The Girl | Benny Rodriguez

4. puppy love

Ashley's POV
After school

I grabbed my stuff from my locker and ran into Ham and Squints on the way towards the school exit.

"Is this really happening?" I asked the two. Ham was on my left side and Squints was on my right. They both nodded their heads.

We walked out the front doors of the the school entrance.  The rest of the guys, including Benny were waiting for us.

Benny still had that pissed off facial expression. I dont understand why he was so angry.

"I know you might say no but can you go cheer him up?" Kenny whispered in my ear.

"How?" I whisper yelled in confusion.

"I don't know flirt with him." He said in a 'duh' tone.

I rolled my eyes and walked over to Benny. 
He was zoned out, in his own world.

"Benny why are you so upset?" I asked blocking the trees he was staring at so he can look at me.

He quickly set his eyes on the ground, ignoring eye contact.

I sighed and grabbed his hand, holding it tight. Then I began to fidget with his hand and comparing mine with his.

He still wouldn't look up at me. I then dropped his hand and took both my hands and cupped his face. Now he finally looked me in the eyes.

"Benny please say something." I begged desperately. I couldnt handle not knowing what was going on with him.

"I have to go to the sandlot." He stated then walked away. All of us followed him until we reached the sandlot.

Then this guy our age and a bunch of other kids came. I'm assuming the one acting like the leader is Philips. With the way Leah and Yeah Yeah described him, he wasnt a good person.

"Ready to get your ass handed to you, Benny?" Phillips asked handing his backpack to one of the guys.

"Let's see what you got!" Benny demanded as he dropped his bag on the floor.

Phillips and his 'gang' began to laugh. Then Phillips' eyes ventured over to me. His smile grew wider.

"Hey Ashley." He winked.

"First of all, ew." I gagged. "Second of all, it doesnt matter who wins this fight, you will never have me."

He just laughed. "Excuse me babe you're in the way." Phillips said while slightly pushing me. I went to throw a punch then his friend grabbed my wrist, holding me from doing anything. I know i already got in a fight today, but i was down to get into another one.

I elbowed him then proceeded to kick him in the balls. He fell to the floor yelling in pain. "Touch me again and I swear I will cut your hands off and feed them to the strays!" I threatened before I walked up to Phillips.

"You call me babe one more time and your body will be found dead in that corner over there!" I said pointing to a random corner of the field.

"Anyone else want to die today?" I questioned his posse.

It remained silent. So I stepped back.