The sound of that voice calling her name and the feeling of a soft hand on her arm startled her as she looked up, staring at Ashley with a bewildered look for a moment. God, she wouldn’t leave her alone, “Go away.” She spoke, visibly distraught as  she rose to her feet and began to walk briskly away once again, this time heading for the exit of the school. She couldn’t deal with school today, it was just too much for her.

After retracting her hand, Ashley also stood, following Spencer out the front of the schools, slightly amazed by the speed at which Spencer was walking despite her bad back. “Wait!” She called after her, having to squeeze abruptly between students just to keep up with the blonde haired girl. “Please, Spencer!” She was determined to stop her, talk to her again, even if it meant chasing her down.

Stepping out into the street, Spencer looked briefly over her shoulder, not really bothering to check to road as she crossed. It was so frustrating that Ashley wouldn’t leave her be. Looking back ahead she didn’t even notice the car that was barreling towards her, atleast not until she heard the blare of its horn. Turning towards it she froze, not even hearing Ashley’s desperate cry of, “LOOK OUT!”

Ashley had spotted the truck a moment earlier than Spencer, and watching her turn towards it time seemed to slow to a crawl. Without thinking she leapt forward, shoving Spencer out of the path of the car. But, she did not have enough time to bring herself out of harms way too, and the searing pain of the car slamming into her side sent her hurtling into the ground. Soon everything seemed dreamlike, the screeching of tires, the cries of people who had witnessed the whole thing, the sound of Spencer saying something to her but she wasn’t quite sure what.

“Ashley!” Spencer exclaimed, picking herself up off of the ground and turning to see Ashley laying on the pavement, a small pool of  blood forming around her, “Oh my god!” She scrambled over, kneeling down beside her and staring down, unsure of what to do and overwhelmed with adrenaline and fear. “Why would you do that!” She yelled down at her, tears dripping down her cheeks as she looked up at the crowd forming around them. Someone had already dialed 911, and was frantically informing them of the incident, while another was running to retrieve a teacher.