The Moment

Ash's POV
We were just sitting there being quiet, Rain occasionally getting up to check where C.C. was.
The silence was sickening, I mean I know we have to be quiet to stay not caught, but this is just bad.
"Rain, why did your dad leave?" I whispered while moving closer to her so we didn't have to talk louder than necessary.
"It's all kind of a muddy memory. It happened so long ago." she said looking down at her feet.
"How long ago?"
"Tomorrow it will be 8 years exactly. God I miss him so much." Rain said almost crying at the end.
"Doesn't sound so muddy if you can remember exactly how long" he said "If you don't mind me asking, why did he leave? Please don't leave anything out, I really want to know."
"He worked late, so I would try to stay up to say goodnight when he got home.
It was the previous night, and he worked later than normal.
I wasn't able to stay awake to say goodnight, but when he got home he came in and kissed my forehead.
He sat down on the bed and just stared at me for a bit, and I ended up waking up.
I saw him and got so happy that he was home.
We talked about stuff my "mom" never knew we talked about.
Things like cars, guitars um.. rock and roll music.
The good rock and roll of course, not the ones that were basically fake rock.
She was against girls doing things that are "boy" things and would be pissed if she found out.
Well, she ended up walking in on us talking and started screaming at my dad telling him that he isn't allowed to teach me those things.
He tried to tell her to quiet down and that it's not a bad thing for me to be exposed to it, but she kept on.
Eventually she told him to get out, over a stupid reason right?
I was in my room crying because of the fact she kicked him out.
All I thought was whats so bad about these things?
She came in and slapped me.
She told me that it was improper for me to learn such things..." she said before pausing a moment.
"Rain..." I said feeling bad that this happened.
"I'm not done yet... The next day he came back while she wasn't here.
He grabbed his things and wanted me to pack up mine.
He was going to take me with him, but just then my mom pulled up in the driveway.
Not wanting me to get hurt by him speaking to me he climbed out the window, and promised to come back to get me.
I was happy, with him I could learn about the things that I had an interest in.
In my room I started to pack what I wanted, none of the extremely girly things mom made me have.
She walked in and saw what I was doing and started hitting me just before she dragged me, and locked me up in here.
At first I wanted to get out, but then I saw that I could turn this into MY place.
A place where I could do whatever I want and she wouldn't know.
A few hours later she let me out to eat, change, and get a few things I wanted.
But she put me right back in here, I didn't care.
I knew that this was going to be where the real me would develop.
That day my dad "left" and kept away from my mom, but she didn't know every night while she was out doing whatever it was she was doing, he was trying to get me.
After about a month of trying he stopped coming, and I had no idea why. Well I guess I do know why, because he couldn't find me." she finished while tears slowly trailed down her face.
"Hey, don't cry. Shh it's okay." I said while pulling her closer to me and just held her.
" The... day...he...stopped coming...was...the day...she wasn't suspicious about anything... and...I...was allowed... to...not...be.. ...locked...up...at night." Rain spoke while trying to fight through her crying.
She stopped talking for five minutes and just leaned into me, listening to my heartbeat.
Her crying turned into small sobs, then the sobs turned into sniffles, and soon they stopped.
"When I finally returned to my room I went straight to my bed, but I felt something funny in it.
I looked under the sheets and saw a note from my dad that had this necklace taped to it" she said holding up a chain with 1 dog tag, a guitar pick, and what looked to be her name "It was his. He never took it off, and its the only thing I have left of him besides the note.
All that note said was don't worry sweetheart I will get you, and you will be able to do whatever it is you want to do in life."
Rain's POV
"After that I forget what happened. If he tried or not, what I did the days after I read the note. Nothing. All I do remember was what I told you and that ever since my mom has gotten worse." I said looking from Ash to random corners on the wall.
"You shouldn't have to deal with this. You shouldn't be anywhere near your mother. A mother doesn't do that to her child" Ash said with anger in his voice as he said mother.
"Where else do I have to go? This is the only place I have, and I doubt anyone would want to take me."
"Me and the guys would take you. Hell even if the guys said no I would hide you away in my bunk. Anything is better than you staying here with your mother." He said as if he was seriously thinking of taking me away from here.
"But that's not going to happen." I said with a sigh.
"Why not?"
"Because you guys are in a band and if people find out you're hiding a troubled girl away in your bunk or tour bus imagine what the CRAZY fan girls would think. They would tear me and you guys into bits with the hate." I said with a "no duh" tone.
"Rain, you're my girlfriend now, I want to keep you safe. I don't care what the fangirls think."
Ash's POV
When she said that I was ready to scream "I don't care as long as your with me" but not only would that be awkward, she would also be mad that I basically gave our hiding place away.
"Rain, you're my girlfriend now, I want to keep you safe. I don't care what the fangirls think."
She just looked down at the floor, and to the wall, and anywhere but at me.
Why can't she just understand.... She deserves none of this, and shouldn't spend one more day in this situation.
"You need to get away..." I said in a gentle voice.
"I know... I will... Eventually."
"No, now. I don't care about the hate you are going to come with us."
She just looked away from me.
It kind of annoyed me to be honest.
"Rain, look at me. Please?" I said while trying to turn her head.
"Ashley Purdy. Dont use that tone of voice with me." She said kind of agitated.
"What tone?"
"That tone that is caring and makes me just want to say okay to anything."
"Does that mean you're going to let me try to get you away from here?" I said almost jumping out of my skin.
"Fine, yes..." she said with a small laugh and a roll of her eyes.

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