My Psychiatrist III

Part 7

11:31 AM

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''Hey.'' 

I push on 'send' and fall down on my bed. Now I'll just have to wait. Who knows what Ashton's doing right now. Maybe he isn't allowed to reply. But who is my dad or the cops to say that? Aren't we just two young souls who understand eachother? Like friends or something? 

11:33 AM

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''Hey there. What's up?'' 

I try to swallow the lump in my throat. Does he really know it's me? Or... was it a joke? Maybe it wasn't from Ash. No wait, that's wrong. His name was written on it anyways. 

11:34 AM

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'' Are you Ash?''

I press on send again. That sounded very stupid and I regret sending the message immediately.

11:34

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''Tess?''

''Oh God Tess if this is you please just tell me''

''Are you okay?''

I smile at his message. I tap on his phone number and decide to save it. What should I call him? Techincally, he isn't my psychiatrist anymore, so Irwin isn't necessary. Let's just keep it at Ashton.

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''Yeah it's me :) Managed to get my phone from my mum. It has been in my nightstand all this time without me knowing.''

Ashton

''Maaaaan I'm so stoked right now''

''Thank god you got your phone back! How are you doin?''

Tess

''Yeah me too... I'm okay, my dad is outside so it's a little better with him away.''

Ashton

''I understand baby.''

''I hope I can see you soon again. Thanks for staying at my place last night.''

'Tess?!' my dad calls up the stairs. My body freezes and I feel an angry look appear on my face. Ugh, not him! I quickly turn my phone off and put it back into the drawer of my nightstand. I stand up and walk to the door, open it and look into the corridor. My dad is standing at the bottom of the stairs. 'Tess, we need to talk.' 

I sigh as I drop my shoulders and slowly walk down the stairs. My mum is already sitting next to my dad in the living room.