"So I have no idea what's going on with Spencer,she's acting weird and when we were together last night she..i dunno froze up" Ashley paced around the room whilst biting her finger nail.

Chelsea continued to paint on her blank canvas,she swore she would keep her mouth shut if Ashley was to ask any questions. Spencer had been the only real friend she had,she was the only one she could turn to. Chelsea watched the brunette frown whilst trying to work things out,she had a right to know aswell. "Maybe she's just going through a tough time you know?" she shrugged her shoulders trying her best to ignore the niggling voice in her mind. Telling Ashley what Carmen did to Spencer would only cause complete mayhem.

Ashley shook her head,"No its more then that" she urged trying to get someone,anyone to understand her. "We were fooling around last night and I raised my hand to grab something and..and she flinched" she explained,her eyes wide with confusion. Spencer had been acting strange for a while now,every time the brunette asked her what was wrong she said nothing. It was always nothing.

"She almost looked scared of me" Ashley chewed her bottom lip,for the life of her she could not work out why her girlfriend was acting so odd.

"Look Ashley maybe you should just talk to her?" Chelsea put her paints down and quickly took her apron off. Keeping a promise this big was proving to be difficult,Spencer told the story in such a state that Chelsea was contemplating telling Paula until the blonde begged her not to.

Ashley rubbed at her face with frustration,"If you know something you have to tell me" she took a step closer to the dark haired girl. "Chelsea,i need to know what's going on" Ashley pleaded, locking eyes with her.

Chelsea sucked in a breath and clasped her hands together. "Okay..i know why Spencer is acting funny and I know what happened with" she closed her eyes briefly before re-opening them. "With her and Carmen" she stated running her tongue over her teeth,her eyes glazed over with a darkness.

"Carmen?" Ashley raised an eyebrow.

"Ashley before I tell you,you have to promise not to get upset..or angry" Chelsea explained slowly,she could feel the tears scold her eyes for breaking her friends promise. "Why don't you sit down?" she suggested trying to delay telling the tale for as long as possible,this wasn't easy for her.

Ashley could hear her heart banging in her ears,"Can you just tell me?!" she commanded ignoring the seat that the girl had pulled out for her.

Chelsea looked down at her shoes,"You know when you and Kyla were away for your music thing?" she looked at Ashley waiting for a nod to continue. "Spencer said Carmen got upset that she was waiting for your call even though you weren't together any more" she explained,she swallowed thickly.

Ashley's breathing became heavy,"Okay?" she said with a hand gesture for Chelsea to continue. An overwhelming darkness poured into the room and Ashley knew this story was heading from bad to worse.

"They had a fight and Carmen was accusing her of still being in love with you" the dark haired girl ran a hand across her neck. "Carmen got really angry and..she pushed Spencer against a wall and tried to..you know" she whispered not wanting to think of her best friend in the most horrible situation.

Ashley caught her breath in her throat,her eyes slowly glazed over with tears. Grabbing the wooden chair from behind her,she sat down and held her stomach,she could feel the air from her lungs being taken. Her head began spinning and she felt hot,like she was burning. "I let this happen" she pointed to her chest,the words were choked as she spoke them.

Chelsea looked fearful as she watched the brunette's genuine shock,she had no idea what to say to try and make things better. Nothing could make this better.

Ashley's hands clutched the sides of the chair,she was sure if she stood up she would fall down. Her body felt numb and heavy. "If I was here,if I was here with Spencer then none of this would have happened!" Ashley's fury sprang into action. She had never felt such hatred in her life before,not even for her mother. Her legs raised her from the chair and a sudden wash of rage burned through her like an electric shock. There was no containing it now.

"Ashley" Chelsea walked towards the brunette and stood in front of her. "Ashley look at me" she feared resting her hands on the girls shoulders. "You have to calm down and just be there for Spencer" she prayed her friend would listen and not do anything she would later regret.

Ashley ran a shaky hand through her hair,"Who else knows?" she asked quickly through gritted teeth. The only thing on her mind was to make Carmen pay for this.

"No one" Chelsea scratched her head. "No one else knows Ashley please promise me your not gonna do anything stupid?" she asked,hoping she would not loose anyone's trust or friendship over this.

The girl grabbed her bag and coat,she knew leaving the brunette in this frame of mind was not the best idea but she had no choice. "Look I have to go,my parents are in town and I promised I'd meet them" she explained throwing her bag over her shoulder. "Go and see Spencer okay? Forget Carmen." she ducked her head to meet Ashley's eyes.

Ashley said nothing but her dark,unpredictable eyes told another story. She watched Chelsea walk out of the art studio,she let out a long,deep breath. The thought of Carmen hurting Spencer,the thought of her trying to force herself on the innocent blonde was enough to make Ashley want to puke. Staring out of the small window she felt cold with emotion.

Ashley's mind wondered back to last night when Spencer looked so terrified at the raise of her hand,a look in her eye that Ashley had never seen before. Hot tears rolled down her face,a raging anger trapped inside her,she threw her fist against a near by wall. The impact was so hard she was sure she broke a knuckle. Ashley took a deep breath and grabbed her car keys.

Something had to be done,Carmen had to pay for hurting Spencer.

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