Hello everyone. I am writing on my day off. How's it doing? I am back at it with another Chapter. Hope you all like it.
Ronnie Anne and Lynn talked while they ran. Ronnie Anne looked at Lynn and said "how have things been. I heard from Lincoln that you and Ashley are friends again".
Lynn simply nodded and said "She did something to prove she truly changed. It turned out to be the right choice. She's got a second chance, she won't get a third".
They continued to run until the reached the Royal wood's city park. Looking ahead Lynn said "I think I am going to do it. I think I am ready".
Ronnie Anne was confused as Margo said "Huh, what'dya mean, you and Lincoln make no sense I swear". Lynn shook her head and said "Sorry, I meant I am going to confess to Margo soon".
Ronnie Anne smiled and said "I will support ya best as I can, Did you catch the game last night".
While Ronnie and Lynn were enjoying themselves at the park. Ashley and Lynn were at the house of loud. The Loud sister's all but jumped at the thought of a mutual interest in dating and knew it was time for them to scheme. Lynn would thank her later.
Leni said "Be direct, give her everything like I did to Chaz". Luna said "Barf- too romantic. I sent a love letter sure, but we are more direct. No gushy anything we're friends who kiss. Don't overthink it, you lose when you do".
Lori laughed and said "Oh is that why you and Sam went on a date where you went to hard rock cafe and played love songs like faithfully, I wanna know what love is, Don't stop believing and wait for it...I WANNA know what love IS". Singing surprisingly on pitch earning a blush from Luna.
She looked to her partner and gasped "You swore you'd never tell". Sam smiled and said "Face it you are far more sentimental about romance than you care to admit, but that's okay because...I'm FOREVER YOOOURS faithfully". Lori sang with Sam on pitch as Luna blushed and grumbled.
Luna was about to protest when she was silenced by a peck on the cheek by Sam "You're cute when you are mad. Let's focus on them for now though. We can talk about how I enjoy your sappyness on our date tomorrow".
Luna was confused and said "Date, I don-" She just realized that Sam subtly asked for a date so she shut up about her annoyance and said with a bashful smile that she tried poorly to subdue "S-see you than".
Luan said "You could try a love letter, it worked with Sam and Maggie for me. Those are good odds".
Ashley nodded and thought things over and said "I can redirect Lynn's attention to help you out". Ashley knew they both felt the same now, but she knew both were likely never to confess before the other. Leaving an odd stalemate. Ashley decided to help give a well needed push'.
The following Morning Ashley was extremely happy to help Margo and to her surprise Lynn had the same jovial mood. She assumed she won a game of dodge ball or something.
They met up at the lockers and Ashley said "Look, I know you are over what I did to you but I'm still not...Please let me take you out; we can hang out. just you and me". Ashley was not lying in the slightest. She still felt guilty and did want to make it up to Lynn. This did both and that was great.
Lynn said "Yeah, you are right. I am over it; but if you need to forgive yourself. You do you. See you after school I got to change first".
Lynn headed to history. Her final period for the day and Ashley followed Margo to English. Margo said 'You take her to the park and get a soccer ball. I will plan at the house'.
The day ended after that period. Margo headed for the house knocked on the door and Lisa answered and said "Gweetings, what brings you here. Here to enact the plan to pursue Lynn".
Margo nodded and headed to the group for the plan. They said that Lynn had left already giving enough time to communicate the issue at hand.
Leni said "We have a plan drawn out, You are going to ask Lynn to hang out with you tomorrow at burping' burger. You will eat with her and have a good time. Luna and Sam will come in playing romantic music, I am sure Luna can help with it. You will present her with this blank card...Fill it with whatever you would like. What do you think".
Margo smiled and said "I love it, I think Lynn will too'.
Lynn was walking to meet up with Ashley and she noticed she was not where she said she was going to be. She walked all around. She got annoyed and headed to the school. Maybe she never left. She found Ashley against the tree on the hill, the very one that was ingrained in her memories.
She thought this was some sick joke. She rolled up her sleeves and prepared to give her a piece of her mind...that is; until she got close enough to see her. Her eye was much worse than before. Her arm was blue and her middle finger was broken. She looked like she was dying, maybe even dead, She needed medical attention. Someone left her here, bruised and alone.
She ran to her and she yelled "Ashley, Ashley. Wake up. Please; we were just getting to be friends, someone get help now".
Lynn stopped crying when she noticed Ashley was still breathing. She called Maggie and said "Come here, NOW. Behind the schoolyards"
The ambulance arrived around 15 minutes later when the doctor's came out and said "We'll do all we can".
Lynn called Luan to tell her personally. She broke down in front of her entire family and told them to get in the car as they waited for news to arrive
The waiting room was quiet for the longest time. Lynn thought to herself "I know who did this, I just need to hear it from her. Just say the word; Richard you bastard, this is your doing and now it will be your undoing"
Maggie kept listening to the music to drown the world away. She saw her sister in the worst place in her life. She needed an escape. She listened to the music roll on as it rang. "Torn away before your time, I can't deal it's so unfair; and it feels". As her favorite Offspring song echoed through the hall. She broke down as the next sad song designed to help her heal the wound she was making for herself with each word. "If this is goodbye to you and me, what a good friend you've been to me".
Maggie never knew when she put her hand's on her head to escape. She never knew when she silently screamed and turned her head from those she held dear, and she never knew when her family, and the Loud family hugged her and cried with her. For them, it was like losing a friend to the darkness. To Maggie it was like losing the world to it.