Chapter Forty-Six

CHAPTER 46: BETTER IN TIME

It's been the longest winter without you

I didn't know where to turn to

See somehow I can't forget you

After all that we've been through

— Better in Time, Leona Lewis

A U T U M N

I was walking out of the school, on my way to the bus stop, when I saw him. It had been a long time since we've talked.

"Hey, Autumn!" he shouted my name and ran to catch up with me.

His smile brought up the first genuine smile I had today. "Hey, Ash."

Today sucked. After the math class, I had to endure watching Tyler in the cafeteria. He was looking at me with that pained expression on his face and as much as I wanted to run and hug him, I couldn't. He hurt me. It was his own fault that he was in so much pain. It was his own fault that we weren't together anymore.

One hand touched my arm and I looked up to meet Ash's worried face. "Are you okay?"

I