Thank you for the review. Yearh Spinelli will have to depend on Ashley A from now on, even if she hates it, and yearh she doesn't have much choice or much to say in that matter. As for Ashley A, yes, she wants Spinelli to join the Ashleys; albeit for shallow reasons, but reasons, nonetheless. Plus, she knows she can't force Spinelli to join, so she has to go about it in different ways. As to how Spinelli will respond, well that is to be seen. Now onto the chapter.
Chapter 2: Vacation begins.
It was now Sunday and that meant that, it was time for Spinelli to start her so called vacation at Ashley A's house; much to Spinelli's dismay. She had tried to convince her parents, to let her come with them, or at least cancel their trip, which they refused. Stating that, they had spent money on this trip, and that just because she was going to do something stupid, didn't mean that they should cancel their trip, and that she surely couldn't go with them, with a broken leg. But they told her that they could go next year. Then she tried to convince them to let her stay all by herself, which they also refused, stating that she couldn't possibly take care of herself, when she had a broken leg. Then she tried to convince them to let her stay with anybody else, which they once again refused. Stating that, everyone they knew would go away on vacation, and that the Armbrusters had been nice enough to let her stay for as long as needed, and that their daughter could use a friend to keep her company. She had tried everything to make her parents not send her to live with the worst person she knew. She had begged and pleaded, and even tried to throw a temper tantrum. Yet her parents didn't listen.
So now, here she was, in a car, on her way to live with Ashley A for the next 6 weeks. If not longer. "Oh, i'm sure that you're going to have a great time anyway this summer Pokey, cheer up. We can always go on our trip next year" Spinelli's dad said, trying and failing to cheer her up.
All Spinelli could do was grumble in return. Her own parents didn't bother asking her what she wanted for this summer. She could admit that, trying to climb onto the school rooftop was not her brightest idea, but that didn't mean that her parents had to punish her for it.
"We would have taken you this year, if you haven't acted so foolish Ashley. You know, I hope you learn something this summer, about not doing foolish stuff, and hopefully, pulling pranks and getting into trouble will stop. Now I want you to be polite, when you stay there. Also, I want no complaints from you, not now, and not when we come pick you up. Not about not going on our trip, and especially not about staying with the Armbrusters. Especially when they were so kind to take you in and look after you". Her mom said with a stern voice, before she continued. "Besides your friend Ashley A, she was so polite the other day. I think she could be a great influence on You. Now do we have a deal, that there will be no complaints, and that you will be polite, and then when we pick you, I hope that all the pranking, getting into trouble and doing foolish, that this summer will put a stop to it". Flo said, hoping that, after these 6 weeks, their daughter would stop doing these foolish stuffs, like fighting, getting into trouble and puling pranks. She hoped that Ashley A could rub of some of her qualities onto their daughter. Not much, just enough to get their daughter to stop doing these pranks, it was getting too dangerous. She could use a new friend, to help her. After all, they were no longer in elementary school and would be teenagers soon enough.
Spinelli said nothing, still upset about where she had to spend her summer, her own mother actually thought that Ashley A would be a good influence on her.
"Ashley" her mother said in a stern voice.
"Fine it's a deal" Spinelli grumbled, knowing that she had no choice in the matter.
After driving for a while, they finally found the place. It was gigantic, a mansion, with who knows how many rooms. Of course, Ashley A stood at the front door, wearing a pink sundress, with white sandals.
After a bit of a struggle, Spinelli finally got out of the car, refusing help from her parents, still mad at them.
"I'm happy that you're here Ashley S. This is going to be so much fun". Ashley A said.
"We're just glad she could stay here, and have others look after her, and now she won't be all alone and lonely. Right Ashley" Flo said, looking at Spinelli.
"Yearh sure" Spinelli grunted, not looking at any of the other three.
"she's just a bit upset breaking her leg and having to miss our trip, but we can always go next year" Bob
"I completely understand, it was so scary. But don't you worry I have so many plans for the two of us, that she won't even miss your trip. In fact, I think this will be one unforgettable summer" Ashley A feigned a smile while hiding a smirk, which scared Spinelli. Who knew what Ashley A could think of, plus Spinelli was completely depended on Ashley A. Normally she wasn't a fan of having to depend on others, but the fact that she had to depend on Ashley A, which only made things much worse for her.
"Well isn't that nice, so where are your parents" Flo
"Oh well, they had to drop Tyler and Brittany off at camp, though they were sad that they didn't get the chance to meet you. Well would you like a tour of the house"
"You know we would love that, but we have to get going if we want to catch our plane. So, we'll see you in 6 weeks". Bob said.
"We'll call once we get there, and of course we'll call over the course of the 6 weeks, and if our Ashley wishes to stay all summer, then all you need to do is say so. But you know, since we are going away for the a few weeks, we'd like to give our Ashley this, just in case of emergency or if you find something fun to do" Flo said as she handed Ashley A, a credit card.
"Of course, we'll totally tell you, if we're having so much fun that Ashley S will want to stay until the end of summer, and thank you for the card, i'm sure we'll use it, if we need it"
Flo then looked over at her daughter afterwards "Oh, and Ashley remember what we talked about in the car, remember our deal"
"Fine, yearh okay" Spinelli could hardly look at her parents. Barely wanting to say goodbye, but also upset over her current living situation.
She then watched as her parents said goodbye and went into the car. All she could was watch as the car drove away. Her emotions were a mix of anger, sadness, frustration and fear. Anger over her situation, that her parents didn't listen to her when she begged them not to leave her here. Sadness because this was not her idea of a good time, sad because her parents were leaving her in the hands of the actual devil, who had plans that scared Spinelli. Frustration because of her predicament, because she had a broken leg, because Ashley A now had total control over her, for the next 6 weeks. Fear because of whatever Ashley A could do to her and she could do barely nothing in return, fear because she was basically helpless to any plans that Ashley A may have that would involve Spinelli.
Ashley A then spoke up "So, like, let me give you a tour around the house, and show you my room, and afterwards we can, like, watch a movie"
"so, like, this is our kitchen, we have a chef, who cooks for us, and he can cook anything you'd like. Then we have our dining room, where we eat all the time. We eat dinner there every night, and of course mommy and daddy have expectations, so I can, like, totally teach you some real table manners, oh and not just table manners but manners all around. Then we got our living room, where we drink tea usually every day, either in the afternoon or in the evening, but don't you worry, I will teach you all about how to behave properly" Spinelli wasn't worried about behaving 'properly' as Ashley A put it. In fact, she could think of nothing more boring.
"Oh, and of course we have our television, where Tyler plays video games. He just got the newest system, but for some reason, he chose to take it with him" Spinelli was suddenly interested, the thought of playing video games all summer sounded appealing to her, but then Ashley A mentioned how Tyler had taken his system with him, making Spinelli bored again.
"We also have a toilet here downstairs. Which you of course can use anytime. Then we have a movie theater of our own where we can watch any of my movies"
Apparently, all the bedrooms were upstairs, and Spinelli barely managed to get upstairs on her own but leaving her very exhausted. "you know, perhaps we should get someone from our staff to help you up and down the stairs and then help you take a shower, which you'll need to do every day" Ashley said as she continued. "Then we have the main bathroom, where mommy, daddy, Tyler and Brittany gets ready in the morning. Of course, no reason to show you everybody else's room, so that leaves my room" Ashley A said as they walked into a big room, three times as big as Spinelli's own room.
"So this is my room, i have my own bathroom and my very own walk-in-closet, of course i convinced mommy and daddy to let you stay in my room, because it would easier to take care of you" the room had pink walls, with posters of boy bands and horses, the room also had a purple desk with a purple chair, a purple makeup table filled with all kinds up makeup and hair product, a big mirror, and finally two pink beds with two nightstands, one for each bed. "Oh, and of course I have my very own puppy, but she won't stay in here while you stay here, her name is princess"
"Okay Armbruster, I said nothing so far, but now i'm going to say something. What's your deal, why are you doing this. Why are you suddenly so nice to me, you're never nice, you never been nice to me" Spinelli finally couldn't hold it in, she had been suspicious ever since her mom told her, that she would spend the summer with Ashley A.
"well the truth is Spinelli, I been watching you for a while, and been thinking that you have potential. I think you would be a wonderful Ashley. After all, we're starting middle school after summer break, time to start think about the future. After all, you can't continue to run around with those friends of yours"
"Okay you know what, you can try all you want, but I will never join your clique, I will never be an Ashley. I don't want to be an Ashley. I have no interest in playing dress up, makeup and tea parties, okay so get it through your head, and you can't force me like you tried to back in the fourth grade"
"Oh, I know I can't force you, but who said anything about force, before you know it, you'll want to become an Ashley. After all, I have all summer"
"Forget about it Armbruster, I will never become an Ashley" Spinelli lied down on the bed that she would be sleeping in all summer, dropping her leather jacket on the floor, and kicking of her boot, deciding to take a quick nap, that quickly ended in her falling asleep.
"Oh, we'll see about that" Ashley A whispered, before grabbing the jacket and boot. She had a clear plan and would not fail, besides she always got what she wanted, no matter how much it would take. She took the jacket and boot and left the room, quickly gathering the rest of bag, and found the garage, where her dog was. At first, she threw the jacket and boot down to her dog, before opening the rest of the bag, going through all of Spinelli's belongings. She figured that, if all of Spinelli's clothes were ruined, then Spinelli would have no choice but to borrow clothes from her.
Next chapter: Spinelli meets Ashley A's parents.
So that's it for chapter 2, please R/R and let me know what you think, if there is something you would like to see in the story and if you have any suggestions.
So, I originally had more stuff in this chapter, but then i realized how long it actually was, so some of that stuff will be in the next chapter. And please, it's hard to write a story without reviews.