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33.

Ashley

"Hello mum!" I answer when mum called.

"Hey sweet pea, how are you?"

"I'm fine. Packing for France"

"How exciting! So anyways, remember when I asked you to Skype me cause I have something I really need to tell you? Well you never did so now I'm forced to tell you over the phone"

I nod, "That's fine. I've just been busy"

"I know but, um.. well I don't really want to tell you but uh- somebody else rather"

I wait patiently through all the shuffles for her to hand over to whoever needs to speak with me.

When he started talking I couldn't believe it. I sank to the ground and started to bawl.

"D.. dad?" I muffle

"Yes sweety its me"

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-Lukes POV-

I just got done packing but noticed Ashley wasn't up and telling us that we only have thirty minutes left, or checking the bathroom if we got all our toiletries.

"Ash?" I ask walking into her room 

I walk deeper near her bed and see her curled up in a ball talking on the phone.

I don't suppose she heard me cause she hadn't looked up yet.

She sits up in her bed and wipes her face. "I hate you! I hate you!" She yelled at the phone and hung up.

I run to her and held her in my arms. "Ash.."

She crys in my shoulder, not coming up for air which scared me.

"Ashley please answer me"

She looks up finally and whispers harshly, "He's alive. He lied to me they all did. Just fucking lied straight to my face"

"Who's alive? What happened?"

"My dad didn't actually die. He faked his own death, Luke. Why would he do that to me? How could he? How could mum see me cry myself to sleep knowing he was just off in America somewhere?"

I wipe her tears with my thumb. I was trying to keep my composure for Ash but honestly I wanted to cry too. I'm happy that he isn't dead but upset they would keep something that huge away from her.

"Don't blame him babe. He had good intensions believe me. Or he wouldn't of done it"

She shakes her head, "This is too big of a lie. I never want to see that scumbag for the rest of my life"

"You think that now. But, if you keep that on you're going to regret it later"
"Thanks for helping Luke but, for now he can go fuck him self"

I nod understanding why she would have those thoughts towards him. This was unexpected... like really unexpected.

She stands up again and grabs her suitcases. "Please don't breathe a word of this to the boys. I can't deal with the questions or embarrassment"

Even though it'll be hard to keep such a huge secret from them, I accept.

"You have to promise me" She says holding out her pinkie like usual when I keep her a promise.

I wrap my pinkie in hers, "I promise"

She smiles then walks out of the room yelling for the boys to get ready for the car to come and drop us off at the airport.

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