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ASPENS POV

So that happened I think to myself as I’m trying to not look like a smiley id.iot. I continue walking down the hall and up the stairs to the third floor to find my homeroom. I walk in and of course Ash is talking with the guys sitting in front of him. They probably play sports too. I should think of extracurricular activities for my next four years too. Like Danny said it’ll be great on your college application and if I know anything about High School is it flies quicker than you realize.

I should also really consider going to a few of his games this year but that’s more of Sage’s scene though she’s always gone to root for him while I’m more of being a loner at home eating Reese’s and crying my life away watching Netflix drama’s. He gives me a quick nod as the guys leave to sit down and I walk over to the seat next to him and sit. “Thanks for saving me a seat bro and here I brought you a muffin. Not as warm anymore but they are actually pretty good.” I say handing him the muffin and I look around the classroom as everyone starts to settle and chat. “Thanks sis smells bomb.” He says to me but before he can say anything else one of the guys in front of us turns around. He is my total weakness when it comes to looks.. With his brown hair and brown eyes. Perfect facial structure and his lips.. Oh my.. Pull it together Aspen Marie Gray.. You are looking desperate.. I say to myself trying to keep my composure in tack. “Now who might this beautiful gem be?” He says smirking at me. “My twin sister and she is off limits.” Asher said looking directly at his new friend with daggers.

Yup that’s my brother everyone. Protective as f***k and usually I wouldn’t have a problem with it but this is a new school. First day of High School none the less and no guy will ever talk to me unless they are gay knowing they will have to go through this brute first. Throwing his hands up to surrender the kid says. “I just wanted to introduce myself don’t kill me yet bro. My names Benjamin James but you can definitely call me Benny, cutie.” He replies with a smirk and before Ash opened his big mouth I quickly say while laughing. “Nice to meet you Benny cutie.”

“What n-no that’s not what I meant.” He stuttered looking taken back. “Oh. Don’t worry I got what you mean’t.” I say giving him a smirk back leaving him speechless as he turns around to face the front again. Asher starts laughing. “See I am coming out of my shell and it is only homeroom.” I laugh with Ash and he gives me a side hug. This is going to be a long school year then..” He says while looking at his phone. “What do you mean by that?” I ask him and he sighs before looking away from his lock screen which is obviously Ana.. “I have just been feeling different. There’s a lot of attractive girls here that have been wondering their eyes at me and normally I would pay no mind to any of them but I think I’m falling out of love because I’ve been taking double looks their way too..” He says and I know it’s breaking his heart..

“Look I’m not saying this because I hate Ana but because you need to break free and explore what we have here. We aren’t going back to Montana anytime soon so don’t hold yourself back.. I’m sorry but I’m sure she’s already moving on while still with you..” I say looking at him. He turns his head to look at me and nods his head. “Yeah I got a confirmation on that few nights ago but I haven’t wanted to believe it just yet. Drew reached out and told me that he went to the movies with his gf and saw Ana a few rows down from them. Apparently she was there with someone he didn’t know so I can only imagine.. He didn’t go into details but I heard enough to know and I’m probably gonna break up with her tonight..” He says looking at me. I give him a side hug as the teacher came in and started addressing to all of us to settle down and get ready for her to talk pretty much. We all shut up and she introduced herself as Mrs Brown. She’s one of the biology teachers for Freshman. She seems nice but I honestly just want to get my day over with. She began to tell us about everything we need to know and handed out are schedules.

She then went around handing out our locker numbers and had everyone assigned alphabetically by their last name, thank god I have Asher because it would be so awkward to sit next to two randos on my first day. Once we all sat in our assigned homeroom seats she took us out into the hallway so we could find out lockers. Unfortunately mine wasn’t next to Asher but it was in the middle of this girl named Carrie and of course Benny. Just my luck this morning.. Carrie is sweet she was a little chatty by our lockers then once Mrs. Brown had us go back in the class she just went to her seat. Which is cool for me because I don’t know what we would even talk about. Mrs. Brown had everyone take turns introducing themselves and something they want to share to everyone. Great.. I’d do anything else then have all eyes on me when it’s my turn.. Asher and I are right in the beginning of the alphabet so this is going to suck for sure. First few students say their name and something they like then it’s Ash’s turn. He introduces himself and says he likes to draw while giving his best smile. I can see he won half of the girls over in this classroom just by doing that and they’ll probably ask him to paint them like one of his naked French girls later..

I quickly roll my eyes to that trying to hold in my laughter. The art thing is so true though! He’s like the best drawer I know and not too many people know that about him back home because he is a jock after all. He has been dedicated to playing sports his whole life but he has also always drew too. He’s pretty great at both. Mrs. Brown says very good to him and then looks at me. I stand up and feel my heart is racing, “Hi I’m Aspen Gray and I like Reese’s.” I say then sit down faster than when I got up. “See that wasn’t too bad.” Ash says to me as we listen to the rest of the class and the bell finally rings. “Quick check to see if we have any classes together please.” I say to my brother giving him my schedule. “From what I can see it looks like we have PE together.” He says handing the paper back to me. “Wait that’s it? No you’ve got to be kidding me..” I say looking down at my schedule. “f***k and of course that’s the last block of the day.. So what about lunch?! Ash I’m not ready for this I’m gonna die without you today.” I say as we start walking out into the hall way. “It’s gonna be okay stay calm down and you will do perfectly fine. I have all the confidence in the world that you will besides I will text you when I find out about lunch because I won’t know until that teacher tells us.” Asher says giving me a pat on the back before walking away and leaving me there alone so I go to my locker again.

ASHER’S POV

I can’t stop thinking of that conversation with my sister about Ana.. There’s no way I can go the rest of the day like this. I’m going to have to break up with her now. I already know she’s been out with other guys and from how she was with me first time getting together in the sixth grade I can already picture what she is doing at the movies and whatever else.. I decide to go down the hall to the boys bathroom. I’m just gonna text her and see if she can talk on the phone for a few minutes. I walk past a few chicks and they are so much better looking here. Thank god I decided to start working on my fitness because it definitely is starting to show. I just smile as I’m walking. I gotta play it smooth I don’t want to seem desperate for this attention. Although Ana gives me enough there’s just something missing in our relationship. I love her.. Or at least at one point I really really did.. We’ve both grown up from when we first got together. I use to love how confident she always was but that started to turn her into a monster. Constantly feeding off being controlling people and being conceded.. More so by the ending of last year and honestly it not who I want to be seen with. It’s stupid to say that because she is still my girlfriend until she answers my text.. I have like three more minutes before I need to get to my first actual class of High School and I can’t be late. Ana has been my first for everything and I was hers.. Well that’s what she’s told me and I believed her. What a stupid kid I was just trying to get my d***k wet. I shake my head as I reach the bathroom and see that Ana is calling me. “Hey what’s up ” I say and I start to crumble on the inside.. This is a lot harder than I thought it would be. I don’t think I can go through it.. I say to myself as I hear her say. “Baby?” She talks again. “Ah yeah.. Hey do you have a second to talk?” I say back biting my lip. “Yeah I’m actually at my locker. High School is great so far!” She says cheery. More than what I would have expected her to say if I wasn’t actually expecting what she did just say. More confirmation for my reasoning of talking to her this second. “Yeah about that. Ana, I thought I’d give you the respect of talking over the phone about this so I’m just gonna come right out and say it..” I say softly. “Baby what’s the matter? Your scaring me..” I hear her say. “I’m sorry but I think we should go our separate ways. I know you’ve been seeing other people behind my back and it’s been making me sick. I can no longer tolerate it and it’s not like I’m ever coming back to Montana too. I wish you nothing but the best and thank you for our relationship. You will always be my first love.” I say to her but she isn’t crying.. Sh.it I’m tearing up on my end and she is just a mute.. “I’m sorry Asher.. Truth is I have moved on. I don’t know how you found out but I was going to call you tonight.. I hope you have a good life. You were so good to me even when I didn’t always deserve it. I will always love you too.” Are her last words before she hung up.. Half of my heart feels shattered and the other half feels relief.. I hear the first bell letting students know one minute left until class so I book it out the bathroom and down the hallway making that one minute last.