Four

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Ashley's POV

I saw Danielle descending from the stairs with a frown on her face - I wonder what happened up there.

"Did y'all sort it out?"

She looked at me with a blank face, but even with that I could still see the frustration in the eyes. "As if"

"Oh" I said and went back to writing on my book. Thinking of something I looked at her again.

"Are you both still staying the night?"

She nestled closed to me on the couch and said "Course."

I nodded and adjusted my glasses.

There was silence In the living room now because Ashlyn and David were nowhere to be found and my parents... well, I don't even wanna know."

"It's getting late Ash, you should go to bed" Danielle said as she moved her face closer to mine.

I gulped and shifted a little to avoid her gaze "Yeah, you should too." I said as calmly as possible and packed my things to go to bed.

Taking a few steps forward, I heard Danielle say behind me "You're not going to start avoiding me, are you?"

I stopped, sighed and said,"No Danielle, I'm not going to avoid you."

Just as I was about to keep going, I heard her say again "Then why won't you look me in the eye?"

I sighed tiredly and my shoulders slumped as I turned to look at her, "Danielle I -" I stopped and sighed again "Let's talk about this some other time. I think I need to think about all of this." I gestured towards her "Whatever this is."

She pursed her lips and stared at me for a long time. I couldn't help but bite my lip under her scrutinizing gaze.

"Okay" she said and I heaved a sigh of relief.

When I got to the room I looked at Julie on the bed who was asleep.

Poor Julie, she probably doesn't understand Danielle's thoughts towards her yet.

I covered her with the blanket and proceeded to take off my clothes.

While taking a shower, I took my time to think about the happenings of today.

I mean...I wouldn't lie and say I didn't know Danielle might be into girls.

She had always been different. She had this confidence that even most men and boys her age didn't have.

Have I ever thought of her as anything but a friend? No I haven't.

Have I ever thought she was hot? Yes but that is normal.

I absolutely cannot give her any ideas.  Danielle is still a kid. And I wouldn't want to risk our friendship for that kind of thing.

I packed my hair into a bun and proceeded to lay on the bed. I then took off my glasses and put them on the nightstand.

Just as I was about to cover myself, I felt Julie shift as she rolled over to cuddle with me.

I rolled my eyes. Julie had always been the touchy friend. Me on the other hand, I don't like skin ship or body contact with people.

A lot of people think Danielle should be the one that reacts like that to people since she's always detached.

Of course she doesn't like it, but it's not that bad. I break out in sweat or have rashes when I'm in contact with people that I'm not comfortable with for too long.

Yep that bad.

Of course that is okay with Jules and Danielle. They have always been understanding.

I sighed and looked at Julie. So cute! With lots of attitude. I chuckled.

Julie is well, the one that always stands up for me even in things that I don't care about. Which had gotten her in trouble way too many times. And she has this strong mental fortitude.

I on the other hand, as much as I hate to admit, I am the crybaby of our group. I really hate that about me but anything I feel you can see it on my face.

I poked Julie on the cheek and she frowned and muttered something incoherent. Cute!

And Danielle..., well she is that type of friend that is mature. I am mature, but she is mature too. She has that type of maturity that comes with knowing and facing a lot of things that normal people wouldn't have faced.

Sometimes, even I don't understand her. She is so unpredictable and well... she's scary.

Yep! She doesn't get mad often since she's always cool headed. However the one time she got mad at me, I don't wish for that to happen ever again.

And not just because of her anger. Sometimes the look in her eyes just change into something that you usually don't see. Those moments are usually unexpected.

Julie nestled into me more and muttered "Cold"

I tightened my hold on her and took a deep breath then proceeded to drift off to sleep.

Just as I was about to lose my consciousness, I heard the door open but I was too sleepy to bother to check who it was.

I felt someone hover over me and Julie.

"This isn't fair" I could hear a familiar voice mutter not that I cared to know what was unfair.

I felt her warmth surround me and Jules as she hugged us both to sleep.

Before drifting off to sleep again, I thought briefly.

"This is going to be a long year"

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Adios

Ashley 💜

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