Chapter 1

Luke lives on the south side. The side where all of the drug addicts, prostitutes, and gangs live. He lives with his mother, step-father and his six year old half brother, Jacob. Luke works two jobs as a seventeen year old still enrolled in high school, Regardless, money is as tight as ever. Luke's dream of going to college seems to be as crazy as being a Disney princess. Luke is in a constant state of stress and worry for his family, especially with an alcoholic step-father. Luke is drowning in stress over school, family, work, and money. However, there's a light at the end of the tunnel when Ashton Irwin makes an appearance in his life.

*Trigger warning*: mentions and scenes of abuse.