Always an ending

The recruiting

(the next three chapters will be all in Ashton's point of view. and then we'll move back to Kiara's.)

Ashton's POV

(this takes place 3 days before Kiara moves to town)

Ashton sat in the waiting room looking at the windows freaking out just a little bit he could not believe where he was sitting and how he was going to break the news to his family.

he knew what he was doing was the best decision he has ever made and it was going to change his life. not only his life but millions of others, he was putting his life in the line of fire.

joining the army wasn't Ashton's first choice. but after his injury playing football and his entire future getting whisked away because he lost his ride to college. he figured joining the army and becoming someone better than just an NBA player was better than anything he can imagine.

he knew his parents weren't going to be proud of him, he knew that his dad was going to throw a fit because he's not an American. his dad was born in Italy and his mom is from Washington.

his mom might understand but his dad, his dad is going to flip. when a recruiter came back into the room he sat down a stack of papers and he just asked Ashton a bunch and a bunch of questions.

I should already have told the man that he did pass his ASVAB am I taking him a few tries but he still got it.

" let's see your score is on the ASVAB and is near perfect, and it looks like we can get you into training in about 2 weeks. we'll have some contact with you when we are ready"

Ashton stared at the man of disbelief he couldn't hide his happy toward his scared he didn't know exactly how he was feeling. like inside of his heart he knew this is the right thing to do and his heart felt like he was beating high out of his chest but his anxiety was telling him to hide and to never show his face again.

"thank you sir, I can't wait to serve our country"

both Ashton and the man stood up and they both give a firm handshake to each other. As Ashton left the building he walked to his truck got in and drove away.

when Ashton got back into town he drove to his apartment sat on the couch and turned on the TV. after maybe a couple of hours TV surfing Ashton finally drifted off into a dreamful sleep.

the game started around 6:00 p.m. that night, the stadiums are flooding with people and it was the biggest night of Ashton's life. there were recruiters and scouters all over the stadium.

tonight was the night and Ashton could feel it in every ounce in his body. all he had to do was make the perfect play. run the coaches game and win.

tonight they were playing bulldogs against steers. Ashton was the quarterback and the star of the game everybody knew that he had a free ride to college it just depended on what scout picked him first. as Ashton took a deep breath the ball was thrown to him and he knew that if he could just make the run and get a touchdown that he would win the game.

as Ashton ran past the marks on the field the tenmark 20 mark 40 yard mark he was there he could taste victory. and then BAM, he blacked out.

when Ashton came to he was surrounded by EMTs his coaches and the team players, he couldn't feel a thing in his left leg what was going on. he tried to move but everyone yelled at him to stop "don't move" his coach said to him .

they had him in a neck brace they placed them on the backboard and they hauled him off to the hospital. his entire family was sitting in the waiting room as he was in surgery.

when one of the doctors entered the waiting room he gave his family a weary look. this is look brought bad news and it was the news no one wanted to hear

"I am so sorry to have to tell you this, due to the injury in his left knee it will have to take some time and some physical therapy for him to be able to walk again"

Ashton's mom sat back in the chair and cried as his dad demanded to see him.

when Ashton woke the next morning he knew that his football career was over and there was nothing he could do.

Ashton tossed and turned all night long, it was either he was fluffing his pillow or kicking the blanket off of him because either he was too hot or when he got too cold.

about maybe a 5-hour sleep, Ashton said "f**k it" and got up and just went to the kitchen.

"cold spaghetti or cold pizza" he stared inside the fridge for maybe 30 minutes before he decided to eat both.

Ashton was fit, he had abs but also a lil bit of a stomach. he was 6'1, his eyes were a mix between dark green and blue. he had medium length black hair, and a couple of tattoos. Ashton despite his good looks, wasn't too lucky with the woman.

So joining the army, no one was really going to miss him but his mom and dad. and he had prayed to make it back home, from wherever he was sent. he quit eating and placed his dirty dishes on the counter and walked over to his window, he lived out on Possum Kingdom Lake in his family's lake house. he pays his dad 150$ every month for rent.

looking back at the clock it reads 6am. "nothing like an early morning for a swim"

Ashton walked down the dock and when he reached his family's boat his took off his shirt and placed his phone, shirt, and dived in the water.

he floated on his back and watched the sunrise "whew" he clicked his tongue "nothing like a Texas sunrise"

back inside Ashton was hoping he could finally get some sleep, he didn't have anything to do today, so he could sleep all day. and that's what he was planning to do.

after he changed into a wife beater and some boxers. he climbed into bed and finally after 4 hours he fell into a deep sleep.