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Ashley had had a hard time, trying to convince the attendance secretary to excuse her first period absence and not call her parents, but she managed it. Now, if only it was time for class.
Ashley walked into 2nd period, Mrs. Kwan's class, just as the bell rang..
"Ashley, I would prefer my students to be on time, remember, early is on time, on time is late." Ms. Kwan flippantly scolded Ashley was she walked to her desk.
"Yes, Ms. Kwan." Ashley sat down.
Ashley didn't listen to Ms. Kwan for the rest of class. She was thinking about Mark. He wants me to come back. Otherwise, he wouldn't have told me to bring his hoodie back. The bell rang before she knew it and Ashley left English. She was daydreaming as she walked down the halls. She didn't even notice the people that were whispering and pointing at her."
As she was walking, some one shoved her from behind. Ashley took a few steps forward. "Ashley, you're freak boyfriend gave me a black-eye." She looked behind her only to see one of the boys from the bus.
"Tell him to watch his back." The boy watched her. He put his hand up to her face and stroked her cheek gently
"Hey, Tim, come on." A girl called him from down the hall.
"I'm coming." He yelled back. He grabbed Ashley's hand squeezed it, "My invitation to my house is still open." He licked his lips and walked away.
Ashley's cheek and hand felt like they were burning. She felt so disgusting so dirty, so foul, after Tim had touched her.
"I can't stay here." She said. She ran down the hall, towards the doors, hoping to escape unseen, but she hadn't. She ran directly into Toby.
"Ashley, where were you? You had everyone at home worried."
"I was at Ellie's." She lied. She wasn't even looking at Toby.
"No you weren't, Dad and Kate looked there."
"It doesn't matter Toby, I'm leaving, I'll see you tonight." Ashley pushed past him.
Ashley ran down the street, towards her house. No one would be home. She could change, eat, and veg out. That's what she needed to do. She didn't want to think about, school, or boys, or anything at all.
Ashley opened the back door, and to her astonishment, her mother was sitting at the kitchen table, in bathroom robe. Her hair was disheveled, it looked like she'd been crying, and the bags under her eyes were enormous.
Her mother turned to see who as at the door.
"Ashley!" She leapt out of her chair and hugged Ashley tightly. "Thank goodness your safe, everyone was worried. I even called the police."
Ashley had planned a rather extravagant lie, and she thought she could trick her mother. It has to work, Ashley thought, this has to work, or I'm screwed.
"Mom, what are you talking about?"
"Honey, you didn't come home last night, you told Toby you'd be back by nine and you weren't." Her mother looked confused.
"Mom, I did come home, I called and you didn't answer, I told you I'd be running late. I was at Terri's house. She had some kind of English thing and I promised I would help her. We lost track of time. I came home and everyone was gone. I thought everyone was sleeping. I went upstairs and went to bed." Ashley smiled, she was going to pull this off.
"But when I went to your room this morning, hoping you'd be there, you weren't." Ashley's mom was still baffled.
"I promised Emma that I'd help her put up some stuff for her campaign against-um, against, but I had to do it early this morning, like at 5.Ashley couldn't think of anything.
"Against what?" Her mother locked her eyes on Ashley's face.
"Against littering! She was fighting the littering cause." Ashley knew her lie was about to come crashing down on her.
"I don't know where you were, but I know you weren't at Terri's or helping Emma." Her mother was irate.
Ashley had had a hard time, trying to convince the attendance secretary to excuse her first period absence and not call her parents, but she managed it. Now, if only it was time for class.
Ashley walked into 2nd period, Mrs. Kwan's class, just as the bell rang..
"Ashley, I would prefer my students to be on time, remember, early is on time, on time is late." Ms. Kwan flippantly scolded Ashley was she walked to her desk.
"Yes, Ms. Kwan." Ashley sat down.
Ashley didn't listen to Ms. Kwan for the rest of class. She was thinking about Mark. He wants me to come back. Otherwise, he wouldn't have told me to bring his hoodie back. The bell rang before she knew it and Ashley left English. She was daydreaming as she walked down the halls. She didn't even notice the people that were whispering and pointing at her."
As she was walking, some one shoved her from behind. Ashley took a few steps forward. "Ashley, you're freak boyfriend gave me a black-eye." She looked behind her only to see one of the boys from the bus.
"Tell him to watch his back." The boy watched her. He put his hand up to her face and stroked her cheek gently
"Hey, Tim, come on." A girl called him from down the hall.
"I'm coming." He yelled back. He grabbed Ashley's hand squeezed it, "My invitation to my house is still open." He licked his lips and walked away.
Ashley's cheek and hand felt like they were burning. She felt so disgusting so dirty, so foul, after Tim had touched her.
"I can't stay here." She said. She ran down the hall, towards the doors, hoping to escape unseen, but she hadn't. She ran directly into Toby.
"Ashley, where were you? You had everyone at home worried."
"I was at Ellie's." She lied. She wasn't even looking at Toby.
"No you weren't, Dad and Kate looked there."
"It doesn't matter Toby, I'm leaving, I'll see you tonight." Ashley pushed past him.
Ashley ran down the street, towards her house. No one would be home. She could change, eat, and veg out. That's what she needed to do. She didn't want to think about, school, or boys, or anything at all.
Ashley opened the back door, and to her astonishment, her mother was sitting at the kitchen table, in bathroom robe. Her hair was disheveled, it looked like she'd been crying, and the bags under her eyes were enormous.
Her mother turned to see who as at the door.
"Ashley!" She leapt out of her chair and hugged Ashley tightly. "Thank goodness your safe, everyone was worried. I even called the police."
Ashley had planned a rather extravagant lie, and she thought she could trick her mother. It has to work, Ashley thought, this has to work, or I'm screwed.
"Mom, what are you talking about?"
"Honey, you didn't come home last night, you told Toby you'd be back by nine and you weren't." Her mother looked confused.
"Mom, I did come home, I called and you didn't answer, I told you I'd be running late. I was at Terri's house. She had some kind of English thing and I promised I would help her. We lost track of time. I came home and everyone was gone. I thought everyone was sleeping. I went upstairs and went to bed." Ashley smiled, she was going to pull this off.
"But when I went to your room this morning, hoping you'd be there, you weren't." Ashley's mom was still baffled.
"I promised Emma that I'd help her put up some stuff for her campaign against-um, against, but I had to do it early this morning, like at 5.Ashley couldn't think of anything.
"Against what?" Her mother locked her eyes on Ashley's face.
"Against littering! She was fighting the littering cause." Ashley knew her lie was about to come crashing down on her.
"I don't know where you were, but I know you weren't at Terri's or helping Emma." Her mother was irate.