Ashley sat in a white room with a few diplomas hanging on the walls. The
couch she sat on was a dark green, it felt rough and hard against her skin.
The social worker of the private session she attended every Wednesday. She
wore a pink t-shirt and a dark pair of jeans, and her brown hair was long
and braided. Her voice light and sweet made Ashley feel like she was
listening to soft quiet music.
"Are you ready to talk about him?" Sarra asked.
Ashley acted like she didn't know Sarra was talking about Craig. But what other him could she be talking about? Sure there was Jimmy, but Ashley was way over that. Or her Dad but after all Ashley hadn't talked to him in a while except once and a while over the phone.
"Craig? I guess I should." Ashley replied moving her hair away from her eyes.
"It might be a good idea."
"Where should I start I mean what do you want to know?"
"Why don't you start with everything good, everything that you love about him? Then maybe we can get into the more harder times of your relationship."
"Okay good stuff. I mean I guess that we were friends first was really cool. You know I got to be there for him as a friend you know when his dad died and everything. I mean we had a lot in common with music, and differentially, you know. Then this one time we were having this fight, I mean we were actually on a break and everything. He wrote me this song."
"What was the fight about? Sarra asked.
"Well I told him I loved him and he kind of joked about it"
-Flash Back-
Craig and Ashley lay on top of her bed books falling on the floor.
Craig reaches for Ashley's belt buckle, but is stopped by Ashley.
"What?" Craig asks sitting up with Ashley.
"I love you." Ashley replied.
Craig laughed and then leaned into to kiss her but was stopped by Ashley.
"Well do you know feel like that?" Ashley asked.
"Nah not really I think your dumb and you kinda smell." Craig said.
Ashley rolled her eyes and got of the bed.
"Come on that was supposed to be a joke." Craig replied.
Ashley looks over at Craig.
"Look Ash of course I feel like you do, it's just."
"I should really get back to my homework Spinners loading me up for more work for Paige's surprise party."
-End Flash Back-
"Then the next day there was a fund raiser at school, and it was to send rose a grams. Well Craig sent me a dozen which I couldn't of been happier until I flipped over the card."
"And what did it say?"
"Ash you rock. XO Craig."
"How did that make you feel?" Sarra asked.
Ashley laughed before answering, "It's just that I looked around, even Paige one of my greatest friends who was dating Spinner had an I Love You on her card. And I could of sworn I would of gotten one too since I had told him how I was feeling and all."
"So where did it go from there?"
"Well I told him I wanted to take a break. And the next day I had a note on my locker."
-Flash Back-
-note- Meet me in the gym c.
Ashley walked to the gym.
"Craig?" Ashley asked.
"No laughing okay?"
Ashley nods.
"Something bout the way you shine When the lights go out I wanna make you mine Something bout the way it seems You're always here in my dreams And when no ones there No I'm not scared But I'm in love With you."
-End Flash Back-
"I walked into the gym and he sang to me. I forgave him for everything, maybe that was the wrong thing to do."
"I am having a feeling that there is another part of this story, would you like to continue, or finish up this conversation next week?"
"I think I would like to continue later."
"Alright that's fine. Now I have a few things I need to talk to you about." Sarra said sitting back in her chair.
"Okay go ahead."
"Well you've been here for five months now. You've been doing you school work so you won't be held back. But you do know that when you go home in a month, that your friends are going to be different."
"I know just from having Ellie come and visit me, I can already tell."
"Now also you are going to have to confront Craig. Because if you don't he's going to do that with you. Now you said that the day he took you to the hospital he said he saw sparks between you. So you have to be ready to deal with that."
"Yea I know."
"And the last thing, you have been in this secure place that is a out of the real world it's going to be hard going back out there. Now there are going to be times that with stress your going to want to cut, or throw up what you eat. Like has there ever been a time you've done that here?" Sarra asked.
"No I haven't done it since I was brought here to Sunset Lodge."
"Have you ever wanted too?"
"Maybe a couple of times, but I haven't ever actually done it."
"And I know that Ashley. Everyone who comes here thinks or wants to go back to their problems when it gets hard, or scary, or just really stress full. But you just have to realize that it's even harder when you leave here. So I need you to promise me that you'll always come and talk to me if you need too, because you are a great girl and I really don't want to see you back here again." Sarra explained.
"Thanks Sarra, I really don't want to be back here either. So are we finished?" Ashley asked sitting forward a bit.
"Yea I'll see you next week." Sarra replied.
Ashley got off the sofa, and gave a small wave to Sarra as she left the office and walked down the hall to her room.
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"Are you ready to talk about him?" Sarra asked.
Ashley acted like she didn't know Sarra was talking about Craig. But what other him could she be talking about? Sure there was Jimmy, but Ashley was way over that. Or her Dad but after all Ashley hadn't talked to him in a while except once and a while over the phone.
"Craig? I guess I should." Ashley replied moving her hair away from her eyes.
"It might be a good idea."
"Where should I start I mean what do you want to know?"
"Why don't you start with everything good, everything that you love about him? Then maybe we can get into the more harder times of your relationship."
"Okay good stuff. I mean I guess that we were friends first was really cool. You know I got to be there for him as a friend you know when his dad died and everything. I mean we had a lot in common with music, and differentially, you know. Then this one time we were having this fight, I mean we were actually on a break and everything. He wrote me this song."
"What was the fight about? Sarra asked.
"Well I told him I loved him and he kind of joked about it"
-Flash Back-
Craig and Ashley lay on top of her bed books falling on the floor.
Craig reaches for Ashley's belt buckle, but is stopped by Ashley.
"What?" Craig asks sitting up with Ashley.
"I love you." Ashley replied.
Craig laughed and then leaned into to kiss her but was stopped by Ashley.
"Well do you know feel like that?" Ashley asked.
"Nah not really I think your dumb and you kinda smell." Craig said.
Ashley rolled her eyes and got of the bed.
"Come on that was supposed to be a joke." Craig replied.
Ashley looks over at Craig.
"Look Ash of course I feel like you do, it's just."
"I should really get back to my homework Spinners loading me up for more work for Paige's surprise party."
-End Flash Back-
"Then the next day there was a fund raiser at school, and it was to send rose a grams. Well Craig sent me a dozen which I couldn't of been happier until I flipped over the card."
"And what did it say?"
"Ash you rock. XO Craig."
"How did that make you feel?" Sarra asked.
Ashley laughed before answering, "It's just that I looked around, even Paige one of my greatest friends who was dating Spinner had an I Love You on her card. And I could of sworn I would of gotten one too since I had told him how I was feeling and all."
"So where did it go from there?"
"Well I told him I wanted to take a break. And the next day I had a note on my locker."
-Flash Back-
-note- Meet me in the gym c.
Ashley walked to the gym.
"Craig?" Ashley asked.
"No laughing okay?"
Ashley nods.
"Something bout the way you shine When the lights go out I wanna make you mine Something bout the way it seems You're always here in my dreams And when no ones there No I'm not scared But I'm in love With you."
-End Flash Back-
"I walked into the gym and he sang to me. I forgave him for everything, maybe that was the wrong thing to do."
"I am having a feeling that there is another part of this story, would you like to continue, or finish up this conversation next week?"
"I think I would like to continue later."
"Alright that's fine. Now I have a few things I need to talk to you about." Sarra said sitting back in her chair.
"Okay go ahead."
"Well you've been here for five months now. You've been doing you school work so you won't be held back. But you do know that when you go home in a month, that your friends are going to be different."
"I know just from having Ellie come and visit me, I can already tell."
"Now also you are going to have to confront Craig. Because if you don't he's going to do that with you. Now you said that the day he took you to the hospital he said he saw sparks between you. So you have to be ready to deal with that."
"Yea I know."
"And the last thing, you have been in this secure place that is a out of the real world it's going to be hard going back out there. Now there are going to be times that with stress your going to want to cut, or throw up what you eat. Like has there ever been a time you've done that here?" Sarra asked.
"No I haven't done it since I was brought here to Sunset Lodge."
"Have you ever wanted too?"
"Maybe a couple of times, but I haven't ever actually done it."
"And I know that Ashley. Everyone who comes here thinks or wants to go back to their problems when it gets hard, or scary, or just really stress full. But you just have to realize that it's even harder when you leave here. So I need you to promise me that you'll always come and talk to me if you need too, because you are a great girl and I really don't want to see you back here again." Sarra explained.
"Thanks Sarra, I really don't want to be back here either. So are we finished?" Ashley asked sitting forward a bit.
"Yea I'll see you next week." Sarra replied.
Ashley got off the sofa, and gave a small wave to Sarra as she left the office and walked down the hall to her room.
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