High School Never Ends ◎5sos◎

45: Ashley

Michael introduced Ashley to the gang, unfortunately it wasn't everyone. Cassie was still in hospital, Stevie was no where to be found. So Calum, Luke, Ashton, Clio all stood by their lockers. Meagan and Florence still hate each other.

"You're such a cute person!" Meagan excitedly said at Ashley. He giggled which made Michael smile.

"You guys are all so nice, and all your accents are wonderful." Ashley was the only American as all the girls were English and the boys were Australian.

"It's nice to hear something new." Florence chuckled.

"Who asked you?" Meagan spat.

"I'm just trying to make conversation?" Florence stared at her, feeling pissed and annoyed at the same time.

"Babe, lay low." Ashton gently said.

"Yeah listen to your boyfriend, Meagan." Florence said deadly.

"Jealous?" She smirked.

"In both of your dreams." She saw Ashton looking at her but she ignored it.

"Anyway." Michael shouted.

"It's so nice to finally meet you Ashley." Clio greeted.

"Thank you, it's nice to meet the people that make Michael stable."

"Well, I wouldn't know about stable..." Calum said but Ashton kicked his leg, making him groan in pain.

"I'm going to stop talking." He sighed.

--/

Ashley was about to go home for the first time in months, she's been waiting to see her auntie and surprise her.

Michael insisted going with her but she wanted to this herself, be independent and he understood.

She stood on the welcome mat clicking her heels together having the temptation to knock on the door but something is stopping her.

Why am I so scared?

She took a deep breath, slowly lifting her arm and started to hit her knuckles on the door. She waited a few seconds when she heard footsteps coming towards the door which made her heart thump.

She heard the door creak open seeing the woman who took care of her all her life standing there with a smile on her face.

"Hello, stranger."

--/

"So...hows mum?" She rubs her hands on her legs to get rid of the sweat that are drowning her.

"Still in jail..." Her aunt stood up looking at the picture frames. One of her and Ashley's mother.

"I called her about you last week." She said not le sing her eyes on the picture.

"I don't want her to think I'm weak." Ashley sighed.

"She thinks you're the toughest one in the family, she's the one in jail." She lightly chuckled.

"If I never let her do it, she would be here right now."

"Honey, it's not your fault that happened. She committed a crime." She turned around giving her a heart warming smile.

"I miss her." Ashley started to play with her hair, that reminds her of her mum when she use to tell her stories whilst playing Ashley's hair.

"Me too, but I missed you also." She embraced into a hug.

"I can't believe I'm home." She said sniffing.

--/

"It was lovely seeing you, love." She kissed Ashley's forehead.

"I'll be back to bring my stuff from the centre if I'm still allowed to come back..."

"You're always welcome. I took you under my wing when your mother went to jail, I'm sure as hell will take of you till the day I die." They gave each other one last time before she left.

She turned around to see Michael sitting on the ground on the other side of the street. She was happy to see him.

"What are you doing here?" She smiled, he looked up pulling his knees closer to his chest.

"I was worried if you were kicked out or needed to see someone." He blushed.

"You're cute." She sat down next to him, le sing her head on his shoulder.

"Who's the woman?" He asked.

"My auntie." She answered.

"Where's your mum?"

"In jail." Michael turned his head as she did too, he felt worried for asking.

"It's okay." She spoke. "She's in there because she broke the law, and I was in rehab because what we were doing."