I get adopted by 5 Seconds Of Summer [SHORT STORY-COMPLETED]

Chapter 4

{authors note: hey guys sorry if my writing sucks lol I'm writing on my phone so yea}
Chapter 4

Ashton's POV

'Holy crap. What happened with Gabriella and her dad?' I think to myself as I hold sleeping Gabby in my arms. 'She seemed so afraid..' I glance down at her, whispering a soft "you're okay Gabby," before falling asleep as well.

Gabriella's POV

I wake up to Ashton yelling and shaking me awake. I sit up as fast as possible, breathing heavy.

"Are you okay?" Ashton asks, his hands still on my shoulders, his brown eyes full of concern.

Suddenly my dream, or rather nightmare, comes back to me. "I-I just had a bad dream," I say, looking down at my grey comforter, not wanting to meet his eyes. I try to hold back my tears, but a few slip past.

"What was the dream about?" Ashton replies. "Because you were screaming in your sleep."

"M-my dad. I had a dream that- that he found me. A-and.." I reply, my voice shaking.

Ashton just pulls me into a hug. "Well you're okay now, Gabby. You're safe. He can't hurt you anymore."

The boys, who must have heard the commotion, rush into my room to see what's going on. The way the shadows danced across their faces made me tense up. Ashton, noticing the boys arrival and my tensing, said, "boys, well be down soon, okay?" Reluctantly, they left, except for Luke, that is.

"Why?" Luke says, coming closer. "What, is she afraid of us or something?" He jokes. I just grab onto Ashton tighter.

"Luke, I'm only going to tell you once more. Go downstairs, we will meet you there soon, okay?" Ashton says back.

"Okay, fine." Luke says, finally leaving.

"Hey, are you alright?" Ashton asks, pulling us apart so he can look in my eyes. "You don't have to tell me anything about your past until you're ready, okay?"

I nod my head. "Thank you." Ashton seems like a good guy. Out of the four boys, I like him the most. Maybe soon I'll tell him about my dad.

"Okay then let's go downstairs to eat breakfast." Ashton says, a grin slowly forming on his face.
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I follow him into the kitchen, where the boys already put our breakfast on the table. I take a seat with Calum to my left, and Ashton to my right. Luke and Michael across. I look down at my plate and see eggs and bacon. "I love bacon," I think out loud. Putting a piece of it in my mouth.

"What was that?" Michael asks me.

"Oh, uh, I just said that I love bacon. I haven't had it in so long." I respond.

Michael just smiles before saying, "I'm liking this girl already." At that I blush. I hope they don't send me back to the orphanage.

"So I was thinking that today we can go to the mall to get you more clothes?" Calum says to me. I nod in agreement, the boys smiling. I did need more clothes, after all.

After breakfast we all went to our rooms to get ready to head out. As I walked into my room I'm reminded of my dream last night.

*dream*
*i was 11 years old, sitting in my room, when my dad, drunk of course, walks in. I ask if there's gonna be dinner tonight, cause I haven't eated for a few days.
"Ungrateful brat!" He yells, grabbing my hair. "Punishment Time!" He shoves me into my closet, locking the door. I pound on it, begging for him to open up. It was dark, and small. "Shut up!" He tells, before I hear him leave my room. I bang on the door, tears streaming down my face. Screaming at him to open up, please.*
*end of dream*

A few tears fall down my face as I reach under my pillow, wrapping my hand around the cold metal, and rush to the washroom. I turn on the shower and get in, savoring the warm water. I slide the blade across my thighs and waist, watching the blood slide down the drain.

After I'm done I put on some clothes, (p!atd and black skinny jeans) and put the metal back under my pillow. I quickly put on some eye liner then leave the room, not going to fast because it hurts.

"Gabby are you ready?" Ashton calls.

"I'm right here," I say, jumping down the last few steps.

"Alright then, let's go!" Calum says excitedly.