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After a long night of venting and drowning our problems in ice cream and old romance movies, Stacy Joanne and I had finally fell asleep at 2am.
"Look who's up, sounded like the three of you had a long night" Axel smiles at me.
"Long is an understatement" I mumbled, taking his plate of French toast and eggs.
"Your welcome" He laughs, getting himself another.
"Where have you been these days, haven't seen you much" I state.
"I been spending time with Sara" He said.
"You really like her huh?" I smirk.
"What's not to like" He smiles.
"You should be focused on our problems not girls" Phoenix walks in, Jax following behind.
"Jax and Asher already filled me in" Axel said.
"They shouldn't have had too, you should have been here" Phoenix raises his voice.
"Well I'm here now" Axel turned to him.
"Austin, You and Lars will go join Trevor on the mission" Phoenix ordered him.
"Sure" Axel clinched his fists before walking out the kitchen.
I finished my breakfast before leaving the kitchen.
I told everyone "bye" before getting my things and leaving.
When I park in the school's car park, my phone vibrates.
Trevor- just messaging to show I'm alright, as promised.
Trevor- Kiss Hannah for me!
I reply and get out the car walking down the hallway.
"Ashley!" The cheerleaders approach me.
Is this about Kaitlyn?
"Any word about Kaitlyn?" They asked.
"What?" I ask confused.
"We know you guys had a falling out but she always said you were her best friend" They said.
You thought what? I was your friend?" She bends down in front of me hovering over me. Kaitlyn's fingers grip my face.
"Ashley?" They wave their hands in front my face bringing out my thoughts.
"I haven't heard anything sorry" I say before walking off.
Control yourself Ashley.
I walk to my locker and try to calm down.
"Ashley" I jumped.
"You alright?" Josh asks.
"I'm fine" I say.
"You don't seem fine" He says.
"I'm fine Josh" I snap and he nods. "I'm sorry, it hasn't exactly been a good morning" I tell him.
"What is it?" I ask when it seems like he has something to say but is unsure.
"I think we need to talk" He says.
"Listen, what happened at the beach house is forgotten" I assure him.
"It's not... Actually it's about..." He gets cuts off when Zack appears next to us.
"What's this?" Zack asks with a simple yet terrifying smile.
"Josh was just about to tell me something" I say.
"It's nothing" Josh says.
"No continue" Zack said his eyes darkening.
Was he gonna say something about Zack?
"Nothing really. See you guys later" Josh said before walking off.
"There was a lot of tension there" I say.
"He tried to make a move on you, of course there's tension" He says.
"It seemed like more than that" I state.
"Are you gonna accuse me of something else now?" He raises his voice, causing others to look at us.
"No. I'm sorry for accusing you, I should trust you. I'm just worried" I say.
"Worried about what?" He asked.
"Everything! What if you or one of my brothers got hurt" I say.
"I don't want war, but Curtis does. He's trying to turn the gang against me. I need you to help me" He caressed my cheek.
"Anything"
"Can you get Phoenix to tell you where he keeps some of the weapons?" He asks and I push his hand away.
"You want me to go against my family?" I ask.
"I wouldn't ask if I wasn't desperate. If you do this then we could avoid a war" He said.
"I can't help with this Zack, I'm sorry" I state.
"Should've known" He goes to walk away but I stop him.
"You can't seriously be mad about this" I say.
"One thing Ashley, one thing I ask. I'm not asking you to kill anyone, I want to protect my gang that your family just seems to enjoy killing" He says harshly.
"Zack are you alright? I have never seen you this way" I say.
He pushes his hand through his hair. "I'm fine" He says before walking off.
I stand there confused, then the bell rings.
I went to all my classes, ignoring the thoughts that are surfacing.
I see Josh on my way to the cafeteria and I walk towards him.
"Hey" I say as I awkwardly stand there.
"Uh hey" He looks around, almost as if to make sure nobody could see us.
"You wanted to tell me something this morning, before Zack interrupted" I say.
"Forget about it" He said.
"I can't, I won't. What is it you were going to say?" I ask.
"Ashley, just let it go.."
"No Josh, I need to know what you were gonna say. Was it something about Zack?" I ask.
"Yes. It's not my place"
"You're his best friend, it is your place.." I say.
"I was his best friend, now he's a stranger" He says with a worried expression.
"What does that mean?" I ask.
"He's not himself anymore, he's changed Ashley. He's out of control" He says and tries to lower his voice.
"He's just going through something right now he'll be fine" I say.
"He's been different since before you guys left for the beach house. He's been different since the funeral, it's like he's lost" Josh says and I shake my head.
"I don't understand"
"I can't say anymore, all I know is the gang is planning something. I haven't seen them this extreme since Marcus was in charge" Josh said and I get a chill at the sound of Marcus's name.
After lunch I went to my class and in my usual seat. Brianna walks in and her eyes meet mine.
Shit! Her seat is normally next to mine!
She takes her seat next to me and I keep my eyes focused in my book.
"You know what happened to her don't you?" She whispered. "Ashley, you can't ignore it forever, if something happened to her I know it's your fault"
"You don't know shit!" I shout at her causing the entire class to look at me.
"Do you want to share your conversation Ashley and Brianna?" The teacher asks and we shake our heads.
After class I pack my bag and was about to leave when Brianna walks in front of me.
"Kaitlyn should've gotten rid of you from the beginning" Brianna says. "She adored you, she chose you over me every single time. Now she's missing and you don't even care!" She exclaims.
"I was her best friend! Not you, me!" Tears slide down her face. "But she chose you, even after you took Zack from her... She chose you" She continued.
"If it makes you feel better, I was never her best friend" I say emotionless before walking past her.
I'm sick and tired of crying and fighting with myself. It's time I just acknowledge life for what it is. A disaster.
I walk to car park to my car.
"Ashley wait" I hear Zack's voice.
I turn around and there he was, his hands in his pocket and he neutral expression.
"Now you wanna talk" I scoff.
"I'm sorry for snapping at you this morning" He apologizes. "I don't know why I did that but-"
"You're different now that's why! Everyone is seeing that" I snap.
"Ash-"
"No!" I put my hand up. "I need some time"
I get in my car and take a deep breath, I look out the window and I saw his frown and I got a sudden chest pain.
I start the car and drive out the car park, turning my volume up as I change the channels on the radio.
I make a quick stop at the cafe and order a dozen donuts and seven milkshakes.
When I reach home, I see Stacy and Asher watching a movie in the living room.
"I brought donuts and milkshakes" I say and they follow me into the kitchen.
"What you got there?" Axel asks, with Hannah in his arms.
"She bought donuts and milkshakes" Asher said.
"Leave for Joanne and Phoenix" I say.
"Ouu thanks" Jax grabbed my donut causing me to glare at him.
I go upstairs into my room and turn on my tv
"Ashley it's me, can I come in?" Stacy asks.
"Yeah"
She comes in and sits on the bed next to me.
"You okay? Normally you would've played along with Jax instead you came up here" She said.
"It's a lot going on right now" I state.
"With Zack?"
"Yeah, he's just so different" I say.
"Of course he'll be. He has to be tough and heartless and then he has you and he's trying to balance it" She says. "But it doesn't justify him starting a war with Thorn's" She adds.
"He didn't do it. I was stupid to ever let you convince me otherwise" I tell her and she rolls her eyes.
"There's a part of you that knows he could be behind this you just don't want to admit it to yourself" She sighs. "When you love someone you look past their flawless and believe their lies but don't ignore the signs" She gets off the bed.
"Trevor is okay by the way, he texted me" I told her and her face lit up.
"That's great, hopefully when he comes back we'll sort things out" She said before leaving.
Don't ignore the signs Ashley!
Author's Note
Here's another chapter loves❤️
Few more chapters left🥳
Do you think Zack's behind this?