Chapter 34: One Bad Apple
"Poor Ashley.. she jut went right to sleep," JC
commented brushing some hair just of my face, and staring at
me sleep soundly right next to Justin.
"What exactly did you guys do? If you don't mind me asking??" Joey asked.
"Nothing.. we just did stuff," he said laughing.
"Judging from exhibit A..
Justin's shirt and Exhibit B Ashley's shirt, we can conclude
from this that Justin finally had a great
time and I mean a GREAT ENCOUNTER with our sleeping beauty
here," Chris said.
"Oh come on man, if Justin doesn't want to talk about it he doesn't have to" Lance said.
"Come on guys, nothing happened," he said smiling.
"But judging from your guys' moods and smiling faces, something was about to?" Joey said.
"I guess you could say that!" Justin said smiling with his tongue sticking out.
"All right Justin!!" Joey said giving his car seat a nudge.
"You mean both of you were willing?" he asked.
"Yeah, but that's all I'm saying and could you please be quiet Ashley's trying to sleep." Justin said looking at me.
"Oh look you guys, she's got a smile on her face," Chris said. "probably thinking about what could have been," he said sighing and then bursting into laughter. All of the guys started laughing.
"Be quiet, we're here." he said stopping at my house. Then he noticed a 1500 Chevy step side truck in the driveway.
"Who's could that be?" JC asked.
"I don't know," Justin said getting out of the car. He opened the passenger side door and picked me up.
"JC, man come and help me here!" Justin yelled.
"Here hold Ashley," I gonna go find out who the car belongs to," Justin said walking to my doorstep. He rang the doorbell.
"Hello?" Nick said. "Oh hey Justin, Uh Ashley's not here right now," he said.
"Yeah I know she was with me, I just cam to drop her off before I went to rehearsal," he said staring coldly at Nick.
"JC, man.. bring Ashley here," Justin yelled to JC.
"Oh, hi Justin," my mom said.
"Where was my daughter the
entire night?" my mom asked angrily. I was beginning to
wake up, and I softly caressed what
felt like Justin's hair when I opened my eyes and I saw JC!
"Hey," he said blushing.
"Hey, where's Justin!" I asked.
"Right over there talking to your mom,:" he said putting me down.
"Oh no, " I gasped and ran over there.
"Look mom, me and Justin just went to his house--" I started.
"Went to his house? My daughter alone with him?? Now Ashley I have put up with you and staying with guys. But staying with this person for more than a couple of hours...the whole night..there's not much more I can take!" she yelled.
"Mom, Justin's my boyfriend and I love him! I can stay with him anytime I want to!" I yelled back.
"Oh and to what? Have sex? Is that all he is to you?" she asked.
I was taken back. "No, mom that's not true, he has been there for me when I needed him. He flew all the way down from Florida to come and visit me in LA... he traveled all this way for me!!! He's made me happy.. and I'm sorry you can't see that! And for your information if I want to have sex with my boyfriend I can!" I said and stormed up to my room.
"Having my 16 year old with a guy who's 18?" she said.
"Mom, I'm turning 17 in a few weeks. May 18 to be exact. I'm not going to be a little girl anymore, let me grow up!" I said to her. While I was having this fight, both Justin and Nick looked out of place.
"Justin sweetie, have fun at your rehearsal I'll see you after I get out of school. Nick I'll talk to you later." I said to them both. I gave Justin a quick kiss and closed the door.
"Oh, no honey.. you're not going to see him, I think you both need some time apart." she said quietly.
"You are NOT going to forbid me to go out with Justin," I said angrily and tears starting to well up and run down my face.
"Honey, I barely see you and I don't want you to miss school, I've gotten a couple of calls..you've been ditching classes, and I haven't forgotten about your suspension. You need some to be yourself. Please do this for me." she said.
"Fine I'll do it,
but I'm not going to happy. I can't believe you make me
choose between my boyfriend and you. I will never ever
forget this," I said crying and ran up to my room.
Turned on my radio and who should I hear but... "Your love
is
like a river, peaceful and deep your soul is like a secret
that I never could keep.." I just cried.
Justin called about 20 min after my huge fight with my mom to see if I was okay. My mom answered the phone.
"Justin, I don't want you to speak or see my daughter for the next 3 months..and that means her cell phone everything. No letter's and no e-mail." she said harshly. My cell phone immediately rang after my mom hung up with him.
"Ashley, give me your cell phone, your credit cards, your pager, and all of your money.." I handed it all to her.
"This is for your own good..." she said.
"Then why is it hurting me so much?" I screamed at her. She didn't answer she closed my door, and left me crying....