Toxic // m.c.

chapter eleven.

*SOPHIAS P.O.V*

I spent the majority of the morning just moping around in bed, stuffing my face with left over pizza and crying over Michael. This feels like a year ago all over again, and I’m not enjoying it one bit. I’m starting to wish I didn’t cancel my date with Ashton, maybe it’d give me something to get my mind off of all this drama. It’s not like I have work today either, due to school, which I’m supposed to be at right now. Now I only work on Wednesday nights and the weekends, each five hour shifts.

Having nothing else to do with my day, I decided I was going to go out on a walk and explore the city, which I haven’t really done besides my walks to work.

I just put on some skinny jeans, an All Time Low tank top, hid my hair in a beanie, threw on my chucks and I was out of my apartment and headed towards Times Square, ready to explore.  New York has everything, countless shops, eating places, beautiful lights, and beautiful people. I went into so many stores I lost count, buying little things for my family back home.

The city can be extremely captivating, so by the time I turned my phone back on to check it, the day was basically over, and I had countless texts from Rae.

From, my boo: Hello???

From, my boo: Are you dead????

From, my boo: SOPHIA DID YOU HAVE A HEART ATTACK BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENED I SWEAR I WILL KILL HIM IF YOU DID

I replied immediately, trying not to laugh at the last text. She would literally kill him.

To, my boo: Calm down. I’m alive. Exploring, wish you were here :(

Within a few minutes, Raelynn replied with words I was definitely not expecting, but that made my day.

From, my boo: Be there in a few hours, taking a day off school tomorrow.

I couldn’t wait to see my best friend so I started running home to clean the apartment, not that she would really care if it was messy, but I was proud of myself that I could run a clean household. As I was running like a mad women down the streets of Time Square, I didn’t notice a familiar blonde right in front of me, until I accidently ran into her and knocked her down. The fall wasn’t that bad, well for me at least. She’s the one who hit the ground and had me on top of her. Guilt immediately started rushing over me and I started franticly apologizing, helping the person up.

“Oh my god I am so sorry, oh my god are you okay? Do you need anything? I’m so sorry” I was shooting out apologizes at this girl, until she made her face clear, and I felt even worse.

“KAYA? OH MY GOD I’M SO SORRY” I yelled out probably a little too loud, but I felt so bad. She started chuckling, waving her hand in the air to calm me down.

“It’s okay, no harm done. Nothing’s broke, I’m fine, you’re fine, don’t stress it. But word of advice, running in Times Square is not the thing you do.” She said with a small laugh, and I felt relief take over me. Kaya seemed like such a nice girl, I should probably start to develop a real friendship with her. God knows I need the friends, and she seems so sweet, anyone back in Maryland would be cussing me out right now.

“Are you sure?” I asked her, still feeling a little guilty.

“Yes, I’m sure. Now you were obviously running for something important, so go get to it. I’ll see you around.”

“Alright, maybe we could get together for lunch? My treat, since I just basically pummeled you.” I said with a nervous chuckle.

“Yeah, that sounds great. Now go on, I got somewhere to get to too.” She said with a jokingly eye roll, and then I darted off again. Should I of stopped running? Probably, but did I care? No. MY BEST FRIEND WAS COMING.

When I finally reached my apartment complex, I ran to the second floor and turned onto my room floor but immediately stopped in my tracks when I saw Ashton slid down on the floor next to my apartment door, dozing in and out of sleep with a bag lying next to him. I ran over to him and bent my knees so I could be eye level with him, and began lightly tapping his shoulder.

“Ash? Ashton wake up” I whispered to him, and when he opened his eyes they looked around showing confusion, but then went hard when they looked back at me.

“What is this? So you cancel our date, saying you feel ill, I come over here with medicine and movies trying to cheer you up and you’re not even home. Why did you just blow me off like that? If you didn’t want to go on a date with me you could of just told me.” He said all in a rush, and I felt the guilt balling up in my stomach. I felt terrible.

“No, no. Ash, please come inside. Let me explain, please. I did want to go on a date with you. Please let me explain” I basically begged him. He just nodded his head yes and stood up, letting me lead him inside, where I would explain what happened with me and Michael, praying to God he didn’t run out when he heard about my crazy mess.

Ashton found his way to the couch and sat down, putting his hands together on his lap, giving me an expecting look to talk.

“So, about three years ago…”