PREVIOUSLY:

Ashley: “This is Spencer’s…it’s like a journal or something.”

Kyla: “Maybe she wanted you to see it.” Ashley just sat there and thought about the poem, reading it over and over.

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The next morning at school, before class started, Spencer didn’t feel like being bothered with anyone, so she just sat by herself under a shaded tree and read and listened to her I-pod and read a book. Ashley went to the table looking for Spencer.

Ashley: “Where’s Spencer?”

Glen: “Well hi to you too.”

Ashley: “Hi.” she said sweetly. “Where’s Spencer?”

Glen: “Finally ready to talk to her huh?” Clay rolled his eyes at his pestering brother.

Clay: “She’s over there.” he pointed to the shady tree.

Ashley: “Thanks Clay.” she rolled her eyes at Glen and walked over to where Spencer was. Spencer was sitting down and a figure blocked the sun in front of her, she looked up and saw Ashley.

Ashley: “Hi.” she said softly.

Spencer: “Hey.” she said timidly then looked back down at her book. Ashley sat down next to her.

Ashley: “Spencer…we need to talk.”

Spencer: “I tried to talk to you, do you check your messages? Do you come to the door? Apparently you’re never home. I’ve tried for the past four days to talk to you, but I can never seem to get in contact with you. Besides, you were the one that told me not to communicate with you in any way.”

Ashley: “Don’t try to get mad at me Spencer! If anyone deserves to be angry, then it’s me!”

Spencer: “I’m sorry okay?!!! You won’t even let me explain what happened, so how am I supposed to feel about all this when you won’t even talk to me?”

Ashley: “Well you need to learn to back off! I needed time to think Spencer!”

Spencer: “Well I’ve backed off, I’m backing off…so what do you want? Why do we need to talk if you want me to back off?”

Ashley: “You know what…forget it.” she began to get up but Spencer grabbed her arm.

Spencer: “No, just say it.”

Ashley: “You hurt me. I’ve been hurt by a lot of people in my life, but you were the one person that I never expected to hurt me, the one person that I trusted more than anyone and you are the one that ended up hurting me the most.” she said in a crushed tone.

Spencer: “I’m sorry, I never wanted to hurt you…” Ashley cut her off.

Ashley: “But you did.” there was a long silence.

Spencer: “I’m sorry. I love…” Ashley cut her off, again

Ashley: “Don’t say it.”

Spencer: “But…” Ashley cut her off again.

Ashley: “No Spencer. I can’t hear you say that, if I feel you don’t really mean it. It would only hurt me more, so just…do me a favor and don’t tell me that. Are you able to do that? Is that a promise you can actually keep, unlike the one you broke?”

Spencer: “I can’t do this! We can’t even have a decent conversation without you throwing it in my face every two seconds!”

Ashley: “Well I’m sorry that my pain is inconveniencing you.”

Spencer: “Your pain?” she chuckled in disbelief. “I’m sorry, I never, ever, wanted to hurt you. But Ash…if you think you’re the only one that’s hurting because of this then you must be in your own little world. Wake up! Can you not see that this is hurting me too?! I love you so much, yes I said it! Because I mean it, and if you don’t believe me then that’s on you, but if I mean it, then I’m gonna say it!” the bell rang and Ashley huffed off in anger to her class.