My Saving Grace

Disclaimer : I own no one in this story.

Summary : Her mom is a drunk and is abusive, She felt so alone until she met him. Can he save her ? JohnxAshley

Rating: M for language, abuse and some sexual content later on.


Ashley's POV:

I placed the ice pack on my eye, that had already turned purple.

It hadn't always been this way, just after the divorce she went crazy, drinking, partying late and then the hitting started. When my mom and dad got a divorce my two brothers went with my dad and I was stuck with her.

I guess you should know a little bit about me, well ok, my name is Ashley Massaro, I'm 16 and I live in West Newbury Massachusetts and go to Newman High school , I'm originally from Atlanta Georgia, but then we moved to New York and now to Massachusetts. I was so exhausted from my job, which was to fix and paint cars at a body shop.

I lifted my shirt to check out the bruises that lined my rib cage, you're probably wondering how I explain to people how I got these bruises, well I just tell them that I go to the fight club up in town, which I do but I just use it as an excuse.

I crawled into bed, gently laying down with a sigh, flashbacks of the beating flashed through my mind as I tried to drift off to sleep.

..Beep 5:40am

I slapped the alarm and slowly sat up, caressing my side. Slipping out of my pj's and into a gray tee and red booty shortz, then I wrapped my ribs in gauze for comfort .

I grabbed my duffle bag as I pulled my blonde hair into a ponytail. I quietly walked down the stairs, grabbing a poptart before jumping into my silver 67 mustang Shelby before heading to the fight club (the car was a guilty gift from my dad.). Before going into the building I put on my trusty cover up around my eye, then I slid my grab over my shoulder as I headed in.

I grabbed my gloves and started my usual punching bag routines, as I punched the heavy bag my eye caught a very Hot guy in the ring who seemed to be very frustrated.

He stormed in the inter-gender locker room, (this club there were girls, guys and inter-gender locker rooms, the inter-genders showers are seperated though).

I had been watching him as he fought the trainer and knew his problem right away. I figured I would take a break and I headed towards the shared locker room, I walked in and placed my gloves in my bag as he sat on the bench with his head buried in his hands.

"You have a weak spot." I informed him.

He raised his head, confusion written on his face "What ?" he asked bitterly.

I brushed off the bitter tone and replied "Your ribs, they're your weak spot, your punches and strategies are great, but your ribs are weak. That's why you're getting the shit kicked out of you and you're losing. I had the same problem."

He then asked "So, what do I do ?"

" You gotta wrap them, …here let me show you." I explained once I saw that confused look again.

I reached into my bag and grabbed the gauze from earlier and approached him, I could tell he was getting nervous.

"Stand up." I demanded politely.

I taped the beginning of the guaze to his back and began to run the cloth around his mid-section, I taped securely the end after cutting it off completely.

Leaning up I caught him watching me attentively, he looked away quickly in embarrassment .

" There ya' go, it should be good now. Wear it when you train and even when your not, if you want, It will help trust me." I said to him as I stood up fully.

"Yeah, um, thanks. Do I know you? You look really familiar. What school do you go to ?" He asked all at once .

"I go to Newman, I think I've seen you there before." I replied with a smile, before packing up my bag deciding to call it a day after my ribs started to ache.

"Oh, Yeah that's where I've seen you from…..You heading out so soon?" He asked with interest.

"Yeah, I'm tired, oh.. Hey that tape is peeling, let me help you." I replied once I noticed the hanging tape ; I went over to him bending over and fixing it.

I leaned up slowly, my face inches from his, feeling his hot breath on my lips I placed my hand on his cheek gently, our eyes locked. Leaning up on my tip-toes I softly kissed only the corner of his lips seductively.

Then proceeding on my way I turned back around stating "I'll see you at school." and with that I went back to my car, where I changed my clothes and pulled onto the road, driving slow cause I had about a half hour to kill before school, aimlessly driving I thought about life and the future ahead , wondering what it held for me.


Hope ya'll enjoyed, stay tuned for the next chapter! Please review! =P Sorry it's short, but the begining sux,it will get better.

Next chapter : John and Ashley get to know each other more and Ashley's mom brings home a new "Boyfriend." Which means double the trouble for Ashley.