The New Boy | #wattys2016

chapter 23

On the way home my hand hurt.Ashton and I got a matching tattoo on the side of our left wrist. It was the outline of their band symbol which is 5 tally marks .  Mikey and I got a anchor on our left thumbs.

" so you like em" Mikey asks

" yea!!now we all have matching stuff" i say.

When we got home I met Luke in the kitchen.

" they are really cute" he says

" thanks,you wanna go hang out in the room?" I ask.

" yea lets go" he says intertwining our fingers.

As we walk up the stairs Dessie grabs my arm.

" can I tell you something?" she asks.

" yea, Luke you go ahead... I'll be there in a sec"

" okay so I'm pregnant" she says beginning to jump up and down.

" okay, cool,  have you told Calum?" I ask trying not to sound disappointed.

" no and I don't want you to tell anyone either" she says. I look at her and nod.

When she let go I ran upstairs and walked onto Luke's room. I close the door and lay down and begin to cry until I fall asleep.

5 hours later

I'm awaken by Ashton shaking me.

" Kat wake up" he says.

" go away." I say pulling the covers over my head.

" as your best friend I can't do that and plus you're stress sleeping so tell me what's wrong" he says pulling the covers off me. I stand up and walk over to Luke. I wrap my arms around his waist and bury my face in his chest.

" make him stop" I say. Luke begins to rock side to side before he says

" I can't because I came here to find out too". I begin to cry.

" Des is only 16 and she is throwing her life away" I say.

" what do you mean babe?" Luke asks

" she.. is pregnant" I say. Then Ashton says

" I probably shouldn't tell you this now but you are no longer in school" . I become mad so I run outside and begin to walk the streets.

As I walk I hear some one yelling my name. I turn to see Luke running after me. I stop so he could catch up.

" did you know?" I ask

" no, I didn't but he said the reason why was because you were badly hurt and the doc said that we should home school you and he didn't want that for you" he says. He pulls me into a hug and I push him off

" I'm leaving and you can come with or you can stay" I say as I cry.

" babe.... pleases stay! before I moved here and met you I was and out cast, car crash... everyone thought I was so unstable. But when I moved here and met you everyone saw me differently" he says grabbing my hands and lacing our fingers together.

" back in Australia my life was every which way  but when I met you,Mrs. All American, my life went from the worst to the best" he says.

" really?" I ask sniffling.

" yea... please stay" he says. I let go of his hands and hug him.

" before you came my life was full of people who made me seem crazy... I would wake up long enough for school and dinner. Ashton was actually was going to take me to the centers because I didn't wanna be here" I say.

" ask Ashton and Calum..... Mike and des couldn't come around because they'd feel terrible... I asked Mikey one time to put me out my misery and push me down the stairs and  he cried 3 days straight. . It took him 2 or 3 weeks to actually look at me again." I say.

" It's okay, I'm here now and we are together ,  I'm here to help" he says rubbing my back slowly.

" can I tell you something" I ask

" yea.... I'm your boyfriend for crying out loud" he says earning a chuckle from me.

" well... I was told that I wasn't good enough and that you could do way better and if I lost weight than maybe you'd actually love me... that your just doing charity work" I say looking him in the eyes now. Tears fill his eyes

" you are perfect... don't ever think that your not good enough, I love you and that's all that matters" he says"

"I know" I say.

" lets go" he says grabbing my hand and lacing our fingers together and we begin to walk home.