"Ten."

That’s it. It’s all over. She’s fine. No more pain, no more shaking, no more dripping blood, and she’s no closer to discovering the truth.

~

"Thanks for the ride mom, see ya later." Ashley says from the curb as Spencer and Glen step out of the car.

Ashley follows behind them as they enter the movie theater.

"Did you see the way Ashley’s mom was looking at you? If you don’t get rid of that sad ass face your gonna get us caught." Glen whispers in order to keep Ashley from hearing him.

"Sorry." Is Spencer’s monotone reply.

Quickening her pace so that’s she’s next to Spencer, Ashley speaks, "Alright, someone tell me what happened with the mailbox and Aiden."

For the first time since everything happened with Aiden the three of them are alone. Ashley needs to know what she can’t remember.

Glen being the gentleman that he is grabs Ashley by the collar and throws her against wall. "Don’t ever bring that shit up again." He says in the menacing tone Ashley’s ever heard anyone speak in. "Not ever." He holds her there for a few more moments. Letting go only when he thinks she understands him.

Glen takes a step back and looks between the blonde and the brunette. "Let’s go." He says leaving Ashley standing against the wall with no explanation as to what happened.

"Spencer, what happened?" Ashley questions once Glen is out of earshot.

Spencer doesn’t reply. She breaks eye contact with Ashley and follows the path of her brother. That scares her the most. Although they’re young the two of them had always shared a special bond. They’ve always been able to talk about anything. If Glen only knew some of the things Spencer had revealed to Ashley about their father… Why was this any different?

~

It feels like her mind is running a hundred thousand miles a minute. She can’t focus on the movie. All she can do is try and put the pieces back together.

"Shut up you fucking faggot." Her eyes watch as a kernel of popcorn leaves Glen’s hand and ends in some unsuspecting persons hair. She hears and sees what Glen is doing but none of it actually penetrates her mind.