18 ➳ lashton

「 f i f t e e n 」

Luke woke up with a sound of a car parked next to his bedroom window. He grumble incoherent curse words under his breath as he went to rub sleep from his eyes. He hates how close his window is to the street and anyone passes by can stare into his bedroom; which driven him to the point where he covered the window with a blanket.

The brunette lays in bed as he stares at the cracked popcorn ceiling until he heard a pounding on his door. To him, it is strange as he pray that it's not one of his father's creepy friends. They are bad with privacy and will try their best to get their hands on him.

His thought process was cut off when he heard his door open and saw his father stand there with a wicked smile on his face. If Luke is being honest, he is fearing what his father is thinking or what he is about to tell him. His father never comes into his room unless he needs him, and not in a pleasant way.

"Um, yes?" Luke ask in annoyance because the man interrupt his sleep by barging into his room. He hates having people in his room because the area is his sanctuary, and the only person he'll allow is Ashton. His eyes widen at what his brain said and shake his head. He promise to never mention it or think about Ashton.

"I bought a Camaro!"

The comment made Luke sit up in his bed as he blink. "Um...what?"

"I bought a Camaro!" the man repeat himself with the same facial expression on his face.

Luke had a hard time believing his father as he got up from his bed and push his homemade curtain aside. There enough, a parked Camaro is in front of his bedroom window.

"How are you able to afford a sports car like this?"

"I used what's left of your savings to buy the car since I knew you weren't going to university."

The brunette blankly stares at him as thoughts flow through his mind of wanting to drop kick his father's ass. He was planning on using his money to go to a local university after graduation, but that plan is gone. He felt like tearing up, but didn't as he stand there with a forced smile etched onto his lips.

"Um dad...do you remember what suburb we live in, correct?"

"Yeah?"

"We are surrounded with not-so-great people and you put a huge risk of having our property stolen." he tries to remain calm.

"Yeah, but I have trust in those people and they know not to steal from me." the bloke respond and Luke stare at him as he tries to comprehend the idiocy of what his father said.

Of course he trust people here! Just because he is a local dealer doesn't mean that people won't rob them. In this neighbourhood, if someone spot something nice, they will steal it; that's what Luke did once when he was in need of something.

"You wanna tag along with me?"

"Sure," the brunette respond in a monotonous manner. The man walk out of his room and Luke sigh in annoyance, the only reason he agreed because he wanted his father to leave him alone.

He pull on a shirt and a pair of black skinny jeans with Vans as he left his messy bed hair alone and cover it with his beanie. He met his father who is standing by the front door and they walk out.

Luke admits that it is nice. The car is the newest model and that made him question how much was in his savings before his father spent all of it.

The man must had read his mind as he said, "It's not brand new, it had an owner before they got rid of it."

The brunette doesn't say anything as they got in. He knows that his father would never trust him with driving the car. Which sucks because his father used his money to buy himself a car, but not Luke's.

Before he knew it, his father was already speeding down the street and the brunette can feel the adrenaline pumping through his veins. It is a sudden burst of excitement and he enjoys the feeling. He could tell that his father felt the same way as he sped past a few cars.

Sure there was a few strains of thought floating around in his head that there is a huge chance of his father crashing the car from his reckless driving. If Luke is being honest, dying in a car crash is his preferred way to die. That is how he wants to leave this earth.

Right now, he is feeling the adrenaline and life is good.

He could spot people staring at them as they drive down the road, pondering how they were able to afford a car like that.

Luke had the urge to drive the car, but he knew that his father would kill him if he lays a finger.

The ride came to an end when they showed up at their home again.

"The money was well worth it." he heard his father sigh in content.

The brunette got out of the car and felt his jaw clench because buying a sports car is better than a child's education. That totally makes complete sense to any human being!

He slams the door shut and head straight to his room, not bothered to get out for the rest of the day. If he did, he would probably lose it and attack his father with no sympathy.

His thoughts switch to Ashton and how he's lucky to have a loving family. He is glad that the dirty blonde has a great life because he deserve it, not him. He ponders what it's like to have a father who loves their child unconditionally and would do anything to make them happy.

A thought of making Ashton laugh came upon his mind as he doesn't know what is going on. But it is a lovely thought of imagining them laying in a bed and Luke telling him a joke just to hear him laugh.

But he was brought back to reality when he realise that he is cold towards the dirty blonde and sometimes he wants to punch himself in the face. He either needs to clean up his act or maintain his 'reputation' as a quiet punk that has issues. If it's for Ashton's sake, then he probably will clean it up.

He also does not want to change himself for anyone because it's absurd to do that! On the other hand, he would change himself for the best. And what Ashton said earlier about him pushing people away, he is correct because he is tired of being alone. He can't help but to push people away because of his past.

It's going to be a long road, but he is willing to try.

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Thanks for reading my lovelies!!! Today is my last day of Spring Break and I am sad because I hate school, but I literally have two months until it ends!!!

And I will be a junior in high school 😱😳

Have a wonderful day/night wherever you are!! x