*unedited*

ASHTON

As soon as I entered the building, I checked my watch and realized I was ten minutes early. My mother was getting her daily check up done. Emily and I waited in the reception room. I started pacing around the corridor while Emily played games on her iPad. My mind started fleeting away to the earlier time, the time when my hospital visits were gloomy and dark.

I had to shrug those eye soaring thoughts out of my mind, so I simply started analyzing the scheme of the whole hospital, it was beautiful. God, how bored can I be right now?  Light, glowering marble tiles, leather chairs, and white walls spread all around the reception room.

On the right side of the corridor was a group of girls, all of them in white coats. Their giggles came moving toward me in a ragged procession and I searched for Jane between them. 

"Have you guys talked to the new intern?" The girl with crimson locks asked.

"Are you talking about the new blonde?" Asked the other one while pouting her lips.

"Yeah, her name is Jane Mayor." She replied.

As they conversed, my eyes widened and I asked myself;

Are they talking about my Hope?

When I heard Jane's name, my sense of hearing went on full alert and I started eavesdropping on their conversation.

"Yeah, what is her deal? I showed her the way to the cafeteria and asked her to have lunch with us, but she just said no and walked away. Seems bitchy,"

"Rude," one of them uttered.

The redhead paused and swallowed her food, "Uh, well, I mean, a simple thank you would have been enough."

"She is probably new here and stuff, let it go, Ashley."

Within a second, their topic of conversation shifted from Jane to the boys they met at the beach. I stopped eavesdropping; I was not interested in knowing how sexy those boys looked with their tanned bodies or how their abs bulged when they ran across the sand in their beach shorts.

With that, I wondered if I had ever seen Jane interacting with anyone besides me and her patients. It was quite unusual for me; I wanted to get close to someone who was mesmerizingly unassuming. Jane seemed mysterious, but there was one thing for sure, she avoided forming personal ties with anyone. I was sure that one by one I was going to break down the walls of evanescence which she consumed. I was getting uncontrollable. I couldn't stop thinking about her. The need to know her was too much. 

I went and sat on the leather couch, on the left was a brown coffee table and my eyes fell on the Top Gear Magazine. I started drooling over the new cars and flipping the pages, but then I heard a familiar voice.

"Hi, Ashton." Her voice was icy and surreal.

I was surprised to see that she came to talk to me herself. I was scarcely able to contain my joy and smiled at her, but Jane merely smiled and instead, glanced at me with her steely blue eyes. She bit her lower lip and she just stared at me almost as if she was reading me. 

I got up from my seat very quickly and replied, "Hi. How are you now?"

My gaze skittered away from Jane towards Emily.  Emily had a smile on her face, but her headphones were on. Emily's pouty smile made it obvious that she was very well aware of the fact that, standing in front of me was the girl who was the reason behind my reoccurring smile.

"I am fine. I just wanted to let know that your mother is ready to see you."

Her voice was heart soaring and I realized that she did not come here to converse with me.

"Thanks."

Jane turned around right away, her blonde ponytail started swinging beautifully.

Ashton, what are you doing? She is leaving, man up and stop her.

With those thoughts, I straightened out my nervous bone and reached out to stop her from leaving. The touch of her exposed arm beneath my hand sent a clinking jounce through my entire body.

"Jane, listen?"

"Yeah?" She turned around abruptly as her head snapped.

"Can we talk when I am free? Maybe have coffee?" I asked, smiling at that heavenly face.

"Why?" She asked while bringing her eyebrow together.

"I need to tal-"

"Look, Ashton, if it is about what happened yesterday, then I am really not interested. I am fine and I do not need a friend," she grimly blurted out, not letting me finish my sentence. 

The way those cold words slipped out of her mouth, it was obvious she was trying to hold out her temper. Her blunt indirection amazed me and I knew she was lying, I could vividly witness the pain behind those blue sapphires.

C'mon Ashton, think of something. Don't let her go.

"No, it is not about that," I muttered, tightening my jaw. 

"It is about my mother's condition," my voice was calm as I tried to keep my composure.

"Oh," she paused for a second; it was strange that her blue eyes had darkened, but I loved it anyway.

"Well, you should talk to Doctor Arden instead. I gotta go." She added, her face was expressionless.

I sighed. My shoulders dropped with frustration as I watched the lush beauty walking away from me, once again.Despite the fact that she walked away as quickly as she could, she turned around and said,

"Umm, okay, I think we can talk for a while. Meet me at the cafeteria?" Her voice was compassionate and soft.

"Around 4, okay?" She added.

I nodded and a smiled lingered on my lips. Jane had the power to light up my mood with her smile; there was a sense of sweetness in her voice, the melody which surrounded that voice acted like a triumph for me. 

Holy shit, she agreed.

I started rubbing my palms and turned to look at Emily. I was a little embarrassed because she caught me smiling all by myself.

"You were so shy," she teased, her hands were covering her mouth, amazement was lashed all over her face.

"Shut up, Emily," I said while rolling my eyes.

"Haha, you are totally blushing and she is so gorgeous. I feel sorry for her, I mean look at you."

"Okay, I am joking. Stop pouting like a girl." 

I smiled as I recalled my victory and entered the room.

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