I was lying there, wondering what had happened. I didn’t know what to say or what to think.

Ashley... What happened?

I didn’t know whether to ask her or not. It could have been something personal or something. She had bruises on her arms and cuts. She has eyeliners and her hair was covering half her face.

“Ashley…” I said.
“Ryan… Are you Ok?” Ashley replied.
“Y-Yeah. What…” I stopped right there and just let it go. Lauren on the other hand got so worried and asked.
“What happened!”
“Oh, nothing… Just had a lot of accidents.”
“Accidents?” Lauren replied. “Those don’t look like,” I stopped her and it went silent.
Sitting in the room with nothing to say or do. Lauren left about half an hour later and kissed my cheek good-bye.

So it’s just Ashley and I, sitting in the awkward silence.
“So how long have you been going out with Lauren?”
“For a while now…” I replied quietly. “So how did you know I was here?”
“Ryan…” she replied, ignoring the question. “I can’t stop thinking about you…”