Once Upon An Us

Chapter - 2 : Let's face

Let's face it ,I took an indrawn sigh .

Picking up the book lying on the floor beside my bag ,with some highlighters , pen and paper tabs I finally got ready to read.

'Aahaan, I'm a brave girl, I've to face it and I can face it. The more I run away, the more it'll chase ', I repeated it thrice before I began to read.
Maybe this would help me from falling back to the place from where I wanted to escape.

With this I gathered all the courage and opened the book.
First page, second paragraph and I'm already done.

What's this? Why's this? Why every line makes me remind him? Have I done some sin ? Have I been cursed?

"Oh godddddd.... I'll kill Anna for picking this up for me " Throwing the novel on the floor I screamed at the top of my lungs. 

'The more you run away the more it'll chase. ' 

I don't know why this line is continuously knocking the doors of my memory whenever I'm trying to quit.

 
Somethings are better left un-understood, if that's a word. Specially the things that take more than 5 minutes and have no logic. Like this thing, I mumbled .

So I picked up the book that was right now lying under my bed.
"I'm fighter, fighters don't run, they face, they fight. ", I tried motivating me again.

'All that was left was a bundle of memories and image of his face that became more and more vague each day.
Their plans have been very simple: to stay together for the rest of their lives agr. A plan that anyone within the circle would ageee was accomplishable .They were best friends, lovers and soulmates, destined to be together , everyone thought . But as it happened , one day destiny greedily changed its mind .
The end had come all too soon' .

"The end had come all too soon ", I sighed with a heavy heart after reading this paragraph for the 99th time. 

Being an active reader, at my 100th read I gained courage and the will to read further and I started annotating my thoughts along.

Destiny is a bitch only when you can't call that person ,who made you believe in destiny ,a bitch.

I remember calling him my soulmate. Just his voice was enough to calm the chaos inside me.

 You know, I know even he liked and blushed when I called him my soulmate. No matter how much he denies this, deep within he'll agree with me. 

Every time I'm in a problem or in a need to have someone's shoulder I always wished it was of him. I don't know if this happen to other's too but to me it's something that happens every time.

And before my thoughts could go any deeper I was brought back to my senses when my alarm started doing it's morning routine.
I closed the book and opened the window to hear the cuckoo sing and cold wind hit me.

"So you didn't sleep ? " Anna asked for the 5th time in a row. 

"No." I answered gobbling my burger for the 5th time too . 

"You okay?. " Bailey asked being a little concerned about my health.

Bailey Khloe is the third member of our trio. Sweet as sugar and bold as a brass. Being a future psychologist , she takes care of everyone's health and mental peace. Again a perfect example and a tough competition for Anna. She loves me more than I love me.

 
Choosing the best amongst my three close friends is the hardest thing I can think of.

"Yes I'm perfectly alright. " I said feeling a bit drowsy by now. 

But anyways as I was addicted with the novel , I picked up my bag from the floor and pulled out the novel and the pen.

You feel drowsy only for the things you don't like. Drowsiness fades away immediately as you start doing something you like. That's my very personal observation. 

As I was about to continue reading , my book was pulled out of my hands. 

" What the dickens was that, Anna.", I shouted. 

" We booked a ticket for you too, babes " Replied Bailey showing her silly evil grins. 

"Nice. Very funny, see I can't stop laughing . Give me back my Booook!! " I shouted and nearly half the college turned their head to our table but never mind that's our usual behaviour, everyone is used to it and now if someday we don't act like this, we will cent percent be questioned whether we are still friends or had we fought again. 

"Here's a copy of your ticket" Bailey said with a wink ,returning my book back she added "Anna we need to pack our bags,her packing took us the whole day already." 

 They stood up and shouted in a rhythm "Bye bimbo".

I was still looking at the ticket probably hoping to find something that proves it's a prank .

Just when I was about to tear the ticket, Bailey peeked from the door and said, "The original ticket is still with us, you can freely tear it if you want. By the way we kept the change back in your purse after booking the ticket. " With this she disappeared. 

What the hell on earth is wrong with them. I still ain't out of the shock of my ticket being booked and here goes the second terrace breaking on my head.

" Where the fuck did they got my money from? " I muttered under my tone. 

"From your wallet Ashley." Denise said from the side table .

"Sorry? " I said barely understanding anything.

"Open your book which they took from your hand . " Indicating towards the book she turned to her friends and told them about the last night, when Bailey and Anna stole my wallet and conspired.

So, that's where all the conspiracy against me took place, I thought.

I opened the book to find my wallet between the pages with a sticky note on it ' Sorry but not sorry! Be ready otherwise we've to kidnap you like we kidnapped your wallet '

"That wasn't kidnapping, that's stealing " I howled.

Inside the wallet I saw a 1rs toffee ,again with a note around it. I quickly opened it
'Keep the change and a toffee as a token'.

I heard shrieks of laughter from Denise's table.
"Assholes " I yawped.

Wait what, how am I going to pay for the coffee and the burger. Shit, these morons knows nothing . Idiots .

I picked up my cell to basically curse them and ask them to come and pay.
But when I was about to make a call, I received a voice note from Anna -' Done with the cursing? Haha we paid already . And now who's the asshole? '

"Me , for choosing you idiots to be my friend " I yelled as soon as the audio stopped.
*Beep beep* Here comes another audio -
' Yes, you're right . Now stop yelling cause it's already too late. Next be careful before choosing your friends' With giggles at the end, the audio stopped.

" Come out. I know you guys are here. " I scanned the place but couldn't find them.

'Now what Ash pick your ass up and move. These idiots won't leave you', I muttered.
Although I was angry I couldn't stop myself from smiling .

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Hello my lovelies,
Do you annotate books, I've been doing this lately ?
Trust me on this annotation is fun ,I don't understand why it's so underrated.
Also Have you ever read a book that you find extremely relatable like Ash ?

*throws brownies and pancakes*
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