"So," Paige said, not really knowing what to say. "Ashley's been out for a while now."
"Yeah," Ellie replied quietly. She didn't really know how to say what she knew she had to say.
"Any reason?"
"She's, well, she's been…"
"Oh, go on, spit it out!"
"She's been cutting herself, okay you heartless bitch? Is that what you wanted to hear? I'm sure you'll be really happy now, with Ash gone. Damn it Paige, even if you don't care, I do. Why did you have to be so cruel to her? Why didn't you ever back off?"
"You mean…" Paige trailed off.
"She's in a mental hospital because she's been cutting herself. She couldn't take life anymore. I haven't seen her since the day she left. I can't even talk to her. And now, I've had to listen to you. Well, are you happy now?"
"I…I…I never meant…"
"Well, its true."
"I…" Paige stammered. The look of pain on her face was horrible; this was the Paige Ash had been tortured by for so long. Ellie couldn't understand why Paige was taking this so hard. However, before Ellie could say anything, Paige ran off.
"I…I can't believe it," Paige cried into her pillow. "I did that to Ash! How could I have been such a jerk? Ash never did anything horrible enough to deserve how I treated her. And look where she is now! Its all my fault!"
All the awful things Paige had done to Ashley were now haunting her. Every cruel word, every nasty name, every dirty look. "I'm such a horrible person! How can I face anyone ever again?"
"Yeah," Ellie replied quietly. She didn't really know how to say what she knew she had to say.
"Any reason?"
"She's, well, she's been…"
"Oh, go on, spit it out!"
"She's been cutting herself, okay you heartless bitch? Is that what you wanted to hear? I'm sure you'll be really happy now, with Ash gone. Damn it Paige, even if you don't care, I do. Why did you have to be so cruel to her? Why didn't you ever back off?"
"You mean…" Paige trailed off.
"She's in a mental hospital because she's been cutting herself. She couldn't take life anymore. I haven't seen her since the day she left. I can't even talk to her. And now, I've had to listen to you. Well, are you happy now?"
"I…I…I never meant…"
"Well, its true."
"I…" Paige stammered. The look of pain on her face was horrible; this was the Paige Ash had been tortured by for so long. Ellie couldn't understand why Paige was taking this so hard. However, before Ellie could say anything, Paige ran off.
"I…I can't believe it," Paige cried into her pillow. "I did that to Ash! How could I have been such a jerk? Ash never did anything horrible enough to deserve how I treated her. And look where she is now! Its all my fault!"
All the awful things Paige had done to Ashley were now haunting her. Every cruel word, every nasty name, every dirty look. "I'm such a horrible person! How can I face anyone ever again?"