Beating Heart// Lashton

Chapter 12

I'm paranoid, here you come again

We can't avoid, the walls are caving in

Blame it on chemicals badly reacting

Your poison's addicting, your body's distracting

I'm all strung out, I don't know where you've been

You led me down, this crooked path and then

You're twisting and turning, you're lighting and burning

All you can give me, it's cold and it's empty

But I'd still be with you, if only you let me

You're inside of me

Messing up my everything

But you don't care, you don't care

Your misery is looking for some company

And I was there, I was there

I was there in the clouds when you came around

Tell me why every high has a come down

Has a come down

-Every High Has A Come Down By Anorbor 

Ashton's POV

I was startled awake by someone screaming over guitar chords. I screamed and fell off of the couch, off of Luke. The noise was still going on. I reached for my phone. I had seven missed calls from Nia, but my phone wasn't making the noise. I realized it was Luke's phone, which was in his back pocket. I don't want to grab him while he's unconsious, but I need the noise to stop. So I carefully pulled it from his pocket, and he surprisingly stayed asleep.

It was a phone call, from Michael. I decided to answer the phone. "Hello?"

"Oh hi Ashton," Michael said.

I heard someone else talking but couldn't make out what they were saying. It was Nia, I knew because she must have grabbed the phone from Michael and started screaming at me: "So you answer Luke's phone for Michael but you don't return my calls? I thought something really bad happened. I'm worried sick. I never saw you today cause you left before homeroom, and I heard a rumor that you and Luke were involved in a fight. You can't just disapear like that!"

"Damn, I'm sorry Nia. A lot happened and I just ran, and Luke followed me and we fell asleep for a little."

"A little, you mean all day?"

I pulled the phone away from my ear and checked the time. We had slept for nearly the whole school day. it was 2:15 PM

"I guess so," I confirmed. 

"Ugh," she vocalized before handing the phone back to Michael.

"Is Luke awake?" He asked. 

I looked over at Luke, he was still dead asleep.

"Nope," I popped the 'P'.

"Put it on speaker," Michael directed and I did so. Then he was screaming.

"Michael shut the fuck up, people are staring!" I could hear Nia yell at him.

"I'm awake, fuck you," Luke said groggily.

"It worked," I told him. I heard him echo the same thing to Nia like a 'I told you so' and I could imagine her rolling her eyes.

"Luke, band practice tonight," Michael said flatly.