Morning was not her best time of the day, Ashley decided, as she got ready for school. She wasn't looking forward to facing another day full of crap from Paige. Terri, her best friend, didn't even care about her anymore, and she wasn't going out with anyone. Jimmy wouldn't even look twice at her. In fact, if he looked one, he'd probably spit on her.

It hurt a lot. She had only let it show once, during picture day. That was it. After that, she didn't show emotion again. What was the point? That day only earned her another topic for Paige's jeering, and there was no sense in giving her any more material.

That was the worst. Paige hated her so much; even crying wasn't enough to stop the teasing. Which is why Ashley decided she wouldn't cry anymore. It certainly didn't get her friends back.

With that happy though, she ran to catch the bus for school.