//Thanks coachkimm for the corrections and everybody for the reviews!
//I know Ashley's eyes aren't green, but they are on this fic… just because :) And I'm not offended by the comment, as I hope you are not offended by this change of the original story.
Chapter Three
I didn't ask for anything.
Next day, while Spencer was on her daily process to start the morning, she thought about the day that she had in front of her. More paper work, more beating husbands, more lonely children to deal with.
As Spencer closed her eyes to take a sip of her coffee and breathe its smell, she saw in her head some green eyes. The brunette. The Davies case.
Spencer stopped having coffee and through it to the sink. She looked for her keys, and rushed to the hospital. There was something telling her to do so.
"Hello Miss Davies" – Spencer greeted, very professionally.
No answer.
"How are you doing today?"
Still nothing. The brunette was looking away, just like the previous day.
"Ok, look; I have to do something about you, because right now you qualify as dangerous to yourself and to your child"
"Why." – It didn't even sound like a question. It was like Ashley wasn't really interested on anything.
"Because you consumed enough drugs to cause an overdose and fell down some stairs. You could have hurt yourself or your child."
"I didn't mean to"
"Then, what did you mean?"
"Why? you want to do something about me? Why don't you just sign the papers and leave me alone?"
Spencer thought for a moment before answering. She could have told Ashley that there was something about her that moved the social worker to try to help her. But she wasn't supposed to get involved, so she just answered: - "because it's my job"
"Ok, then" – Ashley looked angrily at Spencer – "what do I have to do to get rid of you?"
"First of all, get a psychologist"
"I won't. I'm not freaking crazy"
"It has nothing to do with being crazy"
"And then what is it about?"
"It's about talking of feelings and things that happen."
"I'm so not into talking"
"Well, talking is good for people"
"Sure… and happy endings are possible, and you can find gold at the end of the rainbow."
"I don't know about that, but if you want me to sign your papers, you have to go with a psychologist."
"I said, I won't."
"Then you won't get my signature"
"And so what?"
"You will have someone following you to check on you, and if you don't behave, they will take your child away."
"I'm not planning on having it, anyway"
"You mean your baby?"
"Yes, the baby. I don't want it"
Spencer took a deep breath. She hadn't considered that possibility for the girl with the green eyes. That was stupid of her, because in these cases it was something usual, and the social worker should have thought about it sooner.
"Ok. But you have to go to a psychologist first to discuss your options"
"You stop it already!" – Ashley screamed – "I told you I won't go!"
"It's for your own sake…"
"My…? You know what?? Fuck you!!"
"Look, I just want to help you, and you are making it very…"
"I didn't ask for anything!" – Ashley interrupted.
"Good, could you stop screaming?"
"I didn't ask for anything! I didn't want any of this!! Good!!!" – The yelling was getting louder with each word. – "I never wanted to be born myself in the first place, but no one asked me!!! So why the hell would I give birth to a baby?? So he can blame me for his crappy life when he is able to speak???
Spencer had approached and held Ashley's hands in hers. Ashley turned her head to look away from the windows of the hospital room. She had closed her eyes and was breathing slowly, like trying to recover control of herself.
"Live me alone" – Said Ashley – "Go away… please" – She whispered. But even when she said that, she didn't make any effort to let go of Spencer's hands.
"I don't think you really want me to go"
"You don't know anything about me. Please, go away." – Ashley said, with a thread of conviction in her voice, her eyes still closed.
"Ok… I'll go now. But I'll check on you later"
"Whatever"
Spencer let go of Ashley's hands to leave the room. She closed the door after her. Ashley didn't move, nor open her eyes.
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