gangs

Twenty-five

Ashton.

We followed the police officers silently up the dark pathway.

It was five in the morning, and I couldn't do anything but worry.

The police gave no knock, no warning, no sound to even prepare us.

They just busted the door down, and we all ran in.

A man was immediately almost tackled down as he stood in the living room, shocked,

"Where is she?" An officer yelled as others started searching the house.

"Who?" He almost smirked

I will kill him.

"Andrea."

He laughed lightly

"First bedroom on the left up the stairs"

I sprinted up the stairs.

I swung the door open- immediately seeing what I dreaded seeing the most.

Andrea was laying in the bed- in a clear drugged state.

Her face was red, eyes were swollen, body was completely still

Clothing items were scattered across the floor and blood was all over the blankets along with towels on the floor.

"Andrea" I spoke slowly, trying not to scare her.

I saw her slowly turn her head to me, tears in her eyes.

"Come on Andrea, let's get you out of here" I tried to speak to her slowly, knowing she was drugged,

"I'm hurting" she spoke slowly.

I felt tears in my eyes, I felt my voice cracking,

"I know you are, let me take care of you." I spoke slowly.

She shook her head

"You'll hurt me" her voice cracked.

"No Andrea, you remember me" I spoke slowly, touching her arm lightly, watching her eyes squeeze shut from the touch,

"It's Ashton, I'm going to keep you safe," I told her firmly.

I watched her eyes open

"Ash" she whispered to herself almost

I watched her slowly sit up, her facial expression signaling to me that she was in pain.

"I don't want any other guys" tears fell from her eyes.

I looked to Luke, cal and michael, watching them immediately leave.

"Let's get up and go home, Andrea" I told her slowly.

"Promise me that you won't hurt me, please" she sobbed almost,

"Andrea, I will never hurt a hair on your head," I told her firmly.

And to my surprise, she pointed to a pair of shorts.

I grabbed them for her, helping her stand and put them on

Blood coated her inner thighs, making tears swell more and more

I'm so sorry I let this happen to you.

"I want more clothes" she tugged at the shorts, trying to pull them down,

I looked to my sweatpants

Fuck it

I gave her my sweatpants, not caring that I was walking out in front of probably fifty police officers, two ambulances, firefighters, all of the guys in my boxers- I just needed her comfortable

She took slow steps to the door, putting her hand to her stomach as she did

"Can I carry you?" I asked her slowly,

"Please, Ash"

I carried her straight into the ambulance, where they gave me scrubs, and Luke joined us, everyone else before forced to follow as I hooked her up to machines and got her vitals,

She didn't want anyone touching her besides me,

I put cooling rags over her belly, hoping it would hold the pain back a little until we were at our hospital.

"Ash" I heard her whisper

"Yes, princess?" I asked her slowly.

"This is all my moms fault."