Falling Into Place//HAS NOT BEEN EDITED!!

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Chapter Two~Nightmares

At the end of the school day the bell rings. An annoying sound that everyone hates but loves at the same time.

I walk outside to Ashley's car after I grabbed my belongings. Her black ford is right were it was this morning. I go to the passenger side door and hop in.

I know that Ashley notices my presence because she flinched when I shut the door. Shes quiet though and that is not like not best friend at all.

"Hey what's wrong? Are you okay?" I say as I buckle up. I've only seen her like this about four times in the five years I've known her, and let's just say it they didn't turn out to be the best days of human existence.

Before I know it she's crying. I unbuckle my seat-belt and pull her into a hug.

"Hey its okay. Ashley please just tell me what happened." she sniffles, pulls away, and wipes her eyes

"Blake broke up with me." she says through tears " he said he just can't take it anymore! I don't even know what he was talking about!" she says breaking down again. I pull me friend into a hug and we stay there.

"Do you want me to drive?" I ask her. She shakes her head and starts the car.  After driving in silence over half of the drive I cant handle it anymore.

"Hey, why don't you come over to my house. I'm sure my dad wont mind, you know he loves you. It can help you get your mind off things."

" I don't know Van, My mom might not let me." She says, and i'm not going to let her slide that easily. 

"Just ask" I say. She silently sighs, nods, takes her phone out of her pocket to call her mom. 

"Hey mom, I have a question."  

"Is it okay if I stay with Van tonight?" 

"Okay mom, thank you"

"I will mom, I promise"

"love you too mom, bye"

"My mom said I could come over" She says.

"Okay, good."

We drive for a while until she pulls into my house. We get out of the car and and go inside. My dad isn't home yet, so we go straight up to my room. She doesn't say anything she just plops down on the bed and stares at the floor. I walk over to her and put my hand on her shoulder.

"I'm not going to say that I know how you feel, because I really don't, I've never had a boyfriend. I'm not going to tell you that everything's going to be okay, because I have no idea if everything will be or not, but I am going to tell you that I'm sorry, and I am going to let you know that you are my best friend and I will help you, or at least try to help you, but I can't if you don't talk to me." I say

"I........ I was walking down the hallway looking for him, and I found him waiting for me at my locker. I was obviously in a really good mood so I went up to him and hug him, but when I did he was stiff, he did move a bit. That's when............." She says pausing " that's when he said he couldn't handle it anymore. He said that I was changing. He said that I just wasn't the same as I was in 9th grade. So he broke up with me." She cries

"Oh Ashley, I'm so sorry." I bring her in for a hug. "You will find someone new, and they will love you for who you are and not who they want you to be, okay?" 

"Okay, can.....can I lay down for a while?"

"Yeah of course." I say. She nods and lays her head on my pillow, and wraps herself in my blanket. About a minute later she's already asleep, and I don't want to disturb her so I go settle on the couch to watch a movie. When the main character hugs her mom, all of those memories start flooding back. I remember her . I remember what she did to me. I remember all of the pain. I remember all of those days I cried myself to sleep in the hospital. I feel the tears running down my cheeks. I continue to cry for only god knows how long until I slowly fall asleep.