HIS OTHER HALF

CHAPTER TWO.ASHER😩

“Asher ...... Asher ASHER JEZZZZZ !!!" Billie yells into Asher ear

“ huh?” Asher stares at billies waving hand in confusion

“seriously!!!" she exclaims throwing her hand in the air in annoyance

“sorry I wasn't paying attention ....I .. I was occupied, kinda like....." he signs tired

“ what's wrong babe " Alexa ask in a concerned tone while feeling his forehead for any signs of fever developing one

“ I'm fine" he mumbled signing again but this time more tiredly

“ your not fine Ash ... you don't even look fine " Alexa says rubbing his back gently

“ Nightmares again " Mandy says as she walks over to their table with a juice box

“your having nightmares ?" Alexa ask her face morphing to concern “ are you okay babe, do you wanna see a doc.

... "

“ I'm fine Alexa there's no need to worry" he mumbled rubbing his nose and eyes

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Later that day, after lunch break was over. ?

Asher rinse his face with the water from the sink, after class was over he got pressed and decided to take a piss, after washing his hand, he felt the need to rinse his face as well

sighing he splashes more cold water on his face

“ hey" Max Pat's his and and he turns on the tap on the sink “ what's wrong ?"

Asher sigh's again, pushing his hand into his hair in frustration

“ nothing, just ..." he sighs again staring at his reflection “ I'm just tired, I've been feeling that lately .... school stress and s**t " he grumbles splashing more water on his face before turning the off the tap.

“ what's wrong ?, saw you before I got into the toilet and your still here?" Asher has ignore the questions as max gives him an obvious faux smile “ you've got eyebag... just like Billie, but she covers hers with makeup" max sighs as Asher rolls his eyes slightly in annoyance

“ still can't sleep huh? " max ask his voice and face softening “ Billie still can't sleep either, she's been having nightmares ..." max sighs “ almost every night ..." he pasue staring at Asher trying to see his reaction “ almost every now night.... she... my cousin sister... she wakes up ... she wakes up screaming, but she's better at hiding it than you are, she has always been good at hiding, I see her fake a smile every ... every morning, its painful though, watching her lie to herself and people and her therapist and being ‘fine' for everyone ..." max says doing quote mark fingers when he said ‘fine’

“ she blames herself " Asher mutters quitely to max “i blame her to ... well sometimes ....but then I remember that my brother always wanted that trip but just couldn't say it ... he felt like everyone had to choose" Asher gives max a humourless smile “ I... I..." he pause his face twisting in pain “ I don't feel too good"

max stares in confusion at the male clutching his tummy in pain

“ hey Ash Ash HEY ASHER SOMEBODY HELP ASHER ASHER WHAT THE HELL......"

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that's all he could hear as he slowly slumps on the bathroom door, he watched max shake him, trying to get his eyes to stay open, he saw students, teachers...he saw them rush into the bathroom his friends asking max what happened.... he knew they were asking what Happened but he couldn't here a word they said, just the continuous ringing in his ear

as his friends drag him to the infirmary, he felt a shadow... it felt like his brothers but then again not his brother, he saw a strange yet familiar shadow watch him from the crowds of students and people that gathered from max call for help

he wanted to call the shadow, wanted to point at it so his friends could notice it, but he couldn't, he felt himself slip in and out of unconsciousness with a weak sigh he gives In to it