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Chapter 4 - The Unexpected Truth part 1.

 Chapter 4 – The Unexpected Truth

Amabel

“Umm…” Luke replied clueless.

Ashton looked back and forth between the three of us.

“FINE.” He yelled.“I’ll explain…”

Ashton sits on the sofa opposite of me and took in a deep breath.

“So… There’s a few things you guys need to know, half of it Calum and Luke know, and half of it Amabel knows. But you know separate things.” Ashton starts off.

By now Calum and Luke are sitting down on each side of me, listening in.

“Since Calum and Luke know more, I’ll start with Amabel, you two will soon catch on. Amabel, I am not who you think I am-“

“No shit.” I said, cutting him off.

“AMABEL, DAMMIT JUST SHUT UP FOR A MOMENT!” His sudden outburst frightened me, causing my heart rate to speed up.

“Sor-ry.” I sassed. I have every right to anyway.

He let out an annoyed breath and cleared his throat, instantly putting a pleased smirk on my face.

“Okay… Now, don’t interrupt. What I was saying, I’m not who you think I am, I am… Uh, I am… I’m a gang leader.” Ashton spat out.

From the corner of my eye I saw Luke and Calum giving Ashton a quizzed look.

“Now, that man that killed your father and tried taking you away was part of another gang; he was the leader too, and he had another person in line to take over his spot as the leader. This is why I had to kidnap you so the new leader wouldn’t find you.”

“But how did you get there so quick?”

“I told you last time you asked, I was on the other side of the road.” He said.

“What about when I ran off earlier? How’d you get there so quick, and when you caught me we were here in a second.”

“…Uhh, that never happened. You probably had an adrenaline rush from running away and thought that.” Ashton said, making it sound as if I was crazy.

I decided not to argue with that topic and moved on.

“Why’d you save me?” I asked him.

“Because, I had to, I.” His voice went into a whisper by the end so I didn’t get to hear what he said.

“No you didn’t! You didn’t need to save me; you could’ve just let the man kidnap me! Why didn’t you do that? And don’t tell me ‘you had to’ because I know that’s bullshit!”

By now I was standing up and right in his face. He was shocked at first but then got ticked off.

“Watch your language in my house!” He yelled.

“Or what?” I whispered harshly.

“Try me.” He replied in the same tone.

“Fuck off, c*nt! You’re a fucking asshole!” I screamed.

I heard Luke and Calum gasping at my choice in words and saw Ashton’s eyes go dark.

Ashton took a step forward as I took a step back, causing me to trip over the couch and fall onto it, lying next to Calum. Ashton towered over me; his eyes still dark and continued getting closer to me. I let out little whimpers as he did so.

“A-ashton… You’re scaring me.” I whispered.

Immediately he shook his head and took a step back, looking at each of us. I looked over at Luke with frightened eyes; he gave me a smile and pat my knee.

“DON’T TOUCH HER!” Ashton roared; sounding like a demonic beast.

Luke and I snapped our heads to Ashton.

“I’m confused.” Calum suddenly said.

“What?” Ashton asked.

“Since when were you in a gang, and why did you just kidnap her when you could’ve told her to come with you and say why?” He asked.

“Because she wouldn’t have listened!” Ashton replied.

“How would you know? You don’t know me!” I exclaimed.

“Yes I do! I know everything about you; from your birth date to how you like to eat Pringles!”

“Whoa… stalker much.” I whispered to myself, obviously Ashton heard and growled at me, I’m starting to think he’s part human, part dog with all the growling he’s doing.

“I don’t believe you.” I said to him.

“It’s true, I’ll prove it.” He said.

“Go on then.” I nodded at him, kind of hoping he’ll get everything wrong.

“Your name is Amabel Mystique Hope, you’re named after your mother; Mystique Belle Hope, you were born on August 14th 1996 in Montreuil, France. You moved to London when you were 12 after your mother died, you and your father grew further apart after that and he was everything you had.”

“Your favourite colour is aqua, you want to be a dancer on the X-Factor, your natural hair colour is brown but you dyed it blonde. In year 7 you were humiliated in front of your crush after his friend forced himself onto you and pulled off your top. Ever since then you promised yourself to not go near a boy ever again. And you can’t eat Pringles unless they’re perfectly stacked in the container.” He finished.

“Now, do you believe me?” He asked.

“No, you could’ve got it from my friends!” I shouted.

“Honey, you and I both know you don’t have any.” He winked.

I sat back on the couch with my mouth hung open.

“Yeah, because you were originally from France everyone spread rumours about you, and saying how you French kiss everyone, even girls.”

“And you have a birthmark under your right breast that looks like a heart.” He said smiling at me.

“You could’ve peeped into my window and saw it.” I said.

“Okay how about… Hmm oh, what about your cousin last year, tried raping you?” Ashton announced, as if it was something to be proud to know. 

And that hit me like a brick. My cousin, Jesse, made me promise not to tell anyone about that and I said I wouldn’t. Lucky for me my dad was coming up the stairs before Jesse could do anything.

“H-how do you know about that?” I asked him, tears threatening to spill out.

“I told you I know everything about you.” He replied.

“But… How! You have to be a stalker for crying out loud! How else would you know?” I screamed at him.

“I’m a Fallen Angel!!” He barked.

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-Melissa. xx