Ashley Bennett has been living with her best friend, Julie Molina, ever since Ash's parents were killed overseas when she was 12. What happens when one day, Julie and Ash find an old CD belonging to the forgotten 90s band Sunset Curve?
What happens...
I was at my locker, putting my math and science notebooks inside as there was an announcement over the PA. "Hello, students and faculty. Just a friendly reminder, tickets are still available for the marching band practice this weekend." A teacher announced over the PA as I also put my American History textbook into my locker. I closed my locker, making sure it locked.
"Hey." I heard Reggie say as I looked next to me, seeing him leaning against the lockers, looking at me.
"Looks like someone couldn't stay away." I joked as Reggie laughed, smiling. "What are you doing here anyway?" I then asked him, crossing my arms.
"Luke told me to talk to you about what song we're gonna play tonight. Luke suggested Great and I agree with him since that is a song the two of us mainly wrote." Reggie said to me, standing in front of me.
"With Luke and Julie." I added as a small group of girls walked past us, snickering.
"Hey, Ashley. What's up?" a girl asked me as I sent her a small smile before pulling out my phone.
"Hold on, Reg." I told him as I held my phone to my ear as if I'm talking to someone on the phone.
"You're just going to talk to someone else while we're talking? Seriously?" Reggie then asked me, offended, as I put my phone to my ear.
"Hey! Thanks for calling. Otherwise, people might think I'm talking to air." I said into my phone, looking at Reggie again; he had an oh face, realizing what I was doing.
"Nice save." Reggie commented as a group of Junior boys from the football team walked past us.
"Hey, Bennett." A boy (who I think is a tight end) said, smirking as I rolled my eyes and Reggie glared at him; I looked back at Reggie as the boys walked away.
"By the way, Reggie, I think Great is the perfect song for the party." I said to Reggie, smiling as he looked back at me.
"Ok, good. Well, that's all I needed to talk to you about. So..." Reggie then said, putting his hands in his pockets; I raised an eyebrow, not believing him.
"then why don't I believe you?" I questioned him as he looked at me before sighing.
"Ok, fine. There's one more thing I wanted...needed to talk to you about. Look, I know I'm not the easiest person...or ghost in the world to work with, and Luke and Alex can vouch for that. But...you deserve to know that you make me a better guitarist." Reggie then said to me, acting a little nervous.
"I think we make each other better." I told him, smiling as he smiled back.
"Ash, let's ditch today. We can go rehearse, just me and you." Reggie then said to me as he took a step closer to me.
"Reggie, you know I can't ditch school. Julie and I both promised Ray, school first." I responded, sighing.
"You're at school now; now we're leaving to go rehearse. See? Loophole." Reggie then said to me, smiling as I sighed again. "Come on. I can't do this without you." Reggie added as he went to grab my hand, but stopped when he remembered he can't touch me.
"I can't, Reggie. Besides, I have dance class with Ethan for our show." I then said to Reggie as his smile faded.
"Hey, Ash!" I heard Ethan exclaim as I looked behind Reggie, seeing Ethan in an all-black outfit for our dance; my dress is in a garment bag in my locker.
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"And he's heading this way. Gotta go, Reggie. Bye." I then said as I hung up my phone; Reggie looked at Ethan as he walked up to me and an unknown Reggie.
"Hey." Ethan said to me, smiling.
"Well, don't you look handsome." Reggie joked, standing next to Ethan even though Ethan couldn't hear Reggie.
"Are you ready for our performance?" Ethan asked me as I looked at him, nodding.
"Yea, definitely. We're gonna do great." I responded to Ethan as he chuckled lightly.
"I'm glad you think so. I swear I got worse and worse after each class." Ethan then said to me as Reggie scoffed. "It's a good thing I got my secret weapon." Ethan added, smiling at me.
"Oh! I think someone has a crush on Ashley Bennett!" Reggie then exclaimed, standing behind Ethan; I looked at Reggie, noticing how everything about him changed in an instant in a bad way.
"Shut up." I told Reggie, but Ethan thought I was talking to him. "Uh...shut up!" I then exclaimed, chuckling nervously.
"No, seriously, Bennett. I...I...I'm nothing without you dancing at my side." Ethan then said to me.
"No. You're gonna do fine, Ethan." I told him, smiling as I playfully pushed his shoulder through Reggie. "I'll see you in there." I then said to Ethan as he nodded.
"Yea. I'll be the guy trying not to make us look stupid." Ethan then said to me, Reggie mocking Ethan's movements as Ethan walked away, leaving me there with Reggie a few feet from me.
"Well, I can see why you think he's cute!" Reggie then exclaimed in a mocking tone as he walked back up to me; I pulled out my phone, going back to call someone.
"Boundaries, Reggie." I told him as I put my phone to my ear again; I looked at Reggie again, seeing that his entire attitude changed since he said that Ethan liked me. "Reg, you ok?" I then asked him as he looked at me.
"Yea, I'm fine. Why?" He asked me, putting his hands in his pockets.
"Because when you said that Ethan liked me, your entire attitude changed." I pointed out as Reggie just scoffed.
"My attitude didn't change, Ash." Reggie told me, now crossing his arms as I put my free hand on my hip.
"It did, Reggie. Why?" I then asked him as he sighed.
"I just...never mind." Reggie then said to me as he leaned up against the lockers again.
"Reggie, come on." I said as I leaned against the lockers next to him.
"Just drop it, Ash. Please." Reggie then said, looking at me as I sighed.
"Ok. I'll see you after school." I told Reggie as I put my phone back in my pocket, walking away.
"Guess we'll just have to carry you tonight just like we always do!" Reggie then told me as I sighed, smiling a little as I headed for the gym. "I know you're smiling. Kill it on the dance floor!" Reggie then called out, getting back to his normal self as I walked away.
I said I was gonna do it...two chapers in one day and chapter 25 is done! Please comment and vote!
