addicts - ashannie

chapter nine:

We got home from the lake with tans and smiles. I dropped Asher off at his house and he gave me a kiss goodbye. Then I drove Jayden and Armani to Jayden's house.
   I got home after picking up Hayley from her friends house, she had stayed there all week. I got to my room and started unpacking before I sat down, otherwise I would've forgotten.
   I took a long shower and got dressed in sweatpants before settling down in bed and turning on Gilmore Girls. I finally fell asleep around 11pm.

   A loud knocking woke me up. I sat up disoriented and looked at my clock with the tapping getting slightly louder. It's 3:30 in the morning. It didn't sound like it was coming from my door. I looked around and saw a shadow at my second story window.
   I jumped when I saw the shadow, then I quickly got up and moved the curtains. I made eye contact with my boyfriend clutching to a tree. I opened the window, not thinking about how I looked.
   When the boy crawled through my window and reached for my lamp I slapped his hand and ran for the bathroom. "Annie where are you going?" Asher asked laughing. I closed the door behind me and said, "I look crazy Asher Angel, how dare you come visit me at almost 4 in the morning."
   "Annie you look beautiful." Asher said outside he door. I looked in the mirror to see my messy messy bun, falling down, a long t-shirt, no pants, one sock rolled down, and acne treatment smeared across my face.
   "Asher, trust me, I don't. Just give me fifteen minutes." I said loudly. Asher opened the door. I pulled my hands over my face. He laughed and whispered, "Julianna Grace LeBlanc, put your hands down, and give me a kiss."
   "Asher, I haven't brushed my teeth." I said through my closed hands. "Just a peck on the lips, Annie." I shook my head and mumbled, "I have spot treatment all over my face Asher."
   "Annie, I don't care." He said pulling my hands down. Asher leaned down and connected our lips. I smiled as he pulled away.
   "Why are you here?" I asked holding his hands. "I missed you." He mumbled.
   I fixed my socks, took my hair down, washed my face, and brushed my teeth. Asher stood behind me with his hands around my waist as I did it all.

   When I was done we laid in bed and I asked Asher, "Okay why are you actually here." He looked down and mumbled, "My dad. He, he got drunk, and he tried, he tried, he..." his eyes started watering, his face turning red, but he still tried to keep going, "he tried to hit me, well he did, he did hit me, and he, he tried to lock me, lock me in the garage."
   I wrapped my arms around my boyfriends neck as he cried. I rubbed his back and cried myself. "Is this the first time?" I whispered to him. He shook his head no, I cried more and so did he.
   "You can stay here, my moms so messed up, she wouldn't notice, she won't care, and if that doesn't work, we can run away to the lake house." I mumbled. He shook his head and said, "I don't want to bother you."
"You could never bother me Asher Angel." I said running my fingers through his hair, "I would love if you stayed with me all the time."
He smiled at me and said, "I don't know Annie, what if my dad shows up here? I don't want him to hurt you or your family."
I nodded but slowly said, "We don't have to tell anyone, he wouldn't find out. If he shows up we will call the cops and we won't even open the door."
"I love you Annie LeBlanc." He said staring into my eyes. I smiled and said, "I love you too Asher Angel." He licked his lips and mumbled, "That's the first time we've said that to each other." I smiled and nodded. Asher leaned in and kissed me, slowly. He pulled away and I whispered, "One more please."  Asher laughed and kissed me again.
   The bad boy laid his head on my chest. I wrapped my arms around his neck and we fell asleep.

   "Julianna Gray- Grace LeBlondec, is is that a boy on top of you, you stupid whore, why is there a boy in your bed, were you having sex, you're too young to have sex you slut!" my mom yelled, waking my boyfriend and I awake. I walked up to my mom and shook my head, I had my hands out holding her shoulders, "No mom, no of course not, you're just dreaming mama, let's get you back in bed, you're tired."
   My drunk mother was shaking with anger. "No I see that boy! He needs to leave!" She yelled. I shook my head and said, "No mama, lets just go back to bed, come on mama."
   My mom followed me to her room, she laid down in bed and I set down a water bottle on her side table and I set down the bottle of aspirin. I slowly walked back to my room where Asher was sitting on the edge of my bed.
   "I'm sorry about her. She's never fully conscious honestly." I said to Asher. He shrugged and asked, "It's fine, are you okay? Seeing your mom like that?" I nodded and said, "It's fine, I'm used to it Asher."
   We sat in silence before we got into bed and just went back to sleep. Quietly and slowly.