Chapter Three-Left Over Feelings
The music faded out and Craig appeared.
"Craig, I don't know what to sa-" Ashley began, but he cut her off.
"Don't say anything," he said. And then Marco, Spinner, and Jimmy came out and began playing a 'rock love song', you could say. Craig grabbed his guitar. And he sang. Ellie could tell how much emotion and how much time he put into the song. It pained her heart just listening. She could see Ashley about ready to cry.
Soon, the song was over and Craig walked over to Ashley. He wiped a tear from her face and wrapped his arms around her and kissed her. Ellie shook her head, though she knew the idea was sweet. Marco had a huge smile across his face, while Spinner waved a hand in disgust and signaled to them to go inside. Ellie followed them, when she noticed Jimmy still standing there, his face completely emotionless. Ellie stopped and glanced from Craig and Ashley to Jimmy. Then she got it.
Jimmy still liked Ashley.
She felt like saying something, but she quietly followed Spinner and Marco into Marco's kitchen. As soon as they got in their, Spinner began going through the pantry and refrigerator.
"Dude, you got any spray cheese?" he asked Marco.
Marco shook his head. "We don't stock up on it like you do, buddy."
Ellie ignored them all and went to the fridge. She'd been at the Del Rossi's plenty of times. She was practically the second child. As she grabbed a soda, Jimmy came inside.
"Where were you?" Spinner asked.
"Nowhere," was Jimmy's reply.
Spinner shrugged and began searching for food.
"So what's up with the lovebirds?" Marco asked.
"They left," Jimmy said briefly. Great, Ellie thought sarcastically.
"Who cares, dude," Spinner said. "Let's watch some TV. I GOT REMOTE!" he yelled, and ran over to the living room, jumping over the couch. The other guys soon joined him.
Ellie sighed. How did she get stuck here again?
She grabbed her Coke and said to everyone, "I'm leaving. Bye."
"El, just stay and hang out here," Marco told her.
"No, that's okay," Ellie replied.
"Come on," he urged, smiling at her. "You can stay for dinner, too. Mom's making the lasagna I know you love."
"Lasagna? Well, I guess I could stay," Ellie said, and plopped down on the couch between Spinner and Jimmy.
"Don't you have a... Goth meeting or something?" Spinner asked, rudely.
"Only on Saturday's, moron," Ellie said sarcastically. She kicked her feet up on the table, and took a sip of her soda, as he flipped through the channels. About five minutes later, Jimmy got up from the couch and left the living room, disappearing into the hallway.
"What's his problem?" Spinner asked.
Ellie rolled her eyes. She couldn't stand Spinner. "You are so dense. Marco, I'm going to take a rain check on that dinner invite. I'm going home. See ya."
"You sure, El?" he asked.
She nodded and walked down the hallway, and out the front door. When she got outside she practically tripped over Jimmy.
Damn these boots, she thought.
"Leavin'?" he asked her.
"Yep," she answered, and walked down the stairs. She thought for a quick second and then turned back around. "Look, Jimmy, I know you still have feelings for Ash but-"
He cut her off. "Feelings for Ash?"
She nodded.
"What makes you think I still like Ash?" he asked.
"I saw the way you were looking at her and Craig in the garage. I know it's hard-"
She was cut off again. "It's not a big deal."
"It is. It kills you to see them together," she said softly.
"I don't know what she sees in him," he muttered, not looking at Ellie. "He cheated on her and now after a song and some roses, she's going to forgive him?"
"Stupid, I know," Ellie agreed. "But that's the way to Ashley's heart. She's a hopeless romantic who wants to be swept off her feet with diamonds and roses and all that romantic stuff."
"That's what every girl wants, eh?" he said.
"Pretty much," Ellie laughed. "Anyways, I should be going."
"Bye," he said, as she turned around and began her walk home.
When she got home, she headed for her room. She knew her mother was in her own bedroom most likely doing what she did best--drinking. Luckily, there had been days where she had been sober and had done things around the house. Her aunt and uncle from the states had come by for Christmas, and her mother seemed...happy. More happy than she had been in a while. Unfortunately, they had to leave, and she began drinking again.
Ellie's dad was still in Kabul. He was only supposed to be there a few months, so hopefully she could have her father home again. He kept the family together. Ellie tried to keep her mind off of those topics, though. She went to her desk and turned on her brand new laptop that she'd received from her aunt and uncle.
She signed on to her instant messenger, but put and away message up to check her e-mail. Not that she'd get many messages anyways.
She had two e-mails. One being a stupid chain email from Paige (that's the only reason she ever emailed Ellie) and the other from Ashley.
To: NOLabels
From: pictureperfect
El-
Sooo sorry I never came back to Marco's. Craig and I went to talk about things. He said he loves me, but I don't know if he means it. He said he hasn't seen Manny since the day things blew over. He says he wants to be with me and that him and Manny were just a fling...nothing serious. Ahhh, I'm so confused. What should I do?!?
Xo, -Ash
PS: Wasn't what he did the SWEETEST thing ever?
Ellie almost gagged reading this e-mail. She sounded exactly like PAIGE. What love does to people, she thought. She quickly typed up a response.
Re: To: pictureperfect
From: NOLabels
Ash, chill out. I'm not going to tell you what to do. You're in the relationship, not me. Just do whatever you think is best. Just remember whom you might hurt in the process.
-Ellie
She wrote the reply with Jimmy in mind. She had never had a conversation with him before. All she remembered about him was his constant begging for a date with her last year. But that was before everyone knew who she was. She felt bad for him, considering his and Ashley's history together, but thought that maybe he was just holding on to the past, and just needed to let go. Ashley had become a more independent person since she's known her. She still remembered first seeing her. Begging Paige to accept her back into their clique, to make everything all right again. She'd gone through many stages. Her popular stage, her outcast stage, and now she seems to have found herself. Not begging for acceptance, not popular, not an outcast, but a normal teenager.
She didn't like getting involved in other's problems, so she decided to put it off. She pulled out her books and began her homework. Her attention turned to a pair of scissors she hadn't noticed before, lying on her desk. She took a deep breath, reached over and grabbed the scissors, and threw them in her backpack.
Author's Note- Thanks for the reviews!! You all are awesome! Next chapter should be up soon.
Swizzbeatz- I'm glad you think I'm a good writer. Thanks for your honesty and opinion...hate's a strong word, though. Anyways, it is a fanfiction and I like Ashley and Craig together and I'd much rather see him with her than Manny. Gag. So if you don't like it, just don't read it.
The music faded out and Craig appeared.
"Craig, I don't know what to sa-" Ashley began, but he cut her off.
"Don't say anything," he said. And then Marco, Spinner, and Jimmy came out and began playing a 'rock love song', you could say. Craig grabbed his guitar. And he sang. Ellie could tell how much emotion and how much time he put into the song. It pained her heart just listening. She could see Ashley about ready to cry.
Soon, the song was over and Craig walked over to Ashley. He wiped a tear from her face and wrapped his arms around her and kissed her. Ellie shook her head, though she knew the idea was sweet. Marco had a huge smile across his face, while Spinner waved a hand in disgust and signaled to them to go inside. Ellie followed them, when she noticed Jimmy still standing there, his face completely emotionless. Ellie stopped and glanced from Craig and Ashley to Jimmy. Then she got it.
Jimmy still liked Ashley.
She felt like saying something, but she quietly followed Spinner and Marco into Marco's kitchen. As soon as they got in their, Spinner began going through the pantry and refrigerator.
"Dude, you got any spray cheese?" he asked Marco.
Marco shook his head. "We don't stock up on it like you do, buddy."
Ellie ignored them all and went to the fridge. She'd been at the Del Rossi's plenty of times. She was practically the second child. As she grabbed a soda, Jimmy came inside.
"Where were you?" Spinner asked.
"Nowhere," was Jimmy's reply.
Spinner shrugged and began searching for food.
"So what's up with the lovebirds?" Marco asked.
"They left," Jimmy said briefly. Great, Ellie thought sarcastically.
"Who cares, dude," Spinner said. "Let's watch some TV. I GOT REMOTE!" he yelled, and ran over to the living room, jumping over the couch. The other guys soon joined him.
Ellie sighed. How did she get stuck here again?
She grabbed her Coke and said to everyone, "I'm leaving. Bye."
"El, just stay and hang out here," Marco told her.
"No, that's okay," Ellie replied.
"Come on," he urged, smiling at her. "You can stay for dinner, too. Mom's making the lasagna I know you love."
"Lasagna? Well, I guess I could stay," Ellie said, and plopped down on the couch between Spinner and Jimmy.
"Don't you have a... Goth meeting or something?" Spinner asked, rudely.
"Only on Saturday's, moron," Ellie said sarcastically. She kicked her feet up on the table, and took a sip of her soda, as he flipped through the channels. About five minutes later, Jimmy got up from the couch and left the living room, disappearing into the hallway.
"What's his problem?" Spinner asked.
Ellie rolled her eyes. She couldn't stand Spinner. "You are so dense. Marco, I'm going to take a rain check on that dinner invite. I'm going home. See ya."
"You sure, El?" he asked.
She nodded and walked down the hallway, and out the front door. When she got outside she practically tripped over Jimmy.
Damn these boots, she thought.
"Leavin'?" he asked her.
"Yep," she answered, and walked down the stairs. She thought for a quick second and then turned back around. "Look, Jimmy, I know you still have feelings for Ash but-"
He cut her off. "Feelings for Ash?"
She nodded.
"What makes you think I still like Ash?" he asked.
"I saw the way you were looking at her and Craig in the garage. I know it's hard-"
She was cut off again. "It's not a big deal."
"It is. It kills you to see them together," she said softly.
"I don't know what she sees in him," he muttered, not looking at Ellie. "He cheated on her and now after a song and some roses, she's going to forgive him?"
"Stupid, I know," Ellie agreed. "But that's the way to Ashley's heart. She's a hopeless romantic who wants to be swept off her feet with diamonds and roses and all that romantic stuff."
"That's what every girl wants, eh?" he said.
"Pretty much," Ellie laughed. "Anyways, I should be going."
"Bye," he said, as she turned around and began her walk home.
When she got home, she headed for her room. She knew her mother was in her own bedroom most likely doing what she did best--drinking. Luckily, there had been days where she had been sober and had done things around the house. Her aunt and uncle from the states had come by for Christmas, and her mother seemed...happy. More happy than she had been in a while. Unfortunately, they had to leave, and she began drinking again.
Ellie's dad was still in Kabul. He was only supposed to be there a few months, so hopefully she could have her father home again. He kept the family together. Ellie tried to keep her mind off of those topics, though. She went to her desk and turned on her brand new laptop that she'd received from her aunt and uncle.
She signed on to her instant messenger, but put and away message up to check her e-mail. Not that she'd get many messages anyways.
She had two e-mails. One being a stupid chain email from Paige (that's the only reason she ever emailed Ellie) and the other from Ashley.
To: NOLabels
From: pictureperfect
El-
Sooo sorry I never came back to Marco's. Craig and I went to talk about things. He said he loves me, but I don't know if he means it. He said he hasn't seen Manny since the day things blew over. He says he wants to be with me and that him and Manny were just a fling...nothing serious. Ahhh, I'm so confused. What should I do?!?
Xo, -Ash
PS: Wasn't what he did the SWEETEST thing ever?
Ellie almost gagged reading this e-mail. She sounded exactly like PAIGE. What love does to people, she thought. She quickly typed up a response.
Re: To: pictureperfect
From: NOLabels
Ash, chill out. I'm not going to tell you what to do. You're in the relationship, not me. Just do whatever you think is best. Just remember whom you might hurt in the process.
-Ellie
She wrote the reply with Jimmy in mind. She had never had a conversation with him before. All she remembered about him was his constant begging for a date with her last year. But that was before everyone knew who she was. She felt bad for him, considering his and Ashley's history together, but thought that maybe he was just holding on to the past, and just needed to let go. Ashley had become a more independent person since she's known her. She still remembered first seeing her. Begging Paige to accept her back into their clique, to make everything all right again. She'd gone through many stages. Her popular stage, her outcast stage, and now she seems to have found herself. Not begging for acceptance, not popular, not an outcast, but a normal teenager.
She didn't like getting involved in other's problems, so she decided to put it off. She pulled out her books and began her homework. Her attention turned to a pair of scissors she hadn't noticed before, lying on her desk. She took a deep breath, reached over and grabbed the scissors, and threw them in her backpack.
Author's Note- Thanks for the reviews!! You all are awesome! Next chapter should be up soon.
Swizzbeatz- I'm glad you think I'm a good writer. Thanks for your honesty and opinion...hate's a strong word, though. Anyways, it is a fanfiction and I like Ashley and Craig together and I'd much rather see him with her than Manny. Gag. So if you don't like it, just don't read it.