It was night.
Ashlynn seemed to have kept her word. She wasn't going to be like Veronica again any time soon. That was good too. They say people can change. What reason is there not to believe that? Maybe everything she said was true.
Right now, Aslynn was talking to Abby.
"Have you ever been with the boy you wanted to be with?" asked Ashlynn.
"Yeah, once." said Abby.
"ONCE!" said Ashlynn. "What happened?"
"He's dead." said Abby. "I'm a lonely mother and my son never knew his father."
"So, what's the once for?" asked Ashlynn. "I know that means something else."
"Who I want to be with, I'm afraid to ask out." said Abby.
"Here's how I look at it." said Ashlynn. "If you always waited around, he'd never know you wanted to be with him. If I waited, I would not have a husband like I do now."
"So, I should go tell him now that I love him?" asked Abby.
"Not yet, munchkin!" said Ashlynn. "Although you would be tempted to go ahead, there would be perfect and imperfect times to tell him." she lied. (You see, two years ago, when she got married, she assigned herself to help people she ran into with relationships.)
When Ashlynn was "tutoring" Abby, Bessy walked in.
"Oh...Hi, cousin!" said Ashlynn.
"Not out of anger, but I need to see my cousin alone." said Bessy.
"Okay, I'll be playing the Ninfendo CS." said Abby.
"Ashlynn, what are you doing?" asked Bessy as Abby walked out the door.
"I'll only tell you if you don't tell anyone." said Aslynn.
"Deal." said Bessy.
"I'm helping Abby get the boy she wants. Not in a bad way, but a way. It breaks my heart to see a couple that wants to be together but are scared to ask for a relationship. I just wanna help them go over that barrier. And I don't care if I'm here or not if and when they get together, but I hope they do." said Ashlynn.
"Ashlynn, I'm proud of you." said Bessy.
"Thanks, cousin. I'll try to make up for the nothing we did together some time." said Ashlynn.
"With the good deeds you're doing, I could care less if you spend time with me." said Bessy. " You can sleep in my bed. I'll sleep in the floor. Good night, Ashlynn."
"Good night." said Ashlynn.