Love

"Hi..Im Ashley" we stayed pretty quiet for a couple of seconds and then laughter came from my sister, her face made me laugh and so he laughed too...after that we met in the same class again day after day...

In school othings were going pretty good, until I was called to my counselors office...she then told me that I as a few credits short for graduation, and if I wanted to graduate on time, I had to either come up with someway to do all the projects the kids did all year in a time span of 3 months...at 1st I was like no problem, then it turned really bad... I was working weekends, going to adult school almost everyday, doing projects and going to the library whenever I had the time...failed a few tests...and in the end I couldn't finish on time, I was short so many little assignments that I was really overdoing it and not getting enough done...in all this one day I went back to my art class after a talk with my counselor, I was not feeling well I wanted to cry I didn't want to fail, but I had no time...When I finally got to class it was almost lunch time...I saw Ashley sitting down...and so I go up to him, I told him quietly "can I lay my head on your legs??" he said "yea"...and that's when it hit me...I liked this guys a lot!!!! I really like him and I thought about him all the time...I found myself at work, and in adult school and at home just thinking about him...I never did plan to tell him how I felt, but just the way "Nancy" held him...and then I heard something she had said about him..."I want him cause I want money...and cause he needs to buy me stuff cause Im his girlfriend" in my mind I was like "NO WAY!!!!!" he was always such a nice guy, almost didn't say much but still nice...days went by, I started writing to him, telling him about my day and thoughts, and really did not mention to him what I have heard... he wrote to me a couple of times in one of the few conversations we had back then he said something that I will never forget, he said that he had mixed feelings for someone, I took that as a another job to try and figure out who this other girl was???!!!

A few more days pass... I got upset but I didn't let him see how sad and angry it made me feel...On one not so special day after school I did my usual walk with my sister Laura towards Adult School...little did I know was that Ashley was right behind us...he started carrying me by surprise and I came up with a the fabulous idea to go to his house...I figured that I would know where he lived...so I could "occasionally" drop by... no too far from adult school he lived a few blocks away...so we finally go into his house, its was big and beautiful and it had a million things everywhere...pictures all over the place, candles, and little collectible bottles, tables and a chairs comfortable couches...I tell him to give us a tour and so he does... his room was nice, there were so many gadgets everywhere and blankets and his back pack, games all over the place...we finally go into crazy kids mode and my sister votes for us to play a game...hide and seek!! and so we did it was cool because he knew his house 110% I knew nothing so I didn't know where to look, I found my sister, but we spent almost 15 minutes looking for him...when we finally did, we went back to his room and I sat down on his bed...Laura asked for some water and so they both go downstairs...now from what Laura told me was that he said I was very pretty...and that given the chance he would ask me out...and that he had a crush on me...when they finally go upstairs again Laura says this to us:

Laura: Ashley you like Madi?? and Madi you really like Ashley.
We both nod and just stare at each other...
Laura: SO kiss and make out!!!! peace!! (she then goes downstairs and leaves us)

He stayed quiet and he felt a little embarrassed but I finally was able to talk and asked him to please sit next to me...that evening was the best ever... we confessed our feelings and things went on a couple of days later he left "Nancy" and it was pure joy.

But with happiness also comes some bad news, I didn't graduate on time...my parents didn't feel like it was my fault because they noticed I worked hard in school and at work...so my counselor said that the only way to get a diploma was to complete a few classes in school in the summer...and a science course at adult school in a period of a month and I could not fail not once at any tests...and so I did... it was the best summer ever because I got to spend it with my boyfriend...we did a lot together...and I kept him a secret from my family for a time, then my mother got to know him...then my grandparents...and then something horrible happened...something that completely crushed me...

We Moved...

Art by Sascalia