The Girl He Knew Somewhere

Twelve

Later that night, after the last of the guests had left, Ashley sat in her bedroom and thought about her afternoon with The Monkees. She had enjoyed spending some time with them. And, she was rather excited about tomorrow. She couldn't wait to see them, especially Micky.

Ever since that night when he helped her from those boys, and the way he showed concern for her, Ashley couldn't stop thinking about him. She actually hoped the other guys didn't see her blush a little when she saw him earlier! He looked really nice in that white t-shirt and jeans, his arms all tanned from being out in the sun!

Ashley couldn't stop smiling! He had been so cute when he got all nervous about asking her to do something with him! She was rather glad that she'd still had that jacket of Micky's. She had got in contact with Bill to see if he had the address of where the boys lived. She was so glad when Bill said that he had.

It just took Ashley a few days to pick up the nerves to go to their place!

She changed out off her dinner clothes and into her pyjamas. She flopped onto the bed and stared up at the ceiling. It had been so long since she had felt this happy.

She gave a happy sigh. She turned and looked across at the framed photo on her bedside table. The photo was off her parents. She always liked to look at it before she went to sleep.

It still hurt thinking about that night, seven years ago. Ashley stared at her parents in the photo. She reached out and picked it up.

"Mum, Dad, I made some friends today!" she said, in a low voice so no one in the house would hear her. "They are some really lovely boys! I think you would like them! I am going to see them again tomorrow!"

She kissed the frame, put it back and lay back down on her pillow. She really needed to get some sleep.

He dreamt he was sitting on an elephant. He was laughing, he loved having rides on that elephant! Then, he helped up a girl. She seemed nervous at first, but after a bit, she suddenly relaxed and started laughing too! She'd had a pretty laugh!

Micky woke up the next morning and stared at the ceiling. He'd had a dream last night, but he couldn't quite remember what it was about! He remembered feeling happy in the dream, but that was about it. He gave a yawn and sat up. Ashley would be coming in a couple of hours, he decided to get up and get ready!