Ashley watched across the room as she and Charlotte talked to each other, her eyes raising when the other suddenly hung up the phone and strode purposely over to her. She grinned, but felt all the awkward-ness coming back. She had been awkward in person the first time she tried to talk to Charlotte, a little awkward on the phone, but now she felt even more awkward. Would the awkward fest ever end? She really hoped so. This was a whole new ballgame for her. At school, she was a lot better at socializing, but maybe that was because she was not wearing her forbidden sexuality on her wrist.

[b]“Yeah, so I'm Charlotte, I know it's on the card. It's weird not to actually say it.” [/b]

"Hi Charlotte, I'm Ashley, like I said on the phone." She looked down at her shoes like they were the most interesting thing in the bar. "Sorry about the weirdness of the phone call." She subconsciously twisted her glow sticks around her wrist. "I just wanted to say thanks for the free book and all." She finally looked back up at Charlotte.

[b]“Listen, I'm really hungry, you haven't eaten, and there's a Chinese place across the street.” [/b]

“No, I haven't eaten,” Ashley admitted. She picked her purse up off the floor and hugged it to her flat stomach; the stomach her mother was always nagged about growing when she gained weight. In truth, she had not gained any weight for a very long time, if anything she's lost a pound here and there because of the crazy diets her mom always talked her into doing. Her parents were very good at controlling Ashley even though she had moved to the dorm.

“If you're sure you don't mind.” Ashley stood up. Standing next to Charlotte she really looked short, though she hoped people would stop thinking she looked fifteen for crying out loud. She knew that it was probably because of the clothing she had come accustomed to wearing. 

She vowed from this day forward, she would start adding more different colors to her wardrobe. She was due for a change anyway.

“Thanks. Oh, but before we go, let's chuck these,” Ashley said, pointing to Charlotte's matching green and blue glow sticks.