2. Insensitive

Oh you probably won't remember me, it's probably ancient history.
I'm one of the chosen few who went ahead and fell for you.
I'm out of vogue, I'm out of touch and I fell too fast, I feel too much
I thought that you might have some advice to give
On how to be insensitive

…...

"Why won't you talk to me?" Spencer pleaded. Ashley wouldn't budge.

"I have no reason to" She stated simply, wordlessly moving about the room collecting her things. Spencer took a step towards her and Ashley tensed up.

"Ashley…don't be like this…please" She begged.

"I'm not going to pretend nothing happened, Spencer. I can't. I can't be near you and act like you mean nothing to me. I won't. I refuse." She replied, throwing a shirt into her suitcase.

"Can I at least ask you where you're going?" Spencer appealed, trying to get on Ashley's good side by changing the subject. It didn't work.

"Why do you care?" Ashley asked, suddenly rounding on the blonde, eyes flashing dangerously.

"Because you're my friend and I lo-"

"Don't. You. Dare." Ashley interrupted. She glared fiercely at Spencer, shaking with fury. "You do not get to say that to me. Not anymore. You made your choice. It wasn't me."

"Ashley…" Spencer sighed, on the verge of tears. Ashley just shook her head.

"Please don't, ok? Please?" Ashley was begging now. She couldn't handle this. She couldn't. She hated it when Spencer cried, and she hated it even more when she herself cried. And this conversation was going somewhere she did not want it to go.

"Just let it go. Let me go." Ashley begged. And with that, Spencer was gone.

……

"Ashley?"

She froze. And not just your normal deer in headlights freeze, this was like deer-in-the-headlights-of-a-speeding-747-with-no-breaks-and-a-load-of-semis-and-this-deer-is-stuck-in-quicksand freeze.

"Um…"

"It's Spencer, you do remember me right?"

"Um…"

"Ashley?"

"Sorry…um…hi Spencer…I…uh…yeah…"

"Yeah"

"Hi"

"Hey"

"I already said that didn't I?"

"Yeah"

"Sorry"

"It's ok"

Cue awkward silence. Ashley shifted from foot to foot while Spencer regarded her curiously. Just as Ashley was about to work up the nerve to stutter out some form of 'How've you been?' they were interrupted.

"Spencer, we really nee- oh. Hi Ashley, long time no see." Aiden said, walking over to the two with a hidden look of scorn on his face as he regarded Ashley. He had always crushed on Spencer and while they had been in high school, and he had always felt that Ashley was 'stealing' Spencer from him. Oh if he only knew the extent.

"Hello, Aiden." Ashley replied, venom dripping from every word. The boy looked slightly taken aback at the ferocity in Ashley's voice, as did Spencer.

"Oh, hey honey" Spencer greeted with a fake cheerfulness that made Ashley sick to her stomach. Spencer rested her hand on his shoulder, making sure her wedding ring was visible. Ashley had to fight the bile rising in her throat. Aiden's face seemed to light up at the affection. She needed an out, fast. Where in Simba's name was Kyla?

"So, I take it you heard the news?" He asked, unable to keep the glee from creeping into his annoying voice.

"What news?" Ashley asked, again swallowing the urge to vomit.

"We're married now" He stated simply, a big dumb grin spreading across his face. Spencer's smile faltered a little when she saw the rage flash in Ashley's eyes.

"Yeah, Kyla told me" Ashley stated, shortly and still glaring at the overgrown jock.

"I figured she would. It was pretty important news" Spencer cut in with that fake cheeriness that tore at her heart like acid. Aiden started smirking. She was starting to lose the battle inside her and came dangerously close to punching the grin off Aiden's face.

Suddenly, gaining an idea, she grabbed at her pocket then pulled out her cell phone as if it had just vibrated. Flipping it open, she pretended to read a text, shut her phone, and then put on a false smile for the false couple.

"I hate to cut this reunion short but Kyla's getting impatient. I'll talk to you guys later." She stated, playing nice.

"Ok. Bye." Spencer replied, while Aiden merely nodded.

With that, she turned on her heels and calmly walked away…until she was out of sight when she broke into a run. Finally finding Kyla, still in the paper towel aisle, she stalked over and slammed the cookies into the cart. Kyla looked up with a start.

"What's wrong, you look pissed?" She asked. Understatement of the century, that was. Ashley merely glared at her before grabbing the keys out of Kyla's back pocket, making her jump. She gave her a 'what-are-you-doing' look, which only made Ashley scowl more as she started to stalk off towards the exit.

"Ash…" Kyla started.

"Just get your goddamn paper towels"