My Little Penguin

Chapter Five

Becca's POV

I turned back to Michael with tears in my eyes after I saw Catt run away. "Why the fuck are you just standing here, dipshit?! Go after her, God damn," Michael said as he shoved me in the direction Catt ran off to.

After checking almost every bathroom in the school, I finally found who I was looking for sniffling quietly in the last stall. "C-Catt!" I cleared my throat before speaking again. "Catt, I know you heard the whole conversation." Nothing. "Just, if you need anything, please come talk to me." And with that, I left.

I walked out of the school and to my car before texting Zee:
Next period, come to my place. We need to talk about you moving in and helping me with Asher.
When I was done, I got in my very expensive car and drove home.

On the way there, I was switching through the radio stations when American Idiot came on. I smiled a small smile as I formed the different guitar chords on the steering wheel. Welcome to a new kind of tension, all across the alien nation. Not everything is meant to be okay.

I finally pulled into my driveway after about 20 minutes of head banging and screaming lyrics at the top of my voice. My house is definitely what you would call above average. It's two stories and a really pretty maroon colour with brick steps leading up to the front porch. The greenery was very well kept and so was the yard. We had a very large pool in the back and an even bigger back yard. And even though I had a very nice car and an overwhelmingly large house, I was never content. I wanted the exact opposite of what I had.

The second I opened the front door, I was meet with the cries of Asher and the screams of an...adult? Oh hell fucking no she isn't. My thoughts and assumptions were deemed correct when I ran into the nursery. I was met with the baby sitter yelling at Asher to 'shut up or I'll beat the shit out of you' and gripping him by his arms.

"Put him the fuck down and get the hell out of my house! You will not be going anywhere near my baby again, is that clear?!" I screamed while taking the tiny infant in my arms and holding him close to my chest. "Wait, he's your kid? I thought he was your brother," Skylar asked as she started packing everything up. "What's it to you? You were abusing him and you will never be allowed near him again. Now get out." And with that, she was gone.

After I changed, fed, and washed him, Ashter was still crying from his bruised wrists. The sickening purple colour that was arising on his soft, pale skin made me was the murder Skylar. As long as my mom is gone, Asher is basically my son and I would do anything for him.

"Shh, hey baby it's okay, she's gone. She's all gone, Ashy. I'm here now, baby, you're safe with me." Just then, there was a honk outside and soon after, the door was opening, revealing Zee and Michael. Asher started calming down and began making cooing noises and making little grabby hands and Mike's fingers.

"You seem pissed. What happend? And why are his wrists purple," Michael spit out. "His babysitter. He was hu-ungry and wouldn't st-stop crying and sh-she was...was abusing him when I-I wa-walked in. I f-fired her." Hearing the words come out of my mouth made the whole situation even more real. I ruined any possible friendship what so ever toward Catt and I, my own mother left me to take care of my baby brother, and I found him being beaten by his babysitter.

"I-I'm dro-dropping out." Both sets of eyes shot up and looked in my direction. Zanaiya walked over to me and smacked me upside the head. "No, you're not. You have him to take care of, a job to uphold, and top of the class grades. We're graduating this year and that's only a few months away. Don't you dare waste that away now. And if your mom doesn't come back, you need to be able to at least have a high school diploma on your check list. Don't. Drop. Out."

I nodded and sighed, noticing Asher asleep in my arms. I nodded for Mike and Zee to go put their stuff in their rooms. When they were up stairs, I looked down at the baby in my arms and whispered: I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always. As long as I'm living, my Ashy you'll be.

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Hii! This update had a lot going on in it. I added the baby sitter part cause I needed a reason to fire the baby sitter. And she's named after a bitch I don't like so >:-). Next update in my POV will most likely have more Bett action. And if y'all have a better ship name, comment it. Thanks, guys!
Love y'all!
~Bear