Beating Heart// Lashton

Chapter 9

I'm tired and I'm lost

I don't wanna be found

I put my heart and my soul

And strength in this now

So forgive me 'cause I won't forget that

Yeah, this world has changed me

So you know when you ask me

Who are you now?

Did you say what you want?

Don't go back to the start

I'm asking, who are you now?

Did they break you apart?

Won't you fight back for what you want?

-Who Are You Now By Sleeping With Sirens

Ashton's POV

It was Monday now. That means another day of hell at school. I walked to my locker to find that once again someone, meaning Jack and Ben, spray painted "Fag" on it. I sighed and put in the combination. I only had it open for a few seconds before it was slammed shut.

"Hey there," Jack said.

I ignored him and tried putting in my combination again, but the locker was once again slammed shut, this time hitting my face.

"So I heard you're in the band now," Jack said, towering over me.

I didn't understand how he knew about the band, I guess maybe Five Seconds of Summer was more popular than I thought they were.

With a nod, I confirmed that I was in the band now.

"You know you can't be in the band," Jack continued. "You aren't good enough."

"Well I auditioned, and got the spot sooo..." I was feeling confident after this weekend, I don't know what got into me.

Then Jack just punched me right in the face. I fell down on the ground. 

"You better fucking leave the band," Ben warned me.

Again, I was feeling too confident. "Or what?"

Immediately he kicked me in the stomach.

I groaned in pain.

"So you going to leave?"

I looked up, and I thought about saying yes, but I said, "No. I'm happy, and you'll beat me no matter what I do."

Ben kicked me in the stomach again and Jack dropped down ontop of me and continued punching me.

"Stay the fuck away from him," Ben said harshly. Who is him?

My nose was bleeding, I could feel it running down my neck.

"Get off of him!" Someone shouted, and suddenly Jack was lifted off of me. Ben tried to fill the gap and kicked me in the stomach again, but he was pushed and pinned against the lockers by mine. I looked up. It was Luke.

I saw Jack grab his shoulder. "Luke watch-"

And suddenly Luke was on the ground with me, Jack having had punched him.

"Fucking Faggots," He spat at us and stood up. 

I thought it was over, but oh boy was I wrong because Luke jumped up and punched Jack square in the nose before pushing him onto the floor on the opposite side of the hall.