When He Saved Me

t h i r t e e n

Possible ED trigger warning

--- Madisons Pov ---

I wake up it looks like Jules and Brooke had already gotten up. I look in the mirror my hair is a wreck.

I couldn't stop tossing and turning last night. I couldn't stop thinking about my interaction with Asher.

Why would he care? He has hated me from the day I arrived and never tried to hide the fact.

I throw it up in a messy bun. I hear laughter coming from downstairs so I follow it into the kitchen.

Nicky, Brooke, and Jules are all sitting around the kitchen island drinking their coffee. Jakes at the stove cooking eggs. "Good morning I will say you look absolutely angelic in the mornings." Jake looks at me laughing. I flip him off. I have never been a morning person.

"You want some coffee?" Nicky asks me moving to get up to fix me some.

"I would love some thank you." I smile at her.

I love Nicky she's the most genuine and kind person that I have ever met.

I watch as she grabs a mug out and pours some in. She hands it to me. "Theres cream in the fridge and sugar on the counter if you need it."

"Thanks Nicky." I take a seat next to Jules. I drink my coffee black less calories that way. Cade never let me have it any other way so I guess I just got used to it.

"Who wants eggs?" Jake spoke up.

Everyone raises their hand except me. Jake looks at me pointedly. "You want some?"

"I'm okay, I'm not a big breakfast person." I lie.

He looks at me for a second as if not believing me. but then just nods his head and focuses on filling up the plates with eggs.

Ethan comes running in followed by Noah and then Asher. Ciara must be gone already I think to myself. Asher makes eye contact with me but I quickly look away. "I smelled eggs." Ethan says dramatically sniffing the air.

Jake slaps him on the back of the head and hands him a plate. Ethan's eyes light up and he immediately digs in. I laugh at him.

Everyone has a plate and is eating either at the island or in the breakfast nook. "Why aren't you eating?" Asher suddenly asks looking at me.

"I'm not a breakfast person." I say trying not to make eye contact. "You're gonna be hungry." Is all he says still staring at me. 

I shift uncomfortably as Asher's questioning gaze bore into me, his eyes probing for answers I wasn't ready to give. "I told you, I'm just not hungry," I muttered, my voice barely above a whisper.

"Whatever starve for all I care." Asher rolls his eyes.

"Well anyways I was thinking we could go the lake today and go see the waterfall since we went to the beach yesterday." Jules says trying to change the subject.

"Yes I've dying to go I want to jump off the cliff again." Ethan says. "Alright then It's settled how about we all try and be ready to go by 10?" Noah said looking around. Nobody argues with him.

After breakfast everyone goes to get ready. I look through my bag and grab one of my bikinis, a pair of shorts and a sweatshirt. I grab my body makeup too and go to the bathroom.

I quickly spread the makeup on and change its already 9:45. I my hair is naturally wavy so I decide to leave it natural and do 2 small braids in the front of my hair and call it a day.