chapter 12

“Hello.” I answer my phone knowing its Ashley.

“Hi… I told you I’d call. So I called.” Do not tell me she called to play games. Its 1am in the morning, believe me I am not in the mood. I know she’s calling this late because she just got of work and my mom moved my curfew to 10pm for the next month. I took a little nap when I got home knowing Ashley will be calling but for some reason it just made me more tired. So now I feel like I’m going to fall a sleep on the phone.

“Really Ashley, is that all you’re going to say?” I listen to her breathing on the other end but she want talk. I’m not going to play her game I’ll hang up on her if she keeps this up. “Ashley?”

“Yeah.” I sit up in my bed, so I want doze off.

“Talk to me.” She knows that I’m talking about us. I want to know why she’s so against it.

“Spencer… we wouldn’t work out. I mean you have school. I work all the time and my family…” She stops for a moment. “We just can’t.” I hit my head against my headboard, taking out my frustration.

“But we can kiss? Come on Ashley be real with me.” I peck up a pillow and hug it to my chest. “You say you like me but all I get is excuses of why we can’t be together. Then you never want me to know anything about you. You wouldn’t even let me see where you live.”

“I have trust issues, ok. I don’t do or say those things to hurt you. We only started talking a couple of weeks ago, I’m not going to come out and tell you my whole fucking life story.” Her voice rising as she speaks.

“Well I had no problem trusting you. You told me you were through with Sage, I believed you. Even when she’s over your house all hours of the night, I believe you when you say nothings going on between the two of you. I trust you enough to tell you how I feel. But you can even trust me enough to give you a ride home.” I’m out of my bed, pacing around my room now.