A Taste Of Freedom

⚫About to jump⚫

I don't think I'll be proofreading anymore. So if theirs any mistakes I apologise! Like usual no hate just love. Enjoy chapter don't know when next update will be made. I'll try my very best to make it soon, but school definitely does not help. So be patient everyone love you lots.

WARNING: ATTEMPTED SUICUDE!
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It had been a couple hours since Ashton and I had started walking into oblivion. The sun had started to rise in a purplish pink areura. It was beautiful the way the sun shined on Ashton's pale skin. God this boy is so gorgeous. I'm really quit surprised I hadn't notice this absolute-l. My thoughts were onterupted when I heard a slight giggle from Ashton.

"Thank you!" He says in a giggly tone. My face immediately turns ten times redder. If to touch it, it could scold your fingers clean off. "I-im so-sorry what was th-that?" I manage to stutter out. He comes to a full on stop. His eyebrows knit in confusion, but why? He looks at me before a smirk etched across his perfect face. He leans down getting close and closer. "You kinda said that out loud." His smirk fading when he grabs my chin lightly yet again knitting his eyebrows together. I am completely dumbfounded/ lost for words. He then brushes a piece of hair lightly behind my ear, I wince at the sudden pain.

With a stern voice he asked "who did this to your beautiful face!?" He asked as a question, but came out more as a demand. My cheeks became flushed remembering the awful thought of Charlie hurting me. I look away his soft warm hands leaving my face.

"I-it's no-nothing really. Just fell, I'm really clumsy?" I say in an unsure manner. "Elizabeth, we both no that's not what really happened! Please talk to me, tell me who did this to you?"

I suddenly felt it the burning in my eyes. I was trying to hold them in with so much force, that they all came streaming down at once. He immediately takes my face into his large hands, avoiding any contact with my gruesome bruise. "Hey, hey. Shh it's okay I'm going to protect you. I promise no one will ever hurt you again!"

All I could do was nod my head to entranced with the own sounds of my whimpers. I couldn't take it anymore I needed to feel safe, and I could tell Ahton was that safety/security I've needed. I grab his shirt in a needy manner pulling him closer to my shivering body. He engulfs me in a protective hug, yet soft and gentle. His smell is almost like a drug. I relax more into the hug my sobbing becoming slight puffs of smoke as the chill air sent goosebumps up my arm.

As my eyes start to droop shut from pure exhaustion. Ashton interupts the silence "I want to show you something?" I slowly start to pull away, and look into those soft, yet electric blue eyes. "Yeah I'd like that."

He holds my hand gripping it ever so lightly showing comfort, and genuine kindness. He looks over at me a warm bright smile plastered on his face.

We walk and walk and walk.... Until my ears are bombarded with the sound of rushing water. I look over to see Ashton giggling slightly at my curiosity. We finally reach an old looking bridge with a heavy current of water rushing underneath the ragged old "death trap." A feeling of uneasiness crosses my mind. He pulls me closer to the bridge. I can now hear the wooden bridge creak..Wait WOODEN! I slowly start to turn around about to turn into a full on sprint. When Ashton grabs my thin waist and brings my back to his chest.

"It's okay. I promise I would never do anything to hurt you. I want to show you something that's helped me." Helped me, what does that mean? I let the thought slip my mind, when I feel his hot breath hit my soft pale skin. I clothes my eyes, my breath becoming heavier and heavier, with the heat pulsating through my body.

       I'm so lost in the thought of his soft puffs of air on my neck, I hadn't noticed he had let go of me. I turn to him being met with his outstretched hand. I hesitantly take his hand in mine letting him lead the way onto the middle of the bridge.

      He pulls me a little "to" closely to the bridge. He grabs onto the rail and gives me a reassuring smile. A fake smile crosses my face, grabbing onto the rail my grip tightens once I make the stupid mistake of looking over the edge. Rushing water hits the side of the rocks. I've always had that uneasy feeling of bridges, and tall buildings. All In all just any type of distance away from the ground.

         My eyes grow large when I look over to Ashton. seeing his feet dangle over the side of the not so safe railing. He giggles at my uneasiness but reassures me. "Elizabeth sit with me, I promised I would never let you get hurt." I shake my head rapidly gripping the railing impossibly tighter. "Yes. You trust me don't you?" He asks unsure of my answer. All my nerves calm down I look into his blue eyes. "I think so?" The truth was how can I trust him? I've only just met him. In the middle of the night may I add. "You should trust me because if you fall I'll catch you." He says rather calmly. Something tells me he's not meaning "falling" off the bridge, but something much deeper.

         I finally get up the courage to climb up onto the rail and sit next to Ashton. His smile becomes even larger than before, with a sorta kinda smirk proud that he finally gotten me to join him.

          He grabs my thin waist and pulls me closer to his body. I don't know how or why, but dangling my feet over the side or the old abandoned bridge. It feels as if my body's afloat a certain wait has been lifted off my shoulders. The current becomes calming every time small wave hits the side of a smooth eroded rocks. I shut my eyes inhaling a deep breath of the crisp clean air.

      I flutter my eyes open with a satisfied smile and look over to Ashton. His face is calm and maybe just as relaxed as mine. I stare at his features intently wanting to see every freckle every scar. I want to know everything about this boy. Ashton starts the fidget under my fond gaze. He looks up at my his blues eyes turning sad I go to open my mouth to ask of his discomfort. Until he opens his mouth.

    "The first time I came here." He looked down to our entwined fingers. "I had run away from home. I just had to get away you know?" He looks at me undoubtedly. I furrow my eyebrows not sure what he's going to say next. "I had walked and walked till I approached this bridge. When I came up closer to the edge I got these awful flashbacks of everything that's happened." He squeezes his eyes shut sniffling a bit. "I had to watch my family be murdered Elizabeth." He starts to full on sob. I'm about to open my mouth when he once again interupts. "I went to the edge...I almost jumped off. I tried to kill myself, but I didn't once I heard the light waves crash onto the side . Closing my eyes and imagining a place far away. Like the Ocean far away."

       He looks at me his red puffy eyes. I finally realize he needs me just as much as I need him. "My father rapes me." I say in a sort of whisper. "I know." Is the only thing left said. After that we held each other for what seemed as hours. Until finally I get the courage to speak up. "Well protect each other." He hums as a response smiling up to me.

       I soon remember that I had to have breakfast with the family. So I a sadly interupt the beautiful peaceful moment. I climb off of the bridge followed by Ashton. Practically sprinting towards my house. Until Ashton pulls me back.

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I don't consider that much of a cliffhanger, but whatever it was sorry ran put of ideas of what to put next. Hope you enjoyed this chapter got really intense I know. For me it was anyway, oh whale.🐳🐳 Love you lots, and remember just love no hate cause no one needs that kind of negativity in their life.