Come Around

“we need to talk…” Ashley said coming up to me by my locker

“yeah…” I replied simply knowing she was right

“so, why are you avoiding me Spence?” she asked then I looked down at my feet

“I’m not trying to avoid you…” I told her

“but why are you doing it?” she asked

“because it’s just hard…” I said “…Ashley tomorrow is your last day of school, you graduate in two weeks…I just don’t know what’s going to happen between us…”

“what ever happened to taking things one day at a time?” she asked me

“I don’t know…I just didn’t think it’d be this hard…”

“is it really that hard for you?” she asked and I just nodded as my eyes started to fill with tears

“I’m just going to miss you so much” I told her then she wiped a tear from my cheek

“don’t cry baby…I hate when you cry…” she said “come here…” she told me pulling me into a hug and I fell right into her “I love you so much…”

“I love you too…” I told her

“just don’t ignore me ok?” she asked simply smiling then I couldn’t help but smile because hers was so contagious, then she gave me a kiss

“hey you ready?” Aiden asked coming up to us

“um…I’m gonna walk Spencer to class if you want to come…” she told him

“yeah sure…one more day of school, it’s not like I have anything else to do…” he said walking next to us as Ashley held my hand

When I walked into my class, Nicole was already sitting at our table “hey…you ok?” she asked me

“uh yeah…I’m fine” I told her “thanks though”

“you want to talk about it?” she asked me

“no…it’s just Ashley, and the fact she’s graduating next week…” I explained

“yeah I’m going through the same stuff with my brother…” she told me “…it’s weird, knowing they’re leaving…I just don’t think it’s something I can come to terms with until after he’s gone for a while…” she said

“yeah…I know the feeling…” I told her “…she’s my best friend, and I just don’t know what I’ll do without her…”

“yeah…I don’t know what I’ll do without Aiden…” she said “…so, what if you and Ashley take a break while she’s gone?” she asked