Young and Free, Punk and Pretty

Chapter 7

MICHAEL’S P.O.V

“WE GET A WHOLE FUCKING WEEK OFF” Luke yells as he jumps around in the kitchen.

“Luke it’s too early for yelling” Ashton replies as he pulls out a plate to put his toast on.

“to early it’s not early enough don’t you guys get it…seven days…seven whole freaking days to do absolutely nothing and everything” I get up and put my now empty bowl in the sink that is full from a week and a half of no one doing the dishes. Ashton sits down at the table lazily and shoves the toast into his mouth.

“well Luke seeing as though you have a whole seven days to do nothing how about you wash the dishes” he stops celebrating.

“what no I never said I wanted--”

“Mikey called it so you are doing them” Calum says as he walks in rubbing his right eye.

“I swear to god this past week you guys have been--”

“well you haven’t done them in like five weeks so just grow some balls and do the dishes” I walk out on the conversation I wasn’t really in the mood to hear an argument, I walk down the hall and into my room shutting the door behind me, I flop down face first down on my bed I turn my head slightly to the left to look at my clock it reads 10:59am I groan and look back down at the bed.

“oi get ready were leaving for your date with Shayanne tonight” Ashton barges in and heads straight for my clothes.

“I’m not going Ashton” he stops.

“what did you just say to me” I roll over to face the celling.

“I said I’m not going”

“you are going don’t make me call your mother because I swear to god I will”

“you wouldn’t dare Ashton” he reaches for his phone and types in a number he shows me the phone it had my mother’s name and contact details.

“try my buddy” I pause I really don’t want to talk to my mother we don’t really have the best relationship in the world.

I sigh in annoyance “fine I’ll go” he locks his phone and puts it pack in his pocket.

“well go have a shower then” I get up and walk out of my room and into the bathroom, I run the shower until it is warm and then get in.

“here’s a clean towel” Ashton calls through the door. “it’s on the outside of the door” once I shower I get out and open the door just enough to get my towel I dry everywhere and wrap it around my waist and walk back down to my room I close the door behind me, there are a pair of black skinny jeans a red long sleeved flannelette shirt and clean socks and undies. I take off the towel and get dressed.

“here” Ashton walks in and hands me a pair of black lace up boots. I slip them on and tie them up, it took a while I stand up and walk over to my desk I pick up a can of Lynx deodorant, chocolate flavoured.

“it’s almost eleven-thirty lets go, wait did you brush your teeth” I nod. “good alright let’s get this over and done with then” we both walk out of my room and through the lounge room where Luke and Calum are having a game of FIFA.

“where you guys off to I thought we were gonna have a lazy day today, Calum were on the same team stop taking the ball”

“Luke if you knew how to play to game properly I wouldn’t need to”

“no Michael has something to take care of today we won’t be back until late or till morning” they don’t reply so we head for the door. “see you guys later” they both wave as we close the door.