Ashton and Julie

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Something Special (part one)

Julie's pov:

Walking down the school hallway with my report card in hand of the first nine weeks, I couldn't help but scan through all my grades, smiling at the fact that I've gotten an A in every single class.

Even though I don't normally struggle with my grades and typically get A's, I do get nervous every time I am given my report card because I know that I would feel disappointed if I didn't do as well as I thought I did.

I usually tend to feel happier on a day like this, but so far, today has just felt odd...

Like really odd.

I thought it would be like every other typical day, you know, hanging with the boys and Gianna at school and then maybe hanging out afterwards if we all weren't bombarded with homework.

But ever since this morning, I've felt like...

They've been ignoring me.

Especially Ashton... my own boyfriend.

Don't get me wrong...

I'm definitely not that kind of girl who needs attention every five seconds from their boyfriend...

But this...

This is different.

I feel like Ashton has been avoiding talking to me all day.

To start, every morning we ride to school together in his car.

Even though it's pretty early in the morning, it doesn't stop us from joking around, laughing, talking, and okay... maybe a lot of back and forth flirting...

But today it just felt so different.

When I tried to engage a conversation with him this morning, he just seemed distracted, or lost in thought.

I honestly thought it was because he woke up on the wrong side of the bed, but he's never acted... so distanced from me before...

Especially ever since we've started dating.

And then as the day continued, it just kept getting worse and worse.

Even Jake, Luke, Damien, and Zander weren't talking to me as much.

And it's...

Well...

THEM!!!

I never thought in my whole existence that they could be so hushed, quiet, and above all...secretive.

When we all got together during our free period like we usually do, all the boys were engaging in almost like a "secret conversation," leaving me to just sit off to the side, debating whether to just leave or not.

Normally Gianna would be there too, but she was making up a test for another teacher.

But I couldn't help but wonder...

Did I do something wrong?

Did I say something bad?

Did I hurt somebody by accident?

Those kinds of thoughts were just eating me away, and it made me feel like a terrible person, even if I didn't do anything to begin with.

It just didn't make sense that yesterday everything was completely normal.

And now we have present time, to where I am walking to lunch, still with my report card, trying to forget about my awful morning.

Maybe it was just a...

Weird... boy... hormonal phase?

Yeah! Like a guy period!

But not.

But kinda.

Maybe considering the fact that they all started it the same day..?

I don't know, maybe I'll look it up later.

I could just picture me typing...

Google: is there a such thing as a group of boys going on a man period starting at the same exact time?

Google: do man periods exist?

Google: man period.

I haven't had the chance to talk to Gianna today, so maybe she's dealing with the same thing.

Which is why I've been dying to go to lunch today, maybe have all my worries solved, or even better, have them all acting like themselves again.

Taking a deep breath, I walk through the doors of the cafeteria, instantly finding my group as they were all huddled around the table, talking intently to one another in hushed whispers.

I slowly make my way up to them, interested in what they were talking about.

"Hey everyone!" I smile, trying to peer over one of their shoulders to see what they were looking at on what seems to be Ashton phone, but like deers caught in headlights, they all scatter apart from one another, Ashton hiding his phone behind his back quickly.

"Hi baby..." Ashton drawls out, putting his phone in his book bag.

"What were you guys talking about?" I ask, my smile faltering as all of them look at one another, definitely hiding something.

"Nothing to worry about little J." Zander says, scratching the back of his head.

"But-... you guys were looking at something..." I look at each one of them trying to find an answer, Luke and Damien not even able to meet my questioning eyes.

"It wasn't anything of importance Julie, you know how boys are." Gianna says, grabbing my arm and leading me to my seat.

"Yeah Julie, I don't know what you are so curious-..." but his words were soon muffled into a painful wince as he holds his leg, giving a short glare at Gianna who only smirks.

"I thought girlfriend's were suppose to be nice to their boyfriends." He mutters under his breath, as everyone else laughs.

But all I could think about was what everyone was hiding from me.

I soon feel a kiss on my forehead as Ashton turns my body to face him, "I'm going to go grab lunch, do you want anything beautiful?" he asks, looking into my eyes.

I shake my head, "No... I'm fine." I look away from his stare.

He sighs...

A small sign that he didn't like me looking away from him so quickly, but he follows Zander, Luke, and Jake towards the lunch line.

Lunch didn't get much better after that. Just like free period, I felt like it was just me.

As of now, everyone was on their phones, once in awhile laughing at what ever was happening on their cellular device.

Even though Ashton was sat right next to me, he felt so far away as he too stayed glued to his phone, simply typing away.

For the first five minutes, I tried to take glances every so often, be he seemed to have caught me every time, and kept hiding his phone away from my view.

Which has never happened before... ever.

We typically don't hide stuff from one another, so this was just a new feeling all together.

But as time went on, I couldn't help but become suspicious.

All of them seemed to be typing on their phone.

All. Of. Them.

Like they all just seemed to be texting at the same exact time...

And then... my suspicion came more of a probability as they soon started to let out quiet laughs at the same time.

And finally... my probability became reality when I went to throw my trash away, I glanced at as many of their phones as I could, and I saw the same type of texts on each.

I felt beyond left out.

The fact that they went so far as to all of them texting one another for me not to be included made my heart drop.

"I... have to go to the bathroom."

Without looking up, a few of them nod their head.

So without saying anything, I just grab all of my stuff and leave, knowing that if I wasn't there, at least they wouldn't have to text what they wanted to say.

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"And have these headaches been occurring all morning for you Julie?" The nurse asks, as I shamefully nod my head at my lies, doing anything to just go home and sleep away this dreadful day.

Or maybe this whole entire weekend, seeing that it was Friday.

"Okay sweetie, I will call home to tell your parents to pick you up. Why don't you get a cup of water and take a seat." Again, I just nod my head, thanking the lord that my father was off work today. If he wasn't, I wouldn't have considered this knowing that he would have had to leave work.

After about ten minutes, he walks in, a worried expression across his face as he looks at me.

He exchanges a few words with the nurse before I follow him out to his car, both of us getting in.

He turns towards me quickly, "How are you? Are you okay?"

I couldn't even form a single word as I burst out crying in front of him, covering my face in the process.

"I-..I want to go home."

He didn't ask any questions after that.

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Wiping my tears with the back of my hand, I cover my face with my blanket, ignoring the constant beeping of my phone.

But after five minutes of notification after notification, I give up and pick up the device, looking at the screen with dozens of texts and calls from Ashton.

Ashy Pashy🙉💕🥊🥰:

Are you still in the bathroom?

Baby?

Babe...

Why did you take your stuff?

I'm waiting outside the bathroom... are you okay?

Please answer.

Why are you still in there?

You are making me nervous.

Julie!!!

I'm coming in on the count of three!!!

One

Two

Three!!!

You weren't in there.

And I might have a detention.

Are you at the gym?

WHERE ARE YOU!!!!

JULIE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Julie this isn't funny please answer your phone.

Babyyyyyyyyyy

Babes...

Sweetie...

Gym has started.

yOU WenT TO tHe NuRSE?!!!

WHy diDN't YOu TEll Me yOu DIdn't feeL GooD?!!!

YOU WENt home??!!!

Are you okay??!

Are you okay??!

Are you okay?!!

I'm coming.

THEY AREN'T LETTING ME LEAVE

TEXT ME BACK!!!

I may have another detention after I do this...

Reading his most recent text, I quickly pick up my phone, typing fast, trying to save him from doing anything stupid in the next five seconds.

Me: I'm fine, don't get in trouble.

He responds almost instantly.

Ashy Pashy🙉💞🥊🥰: YOU RESPONDED!!! What's wrong? What hurts? What can I get you?

Me: Nothing, just stay at school and don't get a detention.

Ashy Pashy🙉💞🥊🥰: But I need to see you

Me: Why?

Ashy Pashy🙉💞🥊🥰: For one, your sick. Two, over text you don't seem like yourself. Three, I miss you.

Me: Well number three wouldn't have been an issue if you didn't ignore my existence all day.

There was a pause from his side.

I felt slightly guilty.

When something is bothering me, I'm never really this straight forward about the issue...

But just being ignored and straight up lied to when I ask what's going on is just too far.

Ashy Pashy🙉💞🥊🥰: Baby...

Me: Please...

Me: Just don't.

Without a single thought, I completely shut off my phone so I wouldn't get any more notifications, returning to covering myself head to toe with my blanket in my bed.

How much I wish this day would just end.

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Looking at the clock, my heart clenched at the numbers.

4:47pm

Almost two whole hours since school has ended.

Almost two whole hours since I thought Ashton would break in through my window to see me.

Maybe I had that little spark of hope that he would be dying for me to forgive him, just like how I was dying to just accept his apology and for it to be like before...

Perfect.

But he didn't come.

Nor did anyone else for that matter, just my dad who stopped in about twice to make sure I was okay since my mom was still at work.

Even though I was upset...

I still loved Ashton...

And I still loved my friendship with Gianna...

Luke...

Jake...

Damien...

And Zander...

Half of me felt dreadful, upset, but the other side was just all over the place.

Am I being over dramatic?

Am I reacting over nothing?

Should I have just stayed at that lunch table, acted like everything was okay... because it just could have, and not have any doubt with my friendship with the people who I've grown to care about.

I wish things were simpler.

I wish I had answers.

Part two coming soon...

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