Monday, 13 january, 15:09

Messages between: Aiden Clark, Ashlyn Banner

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Smiley Psycho

<[ Heyyy 

<[ Whatcha doin? ;)

Ashy Ash

Sleeping ]>

<[ How are u? Still have a fever? 

Better, it goes down. I think I'm going to school tomorrow, thx]>

<[ Okay :)

<[ I'm writing coz we have projects in pairs...

<[ And I reported us together

Oh ]>

Okay... ]>

When is the deadline? ]>

<[ Friday

Ok wait]>

I have ballet tomorrow so I can do it at Wed or Thu]>

<[ I have a dentist on Wed T_T

<[ So Thursday? 

Yeah ]>

However, no. We finish classes at 5pm and then we have a sleepover w others ]>

<[ Shit it is the fact.

<[ Well I know u're sick but what about today

<[ ?¿

Uhh I think we dont have a choice ]> 

Come on but get ready to be sick next week ^^ ]>

<[ Oh noooo i dont want

<[ Whyyyy

User 'Ashy Ash' changed name of user 'Smiley Psycho' to 'Poor Sick Blondie'. 

User 'Poor Sick Blondie' changed name of user 'Ashy Ash' to 'Poor Sick Carrot Top'.  

Hey! Carrot Top?! ]>

<[ Love u too <3

<[ :D

Idiot]>

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Ashlyn threw her phone on the bed, falling back onto the pillow. She didn't know if her heart was beating so fast because of the fever or because of Aiden's stupid text. Her heart almost jump out of her chest when she read the sentence "love u too <3". 

Her phone vibrated and she jumped up to reached for it. 

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<[ This is exactly why you love me lol

God Aiden stop it!! ]>

<[ But it's true hahah

Shut up and move your ass Im waiting ]>

<[ Ok ok I'm on my way

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"Idiot", Ashlyn snorted to herself. 

"Who's the idiot?" her mom Emma peered into her room. 

"Nobody!" Ashlyn said quickly. 

"Aiden or Tyler?" Emma got curious. 

"Nevermind, mom", she pulled the duvet up to her chin. 

"It's definitely Aiden", her mom said as she entered the room. "If you wanna talk about it... you know I'm always ready, right?"

"There's nothing to talk about" Ashlyn mumbled. 

"If you say so. How is your fever, my dear daughter? Do you want some tea? 

"I feel better. I would like to have chamomile tea, thanks." she sniffled. "Oh, and... may Aiden come? We need to do the project."  

"Of course, my girl", her mom smiled. "When is he coming? I'll make more tea for him too." 

"In a moment", Ashlyn replied. "But don't make him chamomile tea, he likes red best. 

"You know a lot about him" Emma giggled, leaving the room. "I'll do red tea for him then". 

Ashlyn sighed, frustrated. Were all her friends and even her parents in the collusion to make her life more awkward? It was difficult enough, particulary because of Aiden. 

She got up for a few minutes to quickly clean her room and make her bed. Then she opened the door to let Aiden know he can come in, wrapped herself in her favourite red blanket and sat on the bed with a book, waiting for the friend. 

"Hey Ash" she heard a few minutes later and Aiden went into her room. "I brought materials which Mr. Thomas gave us." 

"Great. Come and sit here", she patted the place next to her, realizing he is staring at her. "What?" 

"Oh, nothing." he flushed a little. "It's just... you look different with one braid." 

"Umm... thanks", she glanced at the thick folder in his hands. "Wow, a bit much."

"I know." 

He ran his hand through his hair, and Ashlyn realized this movement was... nervous? 

"Ya good?"

"Yeah", he sat down on the bed in front of her, smiling,  but she saw this smile wasn't as confident as usual. "Like always". 

He looks a bit weird... Did my mom say something to him...? 

No, she wouldn't do that. 

"Okay. By the way my mom offered to make us tea", she said and Aiden nodded. "So, what's the topic?" 

"Uh... don't be mad but... I didn't know what the topic we would have because Mr. Thomas told us to form pairs and he wrote them down before assigning us topics..."

"What's the topic, Aiden?" Ashlyn interrupted him, full of foreboding. 

"It's, umm..." Aiden looked away. "Valentine's day." 

Ashlyn felt her cheeks turn red. 

"WHAT." 

"Sorry, Ash. Me and Taylor wanted to switch topics but Mr. Thomas disagreed." 

So, even teachers wanted to ruin her life? She felt like her life was laughing in her face. 

It is so... fucking... embarassing. 

"And what are we supposed to do?" 

"Organize it...?" 

"And we have to buy all the stuff?! I will not parade with heart-shaped, helium balloons through half the city! "

"No, we just need to make a plan", Aiden calmed her down. "Someone else will buy everything later." 

"Oh." Ashlyn felt relieved. "It's... not that bad." 

The door opened and her mom entered the room. 

"Here's your tea," she smiled, setting two steaming mugs on the nightstand. Ashlyn blushed, realizing that they were her parents' matching cups, white with half hearts on them. "I'm sorry it took me so long, but Ashlyn wanted red tea for you, Aiden, so I ran to the store to get it." 

Ashlyn shot her mother a furious look. How could she?!

"Enjoy!" Her mom winked at her with a smile and left the room. 

"You remembered I like red tea" Aiden said quietly as they were alone. 

"Yeah." Ashlyn didn't know what else to say. 

There was an awkward silence for a moment.

"Well, since you mentioned balloons, let's write them down." Aiden opened the folder he received from the teacher and wrote 'heart balloons' on a sheet titled 'needed items'. "Any other ideas?" 

"Let me see." Ashlyn reached for a stack of sheets stuffed into the folder. 

"Needed items", she started to flipping through the sheets one by one. "Preparation time and plan, things to buy... in case of change of plans, risk in percentage... I don't get what is this needed for." she snorted, amused. 

"Amount needed to purchase all items", Aiden continued. "Event scenario, preparation plan, include love mail and organize date spots... Wait, what?" 

"Weren't we supposed to create the whole scenario?" She frowned. 

Aiden looked at her, confused. 

"I don't know, Maybe Mr. Thomas cared about this."

"Well, we need to start. We have to finish the whole project today." Ashlyn reminded. 

"Right." 

They worked for next few hours, and after 8 pm they had almost everything - except date spots.

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I was having so much fun writing this lol

My 12 yr old sister when I read her the part where Ashlyn thought that life was laughing in her face: 

Sis: Not only life.

Me: Why?

Sis: Cause we too! 

Next part later today or tomorrow! 💗