A/N: I'm back with a shorter chapter. Chapter inspired by One Republic's Apologize. I do not own any of the characters. Please R&R.
I'm holding on your rope
Got me ten feet off the ground
And I'm hearing what you say
But I just can't make a sound
You tell me that you need me
Then you go and cut me down
Ashley closed her eyes remembering the last time she talked to Spencer. She can still hear the hurt in Spencer's voice as she ended their friendship. At the time she thought that Spencer would eventually get over it and that she would call her back. Spencer always did call her back. Even if their fights would always be her fault, she'd count on her best friend to call her and apologize even for something that wasn't her doing.
But as the days turned to weeks, and the weeks turned to months, Ashley realized that Spencer wasn't going to call back. And damn that thing they call pride because she wasn't calling Spencer either.
"So what are you doing here Ashley?" Spencer asked again, breaking the reminiscing in Ashley's head.
"I missed you. I came to see you," Ashley began. "I know our falling apart was my fault. But I never expected it to drag on for so long. You could've called me."
"You could've called me.." Spencer said as she finally looked up to meet Ashley's brown eyes. Ashley's heart just broke when she saw tears threatening to spill from her former best friend's eyes.
But wait...
You tell me that you're sorry
Didn't think I'd turn around and say..
"I'm sorry I didn't call." Ashley explained. "I had too many things on my mind that I didn't even stop and think about what I was doing. Everything was just spiraling out of control and I didn't know what to do. I didn't mean to snap at you that day on the phone. I was just so tired and frustrated that I took it out on you. I never meant anything by it. You know how I get. It was all stupid Ashley talking."
"You see I would've understood that if you had explained it to me a year and a half ago." Spencer hissed. "But no, you have to be all proud and just let things stay the way they were. I knew what you were waiting for Ashley. You wanted me to call you and apologize to you. Even if you knew that everything was your fault." Spencer continued finally letting the tears fall from her blue eyes. "Well you know what Ashley, I got tired too! And I just wanted to see how important I was to you. How important our friendship was. But I saw it wasn't worth anything because you never did call. You never did apologize."
"I'm here now.." Ashley said with a voice so soft you can barely hear it.
"Well now's too late Ash. You're 18 months too late." And with that Spencer hopped off the pickup and went inside the car. She drove off leaving a dazed Ashley in the parking lot.
That it's too late to apologize, it's too late
I said it's too late to apologize, it's too late