The Breakfast Club

[KERFUFFLE]

"Morgan, people don't tend to think much about me at all. Besides, I've grown to be past caring about what other people think of me," Asher told her softly. "I mean.. I can't just leave you as soon as you're pregnant, like Riley just did.. That wouldn't be fair after all you've done for me. And, you can't be left on your own, with noone to talk to, surely.. that'd just make the situation feel even worse. Noone deserves to be alone, Morgan, especially not you."

 

[B e t h y <3]

Morgan remained silent while she listened to Asher. Why did he have to be so dxmn sensitive? Everyone else treated her like shxt, except for her brothers, of course. Morgan propped her chin up with her hands and said, "You are truly something, Asher."

 

[KERFUFFLE]

"No, I'm really not," Asher replied. "It shouldn't be too much to ask for somebody to be there for you. Unless you don't want me to be, of course. Then I won't be, though it'll be very difficult for me."

 

[B e t h y <3]

"No, I would love for you to be here for me, unless, of course, you grow tired of me. Then I'll be okay letting you go. But I don't want that to happen." Morgan said. She thought for a moment and asked, "Do you think I should tell my dad?"

 

[KERFUFFLE]

"Grow tired of you? I don't think that'll happen. In fact, I know it won't," Asher told her with a reassuring smile. Her question, though, was a tough one. "Well, sooner or later, he's going to notice. But, when, exactly, you want to tell him.. It's hard to know. What do you think?"

 

[B e t h y <3]

Morgan shrugged. "He didn't take it so well last time..." she mumbled, looking down at the table.

Bah. Sorry for the fail post, but I've got to go to voice lessons.

 

[KERFUFFLE]

"There was a last time, too?" Asher asked her. His tone was not one of shock or disgust or anything of the sort, just a simple question. "Maybe.. Well, I don't know if it would help at all, it's up to you. But maybe if I was there.. If he.. Got angry, we could both be there, to make sure he doesn't hurt you."

Ah, no problem. Have fun

 

[B e t h y <3]

"Yes. There was I last time. I was stupid and told him while he was drunk, so he took a wire coat hanger and stabbed me in the stomach until he thought it was dead." Morgan said quietly. "When I got to the hospital, I said that I did it to myself so Cody and I wouldn't get seperated into different foster homes, and whatnot."

 

[KERFUFFLE]

"Wow.. He's really something.." Asher murmured. It made him truly upset to think that a father would do that to his daughter when she'd never needed more comforting in her life. "What do you.. Are you going to keep the baby?" he asked her.

 

[B e t h y <3]

"I don't know. I know I don't want an abortion, but I'm not sure if I want to give the baby up for adoption."She said, taking another gulp of her tea. It burned her throat, but she didn't care. The heat was making her realize how stupid she'd been.

 

[KERFUFFLE]

So, how be?

"So he's definitely going to find out. Okay, well, then we can't let him do what he did to you the last time. Maybe wait until he's not drunk, for a start," Asher said, as his half conclusive answer to her question. He looked at her, saw her expression and said, "But everything's going to be alright, okay?"

 

[B e t h y <3]

Morgan smiled a bit, "Yeah, him being sober would be a plus.." She avoided Asher's eyes but said, "I don't know if it's going to be okay this time."

I be good How you be?

 

[KERFUFFLE]

Asher pulled his coffee cup from the other side of the table and asked her, "Tell me, what makes you say that?" taking a sip of his coffee. He wanted her to just try and make the best of a hugely difficult situation.

I be great Even my art project isn't getting me down =D

 

[B e t h y <3]

"I don't know." Morgan said, sighing. "It just feels like everything has been going wrong lately." She looked up at him and said, "Except meeting you. That's the best thing that's happened to me in a loong time."

Cool So you started school?

 

[KERFUFFLE]

Asher smiled and said, "Well, maybe, though I truly can't understand why you see me as such a good thing, it's a sign of better things to come. I hope so, you deserve it." He took a sip of his coffee, then just let the cup warm the palms of his hands.

Thank goodness, no xD I go back September 6th, I got off July 23rd (well, and the 10 days before, when I was in Germany). The art is a 'summer essay'. A visual essay, that is.

Got any more camps?

 

[B e t h y <3]

Morgan rubbed her eyes. "Maybe we should change the subject to something a lot happier." she suggested, "What do you want for your birthday?"

No more camps. Now I have rehearsals every Tuesday and Thursday, plus fifth period everyday.

 

[KERFUFFLE]

"That's not going to be a happier subject, because I refuse to tell you. Or rather, tell you the truth, that I don't know or don't really care," Asher told her chuckling quietly. "That's the answer everbody gets. I guess the kinds of things I wish for aren't physical things that people can get me."

Wow. Busy. We only do one musical usually every two years now. I kind of wish we did more. But, at the same time, I think I have far too much schoolwork to cope with one this year. Last year was hard, juggling that and exams and Seussical.

 

[B e t h y <3]

Morgan raised an eyebrow. "Really? You aren't going to tell me? Fine. I'll figure it out myself." Morgan said, stubbornly. She crossed her arms and looked out the window. It was beginning to snow again. "I hate winter." she said randomly.

I would kill myself if there was only a musical every two years. We have show choir plus three or four shows every year. Two musicals and two straight plays, most of the time. But even though it's a lot, it's what I want to do with my life, so my mom completely supports me being in as many as possible.

 

[KERFUFFLE]

"If I had something to tell you, maybe I would. There's really not much to figure out, I'm not covering it up. Still, meeting you is enough to make my birthday one of the best in a really long time. I wouldn't want you giving me anything else," Asher told her, sipping his coffee. He nodded at her comment, following her gaze, "Me, too. Well, I didn't used to hate it so much in Montana. It was beautiful in the snow. But I'm not really a fan of the cold."

The school used to do one every year, plus a play. I don't know what happened to the play, they just disappeared. And now the orchestra, jazz band and concert band go on tour somewhere in Europe, so they alternate between a tour and musicals. Which is good for me, since I play piano and guitar in all three bands and I sing, plus the band still plays in the musicals. But for singers, it's not so great. I'm not really a strong enough singer to go into musical theatre, I'd get too nervous, personally, that's what I think. But I'd like to be involved in music somehow. Or art.

 

[B e t h y <3]

Morgan rolled her eyes, "Whatever, I'm still giving you something." She thought about what Montana might be like before saying, "I've never been outside of this state. It gets old after a while." She finished off her tea and asked, "Do you want to do something else, or are you cool with chilling here?"

Yeah, our show choir is top ranked in the nation &amp; we hold one of the biggest competitions in the midwest. It's awesome. Our marching band is really good too. But they pay for everything themselves &amp; so do we. Marching band &amp; show choirs don't get any of the school money, which is why we can have musicals and such every year.