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Oct 28, 2012 02:09PM
"Yes you are." She stuck her tongue out. "Go talk to her if you aren't."
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"Course she will. You're my friend. And stop whining."
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"Whatever. Now, you're gonna see her tomorrow at school. Go talk to her then."
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The next day, Beth asked Ash, "Did you talk to her yet?"
"Um..sort of." he said, rubbing the back of his neck and slamming his locker closed.
"What happened?" Beth demanded. Ash looked way too nervous.
"Well, I was going to talk to her, but then that new transfer student, Brody or something, walked up and talked to her and, well, yeah." he trailed off.
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Ash stares at the ground. "Its okay. I didn't like her that much." Something in hus eyes tells Beth otherwise.
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At that moment, Beth spotted Becca. She waved her over. There. Things were gonna be okay, Ash would talk to Becca and they would be happy. Wait, who was that she was standing next to? Brody? Please don't let them be dating, Beth thought
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Beth groaned inwardly. Ash stumbled over his words, "I-I'm Ash. I have math with you."
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"Ash," he said, completing her sentence.
"Yeah, Ash. Well, Ash, I'd like to introduce you to someone. Ash, this is my boyfriend, Brody."
"Sup?" Brody asked. Ash's face fell. "It's nice to meet you, Brody." he spat.Beth looked on with a pained expression on her face.
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Ash turned toward Beth. "O-okay." Beth sighed. What was she gonna do now?
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Beth had told Ash that she and Becca were friends, and that was true, but they were friends who didn't talk to each other much. It was all because of one little mistake. It had happened in the seventh grade.
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They had been good friends, but soon Beth realized how many times Becca had hurt her. Those small, judgemental remarks cut Beth little by little. Then, Becca started dating a guy Beth liked. She knew how much he meant to her, but she still did it.Later, Becca had apologized, it was a little mistake, she said. Beth forgave her, but they were never close friends again.
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She didn't know why she actually encouraged Ash's crush, but it was probably because of the crush he'd had on her last year. Beth was glad Ash was past that. Now she had to get him past the disappointment of Becca's rejection.
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She stole a look at him as they walked to her car. He was staring at the ground. Beth felt her heart sink.
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"Want to go to my house? We can do homework together.
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As Ash drove Beth's car, she fidgeted nervously. "Ash," she began, "I-I'm sorry-""Why are you sorry?" Ash cut in. "You were just trying to help. And plus, I may want a girlfriend, but I don't need one."
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"But what, Beth?" Ash interrupted.
"But nothing, I guess."
They sat in awkward silence the rest of the way t oAsh's house.
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Ash said okay, and they get out their books. Wow. It hadn't been this awkward between them since Ash's last year's crush.
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"Friday." Ash muttered. He flipped to the chapter they were studying in their math textbook.
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She remembered that time when Ash had been feeding ducks at the park. They'd started chasing him. She suddenly hugged him. He was her best friend, and she loved him like a brother. Ash stiffened and Beth let go and looked at him in the eye.
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"A-Ash, are you okay? We're friends, remember? I love you." "Why did you do that to me? Get my hopes, only for me to get dissapointed, rejected."
Beth felt anger pulse through her veins. "I only wanted you to be happy!"
"You should have warned me about Becca!"
Oh no. Ash was not pinning this on her. "Do you actually think Becca and I are that close?" She whispered. Whispering was the only way to keep her anger in check.
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"Yesterday, I would have said 'no,' but today I'm not so sure." Tears began running down Beth's face.
"No, Ash, no I'd NEVER EVER put you through anything like that. Don't you believe me???"
"Honestly, no." Beth couldn't believe it. How could Ash not believe her?
"How can you not believe me?" Beth asked. This was ridiculous. Ash was being ridiculous.
"It just..you seemed so eager to set me up-"
Beth's body shook, whether with anger or misery, she didn't know. She got up and ran to the door. She couldn't stand being in this place any longer. She wiped tears from her eyes, but they just kept falling. She walked to her car and drove home.
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"Beth! Wait! I didn't mean it! BETH!" But it was too late; she was gone. Inside, he pulled out his cellphone, intending to call her. But the voice message came up, and the realization hit Ash, hard. Her phone was off.
Meanwhile, Beth was in her room, head buried in a pillow. Who could their friendship end like this?
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Beth threw her covers over her head. It was only six, but she fell asleep, exhausted.
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He ran up to her door and knocked-hard. Beth's mother answered. Ash mumbled a hello and ran into Beth's room, shouting "BETH, BETH! Are you okay?"
