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#44 Helps You When You Are In Trouble

#44 Helps You When You Are In Trouble

Ashton:
You were walking home alone after the concert. One Direction was phenomenal, and so was their opening act, 5 Seconds of Summer. Your mom was out of town, so she couldn't pick you up, and your dad was with her. You lost your friend in the crowd and your phone was out of battery from videotaping the whole concert. So you didn't have a ride home or any way to get one. Your house wasn't too far from the venue, you walked there and you knew the way, but it was dark and you were scared.

"Hey, Jack, we got a looker rounding the corner!" you whipped your head around to see two hefty guys coming towards you.You looked down and walked faster.

"Come over here, gorgeous. We just wanna have a little fun," you were turned around by a set of big hands and pushed up against a brick wall.

"You're right. She is a looker. Now let's see if she's pretty underneath those clothes..." you started to shout and struggle, but there was nobody around to hear you.

"Hey, back off mate," someone came and pushed the men off of you.

"Make me," the bigger men said. The smaller guy whipped his arm around and punched one of them square across the jaw. They quickly bolted from the scene.

"Are you okay?" the nice man asked you.

"Did they hurt you?"

"Um..." you were still shaken from the whole ordeal.

"No. I think I'm okay."

"You shouldn't be walking alone in this part of town, there are creepy guys around," he handed you your purse that you dropped.

"I'm Ashton, by the way."

"I'm (Y/N). Thank you."

"Do you need someone to walk you home? Cause I swear on my drum kit I won't pull a stunt like that!" you nodded and laughed, grateful to have someone kind to wall you home.

"Thank you," you told him once you got to your front door.

"Don't mention it," Ashton turned and walked away without another word.

Calum:
You loved working the lights and the soundboard at concerts. You loved it even more now that you were dating the bassist. You were able to watch the stage with the perfect view from the middle of the venue. Calum would occasionally wink at you from the stage, and you would blow a kiss back.

One smaller venue, they were in the middle of 'Heartbreak Girl' Calum winked at you like you always did.
You blew a kiss back, but your elbow hit the main audio button. The sound cut completely. You and everyone else scrambled to get it back on. It was back on in less than three seconds, but it still went off. Your boss got pissed. He yelled at you harshly and endlessly.

"You are replaceable. You aren't special. I'm going to find someone else who can do your job better than you, you can go," you were heavy hearted. This was the job that paid the bills. You paid for college with that money. Your life was over if you got fired.

"No! It wasn't her fault!" Calum came running to your rescue.

"It was all my fault. If I hadn't winked at her during the song, she would never have returned the gesture. Don't fire her, please," your boss looked from him back to you.

"Is this true?" he asked.

"It sounds selfish to say yes..." you began.

"That's exactly how it happened. It's my fault, not hers," Calum said proudly.