"But mom Ashley has to stay the night we have to study for an exam!"
"Can't she just come over before school tomorrow?"
"No mom! We won't have much time PLEASE MOM" I cried.
"Fine. Don't be loud all night."
"Why would we be loud while we're studying" I gave my mom a smirk.
I walked to my room where Ashley was laying on my bed on her phone.
"You know I've gotten like 30 texts asking if the rumor is true!? Are you gonna talk to Luke or what?" Ashley bugged and bugged me.
I sighed, looking at her. I grabbed a pillow and threw it to my face.
"I already did" I mumbled.
"What?"
"I said.." I slapped the pillow to my lap, "I already did."
Ashley looked as if she could kill me, but she wouldn't get any information if I was dead. Next I know I'm on the floor in a choke hold.
"Why didn't you tell me when it happened!?" She yelled.
"Ashley, bad girl!" I spit in her face.
"Gross!" she said disgustedly, wiping her face, "TELL ME EVERYTHING!"
"Well," I told her what happened in the hall.
Once I had finished, Ashley looked at me in complete silence.
"He.. definitely likes you!" She was bouncing up and down on my bed.
"I wonder what your kids will look like or what kind of ring he'll get you OOH what color dress are you gonna wear to your wedding if you wanna go classic white that's fine but I-" Ashley went on and on as she always does, meanwhile I'm just thinking about how the hottest guy at school could possibly like me. Maybe it was a dare. A dare to start a rumor and make it seem real. I bet he's going to admit it was a dare in front of everyone. I really don't want to go to school tomorrow, but I know Ashley will drag me.
"Ashley" I cough out, "I'm not feeling so well maybe I'll stay home for the rest of the year."
"Nice try. But Luke actually does like you wether you believe it or not! I can just tell." she was trying not to smile but was failing miserably.
"If we want to know for sure so bad why don't you just ask him your self?" I said sternly.
"He already told you himself that he does Tara!" Ashley stood up as she yelled.
"I'll talk to him tomorrow." I stated with a whisper.
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We finished watching The Notebook, tears filling our eyes. The whole time I was thinking about Luke. I feel like I'm going to get my hopes up, because it actually feels real. I feel like there's a small possibility that he could actually like me but at the same time I'm thinking what is there to like? I'm not like those girls he goes to the beach or parties with. I don't get invited anywhere. I'm just a blur in school, I'm nothing. I snapped out of my deep thoughts with snapping fingers in my face.
"I'm used to you zoning out, but not for that long! You were thinking about Luke, don't lie" Ashley said, walking back to the recliner as I lay about 15 feet from her, sprawled across the couch.
"I was." I said standing up with groans from leaving my comfortable position. I sprinted to the kitchen humming a song that was playing in the movie.
"Butter or kettle?" I asked holding up two different popcorn bags.
Ashley sat in silence, looked up and motioned her finger in the direction that the buttered popcorn was on, then looked back down the the bowl that had just a few kernels she was sucking the salt and butter off of.
I turned around and started to place the bag in the microwave above my head, bouncing my bum to the music in my head as I pressed the buttons.
"If only Luke was here to see you dancing all sexy-like in the kitchen" Ashley fanned herself.
"Do we have to mention his name every minute?" I asked annoyed.
"Sorry. What movie next?" She said knocking a bunch of DVDs off the glass table.
"I was thinking we could do prank calls" I looked up at Ashley who got up and ran to my bedroom to grab her phone from the charger. She ran back in and we both sat on the couch.
"Who first?"
