Spencer: "Are you okay?"

Ashley: "Yeah, stupid bowls fell on my foot"Spencer: "Oh geeze. Here let me help you"

I still couldn’t see so I found the light switch and flipped it on and started helping her clean the mess. Once we got everything cleaned up we stood by the sink and put the opened cans of soda in. Ashley pulled her hair out of her face and what I saw made me feel like someone punched me in the stomach.The big, black and blue mark around her eye was completely noticeable.

Spencer: "Ash! What happened to your eye!"

She quickly stood up and looked down and crossed her arms.

Ashley: "Um…I ran into a door"

I rolled my eyes

Spencer: "Ash how dumb do you think I am?"

She glanced at me and looked back down. She scurried off to the living room before I can say anything else. I followed her and sat on the couch, close enough to talk easily to her. The black eye looking more worse in the light and causing my blood to boil.

Spencer: "Ash…did Aiden hit you?"

She let out a sigh and looked at the coffee table. Her face focused in her thoughts.

Spencer: "Ashley…did Aiden hit you?"

I asked with more authority. Her eyebrows furrowed and tears streamed down her face, as she nodded a "yes." I couldn’t control my anger any longer. I stood up from the couch, with my fists clenched to my sides.

Spencer: "Who the he! Does he think he is? He cant just hit you like that! Did you report him?"

She shook her head no.

Spencer: "What? Why not?"

Ashley: "Because…"

She whispered but clearly enough for me to hear.

Spencer: "Because why Ash? He’s gotta be stopped"

She looked up at me with tears sliding down her cheeks.

Ashley: "He didn’t mean to do it Spence. He apologized and even gave me flowers. Im not going to report him; it was an accident"

Spencer: "WHAT!"

I didn’t know it was possible for me to get more angry than I was a few moments earlier, but I did. I felt my brain pulsing at how angry I was. Everything got red and I swear it got a few temperatures hotter in the room.