Hero.

Chapter 4

So I didn't get the belt on me. This time I was lucky. Today is very warm. Too warm for a hoodie. Even though I really do want to wear my hoodie I'm not going to. I put on a black Nirvana t-shirt with black skinny jeans and armful of bracelets big and small. There's no way anyone is going to see my scars. Last thing I ever need is to be called an "attention whore". My hair is down and in my face. I can't let anyone see the bruises caused by my own father. I just don't want anyone to worry about me.

And I'm kind of hoping to see Ashton again. Since he sounds like the guy that can be trusted. And I at least want someone to talk to.

My hands start to shake as I walk into a little store. I feel like passing out soon. It's normal.

"Aw cool. You like Nirvana yeah?"ask a voice.

I turn to see Ashton standing there with a smile on his face.

"Yeah."I nod.

"That's neat."he smiles.

I smile.

"So what brings you here?"he ask.

"Um, I just need to get out of my house."I mumble.

"Yeah. I'm here to get out of the heat."he says.

"And that also,"I nod.

He looks at my arms.

"So much bracelets?"he ask.

I put my arms behind my back.

"Yeah. There's nothing wrong with wearing them. Is there?"

"No, not at all. I just never see anyone wearing so much on both of their arms."

"I just like wearing them."I shrug.

"Some of the bracelets are cool."he tells me.

"Yeah,"I nod.

"Are you alright?"he ask.

"Yeah. I'm totally fine."I nod.

"You look...... Tired."he says.

"I am."I shrug.

"So what other bands have you heard of?"he questions.

"My Chemical Romance, All Time Low, Green Day, Fall Out Boy, Mayday Parade, Pierce The Veil, 5 Seconds of Summer, Good Charlotte, Asking Alexandria, Black Veil Brides, and Blink-182."I smile.

"That's a lot."he chuckles.

"I'm a music person. But I really like 5 Seconds of Summer, Pierce The Veil, Green Day, and Good Charlotte since they keep me going."I tell him.

His eyes sparkle.

"I love half of the band you just listed."he smiles.

"I know you like 5 Seconds of Summer."I smile.

"Yeah."he smiles.

"Cool bracelets, where did you get them from?"asks a voice.

I turn to see a guy with a blonde quiff hairstyle. But he's ridiculously tall.

"Hey Luke, where have you been?"Ashton ask.

"Over looking at shirts, who's this?"Luke says.

"I'm Alex."I tell him.

"Those are cool bracelets."Luke smiles.

"Thanks."I smile.

"So what are you and Ashton?"he question.

We look at each other.

"We are just getting to know each other."I tell him.

"Yeah. So don't be rushing,"Ashton adds.

"Okay. Sorry."Luke chuckles.
•••

I came back from using the restroom with Ashton holding my phone.

"Um, thanks for holding my phone."I said while squinting one of my eye.

"You left it on the shelf and I didn't want anyone to steal your phone."he tells me.

"Thanks. I um, better get going."I tell him.

"We should hangout sometimes."he smiles.

"Yeah, that sounds nice."I nod.

"Don't worry, you'll find me, I'm not that hard to find."he says.

I gave him a puzzled look before walking away.

Then went to check to see what he did to my phone.

He didn't do anything. But I don't know what he meant by that.

Then I saw his name in my contact list with his phone number.
I smile.

I should of know!

And yeah, he was right. He's not that hard to find.

ASHTONNNNxx! 😜

Really not that hard.

I giggle as I kept walking.