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23- Happy Birthday Ashley

Ashley pov

“What? Take it, silly!” Elijah handed over the envelope to me that contained my salary.

I was standing like a statue looking at it as if I might burn if I would touch it.

My first salary. The first step towards my independence.

first ever

“So, are we getting any treat from your first salary?” Evelyn placed her hand on my shoulder from behind. Chewing my lip, I controlled the unexplainable smile twitching at the corner of my lips.

“Yup. You are. But not today!” I clutched the envelope to my chest. Part of this salary belonged to the one person who helped me with all this.

I wanted to buy something for Justin

Excusing myself I went out to have a look at the convenience store around the corner. Nobody knew that today was my birthday too. The day I was placed outside the orphanage when I was just a few days–old baby.

I kept looking at the showcases displaying different items. None of them was branded. But I wanted to buy something that would have some meaning. No matter how cheap it was.

“What are you looking for, sweet girl!” I spun around when I heard a kind voice behind me.

“I …” I licked my lower lip to keep it wet, “I am looking for something according to my limited budget,” I laughed nervously. Thank God Sarah did not own the store otherwise she would have laughed in my face.

“For a man or a woman?” She opened the showcase running her gaze through all the displayed items.

For

my husband. Sigh!

a man.” I nodded at

the age of

never asked Justin his age, “Umm. Might be twenty

behind thick–rimmed glasses. We went through some antique stuff. The idea was that a small decoration item that could be placed on his study table. I

with a lion engraved on the side of the face of the watch. It was not that heavy,

examined the price tag and

budget. After buying it I won’t be

Next month I might get it silver–plated and then present it

and came

were getting worried for you.” Elijah came close to me with concern evident in his eyes.

hand holding the watch in

it’s a man’s watch. What would you do with it?” And then understanding dawned on him, “Oh.” Coming closer he hugged me, “You were out to shop for a gift for me? That too from your first salary? I might

fake crying and sniffed his

I laughed pushing him back,

is it for?” She took the watch fondly from

am the lucky guy!” Sam entered the

our ice cream. You brut!” Elijah shook his

you are dating someone, and you are not telling us, Ash!” Evelyn was still examining the watch, “I don’t think you have enough money to give us a pizza treat.” She pouted and I felt

snaked his arm around my shoulders, “Pizza treat from my side. We will celebrate Ashley’s first salary day.” He gave me a sincere smile and

was lucky to have such sincere friends in my life. Elijah

Sam came forward to hug me and

and pulled Elijah off me making Evelyn giggle, “You are the most

to protest but Sam

not be the end of your life, Ashley Walters. Go and study. Become something. You are not born to earn these peanuts.” The way Sam was giving me this ted talk, I wondered how it would feel like