"I wanted to know if you'd like to watch a movie downstairs with Jeff and I," her mom said.
"Where's Toby?" she asked, not really caring, but stalling for time to figure out an excuse to not watch the movie.
"At a friends house. So, you up for a movie?"
"Actually, I think I'll hang out up here," Ashley replied. "Maybe I'll call Ellie," she said, thinking quickly, grateful to come up with a good excuse.
"Oh, that's nice. Well, I'll leave you to it," her mom said, leaving the room.
"Damn," Ashley swore to herself. "Now I really do have to call Ellie, or mom will wonder what's up." Ashley thought quickly. "But I guess that's okay. She wasn't in school today, and I probably should call to she if she's okay anyway." Sometimes Ashley forgot to do friendly things like that after a day spend feeling miserable.
She dialed and waited until someone picked up. It sounded like Ellie.
"Hey, is Ellie there?"
"Yeah, its me. What's up Ashley?" Ellie asked, recognizing her voice.
"Nothing over here, really," Ashley said, obviously lying. Something was up, but she didn't want to talk about it. "I was just wonering how you were feeling. You were gone today," she said lamely. "What a stupid thing to say, she's knows she was gone!" Ashley scolded herself, silently.
"Yeah, I took the day off," Ellie said. "I felt pretty miserable this morning, but now I feel a little better. Actually, much better; it must be the 5 hours extra sleep I got while you were in school."
"I wish I had gotten an extra day of sleep. Or a day of anything but school."
"Paige being a bitch again?" Ellie asked, concerned.
"Yeah, and I ended up with a lunch tray all over my shirt to prove it."
"That really sucks," Ellie sympathized. "Paige is horrible. But hey, today's Friday, and we have all weekend. I'm busy today; Marco is coming over to 'heal me' he said. But I'm free all day tomorrow. Want to do something?"
Ashley though for a second. By tomorrow she's have this whole 'enjoying pain' thing figured out, and she'd love company.
"Yeah, that'd be great. We can say mean horrible things about Paige," Ashley said.
"Ok, I'll be at your house around noon, that sound okay to you?"
"Great," Ashley said, really meaning it. "I'll see you then."
"Ok, bye," Ellie said hanging up.
Ashley hung up too, and then turned back to her desk drawer, where the knife was still laying.
"Where's Toby?" she asked, not really caring, but stalling for time to figure out an excuse to not watch the movie.
"At a friends house. So, you up for a movie?"
"Actually, I think I'll hang out up here," Ashley replied. "Maybe I'll call Ellie," she said, thinking quickly, grateful to come up with a good excuse.
"Oh, that's nice. Well, I'll leave you to it," her mom said, leaving the room.
"Damn," Ashley swore to herself. "Now I really do have to call Ellie, or mom will wonder what's up." Ashley thought quickly. "But I guess that's okay. She wasn't in school today, and I probably should call to she if she's okay anyway." Sometimes Ashley forgot to do friendly things like that after a day spend feeling miserable.
She dialed and waited until someone picked up. It sounded like Ellie.
"Hey, is Ellie there?"
"Yeah, its me. What's up Ashley?" Ellie asked, recognizing her voice.
"Nothing over here, really," Ashley said, obviously lying. Something was up, but she didn't want to talk about it. "I was just wonering how you were feeling. You were gone today," she said lamely. "What a stupid thing to say, she's knows she was gone!" Ashley scolded herself, silently.
"Yeah, I took the day off," Ellie said. "I felt pretty miserable this morning, but now I feel a little better. Actually, much better; it must be the 5 hours extra sleep I got while you were in school."
"I wish I had gotten an extra day of sleep. Or a day of anything but school."
"Paige being a bitch again?" Ellie asked, concerned.
"Yeah, and I ended up with a lunch tray all over my shirt to prove it."
"That really sucks," Ellie sympathized. "Paige is horrible. But hey, today's Friday, and we have all weekend. I'm busy today; Marco is coming over to 'heal me' he said. But I'm free all day tomorrow. Want to do something?"
Ashley though for a second. By tomorrow she's have this whole 'enjoying pain' thing figured out, and she'd love company.
"Yeah, that'd be great. We can say mean horrible things about Paige," Ashley said.
"Ok, I'll be at your house around noon, that sound okay to you?"
"Great," Ashley said, really meaning it. "I'll see you then."
"Ok, bye," Ellie said hanging up.
Ashley hung up too, and then turned back to her desk drawer, where the knife was still laying.
