Terrible Things

{chapter three}

ASHTON'S POV

I curl up to the blanket on my lounge while watching the TV. Belle was having Michael, Luke and Calum over. She was meeting a new boy, that the boys think she might like. She was stressing and messing about with everything. She had a little bit too much foundation on and her clothes were are bit too bright. I was sick and suffering from the flu. I stayed on the lounge until we heard the bell ring.

"You get it," She said.

"But I'm sick-"

"Please!" I sighed and got up my body ached. I went to the door to see only Luke standing there, the others in the car.

"Oh, um hi," I said. I gestured for him to come in and I fell back onto the lounge.

"Hi Luke!" Belle said.

"Hi," He replied.

"Wanna just like make yourself at home, in the lounge room or something?"

"Yeah, sure."

I heard footsteps and the door to the lounge room opened, Luke coming in and sitting on the lounge opposite me. I smiled, he smiled back.

"You feeling okay?" He asked after a bit of silence.

"Hmn. The flu always sucks for me," I curl up in my blanket and I could feel him looking at me. I just continued watching the show that was on.

The others came in, Calum, Belle, Michael... then another familiar looking boy. Where had I seen him before? Oh, I knew him. Thomas McKinnon. He was part of my bullying for one year before he left our school to go to a different one. He wouldn't recognise me. No one would. Luke stood up so Belle and Thomas could sit on the same lounge, I moved my feet up so Luke could sit next to me. Luke was so awkward. It was really cute.

Everyone went into deep conversation except me and Luke, we stayed quiet.

I went up to my room to leave everyone to be. Thomas remembered me, I could see it in his eyes. Every time he looked at me he looked angry, scared and a little bit sad too.

I turned on the TV in my room and almost fell asleep on my bed until there was a knock on my door.

"It's open," I said.

To my surprise, Luke came through the door. "Um, hi."

"Hi, what are you doing here?" I asked.

"Well, I didn't want to come here but like they kinda made me, and I'm not friends with Tom or anything, anyway I didn't want to come because I knew it would get awkward like it is now and they don't really notice I'm there. Soo, I came up here."

I smiled. "Sit down."

He walked over to my bed and sat next to me. He was looking really cute today, his quiff didn't have one hair out of place, his blue eyes lit up the room they were so bright. He had a smirk on his mouth and his cheeks were flawless. I continued watching the movie; Spider-Man, because it was the only thing on. I could see like looking around my room, he smiled.

"What's your favourite song at the moment?" He asked looking at me.

"Uhh, I have too many," I laughed. "I love, oh I don't know!"

"Yeah, I can't stop listening to the Selfish Machines album, I, yeah it's just really good."

"That is one of my favourite albums," I said. "I really like All Time Low's album too though."

"Yeah that's a good one," He said, looking at my posters again. "I listen to every one of these bands."

"You have a good music taste," We said in unison, making us both laugh.