soft grunge || m.c

chapter three

I laid quietly next to Michael in his queen sized bed. We weren't touching, I wished we were, maybe it would put my uneasiness about telling him one of my biggest secrets at ease. Ashton and Michael now both had my two secrets and they needed to keep them.

"Ana?" Michael's voice spoke out of the darkness of his room.

"Yeah?" I turned my head to face him on the bed though I could really see him.

"What other things haven't you told me?" He asked, I didn't answer so he kept talking "I mean, I don't want to pressure you into telling me things but I thought we had.. um.. we were.. you know" His voice trailed off

"There isn't anything else that you can't figure out on your own" I smiled, I knew he couldn't see which made it even better.

"You've got a lovely smile" He commented.

"It's dark, how did you know I was smiling?" I laughed

"I know you, we know eachother" He answered and he was right.

"Thank you" I shifted over to kiss his cheek before returning to my place. "Goodnight Mikey" I turned onto my side, facing away from him and drifted off to sleep.

I woke up to the sound of Michael's alarm. It's only the second day of school and I already hate it. I checked my phone and saw messages from my mom. Shit.

'Where are you?'

'Get home now'

I shut my phone off and threw it onto the bed, Michael was still next to me but he was quiet.

"Woah, what was that?" He finally spoke, I got out of bed and walked to the bathroom. God, I hated that women. "Ana, your mom is calling" Michael shouted through the door.

"Answer it, introduce yourself, tell her I'm here and while your at it, tell her to fuck off" I shouted back and turned the shower on. I stepped into the running water, I quickly washed my hair and body so Michael could get in. I decided I would go into school late, he was always the better parent.. in other ways. I wrapped a towel around my body and walked out of the bathroom. Michael was on the phone with my mom, I grabbed a pair of Michael's boxers and my high waisted jeans I had left here a week ago and my 'Arctic Monkeys' shirt which I had also left here. I went back to the bathroom and put it on, I brushed my hair through with Michael's comb and I brushed my teeth with his tooth brush, what he doesn't know won't hurt him, right?

Once I was back in Michael's room, he was finally off the phone and I sat on the edge of the bed.

"I'm going in late for school" I told him, I was going to take the bus or something.

"Why?" Was all he said

"I have a few things I need to do, I will be there before study hall" I nodded and stood, I stopped in the door way and smiled at him, he gave me a small one back and I left. I walked to the closest bus stop and waited. When the bus finally pulled up, I paid the machine and sat in the back. There were a few people ahead of me but they stayed quiet. I waited for the sign to say Bay St. and got off, I walked around the corner to the county jail.

"Hi Ana" Mrs. Arnold smiled at me. She was the office person here, I come once a week or once every other week so we know eachother pretty well.

"Hi Mary" I smiled back, I stood in front of the desk.

"How are you? Aren't you supposed to be in school?" She raised her eyebrow knowingly but I knew she didn't care.

"I'm good and yeah but I really want to see him" I shrugged, she grabbed the phone and called for my dad. "Go around, Hun" I nodded and walked through the doors once she unlocked them for me. I sat at the window and waited, I saw him approach with a smile.