Part 8.

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I see Charlotte making out with a very familiar looking boy. It wasn't until I saw his tattoos that I realised it was my boyfriend.

They both look up as they acknowledge my presence and then Josh notices its me. His girlfriend.
"Shit" he hisses as he pushes Charlotte off Him and grabs his shirt off the ground
"Av, listen" he says with a slight slur
"No, get away from me" I say as my vision begins to blur from the tears
"Ava please I didn't mean it" he says
"NO. I KNEW YOU NEVER LOVED ME" I say screaming at him
"Ava i do love you" he says
"IF YOU REALLY LOVED ME IM SURE I WOULDNT OF JUST FOUND YOU IN BED WITH MY BEST FRIEND" I say with tears running down my face. Josh looks at me as he begins to get teary
"Fuck you Joshua Dun" I say faintly. I run out the door and down the stairs. I make it to the door when I hear someone calling my name. I look behind me and see Josh struggling to walk down the stairs. I turn around an begin running as fast as I can down the street. My house was only a 5 minute drive from here so I could Probably make it in ten minutes if I run.

I get home and pull out my keys to unlock my door. I get inside and run upstairs. I change into some trackies and a jumper. Of course my first instinct is to reach for one of Josh's jumpers but as soon as I pick it up I begin to start crying. I step back till I hit the wall and slide down it while sobbing. Of course Josh would never love me, I'm an ugly waste of space, I think to myself. I cry myself to sleep.

I wake up in the morning to 7 missed calls and about 30 texts from Josh. I throw my phone across the room and go downstairs. I'm eating some cereal when I hear a knock at the door
"I'm not in the mood right now so please just leave" I say
"Av, it's me Jenna" she says from the other side of the door
"Fuck I look like shit" I whisper to myself
"Hold on Jen, I look like a mess" I say
"I don't care I need to talk to you" she says. I let her in. I walk her over to the lounge room and we begin to talk.
"So.....Josh rang me and Ty up last night in tears saying he messed up so bad. What happened?" She asks
"He um, he cheated on me" I say as tears fill my eyes
"Are you fucking serious" says Jenna as she places her arms around me
"You see, when I first met Ty, he was messing around with girls, and whenever I told someone me and him were dating, they would always say "he's going to break your heart" but he never did. I know this can be hard but don't listen to what other people say, just go with what you want."
Says Jenna
"I think you should give yourself some time to think. I know this can take a long time but I think if Josh really loves you, he will eventually do so,etching to fix things."
Says Jenna with sympathy in her voice.
"Thanks Jen, your support will defiantly help me." I say while hugging her.
"No problem Av. I just want you to know that me and Ty will be here for both of you" she says. We say our goodbyes and Jenna leaves.

About an hour later and my phone starts to ring. I pick up my phone and the caller ID is private. I answer the phone.
"Hello" I say into the phone
"Uh-I-Ava?" Says the person into the phone.
"Um I'm sorry but I don't know who this is" I say unsurely
"It's me, Josh" he says.
My stomach churns and I start to feel sick
"Ava, you still there?" Says Josh
"Josh I still need time to think" I say
"No Ava please don't hang up. I have something planned, just me and you.
It's my way of apologising and I know what I did was wrong but I was drunk and I didn't know what I was doing. Ava Mae, you are the only girl I love so please come on this date with me tonight." Says Josh like he's rehearsed it a thousand times
"I'm still upset Josh. I'm unstable and you know that. What you did hurt me so bad. I don't know if I can trust you yet." I say trying not to cry
"Ok Av. I'm so sorry for what I did. I love you more than words can explain and I can understand why you still need time to think. But before we end this call I just want you to know you are my world and I love you so so so much." He says
"I love you too Josh. I always will. I just need time to clear my head." I say
"Ok. Goodbye Ava." Says Josh
"Goodbye Josh" I say as the phone line starts to beep

After the phone call I felt like a hundred pounds had been lifted off my chest. I love Josh. No matter what he does even if we break up I will still love him. I look at the time, 1:30. I start work at 2:00 so I start to get ready. I get out of my sloppy clothes and put on something that looks half decent to wear out in public.

I arrive at work; Dennies Record Shop.
I walk around the back and on my little desk I see a note. It reads:
Dear Miss Bateman,
It would be of pleasure if you would meet me at 209 Meshel Cresent tonight 19 of March at 7pm
Kind regards,
Anonymous.

I stare at the card confused as to who would want to meet with me tonight. It wouldn't be Josh because he has Therapy tonight. I'm thinking about the request as I hear the bell to the door jingle. Signalling someone has come into the shop. I walk up to the counter as a girl around 11 years old slides a record onto the desk.
I look at the record And see it is an ATL one. I smile at the girl
"You like All Time Low?" I say as I'm scanning the item
"Uh-yeah. They have helped me a lot" she says shyly
"Me too." I say with a sweet smile
"I'm Andy." She says
"Ava" I say holding out my hand for her to shake. She shakes it
"You know what Andy. Because you are so dope, you can go pick out another record to have for free." I say to her as I lean across the desk
"Isn't that stealing?" She asks with concern in her face
"Nah. I get records for free all the time here so that can just count as one of mine." I say
"Wow. Your the best Ava" she says with delight in her face
"Haha any time Andy. You should come visit me when I'm working" I say
"I definitely will" she says as she grabs a FOB record
"Bye Andy" I say
"Bye Ava! She says back

My shift ends by 4:30 so I go out back and grab my stuff. As I pick up my jacket the note falls out from underneath it. I'm still very curious as to where it came from but I shrug it off and lock up the shop. By the time I get home it's 5 o'clock that means if I want to attend the thing from the note then I have to start getting ready now. I just put on my casual black jeans and Band shirt with my fedora and black Doc Martins. I grab a banana and head out the door to leave to "209 Meshel Cresent"

On my way there I can't help but think of all the possible people it could be. I'm just praying it's something exciting....

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