Rebel

twenty one

Alec walked out of the room and i was left alone with Ashton. I don't know why but I was getting butterflies in my stomach.

Not good ones but ones that you get when your nervous and scared. Ashton didn't look like he was in a joking manner right now and I was looking at him anxiously.

Was he going to tell me something about Melissa. Is he going to blame her death on me? Is he with her? I was so confused, maybe I should let Ashton do most of the talking.

"So what up?" I break the silence between us. 

"Something bad happened." He sighs.

"What happened?" I ask anxiously.

"They saved her." 

"Who? Melissa?" I ask.

"They took out the bullet before the poison spread too much. They were going to admit her to a mental hospital but..." Ashton stopped there.

"But what? Is she still out to get me?" I looked around in pure panic.

"No, no. It's just that she escaped the hospital through the window, and she tried finding you." He explains.

"What do you mean tried? Did they catch her?"

"Yes but before they caught her, she ran to try and find you, and she found Michael instead. And-and- she shot him straight in the head." Ashton broke down just then and tears kept streaming down his face.

Before I could realise tears were spilling out of my face as well. Michael? Why? Michael was my friend. One of my few friends that I could trust with all my heart. 

I told him all my secrets, I told him everything. How can he just leave? 

"What happened to Melissa" I growled with anger. 

"She just cut her self. She didn't know what she was doing and went insane I guess. She cut her self, deep, like really deep. They're not having a funeral for her. Didn't deserve one."

"But Michael?" I say still crying.

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It was Michael's funeral last week and everyone was crying and looked like they were in pain.

I never ended up finding out who this guy was that Michael had a crush on either. Whoever he is, I hope he misses him.

Calum and Luke cried the most I think. They may have been the two jokesters but they have known Michael longer than Ashton and I. 

When the funeral was over Ashton, Luke, Calum, and I went to the tattoo parlour down the road. Alec obviously came with us because he has no friends.

We agreed on getting matching tattoos in Michaels memory. Michael showed us a sketch he made of a sparrow. 

We were each going to get that on our right wrists. Alec got it as well since he claims to be Michaels friend as well.

Now wherever we go together, we will all have Michael with us everywhere. 

 Today we were all hanging at my place since we all had nothing better to do.

Ashton called to talk to me again and I got nervous again. Hope this one isn't as bad. Iodinate think its possible for it to be worse than the other.

"El, I need to tell you something very important." Ashton started very formally which I found kind of strange.

"Yeah..." 

"Promise to me this won't change anything." He says.

"I need to know what it is first." 

"I- I, look this is serious. And you may not agree." 

"WHAT IS IT!" I almost yell.

"If you don't agree, its okay." 

"Okay thats it- he officially sucks at this" Luke and Calum storm in.

"Whats happening?" I ask.

"Okay this dude right here called Ashton yea." Luke starts.

"He has like the biggest crush on you." Calum finishes.

"sowillyougoonadatewithme?" Ashton blurts out really fast.

Wait what? Dude has a crush on me? No way?

Um, wait what do I say. Should I just say no? Wait thats rude.

"Sure" I say without thinking.

"See you were scared of nothing" Calum wacks Ashton on the head.

"OWWWW!" Ashton yells. Calum runs away when he realises Ashton is mad. "Get back her Calum!!"