Adopted by the Clifford's

chapter 13 Trouble in paradise

Ashley's POV
I was on twitter when I saw something I never wanted to be online not only was it my new nudes but my old ones too I was freaking out I knew exactly who did it I ran down stairs and got my stuff on to leave when I opened the door one of shane's friends were there he said "before you kill me know I had no involvement in this at all." I said "you're friends with him aren't you?"He said "not anymore I was kind of fading away towards lucas's group." Lucas came down and said "it's true he is friends with me now." I said "that's why you're here?" he said "one reason another reason is Carolus didn't send them to shane he hacked his phone and got them." As carolus was behind him I said "I figured that because he is known for that I wasn't going to tell him off I was going to a bridge." Shelly who was behind carolus said "what would that solve?" I said "all my issues." carolus sighed and hugged me and said "no it wouldn't trust me you need to be here." Then someone said "I would if I was her." It was another one of shane's friends shane's friend which is name Nick said "Gabriella that's not helpful." She said "Nick you don't understand what happens now that they are out you're a guy you don't get it her life is ruined forever." I said "excatly why I'm going to talk to shane and then go to a bridge I don't need to be here anymore." I pushed passed them no one followed because they knew my mind was set I got to shane's house and knocked on his door he smirked at me and said "this will get rid of you for good." I said "yeah it will hope you're happy I came to say I'm sorry for everything I've done to you but mostly for hurting you I wish you would say the same to me but obviously you don't care about how other people feel and only your own feelings have a great life I'll never have to see you again."he said "wait what do you mean by that physico?" I said "yup I'm the physico one here don't worry you won't have to deal with me anymore." Then I walked away he stood there and watched me walk away I walked all the way to a bridge and climbed up it and just sat there and thought about what just happened I just sat there and cried.

Michael's pov
The boys and I were driving back from the studio when I saw a girl sitting on the bridge but not just any girl it was Ashley I stopped the car the boys were confused I said "Ashley is siting on the edge of this bridge." They then saw her I got out of the car and said "Ashley what are you doing?" She turned towards me and she was crying she said "I don't know I'm sorry I'm such a mess and you have to deal with this that's why I think this is the best choose but I know it's not so you don't have to deal with me and all my issues and everything that I do and everything in my past that's followed me I can't handle it anymore maybe just send me back to the orphanage that would be better." She cried more I picked her up off the edge of the bridge and she wrapped her body around me I hugged her tightly and said "love you're going to be okay we're going to help you through this what made you think this way?" She looked up at me and said "you haven't seen them?" I said "seen what?" Then I got a called from Crystal I was still holding Ashley I picked up the phone she said "did you see what Shane posted of our daughter?" I said "no what did he post I've been in the studio all morning haven't seen any socials." She said "he posted a picture of her naked some were recent and some were old but why would he post that of her this is going to ruin her life." I said "you don't have to tell me that I just found her at the edge of a bridge." Crystal said "she wasn't thinking of jumping was she?" I said "she was but she was conflicted I got her off and now she's in my arms just sobbing." Crystal sighed and said "I'm going to talk to Shane I'll see you when I get home I love you." Then she hung up I sighed not being able to stop her I put my phone back in my pocket Ashley said "see now mom hates me right?" I said "no sweetie she hates what Shane did and is going to talk to him." Ashley said "you didn't even try to stop her this will make it wrose." She started crying again I sighed and said "sweetie I'm sure she will make it better."I rubbed her back I almost forgot the boys were still in the park car that was running still I said "let's get in the car and head home and then when your mother comes home we will see what she said to him how's that?" She nodded and then I carried her to the car and put her in the back with the boys she just snuggled into Ashton he held her close I sighed and put my head on the steering wheel calum said "you alright mate?" Squeezing my shoulder I sighed and said "yeah." Then we headed home she ended up falling asleep on Ashton when we got back he carried her to her room then walked back down Ashton said "what drove her to think this way?" I said "Shane drove her to think this way he posted her old nudes and some new ones too for who the hell knows what reason all over the internet and now this will literally ruin her life." There was a knock at the door I got it it was Louis he walked in and with his sister's he said "please for the love of god tell me she is here." I said "yeah she's here asleep." Daisy said "thank the lord I was terrified that she was actually going to go through with it this time." I said "what do you mean this time?" She looked at Louis he said "this was when she came to live with me before she came to live me when she was in the orphanage still she felt like no one wanted her and no one cared about her which was far from true since she had me and my sister's but she felt so alone that she thought the only way to stop the pain was to kill herself so she was about to do so but then she thought about me and my sister's and asked to live with me because it was getting way to much and then once she was better she went back to that horrible place but I knew this would trigger her again." I was shocked why did she never mention any of that to us probably because she didn't want us worrying about her Crystal arrived back and said "he said he feels guilty when obviously I don't think he does because if he did truly care about her well being he wouldn't have done this to begin with where is she?" I said "she's sleeping and he definitely doesn't give 2 fucks about her at all and this just shows we're suing him I don't care anymore it's crossed way to many lines at this point." Crystal said "agreed." Then we made lunch for everyone but Ashley didn't come down Lucas said "she was awake I told her but she said she wasn't hungry I told her she needs to eat she said I just want to be alone." I sighed and said "I understand she wants to be alone but I don't want her to do anything to herself." I went up to her room and knocked she saw me and said "I'm not hungry." I said "at least just come down and sit with us for me." She said "fine." We walked downstairs and she sat down at the table with everyone but didn't say a word we finished and then she went back up to her room Lucas said "you can't hide in there forever." She said "I can try it's the best for me to do." Lucas said "it's toally not just sit down here with us." She said "Lucas I'm fine I'm not going to do anything to myself." Lucas said "I don't trust you with your past and considering our father found you on the bridge you aren't stabled." She said "lucas I'll be fine let me be in my room in peace." I said "sweetie I really think you shouldn't icelate yourself from us come and just sit with us." She said "fine." And sat down next to Louis he gave her a side hug and she fell back to sleep on him then we just chilled the rest of the day. Then the other one direction boys were coming over for dinner they arrived and Ashley was still asleep Harry said "how's she holding up?" I said "not well she wants to be alone but I don't trust her I understand she needs space but I don't think when she's in this state that's a option." Then dinner was ready Ashley sat with us and just pushed her food around I sighed I wasn't going to force her to eat if she didn't want too I just hope she doesn't go down the path I'm thinking she's going to go down. After dinner we cleaned up and then just chilled Ashley said she was heading to bed and went up to her room and closed the door the one thing I didn't want her doing at this time crystal went up to her room and opened the door a little bit and then came back down then we chilled then after that the boys and one direction boys went home then crystal and I went to bed our selfs she sighed and said "I'm worried about Ashley." I said "I'm too." Then we got ready for bed and fell right to sleep.