A new beginning.

A story of a girl, Ashley freshly out of university finds out her boyfriend cheating on her and decides to take her life but saved at the last minute by her neighbour who makes her realize that 'every end has A New beginning.'

Ashley stood at the door steps of her boyfriend, Blake's house and rang the doorbell. It's Blake's birthday and one of his friend decided to throw a party for him at Blake's house itself since he lived alone. Tapping her foot impatiently against the floor wanting to see Blake's shocked reaction on her surprise visit unaware of the fact that she would be the one to be shocked at the end. The door opened revealing a women who looked a few years older than her. 

"Hey!! I'm Ashley, Blake's girlfriend." Ashley said enthusiastically and barged inside the house excitedly pushing the lady a little in the process. As soon as she spotted Blake, she grinned and hugged him tightly wishing him 'Happy birthday' then kissed his cheeks. 

"How dare you barge inside my house and kiss my husband in front of my eyes. You sure do have a lot of guts, young lady." The lady who opened the door asked seething in rage. "Husband?!" Ashley questioned in confusion pulling out from the hug slowly. 

"Yes!! I'm Florence, Blake's wife. We've been married for three years now. So, stop coming in between us again, you homewrecker." The room which was blasting with music a while ago has stopped and everyone's attention was on them. 

"What are you talking about? It can't be true." She said shaking her head in disbelieve. How can she trust someone who popped out of nowhere claiming herself to be the wife of her boyfriend. She's been in a relationship with him for two years now and he never gave her a reason to doubt him or so she thought. 

"Stop acting as if you don't know anything. I know he did a mistake by cheating on me for a while but he regrets it now. He promised to end things between you both after I found out and I know he did end it. You need to stop interfering in our lives and try manipulate Blake and snatch him from me. He loves me, The sooner you accept this fact the more it'll be better for you." Florence said giving her a disgusted look. Blake's silence gave Ashley her answers and she knew immediately that he fed her and Florence both with many lies and they both believed him. He played them both at the same time. But only she will be blamed for coming in between them because she is the 'second women'. It was Blake who approached her even though he was married and she wasn't even aware of this fact. 

Ashley looked into Florence's eyes and she could see the love, trust and adoration she held for this man who obviously didn't deserve it. She knew it would be a waste to try and tell her that she was innocent. Her eyes brimmed with tears but she blinked it away quickly. She didn't want to appear weak in front of them all. 

Ashley walked towards Blake and stood very closely. She punched him straight in his face with all the energy she had in her. He fell on the ground by the sudden unexpected blow on his face. Ashley kicked him a few times before anyone could stop her and glanced at him for one last time before walking out of his house and life for good. She wasn't going to walk out just like that. Never in her entire life, she felt this much humiliated as much as she did today. 

Now everything made sense to her. Blake never allowed her to come over. He tried avoiding to take her to his house unless his wife was not home. Meeting her only for a certain period of time. He kept his life private from her and she felt stupid for turning blind eye to every suspicious thing he would do. She didn't know whether she should laugh at how foolish she was to believe his every lies or cry for being cheated for two long years. She never did relationship before she met Blake. She would just mess around with guys but she made sure to let them know. He was the first guy whom she loved and he happened to cheat on her. 

She walked until she reached the city's bridge, her favorite spot. She took out the ring from the coat pocket, she bought to propose to him. Hell!! He was the one she imagined to spent her future with. Sighing, she climed the railing of the bridge and closing her eyes she was about to jump but felt a hand wrap around her wrist and was yanked backwards. She fell on the ground with a groan escaping her lips. 

"I don't know what made you want to take such a big step but whatever it is, It's not worth your life. You shouldn't give up on your life for how much ever big the problem is. It's not the end." Ashley heard an unfamiliar yet familiar voice say. She opened her eyes and saw her neighbour, Aaron whom she talked to only a few times laying next to her. 

"I wasn't going to end my life over some pathetic  excuse of human. I was about to throw this ring. She lied and held the ring up in the air to show it to him. But he knew she was lying, he could read like an open book. 

" Do you wanna talk about it?" He asked unsurely. For some weird reason, Ashley found herself narrating her sob story to him. 

"Damn!! That guy was was really an idiot for losing such a beauty like you. I mean look at me, I'm already getting smitten by your beauty." He joked to lift up Ashley's mood. He stood up from the road dusting his pants and forwarded his for Ashley. She placed her hand in his and stood up. 

He looked around Ashley's age. His height around 6'3 ft tall with jet black hair messily styled. Sharp jawline, straight button nose, plump pink lips and brown eyes that shined brightly in the moonlight. Ashley couldn't help but look at how perfectly handsome this guy was. 

"Ashley" His voice snapped her out of her staring. He cleared his throat and started "Look, I know it's not appropriate to say this now but I can't help it. I fell in love with you the very first time i saw you and you're everything I want in my significant other. I want you to be my girlfriend. I know you are not in a state to start a new relationship atleast not now. And let's be friends till then. What do you say , Ashley?" He said sincerity in his eyes. Ashley was stunned by his straightforwardness. 

"What if I fall in love with another guy or maybe you get tired of waiting for me?" Ashley cross questioned him. 

"That's not going to happen. I mean look at me, I'm good looking, funny and fun to be around and I do have many tricks up my sleeves to charm a girl and I can never get tired of waiting if it means getting a beauty like you." He winked at her at her end. She liked his  honesty and she felt good around him though she spent only a few minutes with him. So she  decided to give it a shot. 

"Fine, Friend." she smiled at him. Aaron shouted happily, fist bumping in the air as if he won a lottery. He looked like a giddy teenage boy in love. 

"It's getting late, we should head home." Ashley said and they talked till they reached their apartment. As she was about to enter her home, but she was stopped by Aaron calling her name. 

"May I get this beautiful lady's phone number." He asked extending his phone with a cheeky smile plastered on his face. Ashley shook her head at his antics and saved her number giving it back to him. 

"Thank you and I'm sorry in advance. Please don't be mad, Ashley." He said and before she asked him the reason, Aaron leaned forward and pecked her lips and disappeared behind the door. 

Ashley couldn't help but smile. She didn't know why she wasn't furious at him. Maybe she was starting to like him already. He was a great guy. She wasn't in love with him yet but she was sure someday she would fall in love with him too. She regretted trying to commit suicide. She would've missed everything whatever was planned for her in future. She would've never gotten to know Aaron. 

She thought about Aaron's words from a while ago. Indeed, It wasn't the end but 'A New beginning.'