School.
I pulled on a pair of gray sweats and a thin black V-neck Ashley had bought me.
As I pulled up to the parking lot, I found Ashley sitting at a table with the two girls from last night. Collin was talking with the blonde's boyfriend. Stephanie was sitting on the left side of Ashley and Ethan, the man whore talking to her with an arm around her shoulders without a girl by his side. Ashley's back was to me.
I glared and heard root pulling up on his bike, hissing.
"I heard." He said, not acknowledging me.
I noticed Ashley now watched him. I looked away.
"Don't kill me because I didn't start it." I said, still straddling my bike. "She's the whore people say she is."
Within seconds, I blinked and I was on the ground with my hand to my nose, with root standing over me.
"Don't you dare talk about her like that." He said with a growl.
He walked away and left me squished under my bike, with a healing, bloody nose.
As he walked up to Ashley, he straddled the bench so his back was to Steph. I picked up my bike so it was resting on the kick stand. I walked into school, not looking at anyone, while still holding my nose.
I cleaned my face in the mirror of a boys bathroom. When I walked out, the bell rang and I huffed in frustration.
I ran off to my first period class and sat there, doing nothing for the whole period.
I shared second period with Jacob and Ashley. As I walked into class I noticed the table that I shared with Ashley was now shared with Jacob.
"Who the hell did you tell about what happened last night? It's going all around school..." Jacob hissed. I shrugged my shoulders. I'll find out later.
Ashley walked in and saw that her seat was taken, instead she sat in the back of the room by herself. I caught Jacob smiling. She was upset, her makeup was off. It hurt me to see her hurt. Her pain was my pain, always.
But I wanted an explanation and she wasn't giving me one. I turn back in my seat and I heard the teacher's voice.
"Yes Ms. Wise? Certainly you may go. Take the pass."
Ashley stormed past me, grabbing the pass from Mrs. Paulina. That's when I found out that Mrs. Paulina didn't like me all that much, when she glared right at me.
I keened in on Ashley's footsteps in a rush as she ran into a small room, and wept, not far from the class room. It broke my heart.
I got up, raising my hand. Mrs. Paulina didn't even look up as she nodded.
I walked out of the classroom, finding and opening the janitors closet.
"I want to talk. Come on." I said holding out my hand for her to take.
When we got far enough into the forest, Ashley was quiet and watched my every step the whole way.
I apologized to her. Story of my life. That's why I was laying on my couch, with Ashley under my arm, watching some cartoon she loved, how it should always be.
I heard Sam howl and looked at the clock.
"I think I have to go." I said. You could hear the disappointment in my tone.
She looked up at me, and gave me the lip I would do anything for.
"I do. I can't miss out again. Sam would make me run patrol all night." That's when she nodded and let me go.
I came back to my room, finding things torn up with blood on the walls, along with Ashley's torn shirt and ripped necklace.
Her scent followed out to the window and then it disappeared.
I phased back and howled. My howl filled with grief and pain.
Paul was the first to answer me.
"What's the matter?"
I shoved my thoughts his way and he howled the pack back together.
Sam growled. "Find her scent. Embry and Seth, go to the Cullens and tell them."
