Part 30

                                    

                                          
Trigger warning: mentions of abuse and alcohol usage (plus swearing)
                          
Ashton wandered into his house after Jaxon had dropped him off. He sighed throwing his leather jacket onto the armchair and collapsing face first into the couch. He felt his body sink into the cushions and it didn't even take minutes before he fell asleep. 
                          
He woke up two hours later to the sound of a buzz. 
                          
His eyes slowly opened they felt dry and weighted, he coughed a little as he noticed his dry throat, and now found it more difficult to breath from his nose. Great. He thought sitting up. Now I really am sick... I guess that's what I get for standing in the rain in December. He heard another buzz and stood up to get his phone from his inside coat pocket. 
                          
Unknown: Hey Ashton, it's Jaxon! 
                          
Unknown: Told you I would text 😉
                          
Ashton shook his head, quickly adding the number to his contact list before responding. 
                          
Ashton: It's literally been a couple hours, I'm fine 🙄😠
                          
Jaxon: Hey I told you I'd check up on you, and I am. No need to be such a tsundere 😝
                          
"Tch." Ashton clicked his tongue in annoyance before quickly typing.
                          
Ashton: I'm sad I know what that is... and I'm NOT ONE! 
                          
Jaxon: Yeah Yeah... sure. Hey I'm going out with some old friends tonight, wanna join? 
                          
Ashton: No thanks... 
                          
Jaxon: awe, how come? You don't want to see me again? 😏
                          
Ashton: 😒 Definitely not. Besides I don't like going out in general, let alone with people I don't know. 
                          
Jaxon: Ouch! I'm wounded... 😣  lol That's fair enough I suppose... tell me if you change your mind. 
Btw you're still in high school right? 
                          
Ashton: I'm a senior, yes.
                          
Jaxon: That's What I thought, what school do you go to?
                          
Ashton: Elmwood High. 
                          
Jaxon: Hey! I went there too! My brother still does. He's a junior I wonder if you know him! 
                          
Ashton: I doubt it... 
                          
Jaxon: His name is Patton Sanders. Sound familiar?
                          
Ashton froze upon reading the name. He sat there and just stared at his phone screen in disbelief for a few seconds. It couldn't be right, he was seeing things, it was impossible that the person who just so happened to be driving by to stop him from jumping off a bridge, was none other than Patton Sanders' one and only older brother. Patton Sanders, his ex-best-friend who he just so happened to basically drunkenly force himself upon, and ruin their relationship forever. 
                          
Apparently he'd been taking a while to respond after he read it because Jaxon started typing again. 
                          
Jaxon: Ashton? You still there? 
                          
Ashton: I have to go
                          
Jaxon: why? Is everything alright? 
                          
Ashton: We shouldn't talk anymore... you should forget you ever met me... 
                          
Jaxon: What?? Ashton I cant just do that! What's going on??