Disclaimer: I don't own Degrassi, i've just borrowed the characters.
The alarm-clock showed 2:42 am, when Ashley had awoken from her nightmare. There on her bed she sat, rocking back and forth. A stedy, yet slow, stream of tears ran down both of her cheeks. She glanced at her telephone, and dialed slowly.
"Hello?" A groggy voice awnsered questiongly.
Ashley paused before awnsering. "...i need you"
Hearing those words, Jimmy was now fully awake. "Are you okay? Ash, whats going on?"
"I need to be with you. Can i come over?"
"Right now? Ash, it's like 3 in the morning"
Ahsley nodded at his response. "yeah" Her voice was soft, not at all hiding that something really was the matter. "now, can i?"
"Of course. I'll see you in a few."
Ashley hung up the phone, back onto the reciever. She stood up from her bed and searched around for her shoes. Slipping them on quietly, she grabbed a lightweight jacket. She slipped out of her bedroom, quietly going down the stairs, skipping the ones that creaked. Ashley unlocked the door and slipped out, quickly walking towards Jimmys house.
He was waiting at the door anxiously. As soon as he saw her walking down the sidewalk towards him, he met her. As soon as Ashley and Jimmy reached each other, Ashley embraced Jimmy in a hug, resting her head on his shoulder., that's when she broke down in tears.
They sat on the couch together. A long silence provailing between them. The ice was broken when Jimmy simply asked "Are you alright?"
Ashley sat there, leaning against him for a long time. She replied, but not in words. She just shook her head no.
Again it was silent, Ashley didn't mind, just being with Jimmy made the mental strain go away. Jimmy, on the other hand had no idea what was going on... and needed to know, even if it wasn't at all serious, he needed to know.
Ashley evenetually fell asleep on Jimmys shoulder. He waited a while before moving, gently laying her on the couch and putting a blanket over her. Jimmy brushed the hair out of Ashleys face and watched her sleep for a few minutes, before kissing her on the cheek and whispering softley "good-night ashley." Jimmy grabbed another blanket and couch pillow and layed on the floor next to the couch. He didn't fall asleep, he lye there for the rest of the night, wondering what was the matter with Ashley.
(Will Ashley really tell Jimmy whats going on?? Or will she make an alibi? ...find out in chapter 5!!)
The alarm-clock showed 2:42 am, when Ashley had awoken from her nightmare. There on her bed she sat, rocking back and forth. A stedy, yet slow, stream of tears ran down both of her cheeks. She glanced at her telephone, and dialed slowly.
"Hello?" A groggy voice awnsered questiongly.
Ashley paused before awnsering. "...i need you"
Hearing those words, Jimmy was now fully awake. "Are you okay? Ash, whats going on?"
"I need to be with you. Can i come over?"
"Right now? Ash, it's like 3 in the morning"
Ahsley nodded at his response. "yeah" Her voice was soft, not at all hiding that something really was the matter. "now, can i?"
"Of course. I'll see you in a few."
Ashley hung up the phone, back onto the reciever. She stood up from her bed and searched around for her shoes. Slipping them on quietly, she grabbed a lightweight jacket. She slipped out of her bedroom, quietly going down the stairs, skipping the ones that creaked. Ashley unlocked the door and slipped out, quickly walking towards Jimmys house.
He was waiting at the door anxiously. As soon as he saw her walking down the sidewalk towards him, he met her. As soon as Ashley and Jimmy reached each other, Ashley embraced Jimmy in a hug, resting her head on his shoulder., that's when she broke down in tears.
They sat on the couch together. A long silence provailing between them. The ice was broken when Jimmy simply asked "Are you alright?"
Ashley sat there, leaning against him for a long time. She replied, but not in words. She just shook her head no.
Again it was silent, Ashley didn't mind, just being with Jimmy made the mental strain go away. Jimmy, on the other hand had no idea what was going on... and needed to know, even if it wasn't at all serious, he needed to know.
Ashley evenetually fell asleep on Jimmys shoulder. He waited a while before moving, gently laying her on the couch and putting a blanket over her. Jimmy brushed the hair out of Ashleys face and watched her sleep for a few minutes, before kissing her on the cheek and whispering softley "good-night ashley." Jimmy grabbed another blanket and couch pillow and layed on the floor next to the couch. He didn't fall asleep, he lye there for the rest of the night, wondering what was the matter with Ashley.
(Will Ashley really tell Jimmy whats going on?? Or will she make an alibi? ...find out in chapter 5!!)