I laughed.

Spencer: Well there isn’t much to tell. I’m the typical teenager. I have 2 brothers, both in college, my moms a surgeon and my dad works in an office for social services. It’s uh pretty boring to tell you the truth.

I said chuckling and Ashley joined in.

Ashley: well Id rather have boring than a mother who hates you and a father whose dead.

She said looking down at her hands. I felt so fucking badly for her. I wanted to take her pain away. I put my hand on her shoulder and she smiled. There was silence and then the buzzer rang, signaling the end of detention and the end of Ashley and mines bonding time.  

Mr. Marks: Well detention is over and I want to get home so be gone from my sight.

Mr. Marks said and we laughed. He was so rude sometimes. Ashley and I rose from our seats and headed out of the class. We walked through the halls in silence before Ashley decided to break it.

Ashley: So where are you headed?

She asked me as we reached the double doors to the front of the school.

Spencer: Um probably just gonna go home and do homework. See I told you I was boring.

I said laughing and so did she.

Ashley: Ha-ha no you’re not.

Spencer: I’m not?

I asked her a little puzzled.

Ashley: Nope. You are coming to my house and were gonna hang. My mom is away for 2 whole weeks and it uh gets kinda empty at home. Plus, how else am I suppose to know what goes on beneath that quiet exterior of yours if I don’t get you talking about yourself.

She said and I smiled.

Spencer: Hmm I don’t know Ill have to check my schedule.

I said joking but she took it literally.

Ashley: Oh ok then…

She said her face falling like someone killed her puppy. I started laughing.

Spencer: Ash I was just kidding Of course I would love to hang out with you.

I said and she produced the cutest smile ever. Her nose crinkling and everything. I melted on the spot.

Ashley: You called me Ash…

She said.

Spencer: Sorry.

Ashley: Oh no don’t be, I like it. I rarely let anyone call me that but it sounds way cuter coming from you.

I blushed as she smiled at me.

Ashley: So lets get going beautiful.

She said turning around and walking towards the parking lot. I followed her smiling like the biggest idiot in the world. Ashley Davies was totally flirting with me. Plus she called me beautiful. That’s got to be a plus. We finally made it to the parking lot and we got in her car which was hot. It was a black Porsche with black leather interior that I slid across like butter. We pulled out of the school parking lot and the ride to her house was pretty much silent with the exception of Ashley singing along to the songs coming through the speakers of her radio.

Never in a million years would I have imagined that I would be riding in Ashley’s car, to her house to hang out.  It was kind of weird but I was loving every second of it. I never even had the guts to talk to her and now I was hanging out with her. It was fate I guess. Psh probably not. But whoever it was I thanked them to the hilt.