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Chapter 38

"So I don't see you for two months and this is how you treat me," Michael said sassily. "I see how it is."

"A month and twenty-five days," I corrected him. "I haven't seen you since the eighth of July, and it's now the second of September. And hello to you, too." I smiled at him, but Michael still glared at me.

"Well?" he demanded. "Hug me!"

I laughed, throwing my arms over his shoulders and patting his back. He did the same to me, and I heard a small cough behind us.

"I don't get a hug?" Ashton said with a pout.

Ashton looked—for a lack of a better word—older. His curly hair was unruly, unlike his curly bangs in high school. It looked almost as if his hair was split down the middle, but at the same time, it was everywhere. He had a fedora on the top of his head, and he had a new pair of glasses. I couldn't help but feel as if he were wearing Harry Potter's glasses. He had a green jacket over a white t-shirt, accompanied by blue denim jeans, and I couldn't help but think damn, somebody's looking sophisticated.

Michael smiled, wrapped his arms around his boyfriend's waist, and then let go just as quickly as he hugged him.

"I'm going to look for some familiar faces," Michael said. "Bye, guys!" He waved back at us, and then he jogged away.

I turned to Ashton, and we took a moment to hug and recollect.

"How are you, man?" I asked. "How was your summer?"

Ashton chuckled softly. "It was...eventful. What about you?"

I could already feel the blood rushing to my cheeks. "Well, I have some news..."

"News?" Ashton asked.

"Yeah."

"What type of news?"

Oh, nothing important. I just got a boyfriend over the summer, and he's pretty fucking sexy. "Just news."

"Just news?" Ashton asked skeptically.

I nodded. "I'll tell both you and Michael later. He seems a little busy at the moment..."

Ashton smiled. "Yeah, he's saying hi to everyone that went to our high school."

"I know."

"Hey, what class do you have first?"

I looked down at the yellow card in my hands. "Linguistics," I told him. Ashton nodded and smiled. He knew I wanted to be a writer or editor. "What do you have?" I asked him.

"I have computer science," Ashton said proudly.

"Do you and Michael take any classes together?"

"I don't think so," Ashton said sadly. "I think we both have performing arts together, but I'm not exactly sure."

"You're taking performing arts?" I asked.

Ashton nodded with a smile. "Yeah. Acting's fun!"

"You could be the next Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie."

"But we're gay."

"You could be the next Brad Pitt and Angelo Jolie."

"There is no Angelo Jolie."

"It's the gender-bent gay version of Angelina Jolie."

"I am questioning my entire friendship with you."

"I'm surprised you just started questioning it."

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hi university is scary

i thought high school meant guys with beards

but university is guys with beards tO THE MAX

who the fuck says "to the max" omf

i say "to the max" fucking deal with it

so how's uni?

it's cool

but so much work :-(

i have an essay due friday for linguistics

that doesn't sound fun :-(

idk man i'm still marveling over the fact that i got a full scholarship

 i got half a scholarship to the uni in sydney. tuitions suck :-(

isn't college tuition cheaper in oz than in the us?

i think? idk

where are you going?

ucla :-) go bruins! *cheers*

what's your major?

linguistics :-)

i also want to major in mythology omg that would be so cool

or folklore!

what about you?

i'm majoring in music :-)

you still have to sing and play guitar for me

you still have to play piano for me

lol nah

right back at you :-----)

well i have to go to my mythology class now :-(

damn we didn't talk for long i'm sad

i'll talk to you soon. okay?

okay.

:--------------)

yOU DID NOT JUST

YOU GAVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY AND I FUCKING TOOK IT

I AM SO DONE WITH YOU

are you so done that you're ready to get out of the oven

OH MY GOSH

3000 PERCENT DONE

I'M SO FUCKING DONE

I LOVE YOU

and i seriously have to go :-(

bye, babycakes :-)

bye, cakeface :-)

to the sun and back. remember that.

maybe "to the sun and back" can be our "always"

JUST STOP OH MY GOSH

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"Luke Luke Luke Luke Luke Luke Luke," Michael pestered.

"What what what what what what what," I replied.

"What kind of news do you have?"

"I'll tell you when Ashton's here."

An arm was thrown over my shoulders, and another was thrown over Michael's.

"I'm here!" Ashton exclaimed. "Now spill."

"Imaybekindasortahaveaboyfriend BYE!"                   

I released myself from Ashton's grasp. I ran towards the Metro stop, ignoring Ashton and Michael's calls and giggling uncontrollably.