When I got home, I called Ashley.
"What's up, Ellie?" she asked me.
"Me and Marco, we're over. Done, finished, completely through."
"Oh Ellie, that's terrible. I'm so sorry. But hey, I'm hanging out with Craig and his cousin today. She's moving here from the States, and I'm sure she'd love to meet some new people. Her name's Lindsey. Why don't you come on with us, and hang out? We're going bowling, and then we'll grab something to eat. How about it? I know Craig won't mind."
"You know, Ash, that sounds like a great idea. What time?"
"Craig and Lindsey are coming over to my house at about 8. Why don't you get here at about 7:30?"
"Sure, that sounds great. I'll see you then." I hung up, and decided to take a shower and change before I left.
I got out of the shower at about 7, and changed into some clean clothes. I headed downstairs to let my mom know where I was headed, and then started walking to Ash's house.
I rang the doorbell, only a little bit early, and Ash opened the door, still in her bathrobe. She had just finished showering too.
"You can come up to my room," Ash told me. "I'm just going to get dressed."
"Ok, whatever." I replied, and we headed upstairs. We got into her room, and she started changing. "Hey, you, uh, want me to wait outside?"
"Nah, you've seen me change in gym plenty of times."
I nodded, and tried to avoid looking at her. I couldn't help looking though. She was really pretty, I noticed. She has a really great body. And then I realized what I was doing. "Knock it off Ellie," I thought angrily to myself. "Why the hell are you checking out Ash?" A moment later, Ash finished changing, so it didn't matter anymore anyways.
"So, El, I told you to come over here a little early, just so I could warn you about something. Its not really a big deal, but Craig told me, and I just thought I'd let you know before Lindsey got here."
"What?"
"Lindsey's gay. Openly, in fact. She's moving here to get away from the harassment she was getting at her school. Craig's worried that it won't be much better at Degrassi, because nobody's really accepting. Lindsey said she didn't care; she just wanted to get away from the physical abuse. I asked Craig, what had happened to Lindsey, but Craig said he didn't know. Lindsey never talks about it to anyone. But anyways, I just thought I'd let you know."
"Oh, thanks, that was nice of you. But it really wouldn't have mattered anyways. Stuff like that doesn't bother me."
"I figured it wouldn't, but I thought I'd let you know anyways."
She headed into the bathroom to put on her makeup, and I followed.
"So, why'd you break up with Marco?" she asked.
"I don't know."
"Come on El, that's bull. Really, why'd you do it?"
"Would it be acceptable to tell you that I can't tell you?"
Ash stared at me for a moment. "Sure, El, that'd be okay for now."
"Thanks."
"But are you ok? I mean, you don't seem too upset."
"I'm fine, really. I guess dating him never really meant as much to me as dating someone should."
"I'm still sorry. Even if you aren't totally heartbroken." I giggled at her last statement.
"Ellie Nash, heartbroken over any boy? Come on Ash, I don't think so!" We both giggled at that. It did seem ridiculous.
The doorbell rang a moment later, and we both headed downstairs.
"What's up, Ellie?" she asked me.
"Me and Marco, we're over. Done, finished, completely through."
"Oh Ellie, that's terrible. I'm so sorry. But hey, I'm hanging out with Craig and his cousin today. She's moving here from the States, and I'm sure she'd love to meet some new people. Her name's Lindsey. Why don't you come on with us, and hang out? We're going bowling, and then we'll grab something to eat. How about it? I know Craig won't mind."
"You know, Ash, that sounds like a great idea. What time?"
"Craig and Lindsey are coming over to my house at about 8. Why don't you get here at about 7:30?"
"Sure, that sounds great. I'll see you then." I hung up, and decided to take a shower and change before I left.
I got out of the shower at about 7, and changed into some clean clothes. I headed downstairs to let my mom know where I was headed, and then started walking to Ash's house.
I rang the doorbell, only a little bit early, and Ash opened the door, still in her bathrobe. She had just finished showering too.
"You can come up to my room," Ash told me. "I'm just going to get dressed."
"Ok, whatever." I replied, and we headed upstairs. We got into her room, and she started changing. "Hey, you, uh, want me to wait outside?"
"Nah, you've seen me change in gym plenty of times."
I nodded, and tried to avoid looking at her. I couldn't help looking though. She was really pretty, I noticed. She has a really great body. And then I realized what I was doing. "Knock it off Ellie," I thought angrily to myself. "Why the hell are you checking out Ash?" A moment later, Ash finished changing, so it didn't matter anymore anyways.
"So, El, I told you to come over here a little early, just so I could warn you about something. Its not really a big deal, but Craig told me, and I just thought I'd let you know before Lindsey got here."
"What?"
"Lindsey's gay. Openly, in fact. She's moving here to get away from the harassment she was getting at her school. Craig's worried that it won't be much better at Degrassi, because nobody's really accepting. Lindsey said she didn't care; she just wanted to get away from the physical abuse. I asked Craig, what had happened to Lindsey, but Craig said he didn't know. Lindsey never talks about it to anyone. But anyways, I just thought I'd let you know."
"Oh, thanks, that was nice of you. But it really wouldn't have mattered anyways. Stuff like that doesn't bother me."
"I figured it wouldn't, but I thought I'd let you know anyways."
She headed into the bathroom to put on her makeup, and I followed.
"So, why'd you break up with Marco?" she asked.
"I don't know."
"Come on El, that's bull. Really, why'd you do it?"
"Would it be acceptable to tell you that I can't tell you?"
Ash stared at me for a moment. "Sure, El, that'd be okay for now."
"Thanks."
"But are you ok? I mean, you don't seem too upset."
"I'm fine, really. I guess dating him never really meant as much to me as dating someone should."
"I'm still sorry. Even if you aren't totally heartbroken." I giggled at her last statement.
"Ellie Nash, heartbroken over any boy? Come on Ash, I don't think so!" We both giggled at that. It did seem ridiculous.
The doorbell rang a moment later, and we both headed downstairs.