ashley's pov:
i wake up to Breckin trying to wrestle the covers away from me. i pull back and yank the blankets off of her. i walk over to the closet and grab another blanket then throw it at her.
"thanks" she mumbles from underneath the cover. i close my eyes and drift back into sleep. after what feels like 5 minutes someone comes busting into the guest room Breckin and I were sleeping in.
"wake up sleepy heads, it's 10 am." i recognize the voice as jonah's. i let out a grumpy sigh and throw a pillow at him.
"no, i'm still tired." he grabs the pillow i just threw at him and wacks me with it. "what the hell jonah." at this point breckin had woken up as well and is equally as grumpy as me. we both stayed up way too late last night and we need plenty of sleep. now that i think about it Breckin and I are pretty much the same person. we both have the same body type, our hair is the same length, we have the same taco bell order, we both love to sleep, and our personalities are somewhat alike. that's wacky.
"well if you don't come down in 15 minutes you don't get breakfast."
"ughh" breckin and i moan at the same time. 10 minutes later Breckin walks downstairs for breakfast while i search the room for my favorite yellow scrunchie. i hear a knock and Zach walks in.
"hey baby, you coming down to eat?"
"yea, i'm just trying to find my scrunchie." he holds up his wrist and smirks.
"you mean this scrunchie?" i smile.
"yes you turd, how'd you get it?"
"you left it in my room last night. here, you want it back?" i shake my head.
"no, keep it. that way it reminds you of me whenever we're apart. plus i have like 30 of your hoodies so you can have one of my scrunchies." he wraps his arms around my waist.
"you're so cute." i kiss his lips and smile.
"you're cuter." he smiles back and picks me up.
"let's go eat." i giggle as he carries me down the stairs and into the kitchen.
"oh there's the love birds." jack pulls a chair out for me and Zach places me down.
"i see how it is, you get up for Zach but not me? i'm hurt." i laugh, sorry honah. after we eat breakfast Breckin goes down to the beach with Daniel. Zach and I are still both hella tired so we agree to go upstairs and take a nap. while we were cuddling he sighs causing me to look up at him. he was on his phone and something he saw must've frustrated him.
"you okay babe?"
"um, well your sister just texted me." this makes me jump up.
"oh shit, what did she say?"
"she said that she misses you and you really need to at least talk to your parents because they are leaving tomorrow." i sigh and put my head in my hands. "i really think you should try to talk to them. i know it's going to be hard, and that you really don't want to. i understand that but i think it will be good for you, and if you want me to go with you i will. i told you i'll always be here for you and i meant it. plus you need to talk to molly again. i know you both love each other a lot and i can tell that you're close. it's killing you i can tell." i fall back on the bed and close my eyes.
"you're right, i hate it. but i know i should."
"today, babe, do it today." i sigh.
"okay, today but you're coming with me."
"go on, get ready, we're leaving in 30."
"okay." i walk back over to the guest room where Breckin and I still had our stuff scattered out and got dressed. i put my hair in a braid and did some light makeup. i throw on some air force 1's and meet Zach back in his room.
"ready?"
"almost, I'm going to go let Breckin know what's going on."
"sounds good." i walk downstairs and fins Breckin's and Daniel laying on the couch together.
"hey Breck, can i talk to you."
"yea of course, i'll be right back Dani." she gets up and he go outside and sit by the pool to talk. "what's up?"
"so um, my parents are leaving tomorrow to go wherever the hell they're going and Zach convinced me to go talk to them."
"oh, wow. that's a lot. are you sure you're ready?"
"i don't think i'll ever be ready honestly, but i need to do this for Molly. you know her and i haven't been talking recently because we both clearly disagree on this whole situation, but i miss her."
"yea, i understand that. do you need me to go with you for moral support and stuff."
"oh don't worry about it, i don't want to break the moment you're having with Daniel." we both giggle. "plus, Zach is already going with me so i'll be fine."
"okay, just let me know if you need anything."
"of course." i smile a little bit and we head back inside. she gives me a hug.
"good luck bestie, i love you."
"thanks breck." i meet Zach by the door and we walk out to his car.
"how ya feeling babe?"
"like i'm going to throw up." he grabs my hand and gently rubs his thumb across the back of it.
"you're going to be fine. i promise."
"pinky?" i hold up my pinky.
"pinky." we lock our pinkies together and i relax a bit. the car ride over was filled with me continuously thinking i'm going to throw up or shit my pants. he grabs my hand and we walk up to the door. i slowly turn the handle and enter. the place is trashed.
"what the fuck happened here?" i whisper under my breath.
"ashley?" i look to my left and see my parents lounged out on the couch.
"why is this place so messy? traci would flip if she saw this."
"oh Molly had a few friends over last night and she hasn't cleaned up her mess yet. anyway, how are you?"
"i'm fine."
"come sit." my dad pats the spot next to him. i walk over and sit on the couch directly across from them. "who's your friend, sweetie?"
"my boyfriend, Zach. remember he was there with me at chipotle."
"oh yes, how could i forget."
"where's molly?"
"out with friends, that girl is so popular." i raise my eyebrow.
"what friends? do you know their names?"
"i think she said Dylan and Marci or something."
"shit." Zach looks at me with concern. i whisper so my parents can't hear.
"they're bad news, juuling, drinking, weed, you name it, they've done it."
"holy fuck, ashley." he looks genuinely worried.
"yea i know." i turn back towards my parents. "why the hell would you let her go with them?"
"well they seemed sweet!"
"they're bad news! druggies! potheads! she could get in serious trouble with them!"
"well we didn't know..."
"how do you expect to come back into our lives and act like our parents when you don't even do any 'parenting'? you're not here to be our bestfriends that's not what parents are for, they're supposed to raise us and teach us how to be successful and live our lives to the fullest. oh but yea i forgot you didn't give a shit about us and you still don't! we are all fucked up from you both!"
"ashley, don't you dare say that! we've given you everything!" my dad stands up and gets in my face causing me to stumble a bit.
"everything? really? you weren't even here for half of our fucking lives!"
"we were trying to make money to support you! you're a spoiled brat and you know nothing about respect!"
"wow, i cant even believe you right now! i wish you never even came back, you just fucked everything up again!" after these words left my mouth my dad stepped up and slapped me directly across the face making me tumble to the floor. this made Zach jump up and punch him. the last thing i remember was Zach rushing over to me with blood on his face asking if i was okay. was i okay? i don't even know... everything went black and my thoughts drifted off.
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how is ashley?
where is molly?
what happens to ashley's parents after this?
find out in the next chapter!
