It’s 7:00am on Monday, and I’m sitting on a picnic bench all alone. It’s still fairly dark, and the school is completely empty. There should probably be tumbleweeds rolling around right now. To make a long story short, once I returned back home, Rico told Kyla what happened and I’m grounded and not allowed to go anywhere but school and home. It sucks and I’ve never been grounded before.

I twirled my thumbs, and had my iPod on as my mind escaped my world. The music playing was so loud; I didn’t notice anyone was sitting next to me until they pulled my earphone out. "Ashley, what happened to you on Saturday?" Alex asked looking at me concerned as Aiden took a seat across from me. It feels like I’m having an intervention right now.

"I uhmm. It’s complicated," I said rolling my head phones and putting my iPod away.

"Spencer is going to need a better explanation than that Ashley. She was so worried when you didn’t come back and was really depressed when you called and said you weren’t coming back," she said.

"I’m sorry okay," I said without making eye contact with either of them. "I wish I could tell you guys everything, but I can’t."

"Well you better think of something you can say because Spencer is here," Alex said getting up from the table, and moving out of the way so Spencer was in view. I took a deep breath, and exhaled as I sat on the table alone once again.

"Hey," she said taking a seat across from me.

"Hey," I replied.

"So…" she said awkwardly.

"I’m sorry Spencer. I uhmm… saw an old friend and she told me something I wish she didn’t," I said just above a whisper. "I needed time alone, so I just left. I’m so sorry."

"Ash, don’t be. I was worried after you didn’t come back and didn’t answer your phone. I thought something happened to you." We sat in silence, and she placed her hand on mines.

"Did you want to talk about anything?" she asked.

"Just promise you will not hold back on anything. My friend that I saw on Saturday was my best friend back in Ne—L.A. I haven’t spoke to her in a while, and she just threw a burden on me."