Ashley

I was sitting in my room in karen and jesses the one I shared w/ marie. I still wasn't used to the size of the big white house or how nice jesse was. Or how many new sibligns I had. There was rose, marie, anna, kate, Amanda, Louisa and evan. I still hadn't gotten signed up for a ballet class. Karen and jesse had been to busy. It was weird not being afraid of the guy who was now my dad. I could actually relax a little. I had more time to eat and sleep. Id started cheerleading after school.

Well, I could sortof relax. Right before I left my dad had hurt me again. Which had led to me being sick for more than 2 weeks.

That night jesse called me down to dinner.

"Ashley dinner!" he called upstairs.

"ok-" I said putting my hand over my mouth and ran to the bathroom "be right there!"

I went into the bathroom closed the door got sick opened it and went down the stairs into the kitchen where I sat down at the table where jesse karen evan and Hannah were.

"ooh whats for dinner?" I asked.

"we have - " said karen from the stove "pasta."

"you alrite?" jesse asked.

"yeah why?" I countered.

"you look. Um. Different."

"no im fine."

"ok."

'karen never cooks, what gives?' I mouthed to evan; 'shes usually too busy to'.

'well apparently she wasn't too busy to tonight. And not sure.'

'oh.'

"do we have cucumbers?" I asked

"cucumbers?" jesse asked.

"yeah I, suddenly really want some. You know. Makes things healthier."

"no I don't think so but I can go get some."

"ok."

"I actually need to go to the store too," karen said setting the giant pasta pot on the counter.

"ill take care of the rest of dinner," evan said.

"ok."

Karen and jesse left.