The Possessive Billionaire ✔

Chapter 3 - Everything Went Black{}

Chapter 3 - Everything Went Black

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The door to my bedroom slammed open and in walked a Melanie. Her hair was dishevelled and she had under-eye circles and she looked awfully tired for someone who takes care of themselves a lot.

"Where have you been?" She asked once she saw me her eyes wide open.

"I passed out at the gala and Brandon took me to his house," I replied to her honestly.

 When Melanie and I were in primary school we made an oath to always tell one another the truth. I hated hiding anything from her.

"And you did not think to drop a text? I was worried about you." She asked raising her eyebrows which have a piercing on them.

"I was not exactly conscious of my surrounding..." I trailed off.

Melanie looked as though she was pondering my response but a few moments later she nodded her head at me before smiling widely. She had agreed and accepted my reasoning.

"Tell me everything!" She said. That was Melanie for you, she was upset and mad at you for a second and then heavily bursting with excitement.

I spent a few minutes explaining to her what was going on and she was very happy that I was apparently 'moving on' from Darren. 

"What is his surname?" Melanie asked finally finishing her chocolate.

"I actually don't know," I replied honestly.

"Oh okay." She said and at that moment my phone beeped indicating that I had just received a message.

Brandon
Hey Ashley, it's Brandon.

Me
Hey!

Brandon
How are You?

Me
Fantastic thanks, and yourself?

Brandon
Amazing. Are you busy next week Saturday?

Me
Yes.

Brandon
Oh, what are you doing?

Me
Getting to know my bed better

I responded and smiled at my message before I realised he had gone offline. The smile turned slowly into a small frown. Get a grip on yourself, Ashley! You just met this man! I said to myself as I looked at my reflection in the mirror. I left my phone on my bedside table and took my shower.

I dressed in some warm, comfortable clothes before reading a book I had been gifted for my birthday. I had read through half of the book before I saw it was lunchtime and I chose to head out to help Melanie in the kitchen.

"Hey, what are we cooking today?" I asked her as I saw her madly flipping through the recipe book.

"How about chicken ala king?" She suggested and I agreed. We set to work I handled all the chopping and dicing while Melanie did the rest.

I don't know if I am the only one but I handed touching chicken bones. I hated them turning up in my food and I hated handling them during cooking. Melanie always did that part. She knew how uncomfortable and queasy I got whenever I saw the bones. I couldn't help but gag at the thought.

We sat down and ate in silence and then decided to watch tv together. We watched The Notebook and Melanie began crying at the sad scenes. That is Melanie for you, she cries about everything sad.

"Why aren't you crying, Ashley?" Melanie asked as she sniffed with a small laugh and wiped away the tears that had begun trailing down her pale face.

"Hmm, I don't know, it's just a movie after all Mel," I said patting her hand before turning the TV off as the ending credits began to roll on. I yawned and decided it was time for me to sleep since I had to work tomorrow.