Whatever You Say || 5sos, michael clifford

Chapter three

Date: 5.6.14. Time: 700 am

Steven,

I'm still at Ashton's house. I haven't had the guts to return home. But I will today. Mom called, and she's beyond pissed. We talked about why I left, She convinced me of my cowardice, blah blah blah. So, I guess we'll see what happens when I get there.

But my life is a bunch of paper clips, and not the neat kind, the kind that are all individual one day and then strung together in a lump the next.

To top everything off, Ashton gave me his cold. It kind of all worked out though; I didn't go to school after the incident, and with a perfectly good reason.

Plus, Ashton's house is nice. It's two stories tall, and layered with rooms like a cake. A spiral staircase like a birthday candle twists around to the second floor. There are two bedrooms and a small guest room, which Ashton has kindly granted me access to. The walls are a warm yellow, and the color reminds me of the city lights back in Chicago.

Ash has been taking care of me because "his parents are away", he says. But when he told me this, his voice changed, and the strain alarmed me. What could be the reason for this lie?

In the nighttime, when Ashton is asleep, I lay awake in concentration. Mostly, I think about Michael clifford. I run my hands through my hair so often with him on my mind that I tug my own hair out.

Anyways, I have to go home today. Armed with an extra box of tissues across my lap, Ashton is driving my sniffly-self back home. I'll tell you what happens later. In the meanwhile, please enjoy this wonderful list that I have composed over my few sleepless nights.

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LIST OF REASONS WHY I DONT LIKE MICHAEL CLIFFORD:

1) he set me up.

2) he has a weird accent.

3) he tells stupid jokes and has stupid hair.

4) he sent me a list of insults and then apologized. (Yea, it was him.)

5) he let luke go after he hurt me.

6) he's too much of a coward to apologize in person.

LIST OF REASONS WHY I DO LIKE MICHAEL CLIFFORD:

1) he looked so guilty and sad when I busted him, and he did save me from my dad.

2) his accent is really cute on him. So is his hair.

3) I laugh at his stupid jokes. They're funny.

4)he did take luke down, which I guess wasn't part of the plan.

5) he did apologize over a text...

6) I just like him.

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Date: 6.14.14. Time: 300 pm

Steven,

School ended yesterday. There isn't much I will miss because Ashton will be with me through out the summer. Why? Oh, I forgot to tell you. My dad kicked me out. Yep. I'm alone, with Ashton at least, and my mom doesn't care.

There is something depressing amongst the cries of happy children though, something like sentiment or remorse. I will regret not having the guts to talk to Michael after the fight, although he hasn't been here to talk to. He's been MIA since two weeks ago. No one knows where he is. And before then, he wouldn't even look at me. There was a rumor that luke put him in the hospital. I didn't care enough to check.