Katelyn's point of view

"That dick." Michael said and I ripped my arms from Luke's hands. "The nerve he has. You're not allowed-"

"Was that fucking necessary?" I yelled at him, pushing him away from me. He looked at me confused and I glared at him. "You're such an ass Michael!"

"He was asking for it!"

"He's sixteen and you're twenty. What's the press going to say when it gets out that you hit an underaged person? Huh?" I asked him. "And how do you think he feels? He was just helping me."

"He did the wrong thing-"

"I begged him not to take me back okay? He said that I should go back but I told him no." I told him and he gulped. "Then you go an tell him that no one cares about him? Didn't you see the way his world crashed Michael?"

"He's a kid, what world would crash?"

"The world he tried so hard to keep together and from falling apart. You just killed him inside by saying that and you don't when care. Didn't you see his eyes water? Or the way he froze and gulped?"

"No, but I did the the cigarette he had when he drove away." Michael said and grabbed my hands as my own eyes watered. "You're not to go near him. Luke, tell the teachers to switch their seats if they're by each other and to keep him away from her."

"You're being unreasonable!" I screamed at him, on the verge of breaking down. "He didn't do anything wrong! He said some bad things and does some bad things but he's not a bad guy!" I said but they weren't paying attention to what I want.

"I don't want you around him. I don't want you thinking about him and I most certainly don't want you to be sneaking around with him." Michael said and pointed a finger at me. "You're grounded."

"You can't stop me from seeing him." I said and he laughed. "We have classes together and he's my only friend. You won't take away the only friend I've made in over five years."

"Watch me." Michael told me and I looked at Luke, silently begging him to tell Michael that he's being a lunatic and is blowing this out of proportion.

"Katelyn, you need to understand. He's bad news-"

"He's a good guy!" I yelled at them as I walked into the house. "He's caring and kind and protective and-"

"I don't want to hear it. You won't be seeing him any more, understood?" Michael said and Luke crossed his arms. "I asked you a question."

"Go fuck yourself." I said and his eyes widened. I ran upstairs and he ran after me, but I was faster.

I slammed the door shut and then locked it. "You do not talk to me like that young lady. Get your ass out of that room or so god help me the next person getting slapped is you."

"I can ruin your entire career if you hit me." I said and it went quiet. "A few pictures to the right people can send your career into a pile of flames."

"Blackmailing isn't nice."

"Neither is taking away the only friend I've had in years Luke." I said and sniffled. "Go away."

"Open this fucking door."

"No."

"Katelyn May Clifford open this fucking door right this instant." Michael yelled as he banged on my door. "I will break it down."

"I'm naked." I lied as I laid down on my bed. "Goodnight." I said and then took my bra off. I yawned and closed my eyes.

"Katelyn!"

"Michael, just stop now. We'll talk about this later." Luke butt in and I rolled my eyes, yelling at them.

"Don't hold your breath."

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"Katelyn please, you need to eat. Get out here." Luke begged me but I wasn't opening that damned door.

I sent Jacob another text, and it was read, but not replied to. I wanted him to know that I cared and that Michael was sorry, even though he wasn't.

"Go away." I said and then set my phone down as I realized he wasn't going to reply. I just laid down and pulled the blanket over me so I can go to sleep again.

"Katelyn, I'm getting tired of this. Open the damn door." Luke said, authority lacing his voice. "Right this instant young lady."

"Let me think about it," I said and hummed loudly. "Nope." I told him and yawned. "Just go away."

"Katelyn-"

"Luke! We have a problem!" Michael yelled and then the banging on my door stopped. I sighed in relief and then grabbed my phone, going on twitter because now I wasn't tired.

I scrolled through my notifications but they just wouldn't stop coming in. Follow after follow, tweet after tweet. Pictures and videos attached to almost every tweet.

"Michael Clifford and Luke Hemmings of Australian pop rock band, 5 Seconds of Summer, seen at an adoption center."

"Luke and Michael of the band 5 Seconds of Summer seen yelling at a boy for being with their daughter, what could this mean?"

"Michael and Luke seen with a young girl various times and after this viral video, maybe the two are now fathers."

"Luke Hemmings and Michael Clifford, are the two teens fit to be parents after this video?"

My heart stopped and I war he's the video that I was tagged in by some person. You could clearly see that it was Michael, Luke, Jacob, and I.

Jacob was pressed against the car hood and you can hear Michael yelling at him to stay away from me. Then you have Luke yelling at me to stay away from him. Luke's grip on my arm was offsetting, but so was the grip Michael had on Jacob's jaw.

I exited out and tones of more articles were coming in and old photos of me and Jacob were arising and in my notifications. How did they even find my old school pictures? What the hell?

I turned my phone off and then sighed ad I buried my face in the pillow. The guys were getting congratulated for being 'good parents' and I was getting shit for running away.

Some people even sent me hot lines to call if I ever want to run away.

Tears blurred in my eyes and I sniffled as they feel, causing my pillow to dampen. I was so confused and frustrated that it hurt me. It physically hurts in my chest because of this.

I cried into my pillow with quiet sobs and short sniffles. I didn't like the way they basically announced me as their daughter. This wad terrible and I hated it. It's humiliating in a way.

"Katelyn, we seriously need to talk. Please darling, open this door." Luke said quietly but I didn't even want to move. I wanted to day in bed all day, every day.

"Please." Michael said softly, a tone I haven't heard in a few days. "I was know you're pissed at us but this is so important. Open the door, please." Michael said and I sniffled.

I sat up and looked at the door, quietly debating it. "Please." Luke begged and I crawled across the bed a bit. I reached my arm out to unlock it and as soon as the click wad heard, the door swung open.

I backed away, startled by the loud sound, and the two walked in, their arms crossed over their chest. "Liars." I said as I realized that they tricked me.

"Listen-"

"No." I said as tears filled my eyes again. Just looking at them reminded me that the world probably hated me and that I was basically banned from seeing the first close friend I've had in years.

"We weren't lying. We need to talk." Luke said and I scooted away from him as he tried sitting beside me. "It seems that our fans and the media found out-"

"About you adopting me? Yeah, I know, I see my middle school pictures and headlines floating in my twitter mentions. You're late." I said and Michael gave me a stern look.

"That attitude of yours needs to stop or else you can't have any electronic whatsoever; no phone, laptop, ipad, nothing." Michael said.

"Materials don't matter much to me." I said and chuckled. "I don't need them. I'm more of an up front person." I td him and he rolled his eyes.

"Anyways, our boss called us." Michael said and I looked at him. "He said we have to clear the rumors up and tell them. Luke, we may need to come out." Michael said to him.

"I'm not going on television, or anything, with you guys." I said and crossed my arms. "I hate you two."

"You don't mean that." Luke said to me, setting a hand on my leg. I immediately sat up and crossed my legs, causing him to shoot me a sad look.

"I make a friend after four years of being bullied and alone, and you take him away from me. You hit him and you tell him that no one cares about him and that he's invisible to everyone. Then, you're all hot and cold with me and I can't stand it." I said and looked down at my lap.

"We just don't want you to get hurt okay? He smokes-"

"Yeah so?" I asked him, forgetting about the hot and cold attitudes they've been giving me. "Not ever smoker is a bad person. Just because he isn't a saint, doesn't mean he's an asshole." I snapped at him.

"You'll get lung cancer if you're around him when he smokes. Then, you have the fact he flunked a grade and kept you at the park when he should have taken you home. That's reckless and irresponsible behavior." Michael told me.

"You left out the part where he works to help support his family because his dad left. You didn't mention the fact that I told you he said he was going to take me home but I begged him not too. You left out the part where he's the only person who'd talk to me and when he stood up for me getting cat called." I said and he just looked at me.

"I don't trust him-"

"Because of a few flaws he may have." I said to Luke and looked at him in disbelief. "You don't know anything about him. You're all so quick to judge."

"This wasn't supposed to be about him." Michael said, looking between me and Luke. "This is supposed to be about the fact we're all screwed."

"Nice." I commented and leaned back as he looked at me unamused. "What are you gonna do now then? Smack everyone who can screw you over?" I asked.

"Stop bringing it up!" He yelled at me and I flinched away into the corner of me bed and against the wall. "Bring it up once more and I will-"

"Michael," Luke said in a warning tone as I looked at him afraid. He was so angry; his face red, his fists clenched, his breathing heavy.

"If she would stop pissing me off-"

"Michael!" Luke snapped and Michael sighed. "Look, we know what he did was wrong and he'll apologize because that was going to far, but please stop bringing it up."

I nodded quickly and Michael glanced at me. I gulped lightly and his eyes softened. "Don't hurt me," I said quietly as I looked down. "I'm sorry."

"Luke... you do this." Michael said and then ran out of the room. I looked at him and Luke sighed.

"He's guilty."

"He should be."

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Question of the chapter:

-Was Katelyn over reacting? Honestly?

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-Not answering, I want to see your guys' ideas xx

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