99 Skinny • Adopted by 5sos #Wattys2016

Chapter 43

We reached our goal. I love you all so much <3

D A I S Y

I twisted the key in the door knob and pushed. The door creaked open and I stepped inside, then closed the door.

I heard hushed voices coming from the living room, when suddenly Maya started barking at the sound of my arrival. The voices stopped and Ashton called me into the living room.

"Hi, baby," Ashton smiled up at me. "How was school?"

"Same old, same old," I shrugged.

Ashton and Calum had been talking, Luke was on his phone and Michael was on the PlayStation. Maya barked and jumped up against my legs.

"Can you go take Maya out?" Ashton asked me. I nodded and went to the rack on the wall with Maya's leash. "When you come back we need to talk," Ashton added.

My blood turned cold and I looked at Luke, assuming he told Ashton about the hate. Luke's eyes avoided mine as he stared down at his phone. I got out of my frozen state and kept moving, trying to keep calm.

I took my time walking Maya, and returned to the house maybe 10 minutes later. When I got back Ashton and I isolated ourselves from the boys and talked in the kitchen while I fed the dog. He sat at the island, while I stirred her food in a bowl.

"I was on Twitter, earlier today, and saw a hashtag for you was trending," Ashton calmly began.

So Luke didn't tell him about the hate; but Ashton knew about the rumors Auburn had been spreading.

"I went on it and found out some interesting things." Ashton went on.

I gulped.

"And I'd just like to say that I'm very ashamed." Ashton frowned at me. "You're not even 16 yet. You don't need to go around, having sèx with every guy you see. You're too young to even have sèx."

I didn't know whether to admit none of the rumors were true, or to just go along with it and go through whatever punishment Ashton gave me.

"Ashton -" I began.

He cut me off and continued ranting.

"Ash -" Ashton cut me off again.

"Ashton!" I cried over his voice. He cut himself off this time and stared at me with confusion.

"What you heard, isn't true," I confessed.

"What do you mean?"

"Someone is spreading rumors about me at school and online. None of it's true."

Ashton's eyebrow shot up, a questioning look on his face. "Who?"

I didn't really want him to know it was Auburn for some reason, so I just said I didn't know.

"Do you want me to call your school?" Ashton asked me.

I quickly shook my head. "No, because what if they get mad and make it worse?"

"That's slander, Daisy! I'm not letting them get away with it!" Ashton cried.

"Can we just wait a little and see if it stops?" I ask.

Ashton sighs, "I guess so."

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The doorbell rang and I raced Maya to the door. She barked and jumped against my legs as I opened the door. My best friend and boyfriend stood there, playfully pushing and teasing each other.

They stopped when they saw me, and stopped fighting.

"Hey!" chirped Jaz.

"Hi,"

"Sorry we didn't warn you," Jacob paused, leaning down and pecking me on the lips.

"It's okay." I shrugged. "Come in,"

I stepped to the side and they walked inside. This being the second time Jaz has been over, she curiously looked around. Jacob squatted down to greet Maya, while Ashton (who came in to see who was at the door) greeted Jaz.

They had a little casual conversation, while Jacob and I talked.

"I came over to make sure you were okay," Jacob lowly said, standing up to his full height.

"Yeah. I'm fine." I said.

"Let's go on a walk." Jaz offered once she finished talking to Ashton.

I nodded. We said goodbye to the boys and went outside. My hand found its way into Jacob's as we stepped outside and Jaz closed the door behind us.

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This is short, I know. I'll try to update some time tomorrow to make up for it :-) but, omg we have a little over 20k now and I'd just like to say that I love you all so much (again)

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