Our Jinxed Souls

ASHER

Friday 18 7:10am

Asher woke up with a massive headache but he just ignored it since he had gotten used to it, he knows that what he's doing is unhealthy but he couldn't careless, we only live once, the phrase he always tells himself to gaslight himself that everything is okay .
He's the type of person who doesn't study but is always on-top of his class, magic? no one knows. He's also the type of person who absolutely despite coffee, he just couldn't get why people obsess over something so bitter,
like crushed up coffee beans that looks like beetles, he understand the "It keeps me awake" opinion but,  seriously how do people genuinely like coffee.

He doesn't have any friend other than June, she was the one who gave him the fake ID for a birthday party in the club, they met when they were in middle school ,Asher looked 'cute' back then with his rectangular glasses, atleast that's how June describes him.
He has always been alone and isolated from the other kids, one reason is that he's half Filipino, he doesn't get it either, they say they don't like how brown his skin color is yet there are other kids who's darker than him, he was sad because he really wanted to make friends in high-school, he lived in America all his life and only visited the Philippines for Christmas and New-years, he got bullied in high-school just because of who he is, he was young and innocent, he got depressed when his dad died and never got therapy because of their financial problems, the only property they own is their house and some thousands left from his dad's bank account, his mother have to work 2 jobs to provide him college its his first year, he's also an only child, because his dad died when his mom was a few months pregnant,
it was a hard time for the both of them, she chose to abort the child because of she couldn't afford to raise another kid, it was hard for the both of them to move on, Asher always wanted to have a younger sister but he just respected and supported his mother's decision, maybe that's why his social skills sucks.

He met June when she 'confessed' that he liked him, he looked like a total nerd before, square glsses with almost chubby cheeks and a few acne marks. He didn't know what to do so he straight up rejected him by saying "I'm sorry i don't like you", he was so confused when June just laughed and told him that she really didn't like him, he just wanted to be his friend, because she noticed how smart and isolated he was, at first Asher found that offensive, and actually hated June untill they become bestfriends.

"Ash! It's time to wake up na anak!" His mom shouted from downstairs, She has this accented english, because she's filipino,"i'm already awake!" he shouted back, he quickly got up realizing it's already late based on his room's natural lighting from the sun outside.

"Oh Fuck" He looked at the clock and it's already 7:10am, he snoozed through the alarm he set for 6am" he quickly put on clothes that he picked up from the floor sniffing them checking if they smell, they do, but he doesn't care he ran downstairs with his bag still wide open by the zipper and quickly putting on his shoes on the doorstep, "you're not gonna eat anak?" his mother shouted from the kitchen, "Im late, do you have a sandwich?" he says as his mom drops the sandwich wrapped in foil in his open bag closing it after, "stay safe" she said, Asher kissed her on the cheeks and ran trhough the streets hoping he can catch the last bus that arrives at 7:20am.