Eyes

17. "It's salted popcorn."

"Are you sure you still want me to stay?" Ashton asked walking into the living room hiding something behind his back.

"Well I don't  want to bother Tristan... yet. He's already an emotional wreck." I sighed. "Why? What are you hiding behind your back?" I squinted my eyes at him and sat up straight.

"Uhm." He began. "Ijustbrokethemirrorinyourroom." He said quickly showing me some peaces of glass. I sighed and slowly got up from the couch. "Don't be mad?" He said more as a question.

"I'm not." I sighed again. "Let's clean the mess up, shall we?"

After vacuuming the mess, I could walk on my own, but it still hurt.We both walked down the stairs and while Ashton emptied the vacuum I sat on the same spot on the couch. I zapped for something fun to watch but there was nothing on. Just some commercials and cooking programs. I sighed and turned the tv off.

"It really isn't your day, is it? I heard Ashton say walking into the room. He flopped on the other side of the couch where I was sitting and smirked.

"Are we back to being enemies?" I groaned.

"Hey, that I saved your life today doesn't mean we like each other, right?"

"Fuck you and yes it's not my day today, so please let's just pretend we like each other for the few hours you stay here."

"You know." He began. "I think you want me to stay here because you're in love with me." He said leaning his elbows on his legs and crossed his fingers. A second later he gave me the cockiest smirk ever.

"Yeah right!" I laughed. I know I like Ashton a lot, but I don't think I'm in love with him. That would be a big ass step. If he thinks I'm going to confess how I feel and think about him, he can wait for a lifetime. It's never going to happen. What crazy person has a crush on her or his bully?

"What?! It's the truth!"

"Not even in your dreams Irwin! Why would I be in love with you anyway?" I said crossing my arms. "You're a dick."

"Well, I'm handsome, muscular, tanned, tall and funny." He said. "And again." He said "This dick saved your life today."

I groaned and grabbed the remote again. Commercials and cooking programs are more interesting than listenting to him right now. When the screen lightened there was this commercial that had my attention immediately. There was this kid being angry at his mum and lost his control and threw things at the wall. You saw him at different ages. On the age of sixteen he slapped his mother on the cheek and pushed her a little. After that he heard his mother crying in her room. A couple of years later you see him at her funeral trying to hold back his tears.

"Family is everything." The invisable woman said. It was a commercial for families who have problems 'behind doors'.

I felt my stomach twisting. It gave me this sick feeling. Family is everything. I wish my mum was here. She's been my bestfriend my hole life. I can't lose her now. I miss her voice, I miss her music, I miss her cooking and I miss her hugs. I just want to feel the warmth of her body against mine again. I didn't know how to look right now, so I automatically looked at my fingers for a second, but soon looked back when I remembered Ashton was in the room too, but when I looked at the tv it was turned off.

"What the-" I looked at Ashton who stood beside the tv with his finger still on the on and off button "Leave me alone, Irwin. You already made my day worse." I sighed standing up. I stopped walking when I approached him. I looked at him with an annoyed face and slapped his hand away. I walked back while turning the tv back on, but Ashton turned it off again before I could even see the green light bellow. Ashton was walking towards me though and grabbed the remote. He threw it on the other couch and faced me again. "Goddamnit Irwin! You're being really fucking annoying right now!" I yelled and stood up, but he just pushed me back on the couch and sat on the salon table in front of me. "Who do you thi-"