Arthur: “Paula, I really think that you should just go to work already.”

Paula: “Spencer, I didn’t mean to. It was an…”

Arthur: “Just go.”

Arthur had on a stern face as Paula nodded her head and left the house with her head down. Spencer remained crying against her dad’s chest.    

Arthur pulled back and stared at his daughter sympathetically. He stared at the red mark that was sure to turn into a bruise in a matter of no time on Spencer’s face.

Arthur: “I’m really sorry Spencer.”

Spencer shook her head.

Spencer: “You’re not the one who should be apologizing. Can I just go to Ashley’s?”

Arthur nodded his head and kissed Spencer on forehead. She gave him one last weak smile and then ran up to her room. She closed her door and leaned onto it. She slowly slid down to the floor and started crying. Not once had her mom and hit her and Spencer didn’t know how to feel. She didn’t know if she should feel anger, hurt, sadness, she just didn’t know. So, she opted to crying. To letting herself completely break down.

After crying on her floor for what seemed like hours and composing herself, Spencer rose to her feet and walked to her bed to get her phone. She dialed Ashley’s number and had to laugh at her callback tone.

Girlfriend now

I have a girlfriend now

No way, no how

How’d I get a girlfriend now?

I remember it vivdly love

I’ve been walking erect since the moment we met.

Ashley: “Hello.”

Spencer: “Nice callback tone.”

Ashley: “Ah! I love that song. My favorite part is And even if you stomp me till I’m sore No matter what, I’d bleed to be your whore.”

Spencer smiled. At hearing Ashley’s voice she forgot about what had just happened not long ago. About her mother and her obvious upper hand strength, about being completely broken seconds ago. Ashley’s voice alone brought all the pieces back together in an instant.

Ashley: “Spencer you there?”

Spencer: “Yeah. Sorry. Well I can go. My dad said yes.”

Ashley: “What’s wrong?”

Spencer: “Nothing. Just I’ll tell you when I see you. Give me about an hour so I can get dressed and all.”