Problem (Ashton Irwin Fanfic) -ON HOLD-

Chapter 13

Gemma's POV

I take a deep breath of air as I stand on the side of Waterloo bridge. The air is so fresh. I look down at the ripples in the water below and a tear splashes in them.

"I'm such a fuck up" I mutter under my breath.

"Slut, idiot, bitch...that's what people think of me!" I raise my voice slightly.

I clasp on to the bar and step up on to the next one to make myself get a higher position.

People just walked past staring at me strangely.

I look out at the skyline, thinking about everything - not knowing how to move on from this shitty situation that I'm in. I take another step.

"Excuse me?" A voice approaches me from behind.

I turn my head slightly so I'm looking over my shoulder.

"Don't get too close, you may fall in" A woman with greasy grey hair and a narrow face looks at me with a worried face.

"I-" I pause and look at her. "Who are you?" I question

"Rosa. Rosa Lawn." She smiles, showing her black decaying teeth. "What's your name?" She politely asks back.

"Gemma... Gemma Styles." I look away and down at the water trying to avoid looking at her hidious teeth.

"Well, Gemma... Do you mind coming down from there?"

"Please I just need to---" she interrupts me

"What do you think your doing? Jumping won't harm you. It's just water below. You can't die...unless you can't swim?"

"I can swim!... I ermm..." I hadn't thought this through.

"Gemma, there is this saying...LA VITA È BELLA. It means life is beautiful."

"Life is bullshit" I replied

"Well you see, you view life in a different perspective in which you should. My love, let me tell you. I ran away from home at the age of fourteen. I hated life at home. So I left. I had no home, no job. I had given myself a death sentence by running away...."

"Why didn't you go back?" I ask

"Oh I did. But my parents hated me for running away and they just left me. I had no friends or relatives to go to. I wanted to die. But I trained my mind to believe in hope and I kept my spirit alive. Yes I may not have a proper home but I did find myself a part time job."

"Well congrats" I loosen my grip to the pole

"What I'm trying to say is, your young, you have a life! Live it. Life is never perfect. No one is perfect. But if you try and be happy with life, you'll see it in the most beautiful way. Don't loose hope."

Tears fill my eyes.

"Now please come down so we can meet properly" she holds out her hand.

I take it and climb down.

"Thank you" I silently say.

"Now maybe you should go home" she smiles

"I can't! I've messed up! I'm so stupid! My parents chucked me out because .....I'm pregnant" Tears stream down my face and I Fall to my knees crying.

The old lady helps me back up.

"Come with me, I want to show you something"

I know I probably shouldn't have gone with her because I barely know her... She could of been a murder for all I knew. But she saved my life and I couldn't have just said no and walked away.

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Rosa, the old woman, lead me off the bridge, down a few roads and into this dark derelict building. It looked like an abandoned shopping center.

"Gemma this is my home."

It was freezing! The floor was just concrete; filthy and wet from a hole in the ceiling or... Someone's pee? The walls where crumbling down and all the shop windows where smashed. Blankets, backpacks, sleeping bags, matches and candels were scattered across the floor.

"Wait you mean... You have no proper bed, toilet..."

"Nope." Rosa begins to play with her fingers.

I heard a loud scutterling noise was echoing through the building. *squeeeekkkk* a humongous rat bolted across the floor! Then a voice shouted:

"Oi oi!" A figure appeared from the blackness.

"BEN!" Yelled Rosa
There's more?

"This is Gemma! Gemma, Ben. Ben Gemma"

"Nice to meet ya Gemma" Ben said emphasizing the 'a' at the end to make it sound like 'ah'.

"You too." I shook his hand...which wasn't very pleasant because it was grubby.

"Oh come'n guys meet Gemma!" Once again he emphasized the 'a'.

More people appeared from the darkness. But this time about 12 other people.

"Ello!" A small boney girl grinned

"Oh hi" I gave her a small smile

"Ooo quite posh ain't ya!" This teenage boy chuckled.

"Are you staying here?" A woman holding a small baby requested.

Everyone's eyes turned to face me.

I gulped. My hands sweating I said
"Erm... Not today. I'll come and visit"

Rosa looked at me confused.

"I'm sorry... It's just.... I need to talk to someone."

"Don't worry love. Just don't do anything silly now." She gives me a smirk and shows me out.

Once again I walked over Waterloo bridge but this time, no stopping.

Now... What? Try and find Ashton?

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