Chapter 36

Ashley covers her mouth with her hands, her eyes wide with shock. All the dramatics. I can't with her sometimes.

"Stop that." I plead.

"Wow! Amelia, that is a really deep hole you have dug yourself in there." She says, dropping the act, but her eyes are still widely glaring at me with a mix of empathy and glee.

"He probably didn't hear. I whispered it and fell asleep immediately after." I say biting down on my lip. I wish that was the case so badly. God. This is too much.

"Okay, wait, back up. I want to know what got you so exhausted that you were confessing and falling asleep immediately. What is this? Are you the damsel in distress of a seasonal drama?" Ashley shakes my shoulders. She is trying to lighten up the situation. That is how I know I have truly fucked up.

I have done my best undermining the situation. But hearing it out and seeing Ashley react to it is really bringing it all to focus.

Why would I say that to him? WHY?

It is true, of cou