Gone || Ashton Irwin

Chapter 6

“Valerie.” May says with a small smile as I take a seat next to her. “Where’ve you been?”

“Not feeling well.” I tell her with a forced smile.

“Well, I’m glad you’re better. I heard about Ashton…” Her voice trails off. “I’m sorry.”

“No, it’s okay. He’s getting better. That’s all that matters.” I reassure her.

She nods. “I’m glad you’re being positive about this. I know I’d be a wreck.”

I give her a dry laugh and get my things out of my backpack and put them onto my desk. “Well, thankfully I have Luke.”

“You two are close?” She asks.

“Yeah. He’s my best friend.” I tell her.

She opens her mouth to say something, but Ms. Jones walks into the classroom. “Hello everybody. Welcome to class. Today we will be talking about Robert Frost.”

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“You gonna eat anything?” Luke asks, staring at my tray full of food.

“I don’t know.” I mumble, pushing the food around with my fork.

“Val, eat something.” He urges. “Just a bite, c’mon.”

“I feel sick to my stomach, Luke. I don’t want to eat.” I sigh, pushing the tray away from me and resting my head against the cafeteria table.

“Val, come one. Please. Just one bite.”

“I’m not hungry.”

“Valerie!” Someone calls from across the cafeteria. I turn my head and see James walking over towards me.

“Luke, make him go away.” I mutter, burying my face into Luke’s chest as he sighs.

“Wow, Val. Already moved on?” James asks with a smile as he takes a seat next to me.

“Leave her alone, James. She’s not in the mood.” Luke tells him, his voice unnervingly calm.

“Damn, just wanted to check up on her. See, the whole school knows about her little boy toy trying to kill himself and then getting sent to rehab. Guess he was a real nutcase, huh?”

“Shut the fuck up!” Luke yells, standing up and grabbing James by the collar of his shirt. He pushes him against the wall and leans in menacingly. “Say one more fucking word against Ashton and I fucking swear I will kill you, James. I will fucking kill you!”

“Whoa man, calm down. It was a joke.” James answers weakly, putting his hands up in defense.

“Is anyone fucking laughing?!” Luke yells.

“No.” James gulps.

“Some joke that was.” Luke says through gritted teeth. “You fucking bastard, you’re going to pay.”

I stand up slowly and walk over to Luke. I put my hand on his shoulder. “He’s not worth it, Luke.”

“I don’t fucking care. He can’t say shit about my best friend and expect to get away with it.”

“Luke-”

“What the hell did he do to you two? You’re homicidal and his fuck buddy is depressed. He ruined both of you. Was he even worth it?” James sneers.

Luke sends his fist crashing into James’ jaw. The snap echoes through the cafeteria. Luke keeps at it, slamming his fist into James’ face repeatedly until some teachers separate them, leaving Luke’s knuckles busted and bloody and James’ jaw dislocated.

As they leave the cafeteria, I feel everyone’s focus turn to me. I stand there, everyone eyeing me before walking out of the cafeteria without another word. I walk straight out the front door and straight to my house.

sorry i havent updated ive been grounded but theres a double update for you guys i hope you have a good day :)