Ashley looked at me with a surprised face. She stood up and looked away for a sec, as if trying to trying to take it all in.
After a few seconds later, she looks back and takes a deep breath. She sits down on the bench and I sat down next to her.
“I-I don’t know what to say. I-I only see us as friends. I am really sorry about this.” She puts her hand on my shoulders.
“It’s alright…” I replied with a weak voice.
Ashley hugged me and I hugged back. I got up and said my good-byes for now and headed inside where everyone else was.
“She said yes didn’t she?” Emily asked with excitement. Before I could have answered, she put her arms around me and said, “I can’t believe you finally asked her!”
Everyone started to cheer for me for asking her.
I said in a small voice, “She said no…”
At that instant, all my friends fell silent. Before anyone could say anything, I left without saying a single word. I felt as if my heart has been torn away. I started to think, why does it hurt so much?
What if I…