CHAPTER 4 - DECISIONS
As soon as Craig dropped her off at her house, Haley called Ashley. "Hello" "Hi, is Ashley there?" She heard a young boys voice call for Ash. She assumed it was her younger step-brother Toby. When Ashley picked up the phone Haley asked about Craig and if it'd be ok if she went to the back to school dance with him. Ashley said it was ok but warned her that he might not turn out how she wanted him to. Haley was happy with that even though she did know about his past. She couldn't let him find out about hers though.
Later that night she ran upstairs and took a quick shower before going to bed. That night she dreamed about the dance. Her dreams assured her everything would be ok. Craig had learned his lesson with Ashley and Manny. At least she hoped he had. She woke up and got dressed. She went downstairs and ate a piece of toast for breakfast and ran out the front door. She was actually excited to go to school. She hated school and would always complain about having to go. She walked up the stairs and in the doors and looked everywhere for Craig but couldn't find him. She found Ashley with a girl from grade 9. "Hey Ash."
"Hey Haley. This is Emma." Ashley said.
"Oh, Craig mentioned you the other day." Haley told her.
"Really? What'd he say about me?" she asked.
"He called Mr. Simpson Snake and then he was explaining it and said his wife was your mom."
"Oh."
Haley saw Craig, "I have to go. It was nice talking to you." she said as she was running down the hall towards Craig. "Craig!"
Craig pretended not to notice her. All he could think about was Ashley. He had to talk to her. He walked into the boy's washroom and waited for the bell to ring. He went to his locker and then to class. "Sorry Mr. Simpson."
"Mr. Manning late again. Locker trouble?"
"No sir. Uhm..."
"Sit. Today we'll be learning about mother boards." Craig sat and got ready to listen to his teacher this time, unlike yesterday. He was good with computers but he kept screwing everything up because he kept thinking about Ashley. He didn't know what he was going to say to her. But he knew he had to talk to her. Finally the bell rang. Craig jumped up and ran out of the classroom hoping Haley wouldn't follow him. He saw Ashley at her locker. He walked up beside her.
"Hey Ash, can we talk?" he asked.
"Craig? What do you want?" she answered.
"I just want to talk. After school?"
" I guess. Meet me at the Dot at 3:30." she said as she walked away.
"Hey Craig."
"Oh hey, Haley."
"So, are you and Ash not fighting anymore?" she asked.
"I dunno. We're just going to talk tonight after school. I have to get to class. I'll see you in English." he said and walked down the hall. She was left in the hall confused. She went to her next class. At lunch Craig avoided Ashley and Haley. Haley noticed, but Ashley didn't. In English Haley tried to talk to Craig. But it was basically hopeless. She decided to go to the Dot to see what they were going to talk about. She hoped they weren't getting back together or something. She looked in the window looking for them. She didn't see them so she went inside and sat at a table in the corner. She held a menu over her face so they wouldn't see her. Soon she saw Craig walk in and sit at the booth next to the one she was at. A few minutes later Ashley walked in and sat across from them.
As soon as Craig dropped her off at her house, Haley called Ashley. "Hello" "Hi, is Ashley there?" She heard a young boys voice call for Ash. She assumed it was her younger step-brother Toby. When Ashley picked up the phone Haley asked about Craig and if it'd be ok if she went to the back to school dance with him. Ashley said it was ok but warned her that he might not turn out how she wanted him to. Haley was happy with that even though she did know about his past. She couldn't let him find out about hers though.
Later that night she ran upstairs and took a quick shower before going to bed. That night she dreamed about the dance. Her dreams assured her everything would be ok. Craig had learned his lesson with Ashley and Manny. At least she hoped he had. She woke up and got dressed. She went downstairs and ate a piece of toast for breakfast and ran out the front door. She was actually excited to go to school. She hated school and would always complain about having to go. She walked up the stairs and in the doors and looked everywhere for Craig but couldn't find him. She found Ashley with a girl from grade 9. "Hey Ash."
"Hey Haley. This is Emma." Ashley said.
"Oh, Craig mentioned you the other day." Haley told her.
"Really? What'd he say about me?" she asked.
"He called Mr. Simpson Snake and then he was explaining it and said his wife was your mom."
"Oh."
Haley saw Craig, "I have to go. It was nice talking to you." she said as she was running down the hall towards Craig. "Craig!"
Craig pretended not to notice her. All he could think about was Ashley. He had to talk to her. He walked into the boy's washroom and waited for the bell to ring. He went to his locker and then to class. "Sorry Mr. Simpson."
"Mr. Manning late again. Locker trouble?"
"No sir. Uhm..."
"Sit. Today we'll be learning about mother boards." Craig sat and got ready to listen to his teacher this time, unlike yesterday. He was good with computers but he kept screwing everything up because he kept thinking about Ashley. He didn't know what he was going to say to her. But he knew he had to talk to her. Finally the bell rang. Craig jumped up and ran out of the classroom hoping Haley wouldn't follow him. He saw Ashley at her locker. He walked up beside her.
"Hey Ash, can we talk?" he asked.
"Craig? What do you want?" she answered.
"I just want to talk. After school?"
" I guess. Meet me at the Dot at 3:30." she said as she walked away.
"Hey Craig."
"Oh hey, Haley."
"So, are you and Ash not fighting anymore?" she asked.
"I dunno. We're just going to talk tonight after school. I have to get to class. I'll see you in English." he said and walked down the hall. She was left in the hall confused. She went to her next class. At lunch Craig avoided Ashley and Haley. Haley noticed, but Ashley didn't. In English Haley tried to talk to Craig. But it was basically hopeless. She decided to go to the Dot to see what they were going to talk about. She hoped they weren't getting back together or something. She looked in the window looking for them. She didn't see them so she went inside and sat at a table in the corner. She held a menu over her face so they wouldn't see her. Soon she saw Craig walk in and sit at the booth next to the one she was at. A few minutes later Ashley walked in and sat across from them.