15 minutes later
Spencer: (Walking out the bathroom) So she didn't say anything about what
she wanted?
Ashley: Nope, she just said for you to call her that it was really
important.
Spencer: Wow wonder what that thats about.
Ashley: Yeah me too. So I'm going to go take a shower now.
Spencer: Okay. Ashley went in the bathroom. Spencer threw on some clothes
and went in the living room to call Michelle.
Michelle: Spencer, Spencer is that you?
Spencer: Yeah Michelle, whats up?
Michelle: (Sounding Frantic) I need your help, can you meet me somewhere?
Spencer: What, you mean tonight?
Michelle: Yes. Can you?
Spencer: Michelle, whats going on with you? When did you even get back in
town?
Michelle: Last month.
Spencer: And you're just now calling.
Michelle: Spencer I don't have time to explain everything right now. Please
could you just meet me somewhere?
Spencer: Sure Michelle, Meet us at...
Michelle: (Cutting her off) No Spencer, come alone.
Spencer: Michelle, whats going on?
Michelle: Spencer...
Spencer: Look, if I come Ashley comes...
Michelle: Okay fine, where do you want to meet?
Spencer: Theres a little 24 hour diner on 14th and Grant meet us there.
Michelle: Okay and hurry please.
Spencer: Okay. They hung up.
Spencer: (Walking back into the bedroom) Ashley baby, you almost done?
Ashley: (Turning off the shower) Done. Why whats up.
Spencer: Come out here.
Ashley: (Walking out the bathroom) What is it?
Spencer: I think that Michelle may be in some kind of trouble. I just talk
to her and she sounded really scared. She wants us to meet her.
Ashley: What! NO! I am NOT I repeat NOT getting involved in anyone else's
drama Spencer! We have enough drama in our lives, no thank you.
Spencer: Ashley come on she's like our sister.
Ashley: Correction she's like your sister. Plus she tried to break us up
remember.
Spencer: Ashley thats not her anymore. The point is she's our friend and she
needs our help. We never turn our backs on friends remember when Kyla
needed our help to get Deb back, we helped her didn't we, even after what
she did to me.
Ashley: Spencer...
Spencer: Get dressed, we're meeting Michelle at that little coffee house
down the street in 10. I'll be in the car.
Ashley: Fine. Ashley got dressed and they left to meet Michelle at the
coffee house.
Ashley: Where is she?
Spencer: I don't know, she said she knew where it was. Wait is that her?
(Pointing to a girl walking in the coffee house looking as though she hadn't
bathed or eaten in weeks.)
Ashley: Michelle? The girl looked up from the floor to reveal that it was
her. Spencer got up and ran over to her.
Spencer: OMG Michelle, what happened to you?
Michelle: I need to sit.
Spencer: Okay. Spencer led her over to the booth where her and Ashley were
sitting. Michelle: What's going on?
Michelle: My mom's boyfriend...
Ashley: What do you mean what happened?
Michelle: My mom found out what he used to do to me and she dumped him so he
blames me. He came and found me at school and decided to use me as a punching bag
and I've been running ever since.
Spencer: OMG Michelle. Have you told anyone?
Michelle: He said if I told anyone he'd... (beginning to cry) he'd do away
with them.
Ashley: Oh okay well thanks for telling us then, that was real nice of you...
Spencer: Ashley!
Michelle: No she's right Spencer I shouldn't have come here.
Spencer: No Michelle, you should have. Let's go back to our place and get you
cleaned up and something to eat.
Ashley: Spencer can I talk to you for a second?
Spencer: We'll be right back Michelle. Don't move. Ashley and Spencer walked
outside.
Ashley: What are you doing?
Spencer: Helping a friend. You see how scared she is Ashley, she has no
where else to go.
Ashley: What about us Spencer what about our lives?
Spencer: That doesn't matter to me right now Ashley, She's my friend and I'm
going to help her.
Ashley: Why can't we just let the authorities handle this?
Spencer: Ashley we're done discussing this lets go. Spencer went back inside
got Michelle and they headed back to their place...