Ashamed | cth

7

"OLIVIA GET UP FOR GODS SAKE" I hear Ashton yell outside me door. I check my clock, 1 pm, oops. "SERIOUSLY LETS GO"

"IM UP ASH" I get up and walk downstairs. Only to see Karen in the kitchen, where's Ashton and the boys?

"So your going on a date I hear" she says

"Yeah, kinda regret it though"

"Why? It'll be fun" she smiles

"Well I think I like someone else"

"Who does Olivia like?" I hear Luke say while walking into the kitchen with the others

"No one" I say quietly

"Cmon we're your best friends, you have to tell us"

"well I'm not so" Luke just rolls his eyes "anyways why did I have to get up"

"Your going to meet your dad" Karen says

"What"

"I'm sorry I tried to arrange for another day but-" I cut her off

"It's fine, let me go get ready" I head into my room and change into a pair of black vans, black skinny jeans and a grey t shirt. I quickly put on my makeup and threw my phone, wallet and earbuds in a mini backpack. I went downstairs and Ashton said he'd drive me to the cafe. We get in the car and drove further into Sydney. Once we pull up, ash and I both sit in the car for a moment just looking out the window

"I'll walk you in" we get out and walk in. Ash spots him and recognizes him from yesterday "call or text me when your done. And be home by like 4:30, 5 latest cause your going out with Zach at 6" he gives me a quick hug before leaving. I walk over to the table where my dad was and sit down across the booth

"Hello Olivia" he smiles

"Hi"

"Do you want anything?" He asks

"No thanks"

"Ok, so, how's school"

"Good i guess"

"What's your favourite subject"

"Math"

"Oh nice. Should look into actuarial science for a degree. It's basically all math"

"Cool" he asks more and more questions about stuff and tells me about his family. His wife is Kelsey and they have 2 boys, aged 9 and 12.They're names are Sam and Quentin

"So are you dating any of those boys?"

"No and not planning on it"

"Why not, I hear your with them all the time"

"Because they're my best friends"

"I thought theyre Everetts best friends?"

"They were"

"If they made that promise to him do they only hang out with you to protect you?" I know he wasn't trying to be rude but this really got me thinking. I checked the time and it was 4:15

"Yeah, I don't know. I have to go sorry. I guess I'll talk to you later" I quickly get up and leave. I sit outside and wait for Ashton. I got in the car as soon as he pulled up

"Hey how'd that go?" He asks

"Can we just go?" my voice cracks

"Liv, what happened?"

"Let's just fucking go ok? Please Ashton I just want to go home" the tears start to stream down my face. We drive to the house and right when we pull up I run inside and to my room. I lay down and listen to the boys restlessly knock on my door for like 15 minutes. It was quiet for a bit until I heard a soft knock