(ON HOLD) How Did We End Up Here

Chapter 12: Some Twisted Dream

Ashton's POV

Couple of months passed since the incident from the band's birthday. After the Meyers' funeral, we stopped attending our gigs and went back to our normal lives. Michael had been missing in action these past months, I think he's been avoiding us.

"M-michael?"

I gasped as I saw him having lunch at my work place. He was sitting alone in a corner, fumbling with his phone. He looks different now that he has dyed his hair brown.

Michael: hey.

 He looked at me but he just gave me a bored expression on his face.

"Where's Luke and Calum?" I said as Michael let out a sigh, looked at me, then back to his phone.

Michael: School, I guess. that's where everybody's going.

I take a look at him again and sat at the chair in front of him. It's tuesday, and he's not wearing his school uniform.

"Did you stopped taking your classes?"

Michael: Why the hell am I in a class that needs me to be smarter when I don't even want to be there in the first place?

I was stunned. He's changed.He's gotten colder ever since.

"Do you still blame yourself for her death?"

His expressions changed from bored to serious.

Michael: uhm. alright, i need to go. Bye ashton.

He waved his hand as he turned his back to me.

"Michael wait"

  He stopped but still had his back turned at me.  

 "What about everything? .. the band"

Michael: Let's just stop. We don't have a chance out there.

"Stop?What do you mean by 'Stop'? That's our dr-"

Michael: I don't wanna play anymore, Ashton. You guys can still make your own music together. I'm quitting.

No 

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me, luke & Calum had talked about what are we going to do to make Michael come back to us. We've been following him like ninjas (I'd say stalkers but ninjas are cooler) all week, but whenever we finally had a chance to talk to him, he scampers away like a cat. So the three of us decided that we're attacking his house right on this sunday evening.

"Hi Mrs. Clifford" I smiled as I greeted her when she opened the door.

Karen: Hi boys! I didn't know you were coming tonight.

Calum: Can we talk to Michael?  

Karen: I'm not sure if he's okay with visitors right now. but since you're chums with him, come on in.

Luke: Where is he?

Karen: He's in his room, go barge in. Kid never locks the door.

  "We know"  

Karen chuckles as she points for us to go to michael's room upstairs

We knocked on the door as we reached his room.

"hey buddy, it's us. We're coming in."

He looked paler than before, His eyes were red as we watched him playing video games. I bet he wasn't getting enough sleep.

Calum: Come'on talk to us, buddy. 

Calum sat beside him putting an arm over Michael's shoulder.

Michael:  What do you want. I'm busy.

Luke: No you're not. You're wasting your time being stuck in this room.

Michael: what do you need? 

"We want the band back, Michael. You can't just quit on us."

Michael: The band's done. we're over.

Calum: No we're not. You think Hailey's gonna be happy when you're acting like that?

Michael: She's dead. We're not gonna see her again. Are you messing with me, do you still believe in ghosts,Calum?

Michael let out a small chucke. I was shocked he was able to say those words. Calum got mad and gripped Michael's collar . I held his shoulders so he won't be able to punch Michael. Luke went to the middle of them so he can push Michael away from Calum.

Luke: Hey, hey. no fighting!

"Calum , stop!" I said trying to calm him down. But I don't think he's even listening to me, he was glaring and breathing heavily as he speaks to Michael.

Calum: You think I'm joking? You think so, huh? Do you think Hailey wants to see us like this? In our own separate worlds?

He let go of his collar. Michael stumbled and fell down to the floor. I think he was shocked, he bursted out sobbing. He was stuttering as he tries to speak.

Michael: I.. I didn't mean what I just said. I-I'm sorry..  I'm sorry.

Luke squatted down as he comforts Michael while I calm down Calum as we sit in Michael's bed.

Luke: we know how much you wanted this band just like us Michael. Let's all stick in this dream together.

Michael: But hailey's gone.

I went closer to Michael and I sit on the floor . I waited for him to quiet down since he was crying loud like a child.

"Let me ask you something Michael...

do you want this band to stop?"

I was hoping to calm him but instead I got him crying loudly again.

Michael: N-o! I.. I wanted to sing. I want to write more songs. I want to have our own concerts!

I smiled as I find it cute that despite he looks very mature now, he still acts like a kid. Calum joined us. He hugged Michael. They both apologized for each other's behaviors.

Calum: I think we should start again.

Luke: Yeah , let's make music again!

Calum: ...And I think we should never mention anything about Hailey again.

"as if we never met her? why?"

I don't understand. She was one of us. Why can't we even talk about that?

Luke: Are you f*cking serious, she's one of us. We can't do that, Calum.

We stared back at Calum, He was all serious but I could see that his eyes were sad.

Calum: If people ever talk about how we all started and they would know that we had Hailey since the start, then they would search her,digging up every little fact about her.

Michael: and the pain of losing her will haunt us all again.

Calum: It's the only way we could protect her.

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