Seems Like A Lifetime

It's beginning to get to me

The next morning I woke up in a cold sweat.

I couldn't figure out what was happening to me, what all this meant.

I got ready for school and went downstairs.

I wasn't really hungry but my mom insisted that I eat because I missed dinner.

So I did.

When we got to school, I, out of the blue, got a migraine.

I went into homeroom hoping Ashley wouldn't be at school, but of course she was and was sitting in the same seat as yesterday.

Actually everyone was, I guess the seat you pick on the first day is your seat for the rest of the year.

I went and sat down next to her.

"Hey Spence," she greeted me.

"Hey," I replied.

"Look about last night." she started.

I thought I had escaped this.

"I'm sorry Aiden was being such a jerk, sometimes I forget he's a guy and is into those type of things." she stated.

What things exactly?

"The whole girls making out." she said.

Oh God, did I say that out loud.

"But anyway, I'm really sorry." she said sympathetically.

"It's cool, it was no big deal," I replied lying.

Actually it was a really big deal.

If I didn't know any better I would swear that when I said that an ounce of sadness came over her and it showed on her face.

"Okay." she replied looking down.

The bell rang and homeroom was over.

In first period we barely said two words to each other.

We all sat together at lunch and we had to listen to Aiden talk about all the girls who told him they wanted to be his girlfriend for that day.

Fourth period ended up being just like first period, we didn't say a word to each other.

After school I went home and went straight to my room.

Had I lost the only friend that I'd made?

The phone rang.

"Spencer! Telephone," my mom yelled up the stairs.

"Hello?" I answered.

"Hey Spence, it's Ashley."

"Hi."

"I was wondering if you wanted to come and hangout with me today?"

"Um, sure. Is Aiden going to be there?" I asked.

"No, he had football tryouts." she answered.

"Oh, so it'll be just us then?" I asked, soon realizing what a dumb question it was.

"Yeah, well my mom is here. Spence you don't have to come if you don't want."

"No, its not that. I just..." I started then decided I shouldn't finish. "Never mind, I'll get my mom to drop me off okay."

"Okay," she replied happily.

I ran down the stairs to see if I could go.

"Mom, can I go over Ashley's house for a little while?"