Love Isn't Always Fair
Chapter 5
Ashley's POV
"New York? You're a long way from home."
"Well, it's not really home. But my grandmother's sick so I have go up there." She avoids eye contact with me.
"I don't mean to pry but is what why your parents called you?" She turns to Jake, looking at his shoes rather than his face.
"Yeah, but I don't want to cause you guys any trouble. Can I just get a lift to a nearby hotel so I can get situated before I leave?" Andy walks up to her and puts his hands on her shoulders. She looks up at him, directly into his eyes.
"I'm sorry to hear about your grandmother. We're headed up to New York in a couple of hours, we can bring you up there with us if you'd like. Want us to call you a ride to your house so you can pick up anything?" She looks at him like he's the only one in the room.
"Thank you that would be awesome." He hugs her and that's when I have to get out of there. I leave and walk to the back of the bus where my bunk is. I sit here and take out my phone, CC is standing about five feet from me. Damn he's good, how didn't I hear him behind me?
"Wanna talk about it?" I shrug and he motions for me to follow him. We end up outside the bus.
"What's been bothering you man?" I put my hands behind my head and interlock my fingers.
"It's just, that Destinee chick, she's hot and all, but I have these feelings. I'm not saying In love with her so stop looking at me like that, I feel like I might want to have an actual relationship with her." CC chuckles,
"So you're trying to tell me, you're upset because you want to have a relationship with her?" I roll my eyes and hook my thumbs into my belt hoops on front of my jeans.
"No CC, that's not what I mean. She doesn't seem to have any interest in me. Every time I talk to her, she doesn't even look at me. But she seems to be all for Andy, and I think he has similar feelings." CC folds his arms across his chest.
"Have you ever thought Destinee and Andy both don't know how you feel? Like, Destinee probably thinks you're just trying to get with her and Andy probably has no idea how you feel. He's your best friend man just talk to him! And as for Destinee, just try to drop some hints that you like her, and if she still doesn't get it just flat out tell her! You're a rockstar, don't be afraid of a girl man!" I smile and bro hug CC.
"Thanks man, you have me a lot to think about, it felt good to let it off my chest."
"No problem man."
Destinee's POV
"Take a seat on my bed, I'll call you a taxi okay?" Andy points to his bed, I walk over and sit on it.
"Thanks, you don't have to do.." My feet dangle off the edge of his bed. He puts his hand up and shakes his head causing me to stop my sentence.
"No no no, I want to do this. Don't think you're causing me trouble because you aren't okay?" I nod and he walks to the frond of the bus while dialing a number. I hear his voice reassuring me that he's on the phone with a taxi service. All of my guilty thoughts come rushing in at once. What the hell did I just get myself into? I lied about my grandmother, she died when I was twelve. And I know I'm not going to be able to get home and come out with anything. My parents would never let me leave the town, let alone the state! Even if I do get that far, how am I gonna tell them I have no where to go? Homeless in New York, yeap I'll be living the dream...
"Hey what's you address?" Andy's voice snaps me out of my guilt. I give him my address, he repeats it was I give it to him. He says thank you and hangs up.
"They'll be here in 5 minutes or less, they said the driver's real close."
"Okay, thanks again Andy." He sits in the bed next to me and puts his arm around my shoulders.
"Hey, cheer up. How many people can say they've been on our tour bus for a road trip? I have to warn you, the guys get a little gross." I laugh, why is he so nice? He smiles at my dorky laugh, while squeezing me tighter and shaking my shoulder.
"Ahhh, see that what I like to hear." We sit like this for a couple of minutes, he smells so good. I close my eyes and as I feel myself about to drift off, I feel Andy's head on mine. Jinxx's voice cuts through the silence. I open my eyes.
"Uhhh, I'm sorry to interrupt but there's a guy outside in a taxi insisting that you called him." Me and Andy laugh at Jinxx's confusion.
"That was pretty fast, come on I'll hop in with you."
Ashley's POV
Our band manager comes up to me and CC,he looks furious, oh boy this is gonna be fun.
"Where the hell is Jinxx?" I shrug, CC points to the bus.
"In there why?"
"Because fans are starting to come so we need to get a move on, get in the damn bus, let's go!" I put my hands up in surrender and walk inside, CC follows me. Andy walks in and stops at the door way. Someone needs to go with Destinee, this asshole won't let me go, apparently I'm too noticeable and I'll get attacked by teenagers."
"I'll go!" I say a little too excitedly. " I mean I could put my hair up in a pony and wear some shades." The guys look at me and imagine me with a pony tail. I put an end to their imagination and just tie my hair up. They shake their heads in approval, I grab my pullover sweater and shades and walk off the bus. CC winks at me and does a tiger growl I punch him in the arm. I get in the taxi with Destinee and she looks surprised. I smile and she looks out the window on her side, forcing me to stare at the back of her head. The ride was about ten minutes, pretty short. When the taxi stops I try to walk her to the door but by the time I take off my seat belt she's half way to the porch I get out and lean on the taxi. I couple of minutes pass and I'm getting inpatient. I pace in slow small circles then I hear a horrible scream coming from the house I stop in my tracks and run to the door and bang on it mercilessly.
"DESTINEE? DESTINEE ARE YOU OKAY?" No answer. I jiggle the door handle. Locked. I hear from inside a deep man's voice and a woman crying.
"COME OVER HERE YOU WORTHLESS BITCH! YOU'RE NEVER LEAVING THIS HOUSE! YOU'RE GOING TO STAY HERE WITH YOUR STUPID ASS MOTHER BECAUSE BOTH OF YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO WITHOUT ME! WITHOUT ME YOU'RE NOTHING!" I hear glass break and another scream. I back up and ram my shoulder into the door. Shit that hurt it didn't open. I kick the door with my foot three times, it opens. I see a women on the floor she looks unconscious. I touch her neck to feel a pulse, she's alive. She twitches and rolls over slowly. Her face in completely covered with blood.
"Hey take it east I'm gonna get you help okay." I get up to tell the taxi driver to call the police but she grabs my wrist with a weak hand, I hear another scream. She says what I was thinking.
"D-Destinee, she's u-upstairs her father. He's drunk. H-help her, please." Her eyes are pleading, I hold her hand.
"Okay I promise I won't let anything happen to you or her." I let go and sprint to the door call to the driver.
"CALL THE POLICE NOW!"
"WHAT?"
"CALL THE FUCKING POLICE!"
"OKAY OKAY" I turn around and run back into the house I'm wasting time. I hear banging and screaming up stairs. I start to run up the steps skipping every other one. I get to the source of the noise. Another closed door, I turn the knob it's unlocked. I push the door open and see Destinee on the bed screaming her father clawing at her clothes the sight made me furious. She looks at me with tears streaming down her face.
"ASHLEY!" her father covers her mouth, but I grab him his collar and pull him backwards off of her. He flips over the foot of the bed and falls on his back. I climb on his chest and punch him in the face and hard as I can repeatedly. I want to stop but the rage in me refuses to let me stop. I hear a whimper which made me get control back. I finally stop and see he's bleeding and his nose looks broken. My hands are covered in his blood. I stand up and turn to Destinee she had her knees up to her chest and she's covering herself with her quilt. Her crying is so painful, I walk over to her and she looks up at me and cried even harder. She stand up and throws herself at me to hug me, her shirt is ripped and one breast is exposed. I don't care, I hug her back and stroke her hair. We slowly fall on the floor. She's in a fetal position with her head buried in my neck and my body covers her.
"You saved me." She whispers in a voice muffled by my neck. I don't say anything I just hold her tighter. She lifts her head off my neck and looks me directly in my eyes.
"Thank you."
"Your welcome." She continues to stare at me. Her eyes went from sad and pealing to strong and content. She kisses me, strong and passionate. I want to tell her how I feel, I open my mouth to tell her. An EMT and two police officers appear at the door and take Destinee away. I sit on the floor as the EMT examines me and the officer questions me.
"New York? You're a long way from home."
"Well, it's not really home. But my grandmother's sick so I have go up there." She avoids eye contact with me.
"I don't mean to pry but is what why your parents called you?" She turns to Jake, looking at his shoes rather than his face.
"Yeah, but I don't want to cause you guys any trouble. Can I just get a lift to a nearby hotel so I can get situated before I leave?" Andy walks up to her and puts his hands on her shoulders. She looks up at him, directly into his eyes.
"I'm sorry to hear about your grandmother. We're headed up to New York in a couple of hours, we can bring you up there with us if you'd like. Want us to call you a ride to your house so you can pick up anything?" She looks at him like he's the only one in the room.
"Thank you that would be awesome." He hugs her and that's when I have to get out of there. I leave and walk to the back of the bus where my bunk is. I sit here and take out my phone, CC is standing about five feet from me. Damn he's good, how didn't I hear him behind me?
"Wanna talk about it?" I shrug and he motions for me to follow him. We end up outside the bus.
"What's been bothering you man?" I put my hands behind my head and interlock my fingers.
"It's just, that Destinee chick, she's hot and all, but I have these feelings. I'm not saying In love with her so stop looking at me like that, I feel like I might want to have an actual relationship with her." CC chuckles,
"So you're trying to tell me, you're upset because you want to have a relationship with her?" I roll my eyes and hook my thumbs into my belt hoops on front of my jeans.
"No CC, that's not what I mean. She doesn't seem to have any interest in me. Every time I talk to her, she doesn't even look at me. But she seems to be all for Andy, and I think he has similar feelings." CC folds his arms across his chest.
"Have you ever thought Destinee and Andy both don't know how you feel? Like, Destinee probably thinks you're just trying to get with her and Andy probably has no idea how you feel. He's your best friend man just talk to him! And as for Destinee, just try to drop some hints that you like her, and if she still doesn't get it just flat out tell her! You're a rockstar, don't be afraid of a girl man!" I smile and bro hug CC.
"Thanks man, you have me a lot to think about, it felt good to let it off my chest."
"No problem man."
Destinee's POV
"Take a seat on my bed, I'll call you a taxi okay?" Andy points to his bed, I walk over and sit on it.
"Thanks, you don't have to do.." My feet dangle off the edge of his bed. He puts his hand up and shakes his head causing me to stop my sentence.
"No no no, I want to do this. Don't think you're causing me trouble because you aren't okay?" I nod and he walks to the frond of the bus while dialing a number. I hear his voice reassuring me that he's on the phone with a taxi service. All of my guilty thoughts come rushing in at once. What the hell did I just get myself into? I lied about my grandmother, she died when I was twelve. And I know I'm not going to be able to get home and come out with anything. My parents would never let me leave the town, let alone the state! Even if I do get that far, how am I gonna tell them I have no where to go? Homeless in New York, yeap I'll be living the dream...
"Hey what's you address?" Andy's voice snaps me out of my guilt. I give him my address, he repeats it was I give it to him. He says thank you and hangs up.
"They'll be here in 5 minutes or less, they said the driver's real close."
"Okay, thanks again Andy." He sits in the bed next to me and puts his arm around my shoulders.
"Hey, cheer up. How many people can say they've been on our tour bus for a road trip? I have to warn you, the guys get a little gross." I laugh, why is he so nice? He smiles at my dorky laugh, while squeezing me tighter and shaking my shoulder.
"Ahhh, see that what I like to hear." We sit like this for a couple of minutes, he smells so good. I close my eyes and as I feel myself about to drift off, I feel Andy's head on mine. Jinxx's voice cuts through the silence. I open my eyes.
"Uhhh, I'm sorry to interrupt but there's a guy outside in a taxi insisting that you called him." Me and Andy laugh at Jinxx's confusion.
"That was pretty fast, come on I'll hop in with you."
Ashley's POV
Our band manager comes up to me and CC,he looks furious, oh boy this is gonna be fun.
"Where the hell is Jinxx?" I shrug, CC points to the bus.
"In there why?"
"Because fans are starting to come so we need to get a move on, get in the damn bus, let's go!" I put my hands up in surrender and walk inside, CC follows me. Andy walks in and stops at the door way. Someone needs to go with Destinee, this asshole won't let me go, apparently I'm too noticeable and I'll get attacked by teenagers."
"I'll go!" I say a little too excitedly. " I mean I could put my hair up in a pony and wear some shades." The guys look at me and imagine me with a pony tail. I put an end to their imagination and just tie my hair up. They shake their heads in approval, I grab my pullover sweater and shades and walk off the bus. CC winks at me and does a tiger growl I punch him in the arm. I get in the taxi with Destinee and she looks surprised. I smile and she looks out the window on her side, forcing me to stare at the back of her head. The ride was about ten minutes, pretty short. When the taxi stops I try to walk her to the door but by the time I take off my seat belt she's half way to the porch I get out and lean on the taxi. I couple of minutes pass and I'm getting inpatient. I pace in slow small circles then I hear a horrible scream coming from the house I stop in my tracks and run to the door and bang on it mercilessly.
"DESTINEE? DESTINEE ARE YOU OKAY?" No answer. I jiggle the door handle. Locked. I hear from inside a deep man's voice and a woman crying.
"COME OVER HERE YOU WORTHLESS BITCH! YOU'RE NEVER LEAVING THIS HOUSE! YOU'RE GOING TO STAY HERE WITH YOUR STUPID ASS MOTHER BECAUSE BOTH OF YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO WITHOUT ME! WITHOUT ME YOU'RE NOTHING!" I hear glass break and another scream. I back up and ram my shoulder into the door. Shit that hurt it didn't open. I kick the door with my foot three times, it opens. I see a women on the floor she looks unconscious. I touch her neck to feel a pulse, she's alive. She twitches and rolls over slowly. Her face in completely covered with blood.
"Hey take it east I'm gonna get you help okay." I get up to tell the taxi driver to call the police but she grabs my wrist with a weak hand, I hear another scream. She says what I was thinking.
"D-Destinee, she's u-upstairs her father. He's drunk. H-help her, please." Her eyes are pleading, I hold her hand.
"Okay I promise I won't let anything happen to you or her." I let go and sprint to the door call to the driver.
"CALL THE POLICE NOW!"
"WHAT?"
"CALL THE FUCKING POLICE!"
"OKAY OKAY" I turn around and run back into the house I'm wasting time. I hear banging and screaming up stairs. I start to run up the steps skipping every other one. I get to the source of the noise. Another closed door, I turn the knob it's unlocked. I push the door open and see Destinee on the bed screaming her father clawing at her clothes the sight made me furious. She looks at me with tears streaming down her face.
"ASHLEY!" her father covers her mouth, but I grab him his collar and pull him backwards off of her. He flips over the foot of the bed and falls on his back. I climb on his chest and punch him in the face and hard as I can repeatedly. I want to stop but the rage in me refuses to let me stop. I hear a whimper which made me get control back. I finally stop and see he's bleeding and his nose looks broken. My hands are covered in his blood. I stand up and turn to Destinee she had her knees up to her chest and she's covering herself with her quilt. Her crying is so painful, I walk over to her and she looks up at me and cried even harder. She stand up and throws herself at me to hug me, her shirt is ripped and one breast is exposed. I don't care, I hug her back and stroke her hair. We slowly fall on the floor. She's in a fetal position with her head buried in my neck and my body covers her.
"You saved me." She whispers in a voice muffled by my neck. I don't say anything I just hold her tighter. She lifts her head off my neck and looks me directly in my eyes.
"Thank you."
"Your welcome." She continues to stare at me. Her eyes went from sad and pealing to strong and content. She kisses me, strong and passionate. I want to tell her how I feel, I open my mouth to tell her. An EMT and two police officers appear at the door and take Destinee away. I sit on the floor as the EMT examines me and the officer questions me.
love triangle or what?.. i love it! ;)
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