‘Cause how could you give your love to someone else
And share your dreams with me
Sometimes the very thing you’re looking for
Is the one thing you can’t see

Ashley hit the snooze button on her alarm clock and sighed in exasperation. She got up from her bed and went to get ready for school. It was going to be a long day.

A few minutes later, Ashley pulled up in her Porsche in the King High parking lot. She had given Kyla a ride to school that morning. “Everything’s going to be okay, Ash,” Kyla stated reassuringly.

“World’s biggest lie,” sighed Ashley. It’s like the sayings check’s in the mail or I’ll respect you in the morning. Ashley got out of her Porsche as well as Kyla.

“It’s like you said yesterday,” Kyla began. You and Spencer have fought before, but in the end you somehow made a compromise, made up, and moved on with your lives.

“This is different this time,” responded Ashley. It’s more about a compromise. It’s about the fact that Spencer doesn’t want to be with me and that I want to be with her.

Later on, Spencer went towards Ashley who was by her locker. “Hey, Ash,” Spencer said.

“Hey,” said Ashley.

“I talked to Kyla the other day,” Spencer stated.

“Yeah, she told me, Spencer,” responded Ashley.

“About that other night, I really hope that…”

“Look, I’m sorry that I have to cut you off, but I’m not ready to hear what you have to say to me, not yet anyway,” Ashley sighed. We’ll talk about this later, okay? I’ll meet you after school by your locker.

“But, Ashley,” said Spencer.

“No, buts,” Ashley replied. I have to head to class anyway. Ashley walked away and Spencer sighed.

“I really messed things up this time,” said Spencer in her mind. My worst fear was losing Ashley and the thing is I have had my worst fear realized. I can’t not have Ashley in my life no matter how I hard I try to convince myself that things are better this way. They aren’t better off this way. We are both miserable without one another. Kyla and Glen are right, but I still haven’t figured out how I really feel about Ashley. Am I in love with her? I don’t know and I need to figure it out before it’s too late. All I know is that I really can’t imagine a life without her.