TATHP

When Ashley woke up, the first the thing that ran through her head was, “Where the hell am I?” Then all the memories of the day came crashing back to her. Not getting any sleep the night before, the fight with Madison and Aiden, running to the bathroom after the fight, and finally, her angel, Spencer, rescuing her from the hell hole formally known as school. Why had she been there? Is she going to the school? How old is she? And a million and one questions were running through Ashley’s head and only one person could answer them. Only, that one person was no where to be found. Finally, she noticed the slip of paper on the coffee table right next to her. It was a note, written in the neatest handwriting Ashley had ever seen. It was of course from Spencer to Ashley:

Hey Ash, Sorry to leave you like this, but you were sleeping so peacefully I just didn’t have the heart to wake you up. Well, I had to pick Charlie up from daycare and then we are going to the café for my first shift. Oh gosh, I’m so nervous. Anyway, make yourself at home. I should be home around 9:30. Feel free to stay if you like. Anything you see is yours, so just make yourself comfortable. I hope to see you when Jay and I get home. Oh, by the way, he has been dying to see you again so I hope you will still be home when we get there. If not, then I’ll just see you around. Love you! Spence

It’s amazing how with just that one note, Spencer was able to manage to make Ashley smile. The whole note was just the sweetest thing in the world. Ashley loved how Spencer had called her apartment “home,” somehow seeming to imply that it was Ashley’s home as well. She could defiantly get used to the sound of that. Also, the way Spencer called herself “Spence” was just adorable. It sounded like something that only family or someone very close to her would be allowed to call her. Kind of a “pet name.” Add all that to the feeling of insecurity that Ashley felt Spencer wrote the letter with just made Ashley feel loved again. Someone cared enough about her to feel afraid to lose her. All of this only made Ashley’s mind swim with more unanswered questions. For the first time since waking up, Ashley glance down at her watch. It read 7:08pm. “Wow, I slept for a long time. I guess I got less sleep last night than I thought before. Geez, I’m hungry. I really hope Spencer has some good food.”