“May I sit with you?” She asked.

“Please sit.” I smiled, and she smiled back.

We talked for quite a while. She told me about her family, how she rarely sees her dad too, and her mom’s a bitch. I can relate. She goes to King High, which is where I’m going once school starts. And she told me she was gay. Normally I would’ve freaked, but for some reason, I didn’t, so I kind of freaked out on myself? Ha I don’t know. I told her it didn’t matter, I wasn’t going to stop being her friend because of that. She smiled at the fact I already called us friends. I told her about me and how I can relate to everything she said, except being gay. But I was from New York and she has been here her whole life.

The rain kept on coming, I bet Hades was getting pissed. I noticed when lightning struck, Ashley would jump a little, but when it thundered, she was just fine. That made me curious, but I didn’t say anything. Just then, a huge, loud, lightning crack hit and she screamed. I had like a mini heart attack and said,

“Do you want to go in the living room so the lightning won’t be so loud?”

“Yes, please.” She said, he eyes huge, I guess from the lightning.

We went into the living room and sat down on the couch, and she seamed to be less tense. We never heard lightning after that.

“Oh shit!” Ashley said.

“What?”

“I just remembered I rode my motorcycle here and it rained!” She sulked into the couch with her hand on her temples.

“I can give you a ride, I even brought my truck so we can put your bike in the back.” I offered.

“Really Spencer? You don’t have to do that.”

“I want to.” I reassured her with a smile.

“Okay.” She smiled back.

“Are you ready to go now? I think the rain stopped.”

“Then lets take advantage of this and get the hell out of here!”

“Hah okay.” I laughed.

We walked outside and I helped her put her bike in the bed of my truck. It was a really cool bike, solid black with flames around it, like something Hades would have. After making sure the bike was secured, we got in my truck and I drove Ashley home. We drove in silence but for some reason, it wasn’t awkward at all. I turned on my radio a little, and listened to some Scary Kids Scaring Kids, and let me say, they’re amazing! Ashley seemed to like it cause she nodded her head and tapped her fingers to the beat. After she guided me to her house, I pulled up to it and I was amazed. She lived in a mansion and it was beautiful. The grass was perfect green, except for this path of feet where it was dead, that was a little odd.

I stopped and turn off my car, got out to help Ashley with her bike. She pushed it over to the side of her garage and walked back over.

“Thanks again for the ride, I really appreciate it.” She smiled.

“Anytime.” I smiled back.

“Hey, can I have your number? So we can like talk?” She looked down.

“Of course!” I half screamed and she laughed, making me blush.

I put my number on her phone and she did the same for mine.

“I will text you later Spencer.” Ashley grinned.

“I will reply.” I smiled back.

“I’ll see you later?”

“Defiantly.”

“Goodbye Spencer.”

“Goodbye Ashley.”

She hugged me and there it was, another shock. We both just laughed and I got back into my truck. I watched her walk to her door and she looked back, smiled and waved, then went in. I smiled to myself and started to pull out to go pick up Glen. As I was leaving the driveway I noticed something else strange. Why does Ashley was a little fire symbol on the front of her gate?