Ashley didn’t sleep well that night. After burying the dea calf, eating a pig’s foot and getting into a particularly brutal fight with her sister about carrying guns, she was wiped out. IT was three o’clock that morning when she heard a vicious pounding on the door.

Ashley: "What the Hell?"

She stumbled out of bed and left her room for the front door.

???: "OPEN UP DAVIES! I KNOW YOU’RE IN HERE!"

Ashley stopped in the living room. She knew that voice. Kyla walked up behind her.

Kyla: "Who is it Ash??

Ashley: "It’s-"

???: "OPEN UP!"

Ashlye looked at her sister with a worried look.

Ashley: "Why do ya think he’s here?"

Kyla: "Beats me, I’ll go get the gun."

Ashley: "Kyla!"

She was already running back to her room. She came back with her shotgun.

Ashley: "No reasoning whatsoever huh?"

Kyla: "Nope."

Kyla held the gun over her shoulder and walked to the front door.

Ashley: "Kyla please put the gun down! That’s probably why he’s here in the first place."

The door took another heavy banging.

Kyla: "That fool’s gonna wake up Grandma!"

Kyla unlocked the door and opened it.

Kyla: "Carlin you idiot why are you-"

In a quick movement, Glen had Kyla outside of the house and on the ground. Ashley went to help her sister.

Ashley: "What’s wrong with you!? What the Hell-"

Glen: "You and her been shootin at my sister?! Huh?!"

He stomped up to them with a angry, angry, look on his face.

ashley: "Look, that was nothing but a accident! Spencer was out there next to a dead calf!"

Glen: "Don’t mean she did nothing to it!"

Kyla got up and brushed herself off.

Kyla: "Listen here Carlin, Im gonna tell you once, and only once, to get off of my property. Understand?"

Glen: "I just came here to tell you once, and only once, to stay the fuck away from my sister! You two got that?!"

Ashley: "I didn’t-"

Glen: "Specially you California! I swear to God if I hear talk bout you messin with her i’ll tan your hide!"

Glen pushed past Kyla and Ashley and walked off onto the dirt path.

Ashley: "amn it Kyla! See what you did!?"

Kyla: "What? Aint like you and her got any history!"

Ashley: "*sigh*…well.. we could’ve made some history."

Kyla watched Ashley walk into the house.

Kyla: "You were’nt thikin bout…bout courtin her was you? Cuz if ya was i’ tell ya, you’d be the laughing stock of the entire neighberhood."

Ashley let that comment roll off her shoulders. Besides, she didn’t even know what courting meant.