Chapter 22


    Ashley woke up as a groan ripped from her throat. Her vision was a blur as she squinted her eyes.


    "Omg, honey, are you okay?" A faint voice asked as Ashley tried to sit up but a pair of hands gently


    pushed her shoulders back. "Oh, no, Ash,y back, my love, " said the voice as Ashley recognize it to


    be her mother''s, "Mom, what happened?" She weakly asked as her vision became clear as she looked


    at her extremely worried mother "Honey, you passed out, your body was too weak to function on its


    own so it shut down, it''s a good thing Anna was with you, " she said as Ashley furrowed, "Anna?" She


    asked as her mother nodded, "Yes, Anna was there when you copse, you don''t remember?" She


    asked as Ashley touched her head.


    "My head is pounding unbearably, " she replied as her mother nodded, "Yeah, that makes sense since I


    remembered youing homest night soaking wet, you probably have the flu, " she said caressing


    Ashley''s head as she closed her eyes trying to remember all the things that happened before she


    passed out.


    "We got a message for your step-brother, Jake, tell him that Jay''s big brother is looking for him and that


    he should watch his back."


    "Listen here, you little b**h, you and your step-brother are going to pay for what he did to Jay, now be a


    good messenger bird and deliver Jay''s big brother''s message before I-


    "Remembered what I said, pretty girl."


    "What are you going to do?"


    "Nothing!"


    "Nothing!"


    Before everything went dark.


    Ashley''s eyes snapped open as she remembered what had happened and what was going to happen.


    "Woah, sweetheart, calm down, " her mother said trying to calm Ashley down as her breath was


    unsteady and her chest hovered strongly. Her eyes slightly widened as it searched for something


    around her room before it met her mother''s worried ones. "Jake''s in danger."


    _ _ _ _ _ _ _


    Jake was currently at the river, where he had taken Ashley before. It always seemed to be peaceful


    here so Jake came here to kill some time before he leaves to the ce he always goes when he''s


    stressed.


    He really felt guilt for leaving Ashley, especially in that state but he was stubborn and decided to act


    childish by letting things from the past get to him. He thought, she was still angry with him but the way


    she was wanting his attention, made him wonder what was so important that she needed to tell him.


    Jake sighed, pushing his thoughts aside as he bent down to pick a pebble up from the floor. He


    remembered when Ashley told him about her and her father''s favorite thing to do when they would


    the water.


    Jake sighed again as he felt his pocket vibrate. He pulled his phone out of his pocket as he watched


    the missed calls from Ashley and his Dad. Jake sighed annoyed before switching off his phone. _ _ _ _


    _ _ _ _


    "Goddamit, pick up, " Ashley said frustratedly at her phone as her mother paced in front of her, "Okay,


    Ashley, you got to tell me what exactly is happening?" She asked as Ashley sighed, "This morning I


    was ganged up by a group of girls, who wanted me to deliver a message to Jake, " she said as Roger


    walked into the room, "What message?" He asked as her mother nodded as she wanted to know as


    well, "The girl said that Jay''s big brother was looking for him and that he should watch his back, " she


    said as her mom''s eyebrows furrowed as she ces her hands on her hips, "Jay''s big brother, why


    would he be looking for Jake, Ashley?" She asked as Ashley gulped nervously, "Jake kind of beat up


    Jay,st night, " she said as her mother''s eyes widened, "What, why did Jake beat up Jay, Ashley?"


    She asked as Ashley groaned, "He was trying to protect me, " she said, "Really, Ashley, from what?"


    Her mother asked while folding her arms across her chest, "It''s a long story, " she said as her mother


    hummed, "Yeah, I bet it is and you got a lot of exining to do youngdy, god, Ashley, what happened


    to us having a pact, " she said while walking out the door as Ashley sat there with a guilty look on his


    face. "Mom, I''m sorry, " she said but her mother already left, leaving Roger and Ashley, "What about


    Jake?" She asked as Roger sighed, "Jake''s strong and I know I may not have raised my son, but ever


    since he was born, he always has been strong, he''ll be fine, Ashley, " he said before leaving the room.


    Roger''s words didn''t exactly make Ashley less worried, she was still very worried about what was going


    to happened to Jake.


    _ _ _ _ _ _ _


    The sun was setting as Jake was driving to the ce where he always goes when he''s stressed or felt


    creative. He found it when he first came here, it was abandoned so he used it. It was probably illegal to


    spray paint but Jake didn''t care, he was the type to always break the rules anyway.


    He parked his car in a ce where no one can find it before exiting the car. He pulled his hoodie over


    his head before walking towards the abandoned building. Not too far behind him was a group of guys.


    Their faces were covered but they looked dangerous and angry especially since Jake was in their


    sights.


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    Jake felt like someone was watching him, but as he turned and saw a familiar person amongst the


    group of guys that were following him, his eyes widened before he did the mostmon thing


    possible.


    He ran…


    TO BE CONTINUED