On our way there, we picked up Ashley’s friends. But the closer he got the more familiar he looked. Then it hit me. It was Aiden, Madison’s boyfriend.

“Hey Aid,” Ashley greeted him.

“Hey Ash thanks for letting me come,” Aiden replied.

“Just glad you could get away from Madison,” she sounded repulsed even saying her name. I wonder if it’s possible for just certain words to trigger your gag reflex, because at this moment any mention of Aiden and I felt like I was going to puke. But my resentment soon when away when it came clear that he had no interest in hitting on Ashley. Actually, he was more interested in hitting on me. If only he knew he didn’t stand a chance.

During the concert, I found myself in the middle of the mosh pit. Asley had to drag me out after I got nailed by some random guy right in the face. It hurt like hell, but in some twisted way I was proud of it. The overwhelming amount of people limited space, which meant that Ashley was pushed up against me the entire night. Concerts just made my list of favorite things to do.

At midnight, we found ourselves at Ashley house with cookie dough and chicken strips.

“Oh my god I love these,” Ashley mumbled while shoving cookie dough into her already full mouth.

“Chew, swallow, then talk,” I laughed.

“Yeah, yeah just eat your chicken strips,” she mumbled through bites.

“Hey guys,” Kyla greeted us as she came down the stairs.

“Hey Ky,” Ashley replied. “You wanna to come in the hot tub?” Alex asked.

“Sure,” she responded. Wait did she just say hot tub? Someone loves me tonight. I ran up into Ashley’s room to find my swim suit in my bag. Of course it was at the very bottom, and by the time I got there everything else was laying on Alex’s floor. I turned around and began changing.

By the time we were all in the hot tub, Kyla had launched into gossip mode. Don’t get me wrong, I like Kyla. I just don’t fit in with her though. She started talking about all the hot guys. I stayed silent the entire time and just nodded. But to my surprise Ashley didn’t really say much either.