Untold Secrets

chapter three

We sat in silence for a while. 

"Why is it so easy to talk to you?" I asked. 

"I don't know." 

"I've never told anyone that." I told Ashton.

"I'm always here to talk." Ashton told me. "We should get back . Luke might kill us." I shivered. Ashton stood from the swings. 

"You go. I'll be there in a few." I told hi nervously. 

"Hey what's wrong?" 

"I just don't want to go back to that house. Luke's going to yell at me. Claim I was with Finn." I whispered. "I just don't want him to yell at me. Or you." 

"Why would he yell at me?" 

"He'll think we were you know. Just go. I'll be there in a few minutes." 

"Stop trying to protect me." Ashton said firmly. "Let's go. I won't let him yell at you."

"Stop trying to protect me Ash." 

:"I'm never going to stop. So let's go." He said holding out his hand. I sighed and took it. 

"Why are you doing this?" I asked. 

"Doing what?"

"Being so nice. Protecting me. Caring?" 

"I don't know I just care about you a lot." 

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I walk through the door taking a deep breathe. I see Calum and Michael playing FIFA. 

"Where the hell have you been?!" Luke asks.

"I...uh..Ash.." I say nervously gripping his hand.

"What's going on here?!" Luke demands.

"Luke calm down." Ash says. 

"Calm down?! Did you fuck or something?!"

"Fuck you Luke." I said running upstairs. 

"What's going on?!" He yelled.

"Luke. It's not something I can say. Nothing happened. OK? We just talked." I heard Ashton say. "Now I'm going to talk to her. calm her down."

"Don't you dare talk to her again." Luke said furiously. That was t. I stormed out of my room and half way down the steps. 

"Don't you dare tell me who I'm allowed to talk to! You don't even know what happened!" I ye;;ed.

"Then what happened Lexi?" Luke challenged. 

"Fine you want to know what happened?! He raped me! There I said it. Finn raped me! Happy now?!" I yelled at Luke. Everyone looked shocked. "F*cking a**hole." I said to Luke before I went into my room slamming the door shut. For once I didn't cry. I layed on my bed staring at the ceiling. Music was blasting through the speakers. The door opened. 

"Get out Luke." I said annoyed. 

"Not Luke." I sat up to find Michael. "Can I join?" I nodded as he layed on the bed.  remembered how each time I got upset Michael would come in and we'd cuddle and listen to music until I felt better. I hugged him tightly. "You want to talk?" 

"Not really." I said. We layed there listening to All Time Low. 

"Thanks Mikey." 

"For what?" Michael asked.

"Always being here for me." 

"Luke can be an a**hole." 

" I know." I said. 

"I'm going to kill Finn." 

"Don't." 

"Why not? He deserves it!"

"He may deserve t but I don't want people finding out. It'll just complicate things." 

"Lexi you have to tell the police." Michael said.  I shifted uncomfortably. 

" I said I don't want to talk about it." 

"But-" 

"Michael. Luke is going to tell mum. And we're going to have to talk and I really don't want to talk about it when I don't have to so let's just leave it. Please." I said. 

"Sorry." 

"It's ok. I know you were sayng that because you care." I said cuddling into his side.