Toxic Devotion

Chapter 10: Welcome to the gang

Ashley's p.o.v

I woke up and found myself in Sarah's room, I had the biggest headache, ever.

'Sarah' I called.

She came in.

'Oh hey you're up' she smiled.

'My head Is killing me' I sighed.

'Well that your first time drinking and you kind of drank a lot' Sarah shook her head.

'Do you remember anything?' She asked.

'Yes...and I hate it' I hid my face with both my hands, Sarah bursted out laughing

'Told ya you'd regret it' she shrugged.

'I can't believe..I was about to kiss Dylan, what the hell' I complained.

'What!?' She bursted out laughing.

'And I remember the funniest part, he rejected me' I told her.

'Oh my god that's actually cute, he didn't take advantage of you!' Sarah squealed.

'Ugh I don't wanna go home' I changed the subject.

'Why?' She asked.

'I really feel like constantly punching Val in the face' I shook my head.

'Aren't you planning on finding your birth mom?' She asked.

'I should. But I don't know how' I uttered.

'So, what do we do?' She sighed.

'Dylan's gang could help us...' I started.

'Of course not, last time I recalled, your brother was in the gang' she reminded me.

'Oh well' I shrugged.

'But wait, sar, you do realize what this means right?' I raised my eyebrows and she looked at me waiting for an answer.

'My last name is not Carter' I said.

'No shit Sherlock' she chuckled.

'I'm sure Val knows' I assured her.

'Then you have to ask him' she stated.

'Ill go right now' I hugged her before immediately running downstairs.

'Thanks for everything!' I shouted.

'No problem' she yelled back.

Sarah and I were neighbors thankfully, but the funniest part is that half the people from school live in this neighborhood. Well maybe it's because the school is really close to the houses here, inner me stated. I should really stop talking alone.

I rushed to the house, and once I came in I found Dylan, tyler and Val. This was so awkward considering the fact I wanted to kiss Dylan yesterday, but I was drunk..and I don't like him. Maybe I do...no, I can't, he's an asshole, and he still has my diary.

'Val can we talk' I said glaring at all of them.

'You were at Sarah's huh' he said glaring back at me.

I looked at Dylan and tyler feeling betrayed, they told him??

'Oh don't look at me, Tyler couldn't control his mouth' Dylan raised his eyebrows at tyler who simply raised his hands up in defense.

'You could have told me you know ash?' He drawled.

'and you could have told me I was adopted, and you could have told me you were in a gang, AND you could have told me that the real reason why we moved to Ohio was because of you' I exclaimed.

'You might wanna calm the fuck down' he threatened.

'You know I came to ask you, where is my birth mom?' I ignored him.

'I don't know' he shrugged.

'You do Val, you're lying, once a liar, always a liar' I shook my head disgusted.

'Don't talk to me like that' he threatened again.

'What are you gonna do? I want to know who's my mom, I wanna know what's my last name' I demanded.

'I can't tell you ashley...not right now' he looked at Dylan from the corner of his eye.

'What's my fucking last name!?' I yelled.

'Jones' Val choked out.

'WHAT' Dylan raged.

'You're kidding right?' Tyler yelled.

I just looked at them like 'the fuck is going on'

'I was going to tell you guys' Val started.

'You were supposed to tell us that earlier, Valentino what the hell is wrong with you, she's the daughter of April jones!' He shouted.

'Who is April?' I asked dumbfounded.

'The bitch who killed my father, and my brother' he yelled.

'You had a brother?' I asked.

'Not the time ashley!' Dylan yelled.

'I couldn't tell you because, it's my sister's mom dude' Val tried reasoning with them but Dylan was fuming.

'So Val, you have all the information about April jones?' Dylan asked ignoring him.

'We're not gonna kill her' Val exclaimed.

'Im the daughter of a killer?' I asked.

'I'm gonna end her' Dylan promised.

'You can't, that's my mom!' I told him.

'You really think a cold blooded person like April jones could actually care about you, do you even know who on earth is April jones, the crazy woman who left her own husband and joined a gang' Dylan explained.

'She really did that?' I was so confused it was unbelievable.

'She did. She killed my brother, and my father, with no remorse, and now she's after me' he confessed.

'What is it, what do you have and she doesn't?' I asked.

'You can't know that' he sighed.

'I will help you find her, just tell me what she wants' I lied.

'She wants my family including me dead, it's a gang thing you wouldn't understand. It's about money and territory' he explained.

'Now you're gonna help us find her, and kill her' tyler said looking dead serious.

'Im sixteen years old and I have a math quiz to study for' I raised my hands up in defense.

'Ah I don't think so' Dylan smirked.

'Welcome to the gang' tyler grinned, my brother was just facepalming over and over again...we were in a huge mess.