Somewhere in Neverland (Lashton)

Ch. 27: The Curse of Having Too Much Time

"This is the memory

This is the curse of having

Too much time to think about it

It's killing me

This is the last time

This is my forgiveness

This is endless"

Mayday Parade(The Memory)

September 02, 2000

Luke clutched onto his older brother's hand as they entered the classroom. There were about fifteen other kids Luke's age with their parents. Luke was the only one with his brother there instead of a parent. His brother was only ten years old yet he was the one to take care of Luke and his other brother, Ben.

"I don't wanna go," Luke whined as he looked at the other kids with fear.

"It'll be fine, Luke. You'll make some friends and get to play," Jack tried to explain to his brother.

Across the room, Ashton was saying goodbye to his dad. He wasn't whining nor crying, instead he looked happy and excited. He left his dad, sitting on the circle carpet.

"Hi, I'm Calum," a boy with black hair said. Ashton smiled at the boy. Calum held a dinosaur stuffed animal in his arms.

"I'm Ashton, I like your stuffed animal." Both boys smiled wide. They then looked across the room to see Luke, who looked like he was about to cry. His arms were latched around a stuffed animal penguin.

"Hey, come over here," Ashton called to Luke. The boy looked at him both shocked and confused. He cautiously made his way over to them. The boys introduced themselves to each other.

"What's your penguin's name?" Ashton asked.

"Waddle," he said in a timid voice.

"Did either of you bring food?" an obnoxious little boy with thin blonde hair and green eyes asked.

"Yeah," Calum said.

"Can I have it?"

"No, it's for snack time."

"But I'm hungry!" Luke and Ashton chuckled at the bickering going on between the two of them.

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July 24, 2003

"I wanna go exploring," Luke told Ashton. They were inside his house, bored out of their minds.

"There's these woods I saw just up the road," he suggested.

"Let's go!" Luke determined. They hopped off the boy's bed and made their way out the door.

"Where are you two going?" Jack asked them as they were about to leave.

"Just to Ashton's," Luke lied knowing his brother would say no if he told the truth.

"Okay, be back by dinner." With that the two boys started on their walk to the woods, Ashton leading the way.

"Nichelle is the most annoying sister," Luke told the boy.

"She's always making me watch My Little Pony with her and play barbies with her."

"Hey, my little pony is a great show," Ashton joked. They arrived at the woods.

"This is so cool," Luke commented. They walked slowly and cautiously, having never been there before. They were absolutely amazed with their surroundings. To most people, it was just another forest but to them it was like finding a buried treasure or a closet to Narnia.

"Look! It's a treehouse!" Ashton exclaimed excited. Both boys' eyes lit up and smiles grew upon their faces.

"Race ya to the top!" With that the two darted to the tree, only slowing to climb up the ladder. Luke was the first to reach the top. He stood in that tree house like he was the king of the world.

"Wow, you can see everything from up here," Ashton stated.

"Let's make this our hideout, a place to go when we need to escape from home," Luke told him.

"It could be like our neverland, but I totally call being Peter Pan."