Ashley's Pov
"Ashley for fucks sake please shut it up!" Aaron says.
I take my pillow and shove it to my face.
Eli has been crying non stop for the past 20 minutes or so and neither Aaron nor I have done anything about it.
Ughh.
I get up from Aaron's bed and go to where Eli's crib is situated.
I take the baby bottle and shove it in its mouth. That will shut him up.
Thankfully he shuts up and falls back asleep.
I take the bottle out of his mouth and run back to bed.
That child has Satan in him.
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"Ashleeyyy," I hear someone's faint voice but I'm too into deep sleep to care.
"Ashleyyyy, wake uupppp, I don't like thiss Ashley wake upp!" The voice returns, in a singing tone.
I slowly open my eyes rubbing them.
Once I've registered everything in my mind, about who I am and where I am, I see Aaron with a really creepy smile.
"What," I say.
"Uh you don't have to be rude all the time you know, anyways, I'm waking you up for school, and because um you need to change Eli's diaper," He smiles nervously.
"God, I feel bad for your future wife."
"Don't feel too bad for yourself, I'm sure we could work something out," He smirks.
"Shut up!" I say and walk to Eli, who is now crying from all the noise.
Thank you Aaron, always sooo helpful.
"Oh by the way, Tyler broke up with Melissa," Aaron says casually.
"What!?" I shriek.
"Chilll, he told me last night during our game. Apparently, he has someone else in his heart," He says.
My heart shrinks. Someone else.
"Do you know who that someone is?" I ask.
"No. I asked him alot but he refused, said she has a boyfriend or something."
Could it be me?
Nah.
"Could, it be.." I drift.
"You? Maybe, but for now please don't do anything, atleast not until I can find someone else." He says with a hint of sadness in his eyes.
As much as I don't want to end this deal, the whole point was for me to get with Tyler. I can tell Aaron doesn't wanna end it either.
"Don't worry, I'll hold off till you find someone."
"Then the deal is.. over?"
"I guess.. But hey, we could still be friends, that doesn't have to change," I smile.
"Yeah."
There's silence for a long time until I remember to finish changing Eli who has been crying hysterically for the past ten minutes.
I finish changing him than start to take my things and leave.
"Um.. I'll go get ready, you can leave if you want. I'll probably grab a ride with Kylee anyways," I say.
"Okay, what about Eli?"
"Please take him with you, I'll take him from you in school for first period, then we will just do turns," I say.
"Okay."
And with that, I leave.
I'm not gonna get a ride with Kylee, I lied. I feel its really awkward and I'm one to avoid awkward situations.
It's like a phobia, awkwardphobia or awkwardnessphobia.
I'm just making up things at this point.
I contemplate whether to go up by the tree or just the normal way but decide with the normal way.
I'm sure my parents are passed out anyways.
I take my keys and slowly unlock my door.
I cringe when the door creaks. Please be asleep please please pleasee.
I pray to God.
I take off my shoes, knowing they would make the floorboards creek, and slowly walk on my tiptoes.
I peek into the living room and to my horror my father is wide awake, staring at the doorframe, waiting for someone, waiting for me me.
I sigh.
Please don't see me.
I'm gonna have to make a run for it.
I try, and just as I reach the first step he calls out.
"Ashley!" He shouts, "Where the fuck were you? Get back in here."
I flinch.
I slowly walk to the living room with my head down.
Even if I tried to run, he would just have broken my bedroom door.
"I was at a friend's house," I said softly.
"Don't fucking lie to me! You have no friends, you are a slut! Who would wanna be friends with you?!" He slurs.
"Father I swear i-"
"You were at a boys house weren't you? I can just smell the filth! Like mother, like daughter."
I can't take it and immediately burst into tears.
I already know what will happen next as I hear his belt unbuckling.
He takes slow steps towards my lifeless body.
Before he can get a hit I get courage and speak," What the fuck is wrong with you? Why can't you be a good father for once and treat me like your daughter instead of a fuckikg punchbag? Why is it so hard to quit alcohol and to find a job?"
At this point Im crying so much I can barely breathe.
"How dare you speak to your father like that!" He growls and gets his first hit on me, on my back.
I'm sure it's red now, it hurts so so bad.
I wince in pain.
I try to move away but he grabs me by my hair and yeets me back. My head hits the ground, making a loud thud with blood flowing out.
I'm lucky it didn't hit too hard, otherwise I would have as well as been dead.
This doesn't seem to faze him as he walks towards me and places another hit, followed by another.
It goes on for about five minutes until I can't even open my eyes, until the front door bursts open.
I think it's my mom, but I'm wrong.
Shit shit shit!
It's Aaron.
And he looks furious.
Like fire is burning within him.
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This chapter is reallyyyy short sorry but I wanted to keep the suspense till this weekend, when I upload chapter 18.
To those of you who have read every chapter till now, thank you! I love you so much and the support is what motivates me to keep writing. We are so close to 500 reads and in only about 10 days so thank you!
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Update : yallll we made it to 500!!!! And I checked, its exactly 10 days since I publishedðð thank you smâ¡â¡