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chapters, but you would only know that if you read the last two. I would
like to thank the two people that read my story and reviewed. It depresses
me that only two people reviewed when my sister's fic has 77 reviews.
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Chapter 3: Mending the Wounds
Craig was so excited when he found out that ash would talk to him, he wasn't even thinking. He ran through the halls towards Ash's locker, but when she wasn't there he decided to try the music room. He remembered how they used to meet to fool around with their guitars and the keyboard, making up weird songs. Turning the corner, Craig saw her standing there playing an old song they made up together. He smiled and ran inside the room.
"Ash, can we talk?"
She didn't even have to look up to see who it was. She knew already, and she was expecting him.
"What? I'm listening." Ash didn't even look up. She just continued playing.
"I wanted to apologize for how I treated you..."
He got cut off before he could finish.
"You mean like crap?"
"Actually," Craig said, "...I was going to say like a dog, but crap will do."
She smiled a little and finally stopped playing long enough to pick up her head and look at him. It was the first time she had looked into his eyes in a long time. She never stopped loving him. In fact the last couple of weeks she couldn't stop thinking about him.
"Okay, you apologized what else do you want?"
"I wan....," he was cut off again by Spinner. He started to think that nobody wanted him to talk to Ash.
"What?" Craig yelled.
"Whoa! Chill out Craig. I just wanted to tell you that we have to go right now. My mom is outside waiting and she isn't in a good mood, so if you still want a ride you have to come now. I'll meet you out front." Spinner got the words out and disappeared out of the doorway.
"I guess I have to go now, but I still want us to be friends. Is that cool?" "Sure why not?" She looked back down at the keyboard and started playing again.
"Meet me at the Dot Grill tomorrow after school so we could talk some more." Craig ran out of the room before she could turn him down.
He smiled the rest of the day. This made his life a little easier, but he knew that he still had to fix things with Manny.
* * * *
"You're going to what! After all that he did to you. You're going to forgive him just like that!" Paige was shocked when Ash told her.
"He was at least sincere about it and plus it's not like I could have said no," Ash replied.
"Why couldn't you? Because you still love him? You can live without him? Oh Craig I forgive you even though I gave you my heart and you stomped all over it." Paige was starting to mock Ash and she was getting annoyed.
"No he left before I could say no and there's nothing that I could do about it now. I can't just blow him off!" Ash was screaming at Paige and she gave her one of the coldest looks ever.
"Yes you can Ash." Paige lowered her voice "For once in your life do something for yourself. Screw Craig, he doesn't care about you. He may say that he does, but is total bull. Now you could forgive him, meet him at the Dot tomorrow and get your heat broken again or you can blow him off tomorrow and save yourself from getting hurt. It's your choice." Paige walked away leaving Ash standing there alone and confused.
What was she going to do? She didn't want to hurt Craig, but she also didn't want to get hurt. Everything Paige said was true and even though she probably shouldn't have let Paige's words effect her decision......she decided that they would. She was going to blow off Craig.
Chapter 3: Mending the Wounds
Craig was so excited when he found out that ash would talk to him, he wasn't even thinking. He ran through the halls towards Ash's locker, but when she wasn't there he decided to try the music room. He remembered how they used to meet to fool around with their guitars and the keyboard, making up weird songs. Turning the corner, Craig saw her standing there playing an old song they made up together. He smiled and ran inside the room.
"Ash, can we talk?"
She didn't even have to look up to see who it was. She knew already, and she was expecting him.
"What? I'm listening." Ash didn't even look up. She just continued playing.
"I wanted to apologize for how I treated you..."
He got cut off before he could finish.
"You mean like crap?"
"Actually," Craig said, "...I was going to say like a dog, but crap will do."
She smiled a little and finally stopped playing long enough to pick up her head and look at him. It was the first time she had looked into his eyes in a long time. She never stopped loving him. In fact the last couple of weeks she couldn't stop thinking about him.
"Okay, you apologized what else do you want?"
"I wan....," he was cut off again by Spinner. He started to think that nobody wanted him to talk to Ash.
"What?" Craig yelled.
"Whoa! Chill out Craig. I just wanted to tell you that we have to go right now. My mom is outside waiting and she isn't in a good mood, so if you still want a ride you have to come now. I'll meet you out front." Spinner got the words out and disappeared out of the doorway.
"I guess I have to go now, but I still want us to be friends. Is that cool?" "Sure why not?" She looked back down at the keyboard and started playing again.
"Meet me at the Dot Grill tomorrow after school so we could talk some more." Craig ran out of the room before she could turn him down.
He smiled the rest of the day. This made his life a little easier, but he knew that he still had to fix things with Manny.
* * * *
"You're going to what! After all that he did to you. You're going to forgive him just like that!" Paige was shocked when Ash told her.
"He was at least sincere about it and plus it's not like I could have said no," Ash replied.
"Why couldn't you? Because you still love him? You can live without him? Oh Craig I forgive you even though I gave you my heart and you stomped all over it." Paige was starting to mock Ash and she was getting annoyed.
"No he left before I could say no and there's nothing that I could do about it now. I can't just blow him off!" Ash was screaming at Paige and she gave her one of the coldest looks ever.
"Yes you can Ash." Paige lowered her voice "For once in your life do something for yourself. Screw Craig, he doesn't care about you. He may say that he does, but is total bull. Now you could forgive him, meet him at the Dot tomorrow and get your heat broken again or you can blow him off tomorrow and save yourself from getting hurt. It's your choice." Paige walked away leaving Ash standing there alone and confused.
What was she going to do? She didn't want to hurt Craig, but she also didn't want to get hurt. Everything Paige said was true and even though she probably shouldn't have let Paige's words effect her decision......she decided that they would. She was going to blow off Craig.