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Melody's POV:What I can imagine doing on a Sunday night is cuddling myself on my hotel bed with a good book.But things were quite different.Right now I couldn't even imagine myself inside a really big apartment filled with music, cheers, disco lights and a party atmosphere.But here I was.Taking a deep breath, I looked around.I couldn't even imagine fitting myself here.And don't get me started on the apartment. It was even huger than Julia's bungalow. Girls with short, fitting dresses. Boys with clinking wine glasses.It was enough to bring the panicky feeling inside me if only Asher wouldn't have been here. He wouldn't leave me between such people."Hey Mel, meet Jay." Asher said introducing me to a guy just our age.I looked at him, breaking myself from staring at people, and gave a polite smile as he shook my hand."He's my own personal drummer." Asher said with a smile.He had black hair under the lights and a lean body. Just like most of the boys here, he was wearing jeans
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Melody's POV:"What are you so tensed about?" Asher asked looking at me as he stopped the car in front of the hotel.I don't know how he managed to figure that out. I thought I was good in hiding my emotions. But maybe it was the silence in the whole ride or the way I was fidgeting with my phone again and again."I'm not tensed." I muttered covering my face with my hands.Anybody could pick that lie and then again I wasn't making any move to get out of the car. It was warmer here."You can tell me, you know." He said.I kept silent for a while not sure what exactly to say. Sharing my thoughts was the hardest thing for me. I was used to keeping it within me. But now that I have a chance, it just feels like it won't come out."I messed up." I whispered through my fingers.He was silent for a moment before speaking up."What exactly did you mess up?" He asked in confusion.I frowned and cursed at my brain."I messed up things between Amelia and Oliver." I said as my voice muffled."Wow.
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Melody's POV:A day at mall was fun.It's not like I usually used to go out and do shopping. In fact, back in New York, I really wouldn't ever go. Because only those people went there who had friends to hang out with.But now I realized that it was fun. Especially with Cameron who actually kept on cursing his life for agreeing me to take here.But I enjoyed it.I exited the elevator of my hotel and walked in the hallway leading to my room. Looking up at my door I realized I wasn't alone in the whole hallway."Amelia." I whispered stopping in my tracks.She looked up from the phone at me as the frown subsided from her face."I-I thought you were inside and not opening. On purpose." She said softly.She looked tired and sad at the same time."Why would I not open?" I asked her as I moved towards the door.I was trying to act normal even if I felt really happy that she came to see me."Because I was mean to you?" She asked.I took out the keys and inserted it in the keyhole while opening
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Melody's POV:It almost felt like flying. Except, I was falling.I shut my eyes tightly not sure if I'll really fall on the ground. And just when I thought I was about to meet the ground, I fell in his arms.Phew! I really thought I would be a mess of cracked bones."See? I told you I'd catch you." He murmured.I opened my eyes as he put me on the ground. I could almost feel that adrenaline rush inside me."I could've come from the stairs." I said dusting my jeans.He turned and looked around."What would be the fun in that?" He asked almost to himself.I don't know why but something felt different with him today. I couldn't just put my finger on it."Come on." He said before I could say anything.I opened my mouth but closed it when he started moving forward. I guess I had no choice but to follow him.°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°"Wow." I whispered looking at the beautiful reflection of moonlight. "It's more beautiful at night."I don't know why we were here at the hill looking do
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Melody's POV:"Can I ask you something?" Asher asked after a while.We had been completely silent for about five minutes staring into the night sky. It felt so good being here. I don't know what the time was but it was probably somewhere after midnight."Yeah?" I questioned.He seemed to think for a while before finally asking."Do you like Cameron?" He asked slowly.I just had a feeling that the question would be something like that. I didn't even have to think for the answer."Kind of." I lied with a nod.We had been sitting side by side again as I looked at the lake beneath us. I could almost make out the frown on his face."I'm just kidding. He's a great friend." I said with a smile."So you like him as a friend?" He asked with the starting of a smile.I just nodded."Does that mean you like me too?"I looked at him in surprise before realizing what he actually said. I was glad it was dark out here and he couldn't see my face flaming up."Sure, as friends." I added.I heard him sn
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Melody's POV:"Do it.""I won't.""Just do it.""I said, I won't.""Oh, just make them shut up!" I exclaimed suddenly.Amelia looked at me from her couch giving me an odd look."Why are you even watching that? They're wearing my ears off." I muttered with a frown looking at the TV.Grace giggled at my words while coloring her drawings on the floor."Who said to listen to them? Just look at how hot they are." She said turning back to the screen.I looked at her unbelievably. Is she even allowed to say such things in front of her little sister?"Fine! I'll play a movie or something." She said when I hit her arm.She took out the DVDs flipping through them. While Grace stood up, took her handiwork and went upstairs. That was my queue."Can I ask you something?" I asked after a while.She looked up from the pile of jumbled up DVDs and raised a brow in question."What if...there's someone who is trapped between two things. A wall and her friend. She knows that if she walks over to the wall
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Melody's POV:I was still frozen at my spot even though I can hear the clicking of heels coming closer. Before the person could've found me standing there and probably throw me out of the building, I opened the nearest door and went inside. Those were my first instincts.I closed the door behind me hearing the footsteps retreat. I took a sigh of relief but held it back in when I noticed where I was.Right in front of me was a puzzled looking Asher.I mean, I was kind of relieved that I made it to him without dying but as the situation sank in I realized that I hadn't been more nervous than this.Judging from the look on his face he looked pretty surprised to see me too."Melody? What are you doing here?" He asked with furrowed eyebrows.He probably must have thought that I wouldn't come, right? After all he asked me to come at evening not...night. But it wasn't my fault. If only I hadn't been stuck with that makeup artist.I fidgets with my hand on the door knob not sure what to say.
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Melody's POV:Sometimes I wish a person had the full control of it's life in it's own hands. Wouldn't that be perfect? You decide your own future. You could've done anything thinking that the consequences were totally in your hands. Life would've been amazing."Hey Mel." Cameron said leaning on my desk as I placed the painting in a bag giving to the girl with the red hair."You look worked up, Cameron." I said looking at his sleepy eyes.It almost made me yawn looking at them."That's because I am worked up." He concluded.I wiped my hands on my apron and sat down on my chair blowing out a sigh."So I was just wondering...if we go out to a bar or something." He asked suddenly.I looked at him. I'm sure something was definitely wrong."Why would you want that?" I asked narrowing my eyes."Maybe that's how Daphne will come along too. She won't come if it's only me, you know." He added with sad eyes.He's such an actor."You're falling badly for her, Cam. It could possibly ruin you menta
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Melody's POV:"I think that's...more than enough." I said eyeing the amount of flour."No no no. I think it needs more of it." Lana picked up the pack of flour and started adding it in the dough. Which looked a bit rough.I took it from her before it completely fell in the bowl. Not getting the clue that it was a lot, she still stuffed her tiny hands in the dough."Why is it so hard?" She asked before stumbling back at the stool she was standing on. Thankfully, I caught her right in time. But the bad thing was that I kind of lost my footing."Woah-" Asher was right in time to stop me from falling. "-I thought you guys were baking cookies?"Lana straightened up and hopped back on the stool. No wonder she was excited."We were." I poked a finger at the dough. "But someone added a lot of flour."Asher pulled me against him and chuckled."Aw, I thought I was good at baking!" Lana complained with a pout before wrapping her arms around my neck. I wasn't surprised how she liked hugs just like
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Melody's POV:When I opened my eyes, I wasn't in that same alley. Or that same street. I didn't have any idea where I was. Except that I was in a car. And the car was driving off to somewhere.It took me minutes before my view adjusted over to the speeding car. Blinking for a while, I straightened up and looked to my left."Cameron?" I heard my voice breaking out the silence.Realization hit me like ice cold water."Didn't think you'd wake up this soon." He muttered before changing the gear and speeding the car.I had to grip my seat from falling over. Looking over at him, I realized how he was the same as I'd last seen him. But then again, he wasn't. Something was different.This wasn't the Cameron who gave me a ride from that disastrous party."What...what are you doing?" I asked, gulping my sudden fear.My head still ached a bit.I saw him give me a glance before back at the road. Both the sides of the road were covered with trees. The night wasn't helping either."I'm finishing it
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Melody's POV:When Asher had made me listen to his new songs, I had fallen in love with him. All over again."Can I point out how much talented you actually are?" I asked, taking off the headphones he had given me earlier. Turning around in the chair, I faced him. He was sitting on the grey couch at the corner of the room, waiting for my reaction."Really?"I narrowed my eyes at him."Are you serious? How can you not have any confidence in this?" I asked pointing off to the large screen.He leaned back on the couch with a shrug."I was thinking of not releasing that one." He pointed off to the song I was just listening. The song that made me fall in love with him. Again.My eyes widened at that."I swear to God, I'm not letting you make the biggest mistake of your life." I said.I saw some of his nervousness draining away as a smile twitched on his lips."Biggest mistake?"I turned around before looking at the screen all over again."I'm sorry, Asher, but I'll have to break up with yo
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Melody's POV:"So when am I getting a sneak peak on your new album?" I asked as we exited the café.Today was the last day at college, the last day of the semester. Part of me felt sad leaving my friends and part of me was looking forward to the vacations."You aren't." Asher said walking beside me.I frowned and looked at him. "Why not?"He ran a hand through his brown curls. Something felt off about him."Because I'm going through a major case of self doubt right now." He replied.My lips twitched into a smile but I stifled it for his sake."Oh, come on." I nudged his arm lightly. "You and I both know how perfect it's going to be."He looked at me, still in doubt."You haven't even listened to it.""Well, that's why I am asking you to give me a sneak peak." I said with an eye roll.The frown still didn't leave his face. I came in front of him, making him stop."Hey, I swear I would give you a hundred percent honest opinion. If it would be trash, I'll say it's trash."The frown final
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Melody's POV:I broke out from my thoughts when I felt a hand on my shoulder."There you are!" Amelia came with a wide grin.I blinked before forcing a smile on my face. Looking back where Asher had been, I didn't see him anywhere. I knew I had to talk to him."Where's everybody else?" I asked her, referring to Selina and Riley."Oh, they're back there." She waved her hand behind her.As if on cue, Riley came followed by Selina."That was some serious performance."I took out my phone, texting Asher.Me: Where did you go?"It would've been, only if that girl beside me hadn't been screaming like shit." Selina said with an eye roll.A part of me wasn't expecting Asher to reply. Not at all. But when I felt my phone vibrate in my hand, I perked up.Asher: Backstage.I didn't see the reason to waste anymore time than I already had."I'll catch a ride back myself. See you guys later." I said with a rush moving towards the backstage. Before I could've, Selina stopped me."Oh no, you're not l
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Melody's POV:As expected, dad hadn't taken the news as easy as Amelia had. At first, judging from his expression, I knew he didn't believe me. Thankfully, I had Amelia by my side."Melody, this isn't some kind of joke." He had said, looking between me and Amelia."It isn't, dad." I had told him. "I do remember everything."I had told him about my flashbacks just like I told Amelia. He had been surprised. I knew it would be harder confessing this to him than anybody else. But when he had given me a relieved hug, everything had been worth it.Thankfully, none of us talked about my mother. I was trying my best to forget her. Saying that I didn't miss her would be wrong. I did miss her so much. And I knew this wasn't her fault.But I didn't want to face her above all of this. And I think dad felt the same way."Things could've been worse." Amelia said before sitting down on my bed, beside me.I tried not thinking what worse could be for now."So, what are you wearing for the concert toni
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Melody's POV:What I had imagined once I'd get my memory back was everything getting happier and alive once again. For some reason, it turned out to be the exact opposite.Mainly because my missing memory had been gone for a reason. I hadn't been ready. And now that I knew it, I'm sure why I wasn't ready to accept it.But I had promised to try and move on. Everyone had already moved on. Only I was left behind spending my entire weekend with Asher. I hadn't been ready to leave him and face the reality. I was scared what I'll face.Until today.When I went back to my college, I was expecting something different. After all, Riley had been there with me. The girl who can't keep such kind of an incident all to herself. Thinking that she wouldn't have told anyone would be impossible for me.I couldn't blame her.Surprisingly, when I went back, I didn't notice people staring at me. Nobody glanced at me the second time. Everyone looked normal.But once I opened the door to my dorm, I knew I w
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Melody's POV:I couldn't help but flinch as harsh sunlight made me open my eyes. My head was pressed lightly against someone's chest. I didn't have to look up to see who it was.I blinked twice before pressing myself closer against him. In response I felt him wrap his arm around me.Seconds passed by until I was sure I couldn't just push all those thoughts away. I didn't want to think about it. Not a single thing.But those thoughts were banging against my skull, wanting to be noticed. I closed my eyes and held onto my breath.Sudden flashes crossed my brain. Everything that I saw yesterday. Everything that I remembered now. I couldn't even imagine myself pulling away from Asher. I wanted to lay still forever.I didn't know what feeling was overwhelming me at this point.Knowing that it was Asher I lied to. It was him who always trusted me and all I did was lie to him.I pulled away and sat up. I don't think I wanted to cry anymore. But something inside me was still crying. I just wan
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Melody's POV:I saw mom leaving dad. How hard it was for me to choose. I saw myself leaving with mom, knowing it was the best decision. I saw how my life ruined in seconds.I saw myself getting bullied. Getting pushed against the lockers. Seeing myself flinch every time but not standing up to them. People whispering behind my back in school hallways. Looks of disgust at my back.I saw Tyler. The way my eyes shone every time he passed by. His smiles. Him being kind towards me even if everyone hated me. I saw how alive I felt whenever he was around.I saw Jordan. I saw what my life was back at mom's house. I saw her leaving off to another city. I saw myself cowering away whenever Jordan shouted. Alyssa snickering at my state. I saw myself hiding in the basement, covering my wounds. I saw how bad it was when Jordan came home drunk. I could smell the alcohol on him. I could sense the fear inside me. More shouting. Him touching me, punching me, slamming me against the wall.I saw how I tr
