how you get the girl ; afi

0.3

HOW YOU GET THE GIRL 0.3   

age: 12

I lent against my locker, clutching the English book I'd just retrieved from it to my chest.

⠀"Cas!" called a familiar voice, bounding down the corridor.

⠀"hey, Ash," I sighed, coming face to face with my best friend. he looked like he'd just rolled out of bed, his hair its usual curly mess sticking up all over the place. even though he was grinning, the dark circles under his eyes gave everything away.

⠀"not get any sleep?" I asked.

⠀he scratched the back of his head absentmindedly. "oh, uh, my mom and her boyfriend were arguing again. it was pretty loud." he explained nonchalantly, shrugging it off like it was nothing.

⠀"I've said you can come sleep at mine if it's too much, Ash." I reminded him.

he nodded, not entirely listening as his eyes fixed on a cheerleader walking past whose cheer uniform was particularly tight over her chest. 

I sighed, staring at the floor and shuffling about on my feet.

⠀"Ashton?" I said after a while, interrupting his daydream.

⠀"what?" he asked, suddenly looking at me.

⠀I opened my mouth, but closed it again soundlessly like a goldfish, deciding against it. "nothing." I mumbled, pushing myself off my locker and putting my book into my backpack as i started down the corridor.

⠀"Cas, wait, what's up?" he chased after me, eye meeting each others, his beautiful irises full of concern as they searched mine for any clues. part of me desperately longed to reach my hand up and run it along his cheeks, and feel the smooth skin of his face..

⠀"nothing!" I persisted, forcing a smile and pushing the thought aside.

⠀"okay, if you say so. oh, before I forget, my mom said you can come over after school if you want. I really need some help with my math."

⠀"sure thing, Ash."

⠀"thanks, Cassie! you're the best." he pulled me into a brief hug, just as Calum Hood walked past, catching Ashton's eyes and causing him to abandon me and run after his friend.

⠀"is she your girlfriend?" I caught Calum ask in the distance.

⠀"Cassie? god, no, she's just my friend." Ashton laughed.

I made my own way to English, the class I used to walk to with Ashton. I entered the class which contained only a kid I didn't know with large round glasses, the always silent Madison Shaw, and to my surprise, aspiring jock Daniel Harland.

I took my seat, which happened to be next to Daniel. he smiled at me as I sat down, a toothy smile that revealed a set of navy coloured shiny braces.

politely, I returned the smile, thinking about how Daniel was in fact quite cute, until Ashton walked in followed by Calum and they took their seats near the front. Ashton barely even acknowledged me at all.

desperately trying not to melt into my seat, I couldn't help but stare at the back of Ashton's head, not noticing that Daniel Harland was still staring at me.

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this sucked BALLS but

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