Let's Pretend We Never Happened

Chapter26/Dilemma

*Tess' POV*

"Hey" I spoke groggily answering my phone.

"Hi are you coming for my football practice?" A raspy voice speaks from the other end making me jolt in surprise resultantly making me sit on my bed. I glance at the clock and let out an annoyed groan.
Damn it. I completely forgot.

"Yes I am.. On my way" I lie getting out of my quilt in a hustle.

When my legs are exposed it takes me less than a second to realise I wasn't wearing any pants. In a jiffy I hid inside the quilt to wear my pants.

"Okay see you" he says and hangs up.

Shit. How could I forget it? He told me just yesterday night that he would be expecting me. I quickly grab my clothes and toiletry bag and as soon as I'm about to exit Ashton speaks.

"Where are you off to?" He asks holding his toe, he presses his fingers against his skin whilst he screams a little.

"Changing room. I have to go to the football practice" I tell him, I look at his foot which is badly bruised.

"Oh Dylan yeah?" He asks looking at his foot, avoiding eye contact.

"Yep. What happened to your foot?" I ask him in concern as he rubs it a little.

"I just got hurt." He says and then grabs the plaster from the bedside table.

"Oh should I help you plaster it?" I offer.

"If you can"

He forwards his wounded leg towards me whilst I sit on his bed and take the plaster from him and start wrapping it around the wound. I touch it and he winces a little in pain. When I start covering the wound, my hair irritates me, blocking my vision. He immediately tucks my hair behind the ear and I choose not to react.

"Done" I say, looking up at him.

"Thanks" he says and licks his lower lip, adding moisture to it. I look away but his fingers grab my chin, forcing me to look at him.

"Ashton I-I " I fumble with words and he cuts me.

"How crazy this is. It was just like yesterday that you came to meet me during football practice and here you are going to see Dylan" he says, his voice was deep and filled with void. I press my lips into a thin line, unsure of how to respond.

***

I come back to my room after the practice. I walk inside my room only to see Ashton missing.

Didn't he have pain in his foot?

Trying to act nonchalant, I pull my hair into a lose bun and collapse on the bed. It's too hot today. I take off my shirt and pants and creep inside the blanket. Now I'm glad that Ashton isn't here.

Just as I'm about to doze off my phone erupts into a trail of sound and doesn't stop. I read the caller's name and it says "Travis".

"Hey" I drawled.

"Hi where you sleeping?" He asks.

"Yes and you disturbed me" I run my hands over my face, rubbing my eyes.

"Sleeping beauty I have something important to tell you" He says and I yawn.

"Hello? Wake up" he shouts in my ear.

"I'm up. Yup what's up?" I say as I suppressed the urge to yawn but it still came out and he sighed in defeat. After all I'm entitled to be a little sleepy after the long and tiring day yesterday.