Terrible Things

{chapter four}

LUKES POV

Ashton was really, perfect. His face and his body and everything about him! I couldn't name one flaw. I doubt he would ever like me though. Defiantly not in that way. I hope he's alright, I haven't seen him be hurt lately, even though it kills to see him sit by himself. I want to sit with him, but then everyone will turn against me and Michael and Calum are only nice to him because his sister is Belle. She's so popular, I don't see why she doesn't do something about the bullying. I pulled up to my driveway and emptied my sand filled shoes out onto the driveway. I put them back on and go inside.

"I'm home, Mum!" I yell into the house.

"I'm just in the kitchen!" She yelled back.

When I walk into the kitchen and the smell of homemade pizza lifts up my spirits.

"How was it?" She asked, takin a hot tray out of the oven.

I shrugged my shoulders. "Well, I only really talked to Ashton. The others kinda went off."

"Who's Ashton?" She asked cutting the pizza into sections.

"He's Belle's brother."

"I didn't know she had a brother, how old is he?"

"Same as me, he's in my year," I said.

"I haven't heard of him before! That's awful!" She said.

"Well, he doesn't really talk to anyone, he gets pushed around by other people in our year."

"That's not good!" She said, handing me a plate with three slices of pizza on it. "Who's his friends with?"

"Uhh," Was he friends with anyone? I have only ever seen him sit by himself, for the past three years. "I don't know if he has any Mum."

We both went quiet. She said, "Maybe you should talk to Belle, or Ashton."

She left the room and I got out my phone while eating pizza, I checked my phone, only twitter notifications. I texted Belle.

Me: hey are you busy?

Belle: nooope! She was always filled with energy, even through texts.

Me: do you think we could talk?

Belle: yeah sure, wanna come over?

Me: I'm eating dinner but I'll come after that.

Belle: yeah sure!

I quickly eat my pizza and say bye to Mum before getting into my car and leaving for Ashton's. I pulled up at their driveway and Belle is out the front already.

"Hey Lukey!" She said walking over to me and linking arms. "Just in time for the Irwin family barbecue! Well, just me and Ash. Mum's out again."

We went through the front door and Ashton was outside at the back at the barbecue.

"So what did you want to talk about," She said, heading out to the back. I stopped her.

"Uh, I kinda wanted to talk about, um," I lowered my voice. "Ashton."

"Oh, we'll go up to my room then," She yelled to Ashton to say where we were going and we headed into her pink room, full with fairy lights and pictures of Belle and Ashton, all around the world. France, Italy, America, England, Canada, everywhere! We sit down on her comfortable mattress

"Soooo?" She said.

"Well, my mum wanted to know who Ashton was, but as I was explaining, I got a little bit worried."