Anonymous | Ashton Irwin |

Over and Over

You already know: me living with Ashton in a huge beach house, changed our names, in hiding from somebody, and ex-girlfriend gone bad.

I have been ignoring Ashton for the longest time. He has been minding his own buisness, too. Leaving the house to run in the beach and coming home doing whatever he wants. He hasn't bugged me or tried to talk to me. Of course, because I have locked myself inside my room when he comes home.

Knock. Knock. Knock. The sound coming from my door.

"Go away!" I said.

Ashton's voice sort of muffled from the door,"Piper. I've been taking some time to think long and hard about what you said last month." I walk over to the door,"Please let me in so we can talk about this."

I unlock the door and swing it open. He was covered in sweat from running.

So I give him the death stare,"Only if there's nothing that you are sugar coating."

"Of course. Sit down, please."

I let him enter my room and he begins once we both sit on my bed,"Allison was once my girlfriend before. She has been stealing money from me, values, and framing me."

"Why would she do that?"

"She had a new job at a strip club. There was a man that was better than me. And by that I meant economically. So she cheated on me with him to take advantage of him. I broke up with her when I found out. Her stuff was in my house ever since. I have been trying to use you to distract my friends. Have them forget about Allison and I. I never meant to hurt you, but you wouldn't understand and you would leave."

"Ashton..." I grew mad,"you used me and abused me. How can I believe you on that you never meant to do that to me?" I stand up from the bed,"I don't even know if this was right of you."

"Piper, please." He almost grabbed my hand until I stepped back.

"Don't. Don't do this to me."

"Fine. Just understand me."

I cross my arms over my chest,"I'm listening."

"I know, it was wrong of me. I was never raised that way. I had no other choice when you were around."

I made him cut to the chase,"So what did she do?"

"She stole my documents on where I live for her boyfriend to kill me and take my insurance money. That's what she meant about my values."

"But can't your family take the insurance money?"

"I..." he sighed.

"They don't live here?" I guessed.

"N-no. I... uh."

"They don't know you exist? I know how that feels." I guessed again.

Ashton just spat it out,"I don't have a family!" He looked up to meet my eyes,"She killed them. The greedy bitch told him that I was engaged to her so she could take part of the money. They talked it out with her lawers while I was arranging my mother's funeral."

His mom. Those pictures. She was dead and he was grieving this whole time.

I sit down next to him,"I think I understand now. But you took me down this path with you. I shouldn't be here. I haven't been out for over two months and I have no clothes for myself except yours. I'm so tired of being here doing nothing. Come on, I am young and I should be living. Not sitting here until we go back."

Ashton stands up,"Then let me make this whole thing up to you. Besides, I do think you should stop wearing my clothes from now on."

"What? How?"