When There Is Nothing Left But Love (Ashton And Scarlett)

The rain got heavier in the middle of the night, and I jolted awake when thunder cracked across the sky like a whip.

When I turned on my side, I realized with a start that there was someone lying down beside me.

Before I could release a scream, a hand shot out to grab mine and then came a man’s soothing voice. “Calm down. It’s me.”

My chest heaved as I tried to recover from my shock. “Ashton, what are you…” I trailed off.

His unexpected presence had brought scared the daylights out of me, but gradually, I regained my bearings and furrowed my brows. Shouldn’t he be with Rachel now? Why is he here?

I pursed my lips and uttered icily, “What are you doing here?”

His lips remained sealed, seemingly having no intention to answer me. Right then, another clap of thunder boomed overhead, and I flinched closer to him. However, he didn’t seem to notice the subtle movement as he stuffed a pair of earplugs into my ears.

My surroundings instantly became quiet and for a while, I merely stared blankly at him in the dark.

Throughout it all, he didn’t utter a single word. Instead, he hugged me and coaxed me to sleep by gently patting my back.

I was really sleepy, to begin with, I gradually dozed off in his arms and slept through the entire night.

The sky was already bright when I woke up the next day, and the morning air was slightly humid due to the heavy rain from the previous night.

Subconsciously looking to my side, I felt slightly incredulous when I found the space empty.

the wind. I would’ve thought I

in the same position. When Nora came

“My head… hurts.” My throat was so dry I could barely say more than

I think I may be

scratchy voice. Upon touching my forehead with

our things right now and go back to A City. Scarlett

to say something, but my throat hurt

face with his ominous eyes. Then, a frown appeared between his brows when he touched my forehead.

take her to the base

and picked me up. By then, my head was buzzing with a pounding headache. I knew that nothing I said would make

brought me straight to the base while

fell asleep again after getting into the car. My body felt light, as though I was floating in the

temperature fluctuated as I drifted in and out of consciousness, and I was plagued by

standing beside me. When Ashton’s face came into view, I reached

failed attempts. As my emotions spiraled

Then, the muffled sound of his voice reached my ears, but I couldn’t figure out what he was

horrible. After a few tries, I realized that I couldn’t

others were beautiful, but most were indistinct. One thing they had in a common was that they felt like things I had

those scenarios and emotions felt so tangible that

finally opened my eyes, it was to see everything white. I’m in