Loving Ash

"Ana!""I know you're in there, not today again. You either pack up and leave or I'll throw you out myself!"I could hear Miss Donna. Even as an old lady, you could hear her high-pitched voice five yards away. You might be wondering if she was ever married. Well, she did get married some time ago but that is a long story. You'll be damned if you referred to her as a "Mrs".It's another day of her very frequent round of tantrums about her rent. It is very understandable because I owe her a little over 5 months' rent."Ana Rodriguez!"She shouted again while banging on the very rusty door which I know would leave brown flakes on the porcelain floor.I couldn't hide from her anyway. I decided to open up the door."Slap" it echoed through the hallway.I was taken unawares by that smack on my left cheek and damn! She could throw a good punch.Massaging my left cheek I turned to her."Why did you take so long to open the damn door?" She shouted so loudly that I could feel some of my ear cel

ASHTON’S POVThis section of the bar is my favorite spot. And if you haven't guessed, it's VIP.As I swirled the almost clear liquid in the glass cup I was holding, I had thought coming to the bar would ease up the tension in my heart but it didn't. The weight of the declaration by my Grandpa a few moments ago was still fresh in my mind.Recalling the conversation had my heart twisting in pain, I wasn't ready to give up this life I had right now. The partying all night, the women, and don't forget the booze just to sit behind the desk all day.My thoughts wandered to the moment he dropped the bombshell on me earlier today and I couldn't help but cuss out loud. I didn't want to give up this party spirit and life, at least not yet but it seems I have no other choice."Come here my boy," He said as soon as he saw me by the door of his office."It has been a while, I think I missed you and you know your Grandma does too""Why haven't you been over at the house in a while? Did we old folks