Ashton

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by Irwin_Saurus

by Irwin_Saurus

"Watch the kids Ash!"

"Ashton tell Luke to give me the controller back!"

"Ashton, get up you'll be late for work!"

That's what I've heard every day since dad left. He left no money, no note, just packed up his shit and left.

We live in a small three bedroom house. We being me, my mum, my sister, my brother and my two best friends, Calum and Luke.

Calum and Luke are openly gay and have been since - I don't even know when - but their parents didn't like it and threw them out so my mum took them in, even though she was struggling with the three kids she already had.

My mum works three jobs, we never really see her. From eight in the morning until four in the afternoon she works in a small diner. Then from five until seven she is a home tutor and from seven-thirty until one she is a cleaner at the community college in town. She then comes home, sleeps and does it all again. We rarely ever see her, but she says that every penny helps.

My sister is fourteen and my brother is eleven. They can look after themselves but they still need a little help.

I go to public school and am so glad I'm leaving this year. I have no money for university so I'm going to community college and then going from there.

I work at a record store on weekends and whatever weekdays I can and earn as much as I can for everyone in the house.

I share a room. We all do. I share with Harry, Mum shares with Lauren and Calum and Luke share. Only because Luke started whining like a bitch when I told him he'd be sharing with Harry.

"Ashton, what's nine times nine?" Harry asks.

"Uh- eighty one" I nod. Harry nods and scribbles it onto his homework.

"Hello my Darling angels!" My mum yells, walking into the house and dropping her bag. She now has an hour break before going back to work.

"Hey Mama Irwin!" Luke yells from the living room where him and Lauren are playing Fifa whilst Calum does Lauren's hair. I would but I don't know how.

"Hey mum" I say, kissing her cheek.

"Mum! I got my very first A today!" Harry says.

"Well done my little Einstein!" Mum says, kissing his head.

That's the thing with our mum. She may have three jobs and five mouths to feed, excluding her own, but she's always happy no matter what.

Me and Harry go into the small living room and I sit on the armchair, picking up my old laptop and logging on, going onto Google and logging onto twitter.

I scroll through my home page before logging off and sighing as I hear the front door shut as mum walks out.

"Come on Harry, Lauren. Bed time" I say. They groan but walk upstairs and get into bed whilst I flip the xbox to the TV and put on anger management.

"So how's school?" Calum asks. He thinks it hilarious how I'm older yet he dropped out.

"Fine thanks Calvin" I say.

"Fuck off Ashley" He says. I laugh and stand up, punching him in the balls before walking up stairs "dick head!"

"That's me!" I laugh. I walk into my room and step out of my joggers and tshirt. I get under the covers and into bed sighing as I can't get comfy. I look out at my window and up at the bright lights of the rich mansions.

They're all probably having dinner parties and galas now whilst I just ate three fish fingers a few chips and peas whilst they're eating caviar and kale.

One day I'll be there. One day I will be up there. I can promise myself that.