Beautifully Broken

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"What the fuck Aiden!"

A I R A

"Yeah, so like I said all the three of them are siblings by blood. And no, I didn't know that Ashton was Ryder's brother until the accident."

"Wasn't the Ryder Dale and Ashton Dale stating the obvious?" He questions.

"Hey I'm not an idiot okay. Ashton goes by Ashton Black. Black as in John Black, their dad's last name. Ryder and his sister's last names are their mom's maiden name, Juliet Dale." I tell him while narrowing my eyes, cause he just called me an idiot. Indirectly.

"Oh. So why do you call him Ashton Dale?" He asks.

"That's for him to know that I found out who the fuck he is. He never told me that he and Ryder were brothers. So I just call him that to taunt him. Because as much as he pretends that it doesn't affect him, I can see it does. Afterall he was my boyfriend for quite a few months."

"Okay. So how did Scarlett die? Did Ashton kill her too?" He asks.

"That's something neither of us know. And asking him proved pretty much useless. But I don't think he would have done it. Even though both the brothers had many differences, they loved Scarlett way too much. Or that's what Ryder says. I had never been around when Ashton and Scar were together. She was the same age as my brother. Because of Justin, Ryder and I's friendship, our siblings were close friends too."

"So how did Scarlett die?" He asks.

"I'm sorry its not my place to tell."

"It's okay. I understand."

I just give him a small smile. He then pushes me to the corner of the couch and lays his head on my lap and closes his eyes.

"What are you doing?" I ask him.

"What does it look like? Resting obviously."

I just sigh and let him be. I slowly play with his soft hair until both of us fall asleep.

*********

I'm suddenly woken up by my alarm only to find myself lying on by bed beneath the comforter. I glance at my alarm to see it's 7 in the morning.

How the hell did I get here? I wonder. After regaining my senses I realise there is something stuck on my forehead.

What the fuck!? I pluck it out and see it's a stick note. It had something written on it.

'Didn't want to disturb your sleep
so I just brought you back home.

P.s. You look cute while asleep...
With your mouth slightly open
and soflty snoring.'

Hey I don't snore. It was obviously from Aiden. What a gentleman, stuck the damn note on my forehead.

I quickly change into my sports shorts that reached mid thigh, a sports bra and a really thin and loose t-shirt that stopped an inch above my navel.

I looked at myself in the mirror and was not surprised for looking hot. I pull my hair into a pony tail, grab my bag and car keys and head out.

"Bye mom." I yell while stepping out.

I quickly drive towards my school. I reached at exactly 7:30 and hence I had to run fast so that I don't get punished by coach for coming late.

As soon as I reached the court, I was glad the coach hadn't come yet. I spot Kai and Ava sitting on the bleachers and watching the guys play soccer.