Ashley texted me. hey go to chelsea’s studio. i wanna talk. I smiled. It’s better than staying with Carmen. I tried my best not to wake her.

I thought, no I swear, I was being followed, but I’m probably just being paranoid. When I got to the studio, I gave Ashley a great big bear hug. She hugged me back."Aw, Spence, what happened to your cheek??", she sounded so concerned. The many great things about Ashley. "I, uh, don’t wanna talk about it," I said. She still had that cute concern look on her face. "Oh. My. God. Did Carmen hit you? I’ll kill her!", fury overtook her face. "Ash, don’t worry about it. Anyways, what’d you want to talk about?", I asked. "Spence, I still want you. Even if Carmen did or didn’t hit you, I’d treat you better regardless." I hesitated. Right as I was about to answer, Carmen came out of the shadows. "Ashley, back your ass off. Spencer is mine.", Carmen’s voice was ice. "Carmen, stop.", I pleaded. "No! You back your damn ass back, o.k.!?", she screamed. I didn’t move. "I said GET YOUR ASS BACK, BITCH!", she bellowed. Out of the corer of my eye, I saw Ashley tense up. "Ash, you should go.",  I said. "Whatever.", she sounded like she was talking to her mother. As Ashley walked away, Carmen turned towards me. She then said, "I thought I told you to stay away from her. What did you do? You met her here. Alone. Now, you’ll have to pay the price." I had no idea what she was going to do. She slapped me three times. Then, I-I think she was trying t-to r-rape me. I started crying. Then, I thought Ash was probably walking slow. "ASHLEY! ASHLEY! HELP ME! ASHL-", I screamed through sobs. But, Carmen put her hand over my mouth. Before I knew it, Carmen was on the floor with Ashley on top. Beating the snot out of her.