CHAPTER 12
Jack, Ash and I were in the pool at Jack's house. Jack and Ash had decided to try to be friends again and I'd forgiven Jack.
"Ashlyn is good at the whole taking people down thing." Jack told me. "Well I have my the Linkin Park fans." I muttered. "Shadow has his though, you are lucky I'm helping you and that my fans will too." Jack told me.
Ashlyn had posted a photo of the texts but she had edited it to make it look like she was being nice at first. I had then posted my photo's, the unedited ones and Mike, Chester, Dave, Rob, Joe, Brad, Jack and Ash had done their comparisons to prove it was fake. Ashlyn, Shadow and I would be on Ellen and we had also had a reporter ask us a few questions but none of us answered. Ash, Jack and I had a plan. I would show everyone on Ellen just how much what happened hurts me while Jack and Ash say things as well.
***
I was onstage with Ellen, Shadow and Ashlyn. I knew I looked annoyed that I had to be out here with them and a little hurt.
"So, Isabella, how did this love triangle start?" Ellen asked.
Ashlyn was holding Shadow's hand and was about to answer but I answered first.
"Shadow and I fell in love, or at least I did and we dated, then I found out a few weeks later, on the day that he went to Florida that I was competition so I broke it off. I then found out he went to Florida for Ashlyn who was his ex, then I had to have dinner with them and I left the room before I broke. Ashlyn then sent me the texts and that's probably why everyone knows now. In my personal opinion, when you break up with someone that you love you don't expect them to fly to a different part of the country to get back with their ex and it hurts." I told Ellen upset.
I heard the audience go quiet when I actually started crying. Ellen put her hand on my shoulder.
"I'll be back after the break!" Ellen said.
The curtains dropped and I walked off stage. Ashlyn and Shadow followed me. We got outside and they started talking.
"Awww, does the little girl have no friends?" Ashlyn teased.
I spotted a camera behind us, we must've been being filmed.
"Ashlyn, I have better things to do than fight with you like actually doing my job. Oh and so you know, I do have friends, you know Jack Winter and Ash, Shadow's brother don't you? Then there's Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Joe Hahn, Dave 'Phoenix' Farrell, Mike Shinoda and Chester Bennington who are both my friends and band mates." I told her. "You're lying." Ashlyn said unsurely. "Maybe you should do a little research before you start to fight with people." I taunted. "I knew exactly who I was fighting with, you can't stop me little girl." Ashlyn said, "maybe you should run back home, I'm sure nobody would care." I took a deep breath. "Ashlyn, you can have Shadow for all I care, you're now acting like our fight is such a big deal but its not and your being stupid by continuing it. I don't want to make enemies here, I came here to entertain and make friends so let me do that. You are nothing but a junior high school bully so stop." I told her calmly. "At least I'm pretty, you have nothing." Ashlyn teased stupidly. I laughed at her. "Ashlyn, I'm smart, I can sing and I can dance, hell, maybe I can act. You have looks and money and I think that you feel threatened by me. Don't try to fight with me again or I will get a restraining order." I warned.
I walked down the street leaving Ashlyn glaring at me. That would be on television soon enough.
***
I was right about the fight I had with Ashlyn being on television. It was on every channel that I watched. Mike came in and looked a little grumpy.
"It was a little harsh but you did well at keeping yourself calm, watch it to the end." Mike told me.
At the end Shadow takes his shirt off and Ashlyn starts kissing him acting like nothing happened.
"She didn't mean it and she would never win the case." Ashlyn muttered.
I started laughing at what I just heard. I was actually serious about the restraining order and I'm pretty sure I would win because I was just defending myself.
"This girl isn't going down without a fight." Mike told me. "That's why I'm considering a restraining order." In said seriously. "You have to fight back first. Good job though." Chester told me walking into the house. "Thanks. See Mike, at least someone agrees with my epic ness." I joked.
Then Joe, Dave, Brad and Rob walked in. We were all going to the studio to start writing new songs. I had a few things written.
***
"I, I came to entertain,
Not play your silly games,
And fall, flat on my face." I sung jokingly. "That wasn't too bad but not really our style. We could interpret that into a different style though." Mike commented.
We had been in the studio for a few hours now but no one had come up with anything left. Ashlyn had been in here before and she was singing. She couldn't sing to put it nicely, the sound made me want to rip my ears off.
"I just don't know how I still walk down this stupid, little road." I sung to myself. "That was good." Joe told me and wrote it down. "Uh, I was just joking." I told him. "It was still good." Mike argued.
"I just don't know how I still walk down this stupid, little road,
You push me down, I get back up
But one can only take so much." I sung again. Joe wrote it down. "Can I have the notepad please?" I asked. Joe handed it to me.
'Run
I just down know how I still walk down this stupid, little road,
You push me down, I get back up,
But one can only take so much,
I suggest you start to run right now,
Cos I won't take much more, I can take much more
Just run.
(Chorus)
Run so far away from yesterday before I hunt you down again
You don't stand a chance and none of your plans will get in my way
Just run.'
I wrote all of that down.
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Sorry about such a short chapter but I am currently working on an actual song but it wasn't that one. I know the lyrics for the song I sort of wrote aren't great but that's the point, the character hasn't really been pushed far enough yet. I know everyone will put a different beat to the words but that's what I want.
