IN BETWEEN

~t w e l v e~

I want to read poems that haven't been written yet. I want to see sunsets that haven't risen yet. I want to love someone who doesn't know me yet. I want you to love me but you don't even see me yet.

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|Chapter twelve|

He gave me a sweet smile. And then I was taken aback when he grabbed me into a bone crushing hug.

"Ashton..leave..you're suffocating me.." I laughed in between catching my breath.

"Bearie!!" He said in amusement as he pulled back.

"Now I am bearie? Wasn't I your Princess Apuesto?" I winked at him.

"You are really bad at flirting Skyler." My amused face changed into a glare the instant his words came out.

"Alright, then tell me what are you doing here?" I said a bit harshly trying to fool around but that dimwit didn't understand any word of my sarcasm instead he had a sad look on his face which made me laugh but I tried to hold the sore expression towards the him. But trust, it was difficult to hold the sore expression because of his pleading face.

"Aye, I was joking you know?" he said.

"Aye, I was also joking you know?" I mocked him and then we both burst out into laughing.

"So, you ain't letting me in?"

"Oh yeah." I slapped my forehead lightly at my dumbness.

I let him in and headed towards the living room, making ourselves comfortable on the sofa.

"So.....what are you doing here, and how did you even know my house?" I asked him.

"If you forgot, Aaron is my best friend and he's your neighbour. So," he shrugged. I nodded in understanding.

"Okay but what are you doing here?" I pointed at my house.

"Do you mind me coming over here?"

"What? No. Just asking out of curiosity."

"Well, I just came here to see Aaron and then I asked him about you and that's when he told me that you're his neighbour which was quite surprising for me, you know? So, I just thought to come here and say hi to you."

"well but since you have come here, you have said everything except a 'hi'."

He chuckled.

"Well hi." He waved at me.

"Hey." I just kept looking at him. Staring at him with my dull brown eyes, fully focused, not budging from there, just kept looking at him and then he broke my sync.

"What?" He asked confused.

"You only came here to say hi and now that you have said, so you may leave now." I was joking around him as I found it quite amusing but just like last time, this dumbo sitting right in front of me, got it wrong.

"You are actually kicking me out?" He asked unbelievably.

"Yes. You!" With the movement of my hands I showed him the way to the door.

"Alright...." There was some kind of sadness in his tone as he got up and I couldn't joke around more so I grabbed his hand and pulled him down.

"I was joking you dumbo." I smacked his head lightly. "What's gotten into you? Why aren't you understanding my sarcasm for some sake?" I laughed.

"I already knew it. 'Cause you can't kick your Apuesto out." He smirked.

"Oh puh-lease. When I told you to get out the look on your face was just incredible which clearly showed you were actually quite upset. So don't show off Apuesto." I smirked.