miles dropped the whole thing about ashtray , he acts like i never said anything. and lately i haven't seen the two around each other.. but that's their business not mine.

ashtray went back to usual , so the very little hope i had that we would start being friends , was out of the door.

"i'm telling you mal.. he seems like some sorta player." anna shook her head , not agreeing with me decisions of wanting to hangout with miles again.

"or , one of those guys that act super sweet , until they completely fucking break your heart." she added on , making me snap my head in her direction.

"i'm just sayin." she shrugged.

"you really think so? he seems nice , anna." sage looked over at her too.

i nodded my head in agreement , only making anna roll her eyes at both of us. "y'all are proving my point."

"he SEEMS nice. but who knows how he'll be in like a month." she added , looking me in the eye.

"i agree with anna.. i don't know , he does seem like one of those guys that only act nice to look good." hazel spoke , which was guessable. she agrees with most things annalise says.

once i didn't give a reply , mostly because i didn't know what to reply , but also because i didn't know if i wanted to listen to her. miles is nice.. even if i haven't known him long.

"i could be wrong , mal. i don't know , just try it out for awhile but the moment you see a problem , drop him." she pointed her finger at me , and then glanced over to the table miles was sitting at.

i chuckled , shaking my head. "try it out for awhile." god , that makes me seem like some whore.

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after school i ended up with miles , coincident? sure.

"you friend doesn't like me , does she?" he spoke , walking close to me again , heading down the street.

"what?" i chuckled , turning to him. that came outta nowhere.

"annalise , she gives me dirty looks all the time." he smiled , keeping his eyes on me.

i laughed , he's right.

"i don't know , she doesn't have any reason not to like you." i lied to him.

he raised his eyebrows , noticing a field ahead of us.

he grabbed my hand , jogging a bit to the field and once we reached the little fence that separated the side walk and the field , he stopped.

"what are you doing?" i smiled , looking down at our hands together.

"wanna run through the field?" he answered my question , with a question.

i squinted my eyes , "seriously?" mocking him from when we got ice cream and i got vanilla.

he smiled , rolling his eyes and then grabbing my waist , lifting me over the fence and then jumping over it after me.

i watched his every move , anna's words going to my mind.

"okay.. cmon!" i grabbed his hand this time , making him start running with me.

he laughed from behind me , not letting go of my hand until we reached a little hill , meaning we ran far.

we looked at each other , sitting down as we were both out of breathe.

we sat in silence , looking down at the view bellow us. it was nice , a comfortable silence.

"you like him.. don't you?"

until miles opened his mouth.

i turned to him , raising my eyebrows in confusion.
"who?"

he looked at me for a quick second , before turning back to the view. "ashtray."

oh , what a great way to ruin the mood miles.

i turned away from him , taking longer than i should've to answer. "no."

but i could tell he didn't believe that for a second.

he sighed , standing up and putting out his hand for me to grab , which i did.

"wanna start walking back? it's getting dark." he changed the subject.

"sure." i nodded , feeling how awkward it was now.

once we were back walking on the side walk , and i was close enough to home , he stopped.

"bye , malani." he gave me a small smile , turning to the other direction to walk home.

i felt guilty the whole way home , i don't even know why either. but i mean , what makes him think i like ashtray? does that mean him and i aren't gonna hangout anymore?

i knocked on the front door , it was always locked so i couldn't just walk in.

eventually ashtray opened the door , rolling his eyes once his eyes landed on me.

"hi to you too." i joked , smiling sarcastically and pushing past him.

"finally decided to come home?" he followed behind me , since i had to walk by the couch to go to my room and he was going to the couch.

"mind your business." i answered , going to my room and closing my door.
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hours passed , i had a full conversation with hazel , sage and annalise about what went down today with miles , basically asking for advice.

but they weren't very good at that , since they wanted me and ashtray to get together in the first place.

so i put all of that aside , deciding i would just let whatever happens , happen.

i opened my room door , going to the kitchen for a drink.

"you still up?" made me jump , the room dark as fezco and faye were asleep.

"obviously." i responded , grabbing a cup.

ashtray didn't give me any type of reply , well , he probably rolled his eyes but i didn't see , if he did.

but once i felt something touch my arm , and i moved back.

"calm down." he chuckled , and then i knew it was ashtray.

"why are you always coming into rooms quietly?" i shook my head , even if he couldn't see.

"why are you so jumpy?" he answered me question , with a question.

"i'm not , i just don't think you're gonna come in rooms like you do." i answered , getting ready to walk off.

"were you with miles earlier?" made me stop in my tracks.

i didn't know if i should tell him i was , or if i should tell him to mind his business. so i went with what i think he'd tell me.

"mind your business."

AUTHORS NOTES:

enough of miles

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