" You think that everythings ok til one day when it all changes." She looks down, " Then everything changes. My name is…" She pauses for a second, looks around at the support group. " My name is Ashley, I'm only 18 and I'm pregnant." The group looks happy that she can finally say it aloud and they all clap and cheer. Craig walks in and goes up behind her and hugs her she jumps and puts a half smile on. " This is my boyfriend Craig, I'll be back next week maybe. Hopefully I'll say more then"
He wispers in her ear "you don't have to leave I can wait outside if you'd like"
Her eyes met his and he knew she didn't really want to be there. He couldn't figure out what the class was for, mainly cause he still didn't know. He thought nothing of the fact that she stayed home from England even though that's where she wanted to be all summer. She still hadn't really shown yet. When she left the room she asked how his meeting had gone and if he still wants to be coming.
" The group is actually pretty ok, I mean it's not great but ya know. I can relate with some people in there, and with Elle there it makes me feel a little more normal." He puts his arm around Ash's shoulder, " but she's nothing compared to you my sweet. I am so glad that we stayed together this summer instead of you going there. I would have gone crazy" He goes to kiss her and she turns her head away " what something I do."
In her mind she wanted so badly to say something like that but she held out she still wasn't sure she was going to keep it. She had heard about Manny a few weeks before when she ran into Manny at the pharmacy, and she saw that Ash had a preg. Test, she had told her and asked her not to tell Craig so they both swore to act like nothing happened there. Since then Ash has been rethinking her place there. Craig just wanted everything to be ok so he asked her in the sweetest voice " Whats wrong Ash. Your never like this."
" Nothings wrong but can we go to the park or my house or something" She pulled him out the door.
"Manny wait up please just lets talk I know you know what I did since after all the whole damn school knows. Especially since I got kicked out of school last year. But since then you haven't said one word to me. All summer long I called you. We finally got on good terms and I went and screwed it up. I probably wouldn't have even confessed but something changed when I met you. Please just come talk to me" Spinner starts to cry on her porch Manny's mom and made her go outside. She sat down on the steps of her porch.
" Are you finished making a fool of yourself? I'm not going to date you, you are the reason Jimmy is in a wheelchair. Don't you understand how major that is? The only reason I came out here is because I was forced to against my will."
" I understand but please stop ignoring me, I need you Manny. You're all I have. Jimmy won't even look at me I can't even begin to explain how sorry I really truly am. He was like a brother to me. I didn't think Rick was going to go around and shoot up the school. If I had really thought that then I would have just told him it was me and taken Jimmy's bullet. I honestly didn't mean to do it. I swear." He keeps crying harder.
" Yeah well you can't take back what you did. You have to deal with it. I mean Rick's dead, he can't take back what he did. He did it because people like you we're teasing him and took it like hundred times to far. I don't think you'll ever be able to be forgiven by any of us."
" Please I know that what I did was way to wrong for forgiveness and I'm not asking to be forgiven I'm asking for you to just talk to me like I'm a person not like I'm a child. Not like I purposely had Rick shoot Jimmy. I would never do that. I can't say I'm sorry enough times" He gets up to go. " I just want to tell you that I'm sorry and that I love you and that I have really learned from what I've done. I wish I could prove to you that I have." He walks off.
" JT guess what, I'm totally ready for our sweet little get away this weekend. I've got all my bags packed, oh and I'm only bringing a few little items." She bends in to his ear " no real clothes' She wispers.
His eyes opened really big. " wow. Ummm… w.w.w.w.wow. I uh can't believe this is actually going to happen."
" Well believe it sweetie. You and I are all a lone this weekend, in my parents cabin."
" Ok then do we need to get a ride or are you just gonna drive?"
" I suppose I can drive us, since you don't get your license for another month. It's a shame too."
JT gulps, " Yeah I thought so too. So pick me up around say Five thirty? My parents think I'll be at Toby's but he's covering for me. So I'll have no distractions all weekend." JT and the mystery girl have a passionate kiss behind an oak tree. They almost started going at it right then.