《apartment 201• a.i》

sixteen

{Jay}

I stood there, frozen with my eyes wide. I heard him hit the ground and saw his body instantly go limp. I dropped the gun and just starred at the lifeless body on the floor. Ashton finally regained enough strength to quickly walk over to me, looking just as in shock as I was.

"A-ash" I stuttered. "I killed him" I said, barely audible. As he walked closer to me and put his arm around me.

"You had no other choice, Jay" he said trying to sooth my worry.

"B-but, I-" I was started to panic, my body started to shake and I was gasping for air. I slid down the wall to the floor, trying to get myself under control. Ashton was immediately next to me and rubbing my back as I put my head in my hands. My mind was going crazy and I didn't know what to do now.

"Jay" he said softly, "Jay, look at me." I then slowly brought my head up and turned to face him. "Now we can get out, there's no one stopping us." He smirked at me and put his hand on my knee.

"But where are we going to go? We have no money and I'm pretty much a murderer now. Ash I'm scared" I faded out as I talked more. Ashton moved closer to me and wrapped his arm around my back.

He thought for a while before finally speaking up. "Okay, I had some money saved up before all this happened" he paused and sighed before continuing, "it was a couple hundred maybe. I could go in the window to my room, grab the money and a few other stuff and we're off, to a totally new town where we can start fresh and forget this ever happened." After he finished his speech he leaned in closer to me and locked his lips onto mine. It felt like it had been forever since I felt his lips on mine. It was a soft, sweet kiss but it still made the ends of mouth curl up. "It'll be okay" he said, pushing some hair out of my face. I only nodded and tried to give him a smile.

"O-okay I remember, I have money saved up too. And my dad gave me this emergency credit card I can use." A little tension left me since I realized one thing that could help us. But soon it was back, "wait, what about my friends, Luke and Michael? I'm not just gonna leave them and make them wonder even more" I said quickly and looked over at him again.

"Okay..." he looked confused and thought about what we we're going to do about the new problem. "We can leave here, stop at both of our houses, grab the stuff we need then stop at your friends' house and explain everything. Sound good?"

"Okay" I simply said. I wish I could be as calm and think positively all the time like he did, but obviously I couldn't.

He stood up and looked at me, waiting for me to join him before put his hand out for me to take. "You comin'? He said as he smiled at me. I grabbed his outstretched hand and steadied myself next to him. We walked out onto the porch, past the creaking door that we now didn't have to be careful of. We stood on the old, worn out porch for a while and just looked out into the street.

Freedom

Five more steps into freedom

After the hell I've been through for the past three months I can walk on the streets and not worry about getting caught

Free

I thought it was too good to be true. To be breathing fresh air and finally being able to be exposed to the sun. It was quite a nice and pleasant day, and for the first time in three months I let out a sigh of happiness and I was content with everything. I had Ashton next to me and he sure as hell made it clear that he wasn't going anywhere. I was so glad to have him in my life now because without him I would still be in that place and I would probably have lost it. I still had the majority of my sanity but just life itself takes a bit of everyone's sanity.