__Ash's POV__
We head to the house in a car. Its a group of 5. One of them stays in the car. 2 go in the house and the other 2 stay guard. They pretend to stop and look at there phones or talk. I go in the house with Paige. Paige was the one who chose the groups.Lana's here too, but she's in the car.
"Ready?" Lana asked through my earpiece.
"Ready," I said. We enter the house, through a window that we took the bug screen off. We walk as fast and quiet as possible. In the living room there was a laptop just sitting on the coffee table. Paige grabbed it and put it in her backpack instead of her thief bag. I look around the room and I just couldn't pull myself to steal anything. Paige is doing this like its nothing to her, then she accidently drops a cup that was on the table and it makes a loud noise when it hits the wooden floor. We hear a door open and someone walk upstairs. I put a finger over my mouth. Paige nods. I put my hood on and peek around the corner. A girl in bright blue pajamas comes down the stairs quietly.
"Hello?" She asked. She gets closer and closer to the living room. Paige hides and I stay against the wall she's facing on the opposite side. "Anyone there?"
She walks passed me and I slowly walk right up to her. I take out a piece of cloth and then cover her mouth up. She starts to panic. She flares her legs as I pick her up. She tries to take my hands off her mouth. She tries screaming, but it gets muffles.Paige comes out of hiding.
"Okay, if you scream, I will kill you, but if you don't we'll let you live," I said. "Got it?"
She nods. I hand her over to Paige. Paige holds her as I go to the kitchen and get a chair. Paige makes her sit on the chair. Paige ties her to the chair. The girl was trying so hard to not scream or cry loudly. When Paige finishes tying he up, I take out duct tape. But before I put a piece over her mouth, I ask her a question.
"How old are you?" I asked.
"13," she said quietly through her crying. She looked down and her hair blocked her face. I lifted her head by the chin
"Don't move," I said. I moved her hair and then ripped a piece of duct tape off. I put it across her mouth. Paige went on to get things. She even went into the girl's room. Then, she talked to me over my earpiece.
"Can you start with the paint? We only have 10 minutes left," Paige said.
"Sure," I said. I slip my backpack off my shoulders. I take out 4 spray paint bottles. I go over to a wall with only 2 photos hung up on the wall. I take one down and I see a family.
"This you?" I asked the girl. I pointed to one of the girls. She shakes her head. I look at the picture again and see two identical girls wearing completely different outfits."Twins?"
The girl nods. I take down the other picture.
"You know," I said, "I'm a twin, too. But I have a twin bro, not a sister."
I shake the spray paint and then start to spray black. I cover the majority of the wall with black paint and then use my white paint to put the word Angel. When I'm done with that, I get my blue and put underneath it in smaller letters, 'The True TM'
Paige comes down the stairs and I toss her the green paint. She writes 'TurnThePGE." I put down my hood and roll my sleeves up. It was getting hot.
"Okay, let's go," I said.
"Wait," Paige said. She goes over to the girl. "If you say a word, we will come back and kill you."
"Paige, leave the poor thing alone," I said. "We've scarred her already."
"Fine," She said. She puts her hood on. "Put your hood on."
I put it back on, and roll my sleeves down. Its hot. We leave the house through the way we entered. We put back the bug screen and ran to the car. The two girls guarding hopped in after us. Lana drove us to the base. On the way we talked about how it went. Paige also showed us these beautiful diamond earrings she found in a room.
We arrived at the base and went back in. We went to the room especially made just for things we steal. We put them here and sell then to poor Angels or people that need something expensive at a cheap price. For electronics we take them to our hackers, so they can hack the device and erase every trace of the person who previously had it.
"Paige, I got to go," I tell her.
"Oh, okay, bye," She said. I grabbed my skateboard from my locker area. I put my mask in my backpack and take out the spray paint. I leave the building and head back to the school. I look at my phone and it was 10. This must be the earliest, I've left the Angel's base. I entered my room and Mitch was talking to Kacy and Vik who were in the room.
"Hello, Mitch," I said. I put my backpack down by my bed. "Did Anne drop off the painting?"
"Yeah," Mitch said and pointed by the door. I go over and grab it. I turn it over and smile. Perfect.
"It's beautiful," Kacy sad. I roll my eyes. "Also, where have you been?"
"You don't want to know," I said. I put it up against the wall. I take my jacket off and put it down on a chair.
"Yes, I do," Kacy said.
"Shut up, girly," I said.
"Don't call me that. And what did you do to Preston?" Kacy asked.
"What are you talking about?" I asked not looking at her. I pretended to clean up all the art stuff. My face was turning red from frustration.
"Josh, told me he walked into their dorm room, crying and he curled up into a little ball and cried in a corner," Kacy said.
"He's just being a cry baby," I said.
"Ash, listen to yourself. He's your brother," Kacy said. I could see Vik and Mitch walking over to the door watching.
"So what? He's never been there in my life," I said.
"Does that matter. Siblings are supposed to help each other," Kacy shouted at me. "If you tell us what's happening then we can help. Maybe some of us have been through what you have and they'll understand."
"Shut up!" I snapped. "No one understands because no one is going through what I'm going through. And if you go involved, you wouldn't be able to breathe. Now stop saying things that I know won't help!! Kacy, you have to stay out of this!!"
"Why, Ash? Why?" Kacy screamed at me.
"Because everything I've done won't mean a thing, everything I've sacrificed would be for nothing," I said. "Because if anyone steps in, they wouldn't be here on earth alive! Go that?"
"Ash," Kacy said softly. She was going to put a hand on my arm, but I slapped it away.
"Don't touch me," I said.
"What are you talking about?" Kacy asked.
"Things you won't understand," I said. I grabbed my jacket.
"Ash, wait," Kacy said. I walked to the door. Kacy grabbed my arm.
"What do you not understand? If you leave me alone everyone will be fine, but if you keep talking to me no one will be fine," I said and pushes her hand away. "Kacy, just make it easier and don't talk to me ever. Pretend we never knew each other. We may be roommates, but we can't continue being friends, so don't talk to me."
I walked the door and left the school. I kept walking and walking and walking. I didn't know where I was until I saw the building. The same building Simon and I visited. I noticed no one was there so I knocked on the glass door. Cal opened the door.
"Hey, Cal," I said.
"Hey, what are doing here?" he asked.
"I- I left something here, and I was wondering if I could get it?" I lied
"Sure," Cal said. He let me in and I went to the highest floor. I went over to where Simon and I would sit and just look outside into the town. I sit down and I cry. I think of everything I've been through.
I know everyone's worried. I pushed everyone so close to me away. I get up and I go back down to the first floor. I tell Cal I have what I left behind and I leave. When I get outside, I start to run. I run to the school. I don't want to do this, I want Simon back, but that would mean he would get hurt.
When I get inside the school, I bump into someone and fall. I look up and its Simon.
"Ash," Simon said. I can see the pain in Simon's face. I quickly get up and run away. When I get closer to the stairs, I bump into Mitch.
"Ash," Mitch said.
"Mitch, I don't want to do this any more," I said. "Its too much."
I bang my fist on his chest, but he won't let go of me. He grabs my arms.
"Ash, you have to calm down," MItch said. I stop and i cry. Mitch hugs me and i cry into his shoulder.
--Mitch's POV--
I can tell Ash is in so much pain. Ash is like a sister to me and it hurts me to see her like this. I hug her and she continues to cry into my shoulder. Then, I see Simon and Lachlan come into view. I give them a look saying they shouldn't come over here. I gesture with one of my hands for them to leave. Lachlan takes out his phone and starts to type. I get a text.
"Sorry, its Jerome," I lied.
"Its okay," Ash said through crying. I continue to hug her and I look at my phone. Lachlan texted me over the Sidemen and Pack's group chat. God dammit Lachlan
Lachlan-She crying?
Mitch-Yes, now go before she gets even more upset
Simon- Is she okay?
Mitch-No, now go before she sees you guys.
Preston- Who you guys talking about?
Mitch- No one important
"Is Jerome sexting you?" Ash asked me sniffling. I blush hard. I look at Ash. She still had tears running down her cheeks. Even sad, she finds a way to fit in a joke or a funny insult.
"No," I said.
Simon- What did she say?
Mitch- Nothing
"Ash, Where were you heading right now?" I asked.
"The," she sniffed. "Roof."
"You want to go up there?" I asked.
MItch-Hide
Ash nods. Ash pulls away from the hug. Simon and Lachlan hide.
We start to walk to the stairs and text them where we are going.
Ash had tears running down her face as we walked to the stairs.
"Where did you run off too?" I asked. "You were gone for at least 45 minutes, almost an hour."
"I just went for a walk," Ash responded. "A very long walk."
Then I get a text. Simon.
Simon- Why was Ash crying?
"God damn it Jerome," I muttered. I had to say Jerome instead of Simon to keep up with my lie. Ash smiles weakly.
Mitch- She's in a lot of emotional pain
"Mitch, have the others said anything about me?" Ash asked.
"Ash, they are worried. Some of the are questioned why you don't talk to them," I said. Ash just nods.
Preston- Ash? Ash is in a lot of emotional pain?
Simon-yes
Preston- Bet she's just looking for attention
Vik-Mate!
Preston -She only cares about herself
Simon- Maybe
JJ-Woah, Simon!
Jerome- Preston!
Simon- I'm not sure if the Ash I dated was the real Ash or her just pretending to love me
Thats where I turn off my phone and shoved it into my pocket. We reach the roof and Ash stands next to the rail crying looking all around the school.
"Ash, don't worry. This will be over before you know it," I said. Ash nods.
--Ash's POV--
I want this to fucking end. I don't want to be mean anymore. I don't want this. I miss Simon. I miss his kisses and how he holds me. I miss his beautiful eyes. I miss everything about me.
I miss my brother. I miss Preston and how we always said the same things at the same exact time. I miss messing up his hair when ever he annoyed me while playing around.
I miss the Sidemen and how they always made me laugh and do weird things. I miss the Pack and how they always included me in everything no matter how weird.I miss all of them.
I start to sob harder and almost fall to the ground but Mitch grabs me and holds me.
'I want this to end'
________________________________MIch ___________________