annie
hey
i'm bored
if you're busy please text me when you're not busy, please.

asher
i'm sorry, i was busy.
are you still bored?
do you want to facetime or something?
read at 9:56 p.m.

asher sighed. he knew that annie had most likely already seen the post. he felt terrible. he tried calling her several times. she didn't answer a single time, it just went straight to voicemail. he called her one last time, but this time was different. she actually answered.

annie || asher

what do you want asher?

i want to know why you're not replying. is it because of the post?

yes it's because of the post why else would i be mad? annie rolled her eyes on the other side of the line.  you're probably dating her now, and you made me like you. you kissed me, and made me like you even more. and you probably kissed her today too! she sounded like she was about to cry. her voice was a mixture of anger, sadness, and annoyance.

listen, i'm sorry annie. please forgive me. you're my best friend and i need you. i know i made a mistake, i shouldn't have done that. and i'm sorry that i did. please just forgive me. asher felt like a terrible person.

asher, sorry doesn't fix everything.

she hung up. asher knew it was his fault and he had to fix it. he broke her heart and he was determined to fix it.

authors note ! that was the longest chapter in this book so far. it probably doesn't make sense though. and i'm sorry that i put the instagram posts in a different page i guess. i'll try to put it in the same chapter next time. thanks for reading, please comment and vote!!!