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Chapter Title Inspired By: "How To Save A Life" by The Fray

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Chapter 15
"I Lost A Friend"

Once she arrived home, she immediately went up to her room.

She then turned on her ipod player, and blasted the song "Pieces" by Red.

She grabbed a pair of scissors, and proceeded to do the one thing that she knew she shouldn't be doing.

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Ashley covered her arm with three new bandaids, and sat in her bed.

She sat there, crying hysterically. Not only did she lose her friends, but she was forced to deal with a self problem by herself.

There was no one there for her, she had no support. No one knew that she was doing this.. so how could she even get help?

No one was going to listen, no one was going to help her. She was alone and scared.

But the worst part about it was.. she was scared of herself.

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The Next Morning.

Ashley awoke in her room, alone; like usual. She got up from her bed and made her way downstairs.

Her mother was sitting in the kitchen by herself, without her jackass of a boyfriend.

"Good morning Ashley." Her mother greeted her daughter, who wasn't in the greatest mood- obviously.

"Hi." Ashley coldly replied. "Wheres Jack?" Ashley asked, as she opened up the fridge.

"He's coming over in a few minutes and then we're going to go out." Her mom answered.

Ashley couldn't help but roll her eyes, she hated Jack, and never wanted him around.

"Don't tell him I'm here.." Ashley demanded, as she closed the fridge.

"Why do you hate him so much, Ashley? What has he even done wrong to you?" Her mother asked.

"What?! I think it's pretty self explanatory, mother! He beats me! Hates a strong word, but I truly hate him."

"Just.. I know that what he does is wrong, and it hurts you. But Ashley.. I love him, I love him so much and I really just want you to remember that I need to have a life to. I need to have fun and I need to be happy. Your not the center of the world." her mother explained.

"I know I'm not! But hes hurting me and a normal mother would stop that! But then again, nothings normal about this family! My dads dead, your never home, and I have no life, whats so ever!" Ashley screamed.

"Ashley! You need to calm down! Your over exaggerating every thing!" Her mother complained.

"Why don't you just go run off with Jack.. It's better if I'm out of the picture anyways. Jack hates me.. You hate me.."

"I do not hate you, Ashley. Not even a little bit. Your the most important person I have in my life." She stated.

"Then why are you letting this man hurt me? If I mean so much.. then why are you allowing some guy to hurt me?"

Suddenly, the front door opened and there appeared Jack- the last person that Ashley even wanted to see.

Ashley rolled her eyes, and turned away. She didn't even wanna make eye contact with him, he was her worst enemy.

"Hi Jack. Can you wait outside? I'm having a conversation with my daughter." Ashley's mother kindly asked.

"Why? Is that little bitch whining again?" Jack asked, rudely.

"Jack- please.. Just give me a few minutes." She begged as Jack moved closer.

"Why don't you just let me deal with her? I can put her in place."

Jack then grabbed Ashley's arm and forced her to face him.

"Jack!" Her mother screamed right before Jack smacked Ashley across the face.

Ashley layed on the floor, hardly knowing what had just happened, it all had taken her by surprise.

She had suspected that her mother would of stopped him- but no, her mom just stood there.

Her mother had allowed him to smack her across the face, once again.

"Jack! What the hell are you doing?! That is my daughter! Get away from her!" Miss. Massaro screamed as she pushed Jack away.

She then proceeded to kneel on the ground, and help Ashley.

"Honey, are you okay? Can you hear me?" Her mother asked, worried for her daughter.

Ashley sat up and gave her mother that most mad/sad/hurt facial expression ever.

"Don't ever talk to me again. Don't you EVER talk to me again." Ashley repeated.

She then stood up from the ground and ran up to her room.

She slammed the door shut, and slid down it crying.

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School.

Ashley walked through the doors. She saw Melina, Mickie, John, Brian, Paul, and Michelle all talking by Mickie's locker.

She approached them with a smile. They all gave her the meanest look and then walked away.

Michelle was the only one that stood there, she approached Ashley, while every one else walked away.

"Ashley.. Why in hell would you do what you did? You messed up bad- real bad."

"I know I did, Michelle. Just tell me one thing, are they ever gonna forgive me?" Ashley asked.

"That's a hard one Ash. They are in such shock for what you did, I'm not gonna lie- I am too. I don't even know if I can be your friend."

"Please Michelle.. I need some one right now. If you even had the slightest idea of what I was going through.. you would know that I need some one." Ashley explained.

"Tell me what your going through then." Michelle demanded.

"No I just.. I need some one or I can't get through it."

"Get through what?!" Michelle yelled, demanding an answer.

"Seriously Michelle! You do not need to know!"

"Then I don't need to help you!" Michelle replied.

Ashley stood there, just frozen, she then walked away- leaving a confused Michelle.

Ashley arrived in Science. She walked in to see John staring at her with the meanest look.

The two made eye contact before Ashley quickly looked away.

She then sat down in the back corner and grabbed her notebook and put it on her desk.

She doodled, and just ignored every single person in the class room.

Ignoring people was one of her "talents". She was good at shutting the world out.

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Lunch Time.

Ashley walked in to the cafeteria and over looked every thing.

Every one was at their only tables, talking to their own friends and actually having a decent time.

Ashley looked at her usual table and saw that every one at it was giving her the most meanest look.

She sighed and walked out of the cafeteria. She threw out her lunch and made her way to the bathroom.

Once she walked in, she made sure that no one was in the bathroom and then proceeded to grab a pair of scissors from her back pack.

She looked at herself in the mirror, with tears in her eyes- she put the scissors to her wrist and slowly allowed pressure to be put on it.

She began to cry hysterically as she made the second cut. Suddenly the bathroom door swung opened and Ashley was frozen.

She immediately put the scissors in her back pack, and tried to cover all the blood that was in the sick.

"Hi.. I'm Maria." (It's Maria from WWE lol.) A girl that Ashley had never seen, greeted her. "Oh my God! What happened?" Maria asked, referring to all the blood.

"Nothing- It's none of your business!" Ashley snapped, she then stormed out of the bathroom.

Maria couldn't help but feel worried for the girl. She made her way back to the cafeteria.

Maria knew that Ashley always sat with certain people, and she knew who they were, so Maria made her way over to Ashley's table.

"Uhm hi, Michelle- right?" Maria said, staring at Michelle.

"Uhm yes?" Michelle replied.

"Can I talk to you in private?"

"Sure." Michelle stated, really confused.

She then stood up and the two went out in to the hallway.

"What did you want to talk about?" Michelle asked

"Okay, your friends with that Ashley girl, right?"

"Well I mean- yeah I guess." She answered.

"So I was walking in to the bathroom and I saw Ashley putting scissors in to her backpack and there was blood all over the sink. Once I asked her about the blood she claimed that it was none of my business and stormed out. I don't wanna like get all nosey and what not- but I think shes hurting herself- I could be wrong though." Maria explained.

Michelle was in shock.

"Thanks for letting me know." Michelle replied.

Maria nodded and the two went their separate ways.

Michelle couldn't even begin to believe that Ashley would do that to herself.

Once Michelle arrived at the table, every one asked her what Maria wanted to know.

"It's none of your business guys- just don't worry about it." Michelle didn't wanna tell any one.

--

Every one was leaving the school, since the school day was finally over.

Not one person was in the halls- Ashley had just closed her locker and was making her way down the hallway.

"Ashley!" Michelle yelled. Ashley turned around and saw Michelle.

"What do you want?" Ashley asked.

Michelle approached Ashley. No one was in the hall way, so Michelle was able to come right out and say it.

"Are you hurting yourself?" Michelle immediately asked.

"What?" Ashley replied, confused.

"Do you cut yourself?"

Ashley dreaded that question and never wanted it to come up.

"No! Why would I do that!?" She yelled.

"'Cuz some girl saw you cutting yourself!" Michelle exclaimed.

"Well I don't!" She snapped.

"Then why do you always wear sweatshirts and long sleeved t-shirts?!"

"Because I get cold easily!" Ashley replied.

"It's pretty freaking hot in here right now, so why don't you take off your sweatshirt?!"

"Maybe because I don't want to!" Ashley yelled back.

"Show me your arms." Michelle demanded. "If there is not one thing wrong with you, then show me your God damn arms."

"No... I don't want to." Ashley then turned and began to walk away.

"How are you ever gonna stop if you don't get help? Just show me your arm.. if there's nothing wrong.. then show me your arm." Michelle begged.

Ashley stopped walking and face Michelle.

"Please." Michelle begged.

Ashley couldn't help but cry, she then walked back over to Michelle.

She rolled up her sleeves on her sweatshirt.

Both arms had at least 20 cuts, all together she had almost 40 cuts. Michelle's jaw dropped, and she immediately covered her mouth with one of her hands.

"Oh my God Ashley.." Michelle said in a whisper tone. Ashley cried harder and harder.