The Struggles (A Pentatonix FanFic) (NOW CONTINUING)

Too Much To Handle

I turned around and it was Patricia, Neke, and Dimond.

"Hey", everyone smiled and waved.

My heart dropped into my ass.

'Why?', I thought, 'God, you hate me, don't you?'

"Ashley, are you gonna introduce us to your friends?", Mitch said with that 'be polite' voice.

I snapped back into reality and looked at Patricia and her friends.

I tried to speak but instead I turned in the grass and hurled.

I heard people gasp and felt Avi wrap his arms around me.

"Ashley? Are you okay?", he asked.

I finished throwing up and nodded.

"Sorry girls", Scott said, "We have to get her home"

"It's fine", Neke said, "Bye"

"Hope you feel better Ashley", Dimond said.

I choked for air as they walked away.

'Oh fuck', I thought, 'They're gonna beat the holy living hell out of me'

"Come on", Avi said, helping me in the car.

Everyone got in as Patricia and we drove off. I placed my head on the car door and opened the window for some air.

"Are you okay?", Kirstie asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine", I replied.

"What happened back there?", Kevin asked.

"I don't know. I just didn't feel very good"

"Oh", Avi said.

I saw him looked at me through my peripheral.

"Oh my God!", I heard him shout.

I jumped up and looked at him. Avi looked angry.

He pulled over and grabbed my face so I wouldn't turn away.

"What the hell happened to your face?", he shouted.

I snatched my face away and pulled down the mirror and sure enough, there were cuts and scratches on my face.

I even had a darkened eye but it wasn't black.

I closed it and looked down.

"Ashley?", Mitch said.

I slowly turned toward them and they gasped.

"How didn't we see that?", Kirstie asked.

"What happened?", Scott asked.

"I fell down the steps and hit my eye on the railing", I lied.

"Bullshit!", Avi screamed.

I jumped. I've never been this scared of Avi since he beat up that guy who called me a brat in Walmart.

He saw how I was looking at me and calmed down. He hugged me and apologize.

"I'm sorry. I just- who did this?", he asked.

I sat up and started crying, "I can't tell you"

"Why not?", Kevin asked.

"I promise, you'll be alright if you just tell us", Scott said.

I cried more, "I can't"

Avi pulled me up and wiped my tears, "Just promise me you'll be okay and promise me that when you're ready, please tell me"

"I promise"

Avi smiled a little and kissed my forehead. He started up the car and drove off.

In five minutes, we were home.

"Are you hungry?", Avi asked as we got out.

"No, I just wanna go straight to bed. I'm tired"

"Okay sweetie", Avi hugged me.

We went in and I went straight upstairs.

'One day', I thought, 'I'm gonna get Patricia and her stupid friends'