“What, you have no reason to ask me those questions. Let go of me you bitch!” Ashley’s grip tightened.

“Yes I have all the reason in the world to ask you this. First, you are a minor and I just saw you get beaten. Second, I seriously doubt your parents would like for me to just let you walk away alone after that. Third, It’s my duty to get you home after such an incident so you just pipe down and do as I tell you but that’s not the point, the main reason is you called me a bitch!”

But the kid still struggled against the hold on her, the kid kicked her chin and she yelled in pain but did not let go.

“Would you just stop it? I’m just doing my job here, trust me when I say I couldn’t care less if you got beaten into a bloody pulp. I don’t enjoy this predicament either.”

“Well then why don’t you let me go? Then you would not be inconvenienced with this business and I could go home without getting into trouble.” Now she changed her tactics completely.

“No.” They had gotten to the car and Ashley pushed the kid in the backseat and closed the door. The kid immediately tried to get out through the other door. But Ashley always had the lock in childproof mode. So she calmly got into the driver’s seat and lighted a cigarette.

They sat in silence for a few minutes and Ashley let the smoke calm her down before she turned her head towards the kid again.

“So now let’s make this easy on the both of us. My name is Ashley would you now tell me yours?” The kid looked everywhere except at Ashley.

“Well, where do you live then, at-least I can take you home ‘oh nameless one’.” Ashley tried still nothing. Ashley was loosing her patience, (which she hardly had any of to begin with.) and burst out angrily.

“Now listen here you little brat. Either you start talking right now or I’m inclined to take you down to the station and leave you over to them and let social services drag it out of you.” The kid was still silent but had a look of sheer panic on his face.