I Don't Need You

Chapter 1

Michelle POV

I'm ready to end it

I think walking... Or should I say, limping up to my room after my beating.

My drunk father had passed out before he could do any serious damage.

I get up to my room, thinking over my decision to end it.

To end my life.

My father is an abusive drunk, that blames me for the death of my mother.

Flashback

Age 5

"Daddy, all the other kids keep talking about there Mommies. Where is my mommy?" I question innocently

For a second he looked hurt then angry.

This was the first time he ever hit me

"She is dead. It's your fault, you worthless piece of shit" he screamed before striking me across the face.

Flashback ends

I thought that he would never do that again. I was sadly mistaken.

I was told later in life that she died giving birth to me.

But that can't really be my fault... Can it? I think walking out of the house knowing that dad won't wake up for hours.

I'm going to do it. I've thought about suicide before. It's not like I have friends to stop me.

This won't affect anyone else's lives. Because no one cares

I see a tall office building and know exactly how to die.

I try to open the door, but it's unfortunately, locked.

I see the fire escape and decide to climb up that because there aren't many tall buildings in this town, and 19 year old girls don't just go the store to buy pills at 3:00am.

After about 10 minutes of climbing I reach the top of this building.

I'm going to jump

Luke's POV

We are in somewhere in California. I  stopped keeping track of where we are.

"Luke stop standing there and try to go find a car fix-ey place" Michael said irritably.

Calum hits Michael head before saying "Gosh Michael... Fix-ey isn't even a word"

They then got into a argument about if fix-ey is or is not a word.

I just leave them to bicker because I want to get out of here. We are just lucky today is a travel day and that we do not have a show.

I start walking when I see this beautiful girl... Climbing up a fire escape of a really tall building.

This can't be good.

I decide to follow her, hoping that she just wants to... Look at the stars at 3:00am.

She just got to the top and I don't think she notices me right behind her.

She walks over to the edge and in the moonlight I can see tears streaming down her face.

See walks closer to the edge and stands on the ledge, and I finally get up onto the building.

"STOP!" I yell

She turns around and looks surprised to see someone there.

"You don't have to jump. Please just let me help you" I say calmly

"No" she said shakily "I have to do this"

"No you don't. You can forget this and be happy"

"I can't be happy when there is always going to be a reminder of why I'm upset" she said full on crying

"Please, just come over here and we can talk about whatever happened"

She contemplated her options before cautiously stepped towards me.

When she got close enough she collapsed into my arms a crying mess.

"Shh... It's okay... Your fine"

"I'm not fine! Can't you see that!" She yelled at me

"Calm down and talk" I say, though I'm interested about why she is here right now.

After a few minutes of sniffling, she calmed down.

"I'm Michelle, but people usually call me Mitch."

"My father abuses me and that is the main reason I'm here."

Now I'm fully interested in what she has to say.

"I'm 19 and I was forced to leave school at age 7 because my father made me. He told everyone I was homeschooled."

He started abusing me at age 5 because I asked about my mom... He told me I was worthless and that I killed her. I was told that she died giving birth to me."

I don't have friends because I was only 7 when I left school and 7 year olds don't tend to keep in touch."

"I knew that no one cared about me and that no one would care if I was gone... So why not kill myself. It would probably be better than living" she said, having stopped crying

"Wow... I don't know you but it seems that you have been through so much. You are so strong" I say crying now.

We sat there holding each other until we stopped crying.

"I never asked about your name" she said to me.

I stared at her slack jawed

"Wait... You don't know who I am?" I questioned

"No... Sorry, am I supposed to?"

"I'm Luke Hemmings" I say hoping that my name rings a bell

"Sorry... Never heard of you"

"Ever heard of 5 seconds of summer?" I say praying that she does. I love fans

"Not really... No"

"Oh... Well it's this really awesome Australian band that has the pleasure of having me as the lead singer. We are on tour right now"

"I'd love to chat more about your amazing life, but I have to go kill myself" she said to me seeming upset now.

She stands up and walks to the edge again.

"Stop! Stop!"

"Please come to the tour bus with me and we can talk more" I say hoping this will work

She looks at me again with a defeated look on her face. That look breaks my heart a little as she steps toward me again.

"Fine... I will go with you"

I will protect her with my life