Until Dawn; Before and After

Karoke

    Ashley's Pov
I sigh and lock my car door. I slowly trudge up to my front door and reach forward.I Feel my hand rap around the handle as I slowly push the door open.

"Hello?" I call out.

But only silence answers me. I turn around and close the door,a single tear fall down my face. I quickly brush it away and try to hold back the others. Suddenly I see a piece of paper on the counter. As I walk up to it a immediately recognize my mothers handwriting. My shaky and reaches out and picks it up.

Dear Ashley,
I have a emergency at one of the factories in Russia. I should be back in around a week. I left food in the fridge and money in your extra wallet. Brianne and Bri are at their fathers for the week and Fae is still on her honeymoon. So you have the house to yourself.
From Mom.

I crumple the paper up and swiftly through it into the garbage.

"Typical,My moms favourite kids have it easy. She wasn't even married more then a year while she had Fae. Then had got divorced and got married 6 years later. Then she had me and divorced the guy 3 years later. Guess what,she got married again and now is stuck with the twins. Briann and Bri. They are 14 yet they are more pretty then me. I'm the only redhead in my family. So I stand out." I think out loud.

I march upstairs and start playing my music extremely loud.

" I need to talk to someone but Chris hates me." I think.

Then I pull out my phone and text Jess.

Ash- Can you come over?

I text and hesitate before I hit send.

Jess-Be right there.

Jess answers immediately. I sigh and put my phone on my bed and jump on right after. I turn my music even louder and just think. Eventually I fall asleep

Suddenly I hear a knock on my bedroom door. I sit up fast and swift,looking around panicked. When my vision becomes clear I see Jess standing in my doorway.

"Hey Ash. What's wrong?" She asks and sits on the end of my bed.

"Well Chris is really mad about what happened,so I was wondering how do I make it up to Chris?" I ask and get quieter with each word.

"Just tell him everything, like the stuff Mike knows about you that he doesn't." Jess say quietly.

"I guess, maybe your right." I sigh and stand up.

"Listen I got to go. Matt is waiting outside for me,but we can drop you off at Chris' place." Jess offers and walks towards the door.

"That would be great." I say with a small smile.

"Great,now come on its already 10:00 and you don't want to stay out to late." Jess says and she pulls me out of my room,down a hallway,down a set of stairs and out a front door.

   Once outside I see Matts white jeep parked on the side of the Street.

"Just a moment,I need to lock the door." I call out to Jess before she hops in the passenger side of the car.

I reach into my pocket and pull out my keys. Once I find the right key I quickly insert it into the key slot and lock the door. Then I put my keys back into the pocket and turn around. I slowly jog towards the car and then quickly open the door sit in and gently close it. I see Matt turn to look at me quickly but his face stayed emotionless. I sigh and quickly buckle up. Just then the car moves forward smooth and swiftly.

2o Minutes later

We pull up in front of Chris' apartment building. As the car slows to a stop I feel the butterflies in my stomach and everything in the car suddenly got more intense. I slowly but surely open the car door, say thank you to Jess and Matt. Then slide out of the car.