enigma !! luke h

silences and close friends

"so what do your parents do for a living?" ashton said, attempting to make conversation due to the awkward silence that consumed the house for the past twenty minutes. they were currently in the living room eating snacks and talking about random things, trying to get to know each other. but alas, the awkward tension in the room could easily be cut by a knife but only ashton wanted to engage in it.

maisy was kind of grateful that ashton could sense it too. she found it cute that ashton was being considerate enough to find something they could all bond over.

"we actually moved to Sydney because my mom's a businesswoman and she had been transferred to the office here. my dad on the other hand is basically a teenager going through a midlife crisis. he stays at home playing video games all day."

ashton let out a short chuckle which led maisy to ask why he laughed at such a boring topic.

"maise, that's the longest and most informational you have ever spoken or told me and any of our mutual friends. It's great to see you getting a little more comfortable with m—us."

"thanks? i guess...i'm not that bad once you get to know me." she winks at ashton quoting a phrase he used to describe luke before.

ashton grinned at this and then proceeded to continue getting to know maisy more. "i know i'm probably just assuming but it looks like you're not that close to your parents. doesn't that bother you at all?"

"oh my god not at all! my dad does most of the general house chores and stacey does some as well when she has the time. don't get me wrong, she works a lot but only when i'm at school or not at home, if i'm available or she is, we spend time together, which is a lot of time."

maisy almost forgot that there were two more people in the room until calum spoke and then pointed out "awe maise! you're smiling silly."
"sacey?" the blue eyed blonde finally spoke, inserting himself in the conversation. maisy wanted to roll her eyes so badly at him but she wants to set a good example that she can be a good friend, especially to ashton and calum.

"are you kidding me? i spend literally ten minutes talking about my family and that's what you say?" maisy raised her eyebrows, making luke grin that devilish smirk of his.
"anyways...yeah. my mom's name is stacey. we're close that way."

"okay. enough sappy shit. either we talk about something more fascinating or...we could play FIFA." luke suggested, dangling the controller in front of calum and ashton's faces.

"luke you know very well that i don't like FIFA that much. Too much green on the screen! And have you forgotten that i have astigmatism? Like that's the thing you know: my corneas are american footballs. i'll just go to the breakfast nook and get to know maise better." ashton then blurted out causing luke to roll his eyes at him.

"what about you, cal?" Luke said pouting his lips.

"sorry man. i'm trying not to be a dick here so i'm going with ash and maise."

"guys come on! you're taking brown hair's side? i bet mike wouldn't do this to me! i'm calling mike over!" he said as he walked out of the room.

"mike?" maisy inquired.

"he's another one of our close friends." calum told maisy.

"christ, there's more of you? i can't even handle one." maisy groaned. ashton giggled.

"don't worry michael's the last one,"
maisy smiled. she looked at the clock that was situated at the top of the large flat screen TV. it was currently 9PM.

"oh shoot," maisy said as she stood up. "i need to go home it's late"

ashton stood up and as well as calum. "okay yeah sure, i can drive you to your house,"

as the trio went out the living room, luke and a black haired boy were sitting on the steps.

"hey! i'm mi-" the black haired boy, who i assumed was michael but soon cut off because i had to be home on time.

"hey...uhm...michael right? i'm sorry. i really hope that we can continue this conversation and get to know each other more, maybe the boys can fill you in on my—nevermind, i'm rambling. i have to go!" she then ran to the car causing her to stumble on a rock and trip but quickly regained her balance.

"ugh! why does the world hate me!" ashton ran out of the car and helped maisy get up. he opened the passenger door and went to the driver's seat.

"step on it, ash!"

"shit maise i'm going!" ashton said laughing at maisy's urgency to leave.

it was 9:30 when they arrived and maisy knocked the door to be greeted by her father in sweatpants and a grey shirt.

"hey maise! and... young adolescent i should be protecting my daughter from." maine stepped beside his daughter looking as intimidating as he wanted to look with a staggering height of 6'4.

ashton swallowed the bob in his throat and said "mr. heft—sir...i'm sorry she was brought home later than she was supposed to...we just wanted to get to know her so she could get a few friends... You know because she just moved and stuff I think that would be ni—"

"young man! It's fine. It's only been thirty minutes. i would offer you dinner unfortunately we weren't able to prepare enough food and her mother is already in her work room. and call me maine." he said, smiling at ashton.

maisy's father was different from other fathers for the sole purpose that he didn't necessarily work since he stayed at home playing video games and relaxing. although what made him similar to other fathers was that he still loved his daughter no matter what and could pull a "strict father" image that definitely scared the crap out of some people who came over with maisy.

"no mr, i mean, maine. are you sure you're fine with me calling you that name? i feel uncomfortable sir."

"ashton is it? whichever is fine by me."

"Okay well I think i lik-" ashton covered his mouth realizing it was a rhetorical statement.

"you're a talkative one aren't you? goodnight and don't text and drive."

goodnight sir and thank you." after which, ashton went back to his car and went back home. as soon as he was out of sight, my dad closed the door with one hand, held me on my shoulders with the other, and walked me over to the dinner table.

"i'm going to tell your mom that you're home so you can eat straight away" maine told maisy and went upstairs.

after eating, maisy went upstairs to her room. she went to do her night routine and hopped onto her bed, using her phone and checking on what she missed on her social medias. suddenly, someone knocked.

"come in," maisy said putting her phone away and drawing full attention to whoever was behind her door, which was either her dad or stacy.

"hey maise! I know you're tired but i just can't hold it in for tomorrow! but since i like to eavesdrop, i'll let it slip because he handled your father well enough." stacey sent a not-so-subtle wink at maisy and settling herself at the foot of maisy's bed.

"stacey! i don't like ash that way! i promise!" maisy said, her voice going a few notches high and making it clear she didn't want to talk about the boys anymore.

"what about mr. badass with a lip ring huh? should we be worried about him?" stacey smirked. maisy wanted to roll her eyes at stacy at the mention of luke, gosh, even just saying his name boils her blood. she disliked the kid so much and it hasn't even been a week of going to the school.

"stacy," maisy said, breathing in deeply careful to not let out a souund of annoyance in her tone. "i will never love, more so, like any of these disgusting, lame excuses of pre-pubescent teens! especially that douchebag with a lip ring!"

because maisy was a more introverted person, you could say that she had a little more difficulty expressing the right emotions at the right times and if she was ever caught up in a situation she didn't want to be in, she would either beat around the bush and hope for the best or do something she's done her whole existence, simply block everyone out.

she was having a decent time until stacy had to bring up the pierced, blonde, blue eyed twat. 

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