sincerely::cashton {COMPLETED}

4.4

ashton's pov

i walk up to calum's grave with a smile. it's sunny today, which makes my mood even better. i bend down and gently place the note on the grass in front of his gravestone.

someone put fresh roses on it, and it must've not even been there for a full day because they're not even close to wilting.

i stand back up and shove my hands in my pockets. i sigh in content, and turn around. it's time for me to leave now, so calum can come pick up the letter.

i've never even considered staying until he shows up. i feel like it would be wrong, like doing something without permission. i'll see him when he's ready.

i walk back to my car with my head down, whistling a soft tune.

it's a good day.

12:00 am

it's noon, and absolutely nothing has happened yet. though, i'm not complaining. it's still quite early.

i pass time by watching reruns of criminal minds, which turns into doing the dishes, which turns into laying on my back on my bed screaming song lyrics.

what do normal people do?

today is taking absolutely forever.

1:00 pm

still no sign

2:00 pm

what's going to happen today?

3:00 pm

i keep jumping whenever the phone rings

4:00 pm

i'm hungry, but i don't feel like eating

5:00 pm

not much longer now, i suppose

6:00 pm

maybe he's running a little late

7:00 pm

where is he?

7:03 pm

knock knock knock

i freeze in the middle of the hallway, and my chest tightens. i've been on my way outside to hand out candy instead, because i don't feel like doing anything else anymore.

but that damn knock.

i shut my eyes, take a deep breath, and open them again, moving forward and placing my hand over the door knob.

the person at the door is not who i expected it to be. my heart drops to my knees, and i feel like disappearing.

it's someone with a damn white sheet over their body with two holes for their eyes, holding a purple bag that had a drawing of a spider on a spiderweb on it that says 'happy halloween!' and i don't even have candy with me, i remember now that i left it in the kitchen when they knocked.

"trick or treat!" they exclaim, holding out the bag. i smile half heartedly,

"hold on, let me go grab the candy."

i make a move to walk back into the house, but the boy catches my wrist and makes me stop.

i look back to him as he takes off the white sheet and gives me a small smile.

"hi ashton" he says warmly.

i stand there for a moment, my breath hitched in my throat, wondering how he could possibly be right in front of me.

"hi calum" i finally reply, just over a whisper. he drops the empty bag and pulls me into a hug, his arms wrapping around my torso.

i sniffle, blinking back tears as my arms wrap around him. he feels so safe and now i can't remember what it feels like to not have his arms around me because it's so familiar and it feels like coming home. this is what coming home feels like.

"hi calum" i mumble into his neck, and he chuckles,

"hi ashton."

A/N: simple, but effective

i am so sorry for that it was rly rude and i might've made a few of you 1d stans cry i cried too

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