INSEPARABLE

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Double update for your patience. I'm sorry I'm late. I have school.😢 But I'll always make it up to you. Love you😊
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"Shallo, hurry up!" Danny shouts from downstairs. Curse this day! I spray Stew's fur with my favourite hair spray. I want to see how shiny his fur would look And indeed did he look cute. I peep at the black round clock above the headboard. It is now 7:40. We should be at the mall in 10 minutes or so.

I brush Stew one last time and head downstairs. I rush out since I can't see Danny anywhere. I find her leaning on her car outside the apartment.

I really need to send the duplicate of my license to the car dealer. That's the only way i can drive the car my father left me before he died. Look, I don't have a choice alright. If I don't touch the money my father left for me, I'd starve to death.

"What have you done to his hair?" She attempts to touch him and I slack her hand away. "I combed him and sprayed him with my hair spray. He looks good, right?" I grin giving Stew another look.

"Hot stuff will surely want you to keep him." I glare at her as she said, emphasizing Ashton's nickname that I gave him. "He even gained weight within few hours he's been with you." I chuckle at her sense of humour. Stew seems happy with me. He didn't give me anything to complain about. Except when he needed to GO. He would whine and scratch the door with his little paws. Cute.

We both hop in the car and drove off to the mall, with Stuck in the sky by Marìa Isabel playing in the background. I think I'm gonna miss Stew. Dogs are really cute. Especially these small ones. Stew is more of a Chihuahua type with white thick fur. Who wouldn't love him. I've never really thought about getting myself a pet though Jake always talked about it. But looking at Stew makes me want to get one so bad.

I am pulled out of my daydream by Danny's voice. Yelling at a car that almost hit us.

"It's a Sunday and everyone seems grumpy. If they are having a shitty day, how is it my fault?" She grips the steeling wheel so tight I heard her knuckles crack.

"YOUR GRUMPINESS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY YOUR HEAD IS THAT BIG!!" She shouts again at the woman driving the car. If I weren't in the car I'd be rolling on the floor. Danny looks even grumpier than the woman.

Just when I thought I was having my moment. Ashton appears. I pull on a straight face before stepping out of the car.

He's wearing light blue skinny jeans and a dark blue T-shirt, a black bucket hat that goes perfectly well with his outfit. I observe him for a few more seconds to minutes.

"Shallo, stop eyefucking me and give me my dog." I widen my eyes at his choice of words.

"I wouldn't even dream about it." I roll my eyes, feeling my cheeks heat up, AGAIN! I look down at Stew to hide the effect he has on me. Wait, Is Danny right? Do I like him? I can never like him. I must never like him.

"You can have your dog back."

Ashton's POV

"You can have your dog back. " I feel terrible. Wait, those aren't emotions, are they? She seems attached to Stew. 'It's only been hours.' My conscience warned me.

Stew looks clean and combed and happy too. He seems to have gained weight too. What did Shallo feed him? Cause I'd want that for him everyday. And here I was, thinking about how aunt Ria is better at taking care of him.

I didn't know what to say. I took him from her. I hold him close inhaling the vanilla scent. Did this girl spray my dog? I laugh to myself. Feeling tingles all over. I turn to my car. I want to smile at her probably for the first time and say thank you, but the words are stuck on my throat. 

"I would say thank you if I were you."
Shallo tells me before I could say that.
I hate being told what to do.

"Why should I thank you?" I ask turning to look at her. I have to admit, this girl is beautiful. Why am I being rude again. I should thank her.

"You didn't do me a favour. You did what you were supposed to do. And why would you comb him?" I ruffle his fur, messing it up.

"He's my dog. If I knew you were gonna do more than just to wash him, I wouldn't have given him to you. Don't feel too confident with me just because you think you washed my dog. All you needed to do was to wash him and not to create bonds. Disgusting!" I swear I can see tears welling up in her eyes.

I feel my heart tighten at my own words. I look at the people who were passing by. Some a little too curious as to stop in their tracks to listen.

I can't bring myself to stop my mouth from saying all these hurtful words. I'm sure she hates me now. She blinks the tears back a few times before she parted her lips to say something.  

"I hate you!" And just like that she gets into the passanger seat and slams  the door closed. I walk to my car feeling my stomach knot up. I can't stop sniffling Stew. He smelled delicious. Thank you Shallo. What is wrong with me. 'Stop beating yourself up over a girl you barely know. Worry about the boot camp.' My conscience scolds me.

Shallo's POV

"Shay, you've been quiet the whole ride." I look out the window. She parked the car under a huge tree that is providing shade and fresh air.

"You really shouldn't have gotten attached to Stew. " And just like that the whole scene replays in my head. How Ashton- I mean Stupid ass embarrassed me back there. I washed his dog and fed him. If I knew it would lead to this I would have thrown Stew out of the window. Yeah, I wouldn't do that, but at this moment my heart is aching. Why am I even feeling bad over his words? He's not the first person to say hurtful words to me. He's just another douche.

I look at Danny who has her mouth hanging. Flies could settle in there if she doesn't close it now. Her eyes are twice their size. I knit my brows together in perplexity.

"Shay! YOU ARE CRYING!" I dab my eyes with my palm, surprised. I laugh at how dramatic she sounded.

"See, I told you. Patience!" She smiles to herself.

"You never told me that." I giggle feeling much lighter. I didn't cry that much but it still feels good. That's just what I needed.

I can't stop thinking about what happened earlier. I don't know how to tell Danny. But I need to. Sooner or maybe now.

"So...what happened?" I knew she'd ask. I take a deep breath choosing words that won't have me looking hurt or vulnerable.

"He said he didn't ask me to do anything other than to wash his dog. And that I shouldn't have tried to get too comfortable or create a bond with Stew." I ramble looking at my hands.

"He's such an ass. After you fed his hungry-looking dog, he still had the audacity to tell you that?" I glance at her. She looks even more infuriated then I am.

"He's so proud." I finish staring out the window. My eyes landing on a few strollers passing by.

I hear the engine roar signalling that she has started the car. I buckle up my seatbelt and watch as we get back on the road.