My Brothers Best Friend

Part 63- The End.

I turned off the water in the shower and dragged my feet from the warmth into the cold bathroom. The tile hadn't changed for years and the room looked always as it had been.

My brain took a moment to take in what this bathroom looked like. I'd been doing that a lot recently, preparing myself to leave eventually.

I'd applied to various colleges and decided to finish high school a year early. Moving away seemed the logical thing at the moment and there was always a way to get around things.

I knew I would always be the girl who didn't graduate high school, but there were bigger things around the corner, and I just had to follow my heart.

The image of the bathroom would stay engrained in my memory as I moved on and left my childhood home.

Sam had decided to stay in the house and had got a job at a local business. The business was going places and so was he. Whilst working he was studying part time at the local college.

He seemed happy and he seemed content, and he was happy with Brook at the moment.

Brook was her usual self. A gossiper, a fashion know it all and a genius when it came to textiles. She'd started making her own clothes and selling them, which helped her to make some money to pay for college.

She'd made me a dress everyone now and then. Every time someone told me it was nice, I'd proudly point out that my best friend had made it. She had an eye for colours and fabrics; she was a genius.

They both seemed content, and when I moved out Brook was going to move in. I thought it would be nice for them to live together. Brook could use the space to make her clothes and they could start a fresh.

Of course, neither of them were pleased I was leaving. The principle had warned me that many colleges wouldn't take me without my high school qualifications, but a little research, and anything was possible.

Brook told me that she was happy, but was worried I'd find myself alone with nothing. She was always a drama queen, and her dramatic tendencies usually appeared when you least wanted them.

The only person I hadn't told was Ash, and I wasn't planning on it. It had been a month since the incident, and I hadn't talked to him all that time.

I had nothing to say to him, and didn't want to speak to him. My phone used to beep 4 times a day but now I never received anything from him.

I think he'd finally accepted that we were over, and that I didn't want to deal with him.

Brook and Sam finally realised we were finished, and Brook brought tubs of ice cream along with pizza when she heard. Sam told me that he'd heard Brook shouting at Ash one night, and apparently the two of them weren't speaking either.

I pulled on my clothes and then decided to read through my college leaflets again. There were so many choices, and it would be difficult to find the right place to study.

I'd received one acceptance letter recently. The college was far away and would be a totally new experience for me. I'd read the letter over and over again. If I couldn't find another college I liked then that would be the college of my choice.

As I read the acceptance letter for another time there was a knock on the door. It was strange for people to knock during the day. I folded up my letter and walked towards the stairs.

I could tell who the person was by their outline through the window and was tempted to pretend I wasn't in, but I had to face my problems sooner or later.

Cautiously, I opened the door and stared at the person in front of me. He smiled and handed me flowers. I placed them on the floor and looked back at him.

"Can I come in?" His voice sent shivers of pain through my body, but I stood my ground and figured out what I was going to say.

"I think its best you stay outside, you won't be here long" I smiled at him and watched his facial expression turn into sadness. I couldn't feel sorry for him; everything that had happened could have been different.

He didn't have to be seeing Katie behind my back, he didn't have to drag me along and he didn't have to ruin my feelings.

"Rhi, please, give me another chance" Ash spoke up as I stared him down. There was no way I was giving him another chance.

"I can't, Ash. I will not be that girl who took a cheater back. I won't be that girl who didn't learn from her mistakes. I won't make that mistake" His face creased as I said the hurtful words but he didn't speak back.

" I just won't do it, Ash. I can't believe what you did to me; I thought you were different. Clearly, I was wrong". Ash looked at me and tried to take my hands but I pulled them away.

"Rhi, we can work through this. I don't know what happened and I'm sorry, but I want to try. Just, give me another shot". All my emotions for Ash were flooding back as he spoke in the manner he used to. His voice turned soft and tender, and he was the guy that I loved. His face looked remorseful as he pleaded at my front door and continued to speak in such a soft manner.

I was remembering everything from our relationship, and the feelings of love were slowly seeping back. I couldn't hold up the wall of hate anymore, and it was all because of him.

I could feel my emotions buckling as I tried to keep myself together, but I couldn't see any way out of the situation.

I decided now was the time to tell Ash about college. I meant to go slow and introduce him to the idea, but it rushed out in one sentence and I couldn't control my words.

"I'm moving to London".

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The End! How was that ending?! Did you expect that??

Don't worry, I am writing a sequel and will hopefully have the first chapter up soon!

Thanks to everyone who has been on this journey, its been a long one and this book has been years in the making, but I am finally finished.

Heres to the sequel and many more stories to come!

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