When I got home I saw that Andy was...drunk?! I gasped and he looked up at me. "W-WHAT ARE YOU D-DOING HOME E*hiccup*ARLY?!" He yelled. I flinched back and Andy grabbed my arm. "W*hiccup*WELL?!" He yelled. "I-I was getting b-bullied and E-Emily and I went home..." I stuttered. He slapped me and told me to go to my room. I ran upstairs, my blue hair flying in my face as I held my hand to my stinging cheek. What was Andy's problem?! Why did he slap me?! I sighed and pulled my earbuds out of my backpack, grabbed my iPod, and plugged them in.

I searched through 'Artists' until I found 'Newsboys'. I turned on 'God's Not Dead (Like a Lion)' and tried to make the pain go away. 'My God's not dead, he's surely alive. He's living on the inside, roaring like a lion.' The song pulsed through my ears as tears rolled down my cheeks. I turned over and sobbed into my pillow. Then, I got the bright idea to go over to Ashley's house. I grabbed the black vans that I had kicked off and put them on, putting my hair into a ponytail and jumped out my window. I landed on the ground and started off towards Ashley's house.

I walked up the porchsteps and knocked on the door. Ashley answered the door and pulled me into a bear hug. I winced slightly but hugged back. He pulled away. "Why did you wince?" He asked. "I got beat up at school today like I always do. No big deal..." I said before I started sobbing and threw myself into his arms. He hugged me back and brought me into his house, laying down with me on his bed. "Marzia, what happened?" He asked. I sighed and took a deep breathe.

"I came home from school early, and I saw Andy was...uh...drunk. He yelled at me for being home early and...and...oh Ash! He slapped me!" I said, still in tears. His grip tightened and I could feel his jaw clench. He wiped my tears away and sat us both up. "I'm going to talk to him. You stay here." He said, and left with no further argument.

I laid back down on his bed. It smelled like him. I just couldn't fall asleep though. I sat up and walked over to his TV. I turned on a Batman cartoon and waited for Ashley to get back.

--time skip 1 hour--

Ash hasn't gotten back yet and I was getting worried. I heard the front door shut and I saw Ashley emerge in the bedroom doorway, very unstable. I ran over and caught him right as he was about to fall. I carried him to his bed and laid him down. WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED?!

Notes

So sorry we haven't updated in such a long time!!!

-marzia.smoshmeow