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04

As Ashton and Marina venture farther into the crowd, the music gets louder and louder.

"Who do you think it is?" Marina asks, making sure to stay close to Ashton.

"Probably some underground band or something. They have unknown artists play sometimes."

And Ashton was right. It was some garage band called, The Sixth Sense. They were actually really good, their music giving off a soft indie vibe.

"They're really good." Ashton remarks as he sways back and forth.

Marina simply nods in reply, seeing as she's humming along to the steady beat.

Suddenly, a tall, lanky boy crashes into Marina and she falls to the ground.

"Oh my god! I-I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to I-" He stutters, scratching at the back of his neck.

"It's okay!" Marina laughs and stands up on her feet, dusting off her jeans.

"Th-Thanks, I have to go."

And just like that, he's gone.

And they never got his name.

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Ashton insisted that they walk back to his apartment complex, so that he can get his car to drive Marina home.

"I had a lot of fun today." He gives Marina a sweet smile as he pulls off the highway.

"Me too." She rests her hand on the glove compartment. "Turn left here."

Luke continues to instruct him until Ashton pulls up in a parking space. "Do you want me to walk you inside?"

"That'd be nice."

And they walk the two flights of stairs to her apartment. Marina pulls out a set of keys held together by a florally designed key ring.

"A key ring? That's a bit old fashioned." Ashton tries to wrap his head around why she would use such an outdated object.

"It was my sister's." She whispers and opens the door to her apartment.

They both walk inside and Marina retreats to her kitchen to look for a snack.

"Can I use your bathroom?"

Marina nods. "Second door on the right."

Ashton walks into the bathroom, and locks the door. After he's finished his buisness, he gets a little nosy.

He looks inside Marina's drawers and finds blades. Some used, some new. He finds papers with scratched out writing on them.

"Marina!" He yells, shoving the papers back into their place. He comes running into the bathroom and stops in his tracks, staring at the open drawers with his mouth wide open.

"I-I." She feels the goosebumps pricking at her skin and sucks in a sharp breath.

Ashton walks closer to Marina and feels the tears welling up in his eyes. "Please don't hurt yourself, Marina. You're beautiful, so fucking beautiful, and you should never have to feel any pain or suffering."

"Get out."

"What?" Ashton stands there confused. He just told this fragile, amazing boy how wonderful he is, and he's asking him to leave.

"Get. Out." She grits her teeth and looks him dead in the eye. "I want you to leave."

So Ashton leaves, but not without giving Marina a kiss on the cheek and a one sided hug.

When Marina hears the door close, he collapses onto the bathroom floor and cries.

She cries because she wants to die.

She cries because she feels worthless.

She cries because she feels empty.

She cries because she told Ashton to leave when he could be the only one who can save her.

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Ashton lets out a sigh as he plops onto his old, brown leather couch. He grabs his remote and turns on the TV. It immediately flickers on to a breaking news scene.

"Luke Hemmings, 18, is here at the edge of the Lithanium National Bank. Officers are encouraging the young man to step away from the edge while other officers are working furiously to place some form of mattress to prevent fatal injuries or inevitable death. Here we are with the mother of Luke Hemmings who is clearly distraught. Mrs. Hemmings, how are you?"

Ashton nearly instantly recognized the face as the boy that ran into Marina earlier today. He begins to panic and hurriedly searches for his phone, calling up Marina.

"Marina? Turn your TV on to channel six and meet me at the Lithanium National Bank. Hurry."

Ashton hangs up and shoves his phone into his back pocket while shrugging on a leather jacket. He runs out the door, being sure to lock it on the way out. All he can think is,

I need to save him.

a/n

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is luke gon die
or nah

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