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Chapter 8: Be Strong
The next morning, while Elle was walking towards home room she saw Ash standing by her locker. She had thought over what she was going to say the night before, but she forgot when she approached Ash.
"Ash," Elle said, as she tapped Ash's shoulder, "We have to talk."
Ash turned around to face Elle and rolled her eyes when she heard what Elle had said.
"Ash we have never gotten into a fight like this especially over something as small and stupid as this." Elle knew that Ash would make a comment and she regretted even saying what she did.
"Something stupid like this Elle? You turned on me to help Craig try to 'win me back', and now you're saying that what we're fighting over is small and stupid?" Ash kept raising her voice as she spoke and Elle started to wish that she hadn't said anything in the first place.
"I said I was sorry," Elle said in a low voice hoping not to cause a scene in the middle of the hall.
"Sorry?" Ash yelled back, "You should be begging me to forgive you after what you pulled."
Elle's jaw dropped in utter disbelief. "Begging you, for what? For you to be my friend again!? I came over here to try to get you to talk to me again, yes, not to beg for forgiveness! I didn't think that you, my best friend, of all people, you who helped me through all of the crap I was going through would treat me like this."
Elle didn't care anymore. She was screaming now and she didn't care if it made a scene. She couldn't believe the crap that was coming out of her so called best friend's mouth.
Ash could hear in Elle's voice that she was about to cry, but she didn't say anything. She just gave Elle a cold look.
"Well," Elle said as a tear rolled down her cheek, "I guess I thought wrong."
She started walking away from Ash, pushing through the people who were watching the argument as she went. She ran towards the girl's bathroom and pushed open the door.
She held the sides of the sink and stared down into the sink as tears slowly rolled down her cheeks. After a few minutes, it took much effort to drag her head back up to look into the mirror. When she did, she could see that her eye liner and mascara were starting to run from all of the crying. She turned on the water and washed her face getting off all of the make-up.
Standing there, the cool water running down her face, she thought about the fight and couldn't help believing that she should never have agreed to help Craig. Just thinking about how crazy life had become in just a few short days made the tears come even harder.
Elle sat on the floor with her back to the wall, crying, trying desperately to stop, but being physically unable to do so. "Elle," she said to herself out loud, "You have to stop crying, you have to be strong."
Craig's words echoed over and over in her head about being strong and not taking Ash's crap, pushing her. With an empowered sigh, she pulled herself to her feet and washed her face again trying to erase any signs of her tears.
Pushing open the door, she walked to her class, thinking of Craig because he was the only thing that didn't make her think of all the crap in her life.
"Be strong," she said to herself, "be strong."
* * * *
Later on that day, as Elle was walking home, pondering the very eventful day she had, someone taped her shoulder very lightly as if they were almost afraid of her. She looked over and saw Craig standing next to her with his hands in his pockets looking back at her. She gave him a little smile and then continued to walk forward looking down at her boot clad feet. She knew that he must have heard what had happened and she assumed that that was why he was so cautious when he tapped her.
"Hey," Craig said in a soft voice, hoping not to upset her any more than she was. "You okay?"
She looked over at him, but continued walking. "Yeah I'll be okay, thanks."
"Sorry to hear about what happened," Craig said as he continued next to her.
"It's okay," she replied.
"So do you want someone to walk home with or would you like to be alone to think."
"Actually, having someone to walk home with isn't such a bad idea. I don't want to think about today anymore, and you seem to be the only friend I have right now so sure, if you don't mind." She turned and looked back at him with a slight smile.
"I don't mind at all," he said back also giving a little smile.
Elle found a small rock on the sidewalk and she and Craig took turns kicking it along towards Elle's house. Trying to keep her from thinking about what happened, he told her about the band practice that his band had the day before. They talked about music and before they knew it they were in front of Elle's house.
She looked up at her house knowing that she would soon have to go inside and pick up all of the empty bottles that her mom had finished while she was at school. She opened the gate and led Craig to her front steps where they sat.
She looked over at Craig and said, "So thanks for walking me home. There was an awkward silence for a few seconds before Elle added, "Oh yeah, and thanks for dealing with all of my problems considering you have your own to worry about."
Craig jumped at the chance to respond. "It was no problem and I think I owe it to you, after all I got you into this mess."
They sat looking at each other after Craig finished his sentence. They both laughed at the silence of the moment.
Elle started to climb to her feet and said, "I'm going to go inside now."
"Yeah, I'll see you in school tomorrow."
With that she opened the door to her house and left Craig sitting there starring after her.
* * Hey me again just wanted to tell you that this will be my last chapter before I go on vacation, but I will try to write more as soon as I come back. Please read and review.
Chapter 8: Be Strong
The next morning, while Elle was walking towards home room she saw Ash standing by her locker. She had thought over what she was going to say the night before, but she forgot when she approached Ash.
"Ash," Elle said, as she tapped Ash's shoulder, "We have to talk."
Ash turned around to face Elle and rolled her eyes when she heard what Elle had said.
"Ash we have never gotten into a fight like this especially over something as small and stupid as this." Elle knew that Ash would make a comment and she regretted even saying what she did.
"Something stupid like this Elle? You turned on me to help Craig try to 'win me back', and now you're saying that what we're fighting over is small and stupid?" Ash kept raising her voice as she spoke and Elle started to wish that she hadn't said anything in the first place.
"I said I was sorry," Elle said in a low voice hoping not to cause a scene in the middle of the hall.
"Sorry?" Ash yelled back, "You should be begging me to forgive you after what you pulled."
Elle's jaw dropped in utter disbelief. "Begging you, for what? For you to be my friend again!? I came over here to try to get you to talk to me again, yes, not to beg for forgiveness! I didn't think that you, my best friend, of all people, you who helped me through all of the crap I was going through would treat me like this."
Elle didn't care anymore. She was screaming now and she didn't care if it made a scene. She couldn't believe the crap that was coming out of her so called best friend's mouth.
Ash could hear in Elle's voice that she was about to cry, but she didn't say anything. She just gave Elle a cold look.
"Well," Elle said as a tear rolled down her cheek, "I guess I thought wrong."
She started walking away from Ash, pushing through the people who were watching the argument as she went. She ran towards the girl's bathroom and pushed open the door.
She held the sides of the sink and stared down into the sink as tears slowly rolled down her cheeks. After a few minutes, it took much effort to drag her head back up to look into the mirror. When she did, she could see that her eye liner and mascara were starting to run from all of the crying. She turned on the water and washed her face getting off all of the make-up.
Standing there, the cool water running down her face, she thought about the fight and couldn't help believing that she should never have agreed to help Craig. Just thinking about how crazy life had become in just a few short days made the tears come even harder.
Elle sat on the floor with her back to the wall, crying, trying desperately to stop, but being physically unable to do so. "Elle," she said to herself out loud, "You have to stop crying, you have to be strong."
Craig's words echoed over and over in her head about being strong and not taking Ash's crap, pushing her. With an empowered sigh, she pulled herself to her feet and washed her face again trying to erase any signs of her tears.
Pushing open the door, she walked to her class, thinking of Craig because he was the only thing that didn't make her think of all the crap in her life.
"Be strong," she said to herself, "be strong."
* * * *
Later on that day, as Elle was walking home, pondering the very eventful day she had, someone taped her shoulder very lightly as if they were almost afraid of her. She looked over and saw Craig standing next to her with his hands in his pockets looking back at her. She gave him a little smile and then continued to walk forward looking down at her boot clad feet. She knew that he must have heard what had happened and she assumed that that was why he was so cautious when he tapped her.
"Hey," Craig said in a soft voice, hoping not to upset her any more than she was. "You okay?"
She looked over at him, but continued walking. "Yeah I'll be okay, thanks."
"Sorry to hear about what happened," Craig said as he continued next to her.
"It's okay," she replied.
"So do you want someone to walk home with or would you like to be alone to think."
"Actually, having someone to walk home with isn't such a bad idea. I don't want to think about today anymore, and you seem to be the only friend I have right now so sure, if you don't mind." She turned and looked back at him with a slight smile.
"I don't mind at all," he said back also giving a little smile.
Elle found a small rock on the sidewalk and she and Craig took turns kicking it along towards Elle's house. Trying to keep her from thinking about what happened, he told her about the band practice that his band had the day before. They talked about music and before they knew it they were in front of Elle's house.
She looked up at her house knowing that she would soon have to go inside and pick up all of the empty bottles that her mom had finished while she was at school. She opened the gate and led Craig to her front steps where they sat.
She looked over at Craig and said, "So thanks for walking me home. There was an awkward silence for a few seconds before Elle added, "Oh yeah, and thanks for dealing with all of my problems considering you have your own to worry about."
Craig jumped at the chance to respond. "It was no problem and I think I owe it to you, after all I got you into this mess."
They sat looking at each other after Craig finished his sentence. They both laughed at the silence of the moment.
Elle started to climb to her feet and said, "I'm going to go inside now."
"Yeah, I'll see you in school tomorrow."
With that she opened the door to her house and left Craig sitting there starring after her.
* * Hey me again just wanted to tell you that this will be my last chapter before I go on vacation, but I will try to write more as soon as I come back. Please read and review.