RememberMe.

**Chapter 18**

Ashley approaches. She had been crying. “Get your sl/tty hands off my boyfriend!” She yells at Kimmy. Henry looks scared. “What are you going to do about it?” Kimmy comments while inhaling her cigarette. “Henry why are you smoking? That’s disgusting.” Ashley ignores Kimmy’s question. Kimmy walks right in front of Ashley and blows her cigarette smoke in her face. Ashley’s face scrunches up while holding back tears. And to make it worse Kimmy, then walked over to Henry and started to make out with him right in front of Ashley. That’s when Ashley broke. She began to cry hysterically in front of all of us. Kimmy started laughing. Evan ignored it and Henry didn’t do anything except look a bit guilty. I gave Evan a peck and grabbed Ashley’s arm. I threw her into the passenger side of her car and I got in the drivers and drove. I drove to my house and parked in the driveway. “Ashley… stop crying” I pleaded while handing her tissues. She just stared at me blankly. “Why are you being so nice to me? I’ve been such a b/tch to you since I found out you smoked?” She gasps.
“Deep down we are still emotionally best friends..” I say in an almost whisper. She continues to blow her nose and wipe her eyes. “Ashley, I have to come clean.” I say feeling guilty. “It’s my fault.”
“What?”
“That Henry cheated… its my fault”
“Huh?” She sniffles.
“I texted you asking if we would ever be friends again because I set Jenni and Henry up to hook up. You said no so I was mad and set them up out of anger towards you. After Jenni and Henry pecked lips once, I asked Jenni not to. And she was more than glad because she knew I wouldn’t want her to because I wouldn’t want to hurt you like that. Then Henry got mad and called up Kimmy. I created his urge to cheat. Then I called you. Because, well. I know personally what it’s like to be cheated on… more than once and it has destroyed me, Ashley. I used to be this perfect good girl with perfect grades and a perfect life. Then, Evan cheated on me and I was wrecked. Then when I moved to New York, I figured all relationships were like that. So I didn’t trust anyone enough to be exclusive so I just would be friends with benefits or do random hookups. Then I fell into the wrong crowd of smoking, alcohol, drugs, s/x, and more. I mean I love Jenni, she is my other best friend. But, I changed. And I understand that you don’t like the me I’ve become Ashley because well frankly, I wouldn’t like me either. But, this is who I am now and I cant go back because I can never be that perfect girl again. I pretended to be in the beginning, but once Evan cheated on me for the second round, she came back out. There’s no going back.”
Ashley looks at me stunned. I felt a tear roll down my cheek but I quickly wiped it off with my hand. She leans over and hugs me. “I’m sorry, Sadie.. You never told me the entire story” She cries. “I miss being best friends…” I blurt without thinking. “Me too.” She agrees. We both smile and start to laugh for no reason. We should not be laughing right now. “Want to sleep over?” I ask. “My room is kind of small now that two girls share it though” I add. She nods her head. We get out of the car. “What’s up with all those piercings anyways?” She jokes. “Oh you know, each one represents rebelling against something” I laugh. We both giggle as we enter the house. It felt good to have both my best friends with me. Happily.

***Oh my god! I cant wait until you guys read up to chapter 24!! That's how far I've written but will only post daily... but so much stuff happens in the next chapters. Please don’t ask to be notified, I no longer do them! Sorry. Fave if you’re reading, Thanks! –lamusicaesmivida***