Only Way Out

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Sal ends up taking me into the bathroom. Bawling my eyes out I take off my mask which was semi smothering me in vomit.
"Hey it's ok come on Larry don't cry little dude" he sits me on the counter wear the sinks are. "I have extra shirts you know"
"T that's not the point!" I say still bawling.
"Well what is?" He's trying to clean out my mask now with some Clorox wipes.
"The puke! And Everyone saw me and Ashley and you and the milk" I guess I'm just blabbering now.
"Shh it's ok people vomit it's not that big of a deal. Why did you even get milk in the first place? You knew you couldn't drink it"
"I I wanted to give Ashley a chance" I say calming down a bit.
"Why? After all she's done to us? Are you sure she deserves a second chance?"
"I know she does! I know she can change".
Sal sighs "well if you say so. But if anything and I mean anything bad happens to you. I'll kill her"
"K kill her?"
"Kill her"
"Oh..."
"Nah I'm kidding I won't kill her but I will make her bleed a bit. Hey stay here ok? I'll go get us a few shirts". I nod then Larry leaves.
"You really wanna give me a second chance?" ????
"Ash?? What are you doing in the guys bathroom??"
"Closest one I could get to. Why though?"
"Why what?" I ask
"why did you try to tolerate me??"
"I...I don't know I just think you nice. I like you in a platonic kinda way"
"You? Why would you like me? Nobody likes me!"
"I don't know why I like you I just do. So what do you think?"
Ashley comes out of the bathroom stall with tears in her eyes. "What do I think?"
"Yeah?"
She makes a fist then start to swing at me. I cover in fear but stop as she stops near my face. "H here...". She says as she hands me a crumbled up note and a pack of stickers. "It'll look good on your mask...Now leave me alone will you?"
"Wait!!" I grab a piece of a paper towel. Write my number on there. An address to midnight karma. And then I hand it to her with a sticker. "Take this" I say. She tears up even more. Grabs it all and leaves. I know there's something good in her. I just have to get it out of her. I read the note which says:
Dear larry,
I've been watching you for a while now. Not in a creepy kinda way but I guess just to observe you. I guess I kinda like you. You're smart. Funny. Cute. Which is a lot for me to say. My mother would kill me if she knew I liked you. You see she's the kinda person who says "don't have sex or date anyone until you're out of this house and ready to marry". I guess she just doesn't want me to make the mistake she did with my father. He ended up killing himself after she divorced him. It's really stupid. Yet...I still keep his jacket... I'm sure you won't wanna date me because of Sal and all but it would be kinda cool if you'd hang out one day I guess. Here's my number uh yeah. Oh and tell anyone els about this and I'll beat you to a pulp. Or I'll try at least.
Sincerely, Ashley Campbell.