"What did you tell her?" Jimmy walked towards Craig threateningly. He
backed away, shooting looks at Paige; who just scowled.
"I, uh, I. . ." He was getting nervous.
"Listen, Manning. I didn't have any big parties of the summer and I sure as Hell didn't get down with Paige."
"Well, see, I. . ."
"How would you even know? I didn't invite you!" He pushed past Craig and made him wince with pain. Jimmy ran outside and slammed the door.
"Damn!" He screamed into the empty street. "God. What the heck is going on here?" He yelled. Ahead he could see two figures by a street light. Ashley could hear him! He shook his head and returned in the house.
Ashley and Ellie heard Jimmy yelling, and once Ashley was done being upset, she looked at her best friend.
"Jimmy said that I decided not to come tonight. How would he know if I didn't want to come? I didn't call."
"Craig had your phone." Ellie added.
"Who does Jimmy think he is? Having parties and stuff and then having me take him back. He probably set Craig up to take me so he and Paige could have their **alone time.**" Ashley kicked the lamppost. "I was so stupid to take him back!"
"Oh no!" Ellie exclaimed.
"What?"
"I forgot my purse back at Jimmy's. I'll be back, okay?" Ellie started off.
"No, no, I can't just stand out here. I'll come along." The girls trudged back to Jimmy's.
At his house, the music was still pumping and the rest of the people were having a great time. He was yelling at them all to leave, but it was only ten, so they all ignored him.
"Go! Out! God, just leave!" He was shoving everyone out the door and finally people got the hint. "Not you." He said to Paige, when she was trying to sneak out. "Manning! You better get back in here if you know what's good for you!" The trio stood in the corner while people were finding their coats and getting ready to leave.
"You had something to do with this and I want to know." Jimmy was cornering Paige. She smiled and fluttered her eyelashes.
"Listen, hun, it was Ashley who called and said she didn't want to come. I just took advantage of a single man." She giggled.
"I don't think Ashley called at all." He told her, a look of pure anger on his face. He hated Paige now more than ever. She backed down a little.
"Alright, Jimmy, don't spaz. So maybe Ash didn't call, but I'm sure that Craig was laying some moves down." She winked at Craig and tried to escape. Jimmy grabbed her arm - hard.
"Ash!" Outside, Terri saw her former best friend and Ellie walking up the street.
"What do you want?" Ashley spat.
"I need to tell you something." Terri noticed the tear stains of black eyeliner under Ashley's eyes and sliding down her cheeks.
"Thursday. English. Paige and Craig were talking about you."
"So?"
"They were saying that they could break you and Jimmy up. Craig taking you out - telling you that stuff; Paige kissing Jimmy - it was all in the master plan of breaking you guys up."
"Oh my God." Ellie said; Ashley couldn't speak.
"Jimmy didn't have any parties over the summer. He was depressed. He hated Paige. I hate her." Terri didn't continue.
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"I tried!" Terri pleaded, "You were mad at me, you ignored me. You didn't listen!" Terri exclaimed.
"Oh my God." Ellie said again. She began running to the house. Ashley didn't follow her.
"I, uh, just wanted to tell you." Terri turned around, walking in the other direction. Ashley sighed.
"Ter" She called, and she immediately turned around. "I'm sorry. You apologized and I should have accepted it. Thank you." She said, looking at the ground. Terri beamed. "But there's still a few more things I have to do."
"I, uh, I. . ." He was getting nervous.
"Listen, Manning. I didn't have any big parties of the summer and I sure as Hell didn't get down with Paige."
"Well, see, I. . ."
"How would you even know? I didn't invite you!" He pushed past Craig and made him wince with pain. Jimmy ran outside and slammed the door.
"Damn!" He screamed into the empty street. "God. What the heck is going on here?" He yelled. Ahead he could see two figures by a street light. Ashley could hear him! He shook his head and returned in the house.
Ashley and Ellie heard Jimmy yelling, and once Ashley was done being upset, she looked at her best friend.
"Jimmy said that I decided not to come tonight. How would he know if I didn't want to come? I didn't call."
"Craig had your phone." Ellie added.
"Who does Jimmy think he is? Having parties and stuff and then having me take him back. He probably set Craig up to take me so he and Paige could have their **alone time.**" Ashley kicked the lamppost. "I was so stupid to take him back!"
"Oh no!" Ellie exclaimed.
"What?"
"I forgot my purse back at Jimmy's. I'll be back, okay?" Ellie started off.
"No, no, I can't just stand out here. I'll come along." The girls trudged back to Jimmy's.
At his house, the music was still pumping and the rest of the people were having a great time. He was yelling at them all to leave, but it was only ten, so they all ignored him.
"Go! Out! God, just leave!" He was shoving everyone out the door and finally people got the hint. "Not you." He said to Paige, when she was trying to sneak out. "Manning! You better get back in here if you know what's good for you!" The trio stood in the corner while people were finding their coats and getting ready to leave.
"You had something to do with this and I want to know." Jimmy was cornering Paige. She smiled and fluttered her eyelashes.
"Listen, hun, it was Ashley who called and said she didn't want to come. I just took advantage of a single man." She giggled.
"I don't think Ashley called at all." He told her, a look of pure anger on his face. He hated Paige now more than ever. She backed down a little.
"Alright, Jimmy, don't spaz. So maybe Ash didn't call, but I'm sure that Craig was laying some moves down." She winked at Craig and tried to escape. Jimmy grabbed her arm - hard.
"Ash!" Outside, Terri saw her former best friend and Ellie walking up the street.
"What do you want?" Ashley spat.
"I need to tell you something." Terri noticed the tear stains of black eyeliner under Ashley's eyes and sliding down her cheeks.
"Thursday. English. Paige and Craig were talking about you."
"So?"
"They were saying that they could break you and Jimmy up. Craig taking you out - telling you that stuff; Paige kissing Jimmy - it was all in the master plan of breaking you guys up."
"Oh my God." Ellie said; Ashley couldn't speak.
"Jimmy didn't have any parties over the summer. He was depressed. He hated Paige. I hate her." Terri didn't continue.
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"I tried!" Terri pleaded, "You were mad at me, you ignored me. You didn't listen!" Terri exclaimed.
"Oh my God." Ellie said again. She began running to the house. Ashley didn't follow her.
"I, uh, just wanted to tell you." Terri turned around, walking in the other direction. Ashley sighed.
"Ter" She called, and she immediately turned around. "I'm sorry. You apologized and I should have accepted it. Thank you." She said, looking at the ground. Terri beamed. "But there's still a few more things I have to do."