Why Me ??? by Tasha M. (chrome ebook reader .TXT) 📕

got caught up in something. I’m going to go take a quick shower.” She grabs my shoulder,” Ashley I know what you are feeling but it doesn’t have to come to this.” I shook off her hand,” Sorry Annie but it already has come to this.”


Worrying

The next morning I noticed all the cuts on my arms,” Annie what do you think everyone is going to think of this?” She looked thoughtful,” They will treat you ten times worse than usual.” I grabbed my purse,” Well let’s go clothes shopping so I can cover these.” She smiled and we went to the mall. There weren’t many jackets or long sleeved shirts considering we live in Florida but I did find some cool shirts at Hot Topic.

We were walking around the mall when we saw Amy,” Oh look it’s the rejects again. How’s Shane?” I almost punched but then she saw my arms,” Oh my gosh Ashley has gone emo! How cute. This is going to be fun.” Annie stepped up,” She may be emo but at least she’s not a skank like you!!” I laughed and then Angie punched me,” Ow! You know that hurts but someone without a heart wouldn’t know what pain is.” I then kicked both of them in the face, grabbed Annie, and ran to her car. Annie looks at me like I was insane,” What the heck?! They’re going to kill you!” Shrugging I say,” I took kickboxing for seven years. I think I can handle myself, but I would look out for her convertible just in case.” We both became wary looking out for her but she never came for us.

It has been two weeks since the mall incident, Amy needed nose surgery, and no one has said anything about my arms. I was surprised because I thought Amy would do anything to destroy me, but I don’t think it’s that bad. Annie gets more worried every time I come back from Serenity’s because she says my cutting has gotten worse. Since it was spring break Serenity took Annie and I to Louisiana, but I felt as if something was wrong. This was the same feeling I had before Shane died and I was really worried.

Not Annie Too!!

“ Serenity this was a great idea, coming to New Orleans!” I say ecstatic. She smiled,” Yeah, well I used to live here so I knew it was the perfect pick me up. Hope y’all don’t mind sharing a room for the week.” Annie shakes her head,” How could we mind, we share rooms at school. It’s really no different, except for the fact that there are no classes or teachers.” We all laugh and go to check in at our hotel. I was looking at the tour card when I saw one for a mystery solving trip,” Oh my gosh, guys we have to do this!!” They both looked at the card and Serenity brought it to the front desk,” Hey, sir? Could you make a reservation for us to do this tonight?” The guy had short blonde hair and green eyes, he also had a wonderfully bright smile,” Of course, I will call right now. You may want to wait here just in case though.” We all say thanks and go sit down he comes to us in five minutes,” Okay, so I made the reservation. You will have to be here in the lobby at 7p.m. or the bus will leave you stranded.” Nodding he hands us the room keys and we go to the 15th floor.

I was walking down the corridor when I heard Amy and Angie arguing.” Amy you are getting too dangerous! One person was alright and that was an accident but this one is planned and that’s illegal.” I heard Angie’s worried voice. Getting a bad feeling I pulled out my phone to record the conversation when Amy replies,” Angie relax, they don’t even know we are here. Plus this plan is fool proof!” Angie gives her a strange look,” Fine. What’s this perfect plan you have?!” Amy gets an evil glint in her eyes,” Well I overheard that they are going to this tour thing later, so I got us reservations too. Then when Annie is away from the others I will grab her, you will pin her down, if she screams I will gag her, and lastly I will strangle her.” I couldn’t believe this, she was planning to kill my best friend! Well at least I have proof of this, and I had to convince the others not to go to this tour. Amy and Angie began moving my way so I quickly go to another hall.

It was difficult to convince Annie but really easy for Serenity to believe it. Annie looked at me,” I can’t believe this?! They used to be my best friends.” She was now in tears,” Annie, I don’t think Angie wants to do this it’s more like she is being forced to.” Looking at me my heart broke for her,” Ashley, I can’t go to this. They are going to kill me! Can we please do something else tonight and do this tour tomorrow?” Sighing I nod,” Yeah, and if it charges us twice I will pay for tomorrow. Just in case they are spying again let’s just not leave the room or at least Annie you don’t leave while we go get you some lunch.” She nodded so Serenity and I left to go get food. Walking out the room I got the feeling that I was being watched so I quickly turn around. Serenity looks at me,” What’s wrong?” “Nothing I just got the feeling that we were being watched. Hold on I need to tell Annie to lock the door.”

Serenity and I were walking down the hall back to our room when we saw Amy and Angie running and laughing down the hall. I look at Serenity and sprint off toward the room only to find the door open and Annie laying lifeless on the floor. Quickly I feel for a pulse and tell Serenity to call 911 when I couldn’t find a pulse. I kept whispering everything will be all right not knowing if it was to her or myself. Finally the police had to pull me away from Annie but I kept screaming and crying. A young police officer asked me what I knew and I said,” Well I was walking with Serenity to the room when I saw two girls I know running away from the direction we were heading. I also the other day overheard them planning Annie’s murder.” He looked at me,” Do you have proof of this, because if you don’t you are wasting my time.” Nodding I pulled up the recording and all of the police listened.

Her Arrest

The police had taken my phone as evidence against her arrest. I was a little relieved but not enough to get rid of the pain of loosing Annie. It was almost as bad as when Shane had died.
It took two days for Serenity and I to get a call from the police. They had found Amy and Angie in Canada hiding away from the police. The cops said we had to go to their trial or there would be a larger chance of them being let go. We agreed to be there at 8a.m. the next week.

Trial

When we arrived there were some lawyers who wanted to speak to me. "Hi Ashley, I'm Lawren and I will be representing you. If you can tell me anything you know then this trial will be ours." I smiled," Okay, it started at the begining of the school year when Shane, Annie, and I were going to this lake. Amy was listening to our plans and followed us too, I didn't realize we were being followed until it was too late. Also, on the first day of school she told me ' I’ll do worse this year. Ashley I swear by next year you won’t be here anymore.'" Lawren looked at me," Okay everything you just told me ,including the threat, will help us at trial. Now go inside and sit down until they call you up." Nodding Serenity and I walk to our seats and wait for the trial to begin.