troubled (m.c.) REVAMPED

Eleven

"Where are we even going?" I asked the others.

"Good question," Luke said, not knowing the answer.

"We could crash at my place?" Ashton suggested.

"Your place is always so hot and stuffy," Calum complained.

"Well do you have a better idea?" Ashton turned to him.

Calum stayed silent.

"I didn't think so," Ashton said triumphantly.

"So are we going to your house then?" I asked him.

"I guess so," he smiled.

"Good thing I take my car literally everywhere," Luke laughed as we approached it.

"I'm driving!" Ashton yelled.

"Even though I don't get to drive it anymore," Luke mumbled.

"Shut up, blondie," Ashton yelled as he got in the driver's seat.

I sat in the passenger's seat and Luke and Calum sat in the back.

Ashton was just about to drive off before I stopped him.

"Wait," I said as I put my seat-belt on, "Okay, I'm ready."

All the boys chuckled, and with that, Ashton began driving.

I've lived here all my life and I've never met the blonde haired boy that lives 5 minutes away from me, or the tall, curly haired boy that lives 25 minutes away. I hadn't even met Calum — although Instill don't know where he lives, but no doubt I'll find out eventually.

But thanks to Michael, now I have, and I'm pretty happy about that.

— — —

We were all sitting in Ashton's large bedroom bonding over pizza and The Walking Dead.

I couldn't help but wonder what Michael was doing when we left him a few hours ago.

"I gotta go pee," I announced.

Well that's pleasant, isn't it?" Ashton laughed, "Down the hall, first door on the right."

I nodded and once I had found where it was, I pulled my phone out and went into my contacts list to make a call.

"Hello?"

"Hey," I said.

"What do you want?" Michael asked sharply.

"I was just ringing to ask, erm, to ask," I stuttered.

"To ask what, Alisha?"

"Did you, erm, did you wanna come and hang out with us?"

The other end of the phone went silent.

"Michael?" I said.

"Fine, but if any of them start on me, I'm liable to beat the shit out of them," he grunted.

"Deal," I chuckled.

"And I'm driving home," he said.