SHE'S NOT ME ( ASHTON IRWIN )

18. CALUM KNOWS

Dear Ashton,

I don't know how he knows. He knows. I can't believe he knows.

He approached me today with his dark brows furrowed together as he pulled me to the side, whispering his question with a slight frown on his face.

"Do you love Ashton?"

I told him that was crazy, I told him that was incredulous, I told him that was impossible.

But he didn't believe it. He knew. He saw the way I looked at you ever since the very beginning, and the way I always talked about you to him made it obvious. So I couldn't do anything but purse my lips and nod, admitting my feelings for you to him.

I thought he'd laugh, I thought he'd run off to tell you, I thought he'd make fun of me for liking you. But he didn't. Instead, he pulled me into an embrace and whispered lowly in my ear.

"You deserve someone else. His heart already belongs to someone else, and I don't want to see you hurt."