My Turn

Chapted six

I awake groggy and confused to the sound of sirens from a distance. Sirens? I hear a bug buzzing near me as I open my disoriented eyes and the blinding sunlight hits them. Then my memory hits me, I gasp as I shake Asher awake.

"Asher!" I yell as he opens his eyes and realization spreads through his face.

"Oh crap!" He says as we scramble to get all of our accoutrements packed and in his car.

We hop in and he races back to my house. I almost tell him to slow down but the look of panic on his face wards me off. As we pull up to my house, I open the door to get out.

"Hey," I tell him. "I had a really good time last night."

The panic melts away from his face as he responds, "Me too. We should do it again sometime."

"Definitely," I answer stepping out of the car. Great, now I have to deal with mom. I guess that's the price I have to pay for such an amazing afternoon/night with Asher. I open the door and observe moms tear stricken face as she turns to see me and gasps.

"May!" She yells running to me and engulfing me in a bone shattering hug. Then she pulls back and holds me by the shoulders as I prepare myself for her wrath. "Where were you last night? You've nearly given me five heart attacks! This is unacceptable young lady. You don't text, you don't call, and you don't come back until 9:00 AM. I demand answers. Now!"

"I'm so sorry mom!" I begin trying to exaggerate my emotions. "I was hanging out at Allies and I was planning on coming home but we both got so tired we just ended up falling asleep. I never meant to put you through this, I swear."

"Why didn't Andre know about any of this?" She demands. Andre is our driver who doubles as our, or really my, body guard, and is supposed to know of my whereabouts at all times because I'm constantly at the risk of being harmed. I don't know how much of a risk I'm really at though. We haven't had so much as a mean note since we've moved here.

"Allie asked me last minute," I fib thinking on my feet. "She drove me to her house because she had some important stuff she wanted to talk about. I meant to call Andre and give him a time to pick me up but I got so lost in her news I completely forgot."

"Alright," mom says shaking her head, but I'm pretty sure she believes me. "Well I need you to call you sister, she has been worried sick!"

"Mom!" I yell. "You told America? Why would you do that!"

"May!" She yells back matching my tone. "How do you think I got those police and all of the security in Angles looking for you?"

"Ugh!" I say turning on my heels as I stomp on my feet heading to my room to go call America. America never visits nearly as much as I'd want her to and hearing her voice is always a pleasure. After three rings she picks up.

"May?" She asks.

"Yes this is she, the infamous May Singer," I respond sarcastically.

"May! Where were you? Mom and I were worried sick!"

"Okay, Ames," I say considering weather or not to tell her. After all, she did have a secret relationship with Aspen for nearly two years. "Can you keep a secret?"

"Of course!" She responds giddy. "So, who's the boy?"

"Why do you assume a boy was involved?"

"Well, am I wrong?"

"Um, no."

"AHHH, May I need all the details!"

"Okay, well his name is Asher and he's really cute. He has like sandy blond hair and greenish bluish eyes and plays on the basketball team and he's the sweetest person ever. And pretty shy."

"Well, I guess your personality will balance well with his. He sounds cute though. Where did you guys meet?"

"Well, we've know each other since I moved here because we've been in like the same class for forever, but at this jock's party, he took me to this amazing room with glass along a wall and all over the celling and that's where we first kissed. Then the next day at school he asked if we could do something later and he drove me up to the top of this mountain and we had a picnic and accidentally ended up falling asleep..."

"Wow, so that was only your second date with the guy and you already slept with him? I think this 'Asher' guy may be a bad influence on you!"

"Oh haha, very funny."

"But seriously though, I'm glad you found someone and it seems like you guys have something really great going. You have to keep me updated but I really need to go now Maxon is staring dangers at me to help with the kids, talk to you soon!"

"Bye Ames!"

"Bye May," she says as I hear the line disconnect. I turn my phone off and roll over on my bed. I really can't believe just how crazy my life is turning out to be.

Who would have thought that Asher Jennings would fall for me, May Singer?