chapter 5

“So flying so low tonight?”Amber asks sitting my plate of fries on my table by the window. I always sit at this table when I’m here alone, just watching people come in leave. All my friends are busy tonight. Michelle’s studying for a test tomorrow. Richs at home grounded it and Aaron’s out with Jill. Those are the only people I talk to daily, only ones that hangs at Pop Mills with me.

“Yeah… I don’t plan on staying long. I just didn’t want to go home right away.” I say grabbing a couple of fries putting them in my mouth.

“Yeah, well if you need anything, you know what to do.” I tell her thanks for the fries and she leaves to help a couple sitting a table over from me.

 Ashley is at work like she said she would be. We haven’t spoken but we’ve both caught each other staring at one another a few times since I got here. I’m about to get up and go to sit at the counter, maybe start up a conversation with her when, some girl that looks to be are age comes in. She walks up to the counter and after Ashley’s finished with the lady she was helping she notices the girl. The girl whispers in her ear, Ashley nods and tells Mrs. Thomas something before following the girl out of the diner.

I watch out of my sit by the window as the girl gives Ashley a bag, then they talk a minute longer. The whole time I notice how close they are, it bothers me. Ashley’s backing up to come into the diner when the girl grabs her wrist and says something else, then leans in and kiss Ashley on the lips. The kiss is short but to me it seemed like forever. When they pull apart Ashley looks down at the bag in her hand then over at the diner, she spots me watching in the window. Our eyes lock for a second before she looks away. She says something else to the girl. The girl smile and gets in her car, Ashley comes back into the diner.

She can’t have a girlfriend, right? I mean I never seen that girl before. But that doesn’t mean anything. They could still be seeing each other. It’s not like we’ve talked long enough for me to ask. At least I’ve got one thing confirmed from this, she’s gay.