“Hey guys,” Ashley said, sitting down on the stool provided. The whole club erupted into cheers and hollering and a brief smile flickered through Ashley’s sad eyes. I felt my throat contract as I took her in. She looked heartbroken and it tore me up. Even though she was the one that hurt me I just wanted to hold her and rock her and kiss her and – okay I really need to stop. “Well before I start I just wanted to dedicate this whole performance to Spencer. Spence, if you’re here I’m so sorry for everything; I’ve been an idiot and even though I know that this doesn’t fix everything I hope that you’ll take me back.”

            I stiffened and Erica looked at me with a large surprised smile on my face. I couldn’t look back at her; my eyes were focused solely on Ashley who was now strumming a few cords to a song that I’d never heard before.

            “I wrote this a few days ago and you guys are the first to hear it so I hope that you enjoy it,” I sucked in a breath as she started to sing into the microphone and everyone shut up so that they could hear the song.

“Come up to meet ya, tell you I’m sorry
You don’t know how lovely you are
I had to find you, tell you I need ya
And tell you I set you apart
Tell me your secrets, and ask me your questions
Oh lets go back to the start
Running in circles, coming in tails
Heads on a science apart

Nobody said it was easy
Oh it’s such a shame for us to part
Nobody said it was easy
No one ever said it would be so hard
I’m going back to the start.”

                The whole club started to clap wildly and call out random things in Italian. I had tears streaming down my face as I watched her look around once more, still missing me where I was sitting hidden in the shadows. Erica was clapping but looking at me worriedly. I couldn’t help it, Ashley had put her whole soul into that song and I could just watch her eyes and tell. She smiled briefly and started strumming again. She was talking but I couldn’t concentrate on what she was saying, I was too busy sinking into the gentle melody and trying to will her eyes towards me.  Then I realized that she was singing so I focused on the words, hoping she meant them for me.