Hey, I deleted my other JT x Emma story cause I did not like it so I decided to do a story that takes place after "Holiday". (You need to see this episode to get a feel what is going on) This is all about Ashley and what she does after Craig breaks her heart. I do not own Degrassi or anything affiliated with it.

"How Could You?"

[Ashley]
I just sat outside of our school after walking out of our performance cause I just couldn't be around him anymore. It feels so surreal for this to be true, I mean come on, I thought there wasn't anything wrong between him and I. If he wanted someone else, he could've left me instead of cheating on me. Why Manny? I thought Craig loved me but now it seems like a huge lie. I am better off just going home and just laying down to think. This is way too overwhelming. [/Ashley]

A few hours later, Ashley is at home lying down in her room just resting. The phone rings and she had a gut feeling it was going to be Craig trying to apologize for what he has done. But Ash checked her caller id and it wasn't Craig at all, it was someone she least expected.

"Hey Ashley?" said the person on the other line. Ashley was relieved that it was the voice of comfort.

"Hey Emma, what bring you to call me today?" Ashley said with a little smile on her face. Ashley could always depend on Emma for certain things because Em was a kind hearted girl.

"I saw what happened earlier today at your performance. I just wanted to check if you were okay and was feeling better. I was also wondering if you wanted to talk outside, maybe at the Dot?" Emma said with a little bit of feeling unconfident about Ashley to being able to talk so soon. Emma knew it was the right thing to do because she also felt betrayed but not by Craig. She was betrayed by Manny because of the whole situation.

"Sure I'll meet up with you, I actually was hoping I could talk to someone about this tonight. This whole situation was really irritating me and I think I won't be able to sleep tonight if I don't get this off my chest." Ashley had said with a little of contentment in her voice.

"So we'll meet at the Dot, say in 30 minutes?" Emma was feeling more confident now in finalizing the meeting.

"Sure thing, I'll see you there." Ashley said before hanging up the phone and grabbing her jacket. She didn't want her Christmas to be ruined by anyone. Especially to not be ruined by Craig and Manuela. As she took her jacket from her chair, she saw a picture frame with a picture of her and Craig. She slammed the picture in the trashcan and told her mom she was going out for a little while. She was able to walk out of her voice with a smile on her face, for now.

I know this isn't much but I want to make this a long fic. Review!!