the tape.

12) Back Again.

Ashley was sat with monty, Scott, and bryce. She leaned against bryce as more of the boys joined, they all sat around and talked about sports. Ashley had zoned out, it felt like she was invisible. She hated it.

She never wanted to be the center of attention but she also never wanted to go unnoticed, that was until jess and her group would walk past. "fuck you and your rapist boyfriend" a group member would shout.

Ashley would shoot up as she put her bag down, she walked over to the girl. "what the fuck did you just say" Ashley asked, she never started fights but this one got her. "you heard me. Or where you too busy blacking out" the girl said reffering to the occurrence.

"calm down Ash" bryce would say as he stood up from the table. "it's not worth it" Scott would then say as him and monty also stood up.

"run back to the rapist, see what he does next" the girl said as Jessica warned. Ashley wasn't physical at all but in the moment she was infuriated. Scott urged from the table again that she shouldn't do it.

Ashley would slap the girl across the face as the girl would gasp. "fuck you , you bitch!" Ashley shouted as she walked towards the doors. "fuck off!" she said as bryce would make an attempt to walk after her.

Bryce would stop as he didn't want to look like the fool, so instead he walked back to the group table, shoving Tyler on the way as he walked, Tyler would drop his books as well as his camera.

"fuck you bryce" Alex said as he helped Tyler pick up his stuff. The two would walk away.
Ashley would be making her way to the bleachers outside. She wouldn't go to any of her lessons, she would sit listening to music for the past hour until the football team would go onto the pitch.

She would watch them all walk out, glad none of them had noticed her. She felt bad for ignoring bryce it's just that the time was so hectic and he seemed to be the cause of it all.

Yet you speak of the devil and she will appear. A person would sit next to her as she instantly knew who it was. He opened his arms as she shuffled towards them.

She embraced bryce like her life depended on it. She hated the football pitch because it reminded her of that night. She wanted to forget it all, to never think of it again yet she had trial and she practically lived with him. She loves him but 'is it better to speak or to die'.

Bryce's chest would rise and fall around her as he apologised "I'm sorry Ash" he whispered as he apologised for what felt the the thousandth time. Ashley would nodd as she held him tight, not wanting to let go. "let's go home" bryce whispered as he let go of her. Ashley would keep her arms around his waist as she didn't want him to go.

'Should I stay or should I go?'

"you have practice" she said as she finally let go of him, she looked up at bryce whom was now stood. "coach let me off" he said as he held out his hand. Ashley would take it as she stood up, the two held hands as they walked down the bleachers, they walked past the pitch and around the back of the school to Bryce's car.

The two would get in it as he let her play the music, they arrived to Bryce's house as they would only enter to the pool house.

Bryce's mother wouldn't let them stay for long.

"Nora walker you have two convicted criminals under your roof, try not to let them get into trouble" officer Diaz told her at the station.

Bryce and Ashley made their way into the pool house as the lock had been fixed that Justin had broke the other week.

Ashley would walk through to the small bedroom, she would lay in the bed as bryce would follow.