"Mom!" I pull the still very unresponsive Ashley over to where my mom and, surprisingly, the rest of the family, inculiding Aidan, Chelsea, and Madison, are gathered.

"Spencer, Ashley..." She is at lack of words.

"What's going on Mom? Glen called and-"

"Maybe I should talk to Ashley... alone..."

"What happened Paula?" Her voice is a whisper, cool, spliting, and... knowing... I think she just knows. Maybe not exactly what happened... but she just knows.

My arm reaches out for her. "Ash, do want me to come to?"

"No." I'm surprised. She just walks towards God knows where and, with a solem look, my mom follows. I guess I'll wait for her here...

Ashley's Pov.

I can't keep this front up much longer. Something's wrong... like really wrong...

"I'm sorry Ashley." I go to inturrupt. "I just need to say this... please?"

"AND I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY SISTER!" She sighed, defeted.

"Okay... But... I just want you to know... how I treated you when you and Spencer came home was wrong. I know. It was... Hard to grasp. I just knew that my daughter just had... please understand that I was just upset... I'm sorry..."

"I get it... please though, what's wrong with Kyla?"

"A man came up to her. She was walking to the limo-"

"How do you know this?"

"Glen told me."

"Oh yeah, when he was trying to get laid." I say it more as a side note than a dig. But Paula still fights to let that slide.

"A man aprouched her and... he attacked her." I shut my eyes. No... No... don't finish the story Paula. "She's bruised and scratched up. She needs stiches and we had to wrap her wrists up- They're pretty bruised too..."

"Did he... Did he do anything... else?" My voice is a hoarse whisper. I'm met with said eyes and I know. Damn it, I know.

"He tried... But he never... finished... The driver caught up to them before her could... penatrater her." I nod as silent tears roll down my face.

"I'm sorry Ashley." She whispers, but I'm already on my way to the waiting room.

I see who I'm looking for. My adrenaline pumps about ten times faster. Red... I'm seeing red. I aprouch how I'm looking for.

"Ashley, I-" I punch him as hard as I can in the jaw. and shove him back. He falls over the small table, tiping in over on him and hits his head against the wall.

I think everyones a little to shocked to check on Glen as I go to look for Kyla's room.