(But you don't know what it's like
to wake up in the middle of the night
scaring the thought of kissing razors...
~Stay Away From My Friends
Pierce The Veil.)
Ashton's Pov.
"I'm sorry, Ashton," says Luke before letting go and falling into the deep river below. Ashton cries and screams as Michael runs over to him and hugs him, comforting the both of them.
Someone shakes his arm and Ashton opens his eyes. The rain is gone and there's no sign of it. He looks to his side and sees Luke sitting there, screaming at him and shaking him, but he hears nothing.
"Ashton!" He all of a sudden hears, and blinks.
"Oh my god," he says quietly, looking up at the green lights as cars honk behind him. He drives a few meters foreword and pulls into the gas station.
"Ashton...what happened?" Michael asks and Ashton wipes his tear streamed face.
"I don't know," he admits, "I was driving one moment, and the next it was raining and we passed the bridge, and-and Luke got out and jumped and we didn't save him-I didn't save him." Ashton's words are fumbled over each other as he stammers them out.
"You were screaming and crying," says Luke, "all because I killed myself?" Ashton looks over at Luke, his eyes still red from crying.
"Yes Luke, it was all because of you." Luke frowns, taking the comment the wrong way and getting out of the car. He walks to the bathroom outside of the gas station and slams the door closed. "Fuck, I didn't mean it like that, he's made such an impact in the past few days.""I know, you've done the same for him. It's okay, he's just a bit sensitive, but I think we need to get him the help he needs."
"Yes, he needs help, but therapy is fucked up shit, man. It's hard. It's hard to admit what you've done, what you want to do and how you feel."
"How do you..." Ashton covers husk mouth with a shaky hand and tears rush to his bloodshot eyes.
"I-I wasn't suppose to say that."
"You used to be in the same state as Luke is?" Michael asks and Ashton avoids the question by looking towards the bathroom, only to see the door wide open.
"Luke's gone." Michael's head turns quickly and he looks to the door as well.
"Shit..." He breathes out and they sit there in awe.
"What do we do?"
"Well, we should look for him, but I have no idea where the fuck he'd be." Ashton wipes his eyes again and takes a deep breath in. He pulls onto the road and drives down the nearby streets.
Ashton turns the corner down a side street and sees a figure similar to Luke's, so he speeds up. When they get close enough, Luke turns around and see them, so he starts to run, running off the sidewalk and into a forest nearby.
"Fuck." Ashton mutters and gets out of the car, chasing after him, leaving Michael behind. Ashton's legs move quickly through the forest as he tries to ignore the branches scratching his arms and legs.
"Leave me alone, Ashton! I know you hate me!" Luke yells and Ashton stops in his tracks.
"Luke!" Ashton yells back, "If I hated you, I wouldn't have saved you!" Ashton hears a muffled cry and runs towards it. He looks around hoping to find Luke, but seeing nothing.
