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she finally sighed, shaking her head.
    "Thanks,"
I smiled, taking her comment as a surrender.
    "Why
does it matter to you anyway? We’re not going to become BFFs and braid each
other’s hair if that’s what you’re hoping for," she said, rolling her
eyes.
    When I
first met Ash, Rachel had told me that I “had a thing for charity cases” and
needed to know it wasn't my duty to “save the world.” I wasn't naive enough to
think they would hit it off, but their relationship was starting to feel
reminiscent of my parents’, and I refused to let them stoop to that level.   I was still convinced that one day they would
bond over their one shared interest: me.
    "Read
my lips Elle." She said slowly, as if she was saying something very
difficult to grasp, "Never. Going. To. Happen."
    I pretended
I hadn’t heard her.
    "Seriously,
come on! Me and Ashton?" She laughed, as if the idea was the most absurd
thing she’d ever heard.
    Sure they
were different, but they would be good for each other, a healthy balance.
"Never say never! I’m the pessimist, and I actually do believe that
someday you and Ash can be, dare I say it," I paused for dramatic effect,
"BFFs!"
    She rolled
her eyes at me, but I noticed the smile she was trying to hide.
    Then a
thought struck me, “Does this mean I have to start going running with you
again?”
    Our fight
had evidently brought this newfound tradition to a halt. I couldn’t say I was
sad about it.
    “It does,”
she nodded, “Bet you wish you’d thought about that before you forgave me.”
    “Yep, I
certainly do,” I said regretfully.
    “Don’t
pretend you don’t love our bonding time,” Rachel said cheerily, wrapping her
arms around me in a move that felt more like a chokehold than a hug.
    I let out a
strained laugh.
    And just
like that we were Rachel and Eli again. It didn’t mean I wasn’t hurt, in fact I
would probably never forget that night, but we needed each other and we both
knew it, even if neither of us would ever admit it.  
    ---
    "Ashton!
Fancy meeting you here!" I said dramatically as she opened the door to her
room.
    She let out
a loud gasp, eyeing me suspiciously as she closed the door behind her.
"Wha-… what are you doing in my room?"
    I shrugged.
She kept her hand on the doorknob, like she was preparing to run.
    "Ash,
relax. I just wanted to know if Rachel apologized."
    "Oh,"
she said. Then she snorted, "Yeah, I guess."
    "What
do you mean?" I asked.
    "Well,"
she said, finally walking towards me, "It was the lousiest apology I've
ever heard. She never actually said the word sorry . But this is Rachel we're talking about."
    I sighed.
    "What'd
you do, blackmail her into it?"
    "No,"
I said defensively.
    She shook
her head. I knew she knew I had something to do with it because Rachel would
never apologize to Ash on her own accord. But I wanted to pretend anyway, to
instill some doubt in her mind, so she could start to rethink her answer on the
question of whether or not Rachel had a soul. That was the first step, I’d
decided.
    "Well,
thanks for trying anyway," she smiled.
    I shrugged.
    "Huh!"
she gasped suddenly. "Fudge!"
    "What?"
I asked, amused by her fake curse.
    "Nothing,"
she said quickly. I eyed her suspiciously as she added; "I think I dropped...something."
    "A
book? I know how vital those are to your survival," I teased.
    "Yeah,"
she nodded, "That's it...a book."
    Now I knew
something was up. "How about I help you look for it?" I smiled.
    Her face
morphed into a mask of horror. "No!" she exclaimed, shaking her head
and waving her hands in front of me.
    "Okay..."
    "I'm
gonna go look for it outside...you stay here! Don't move," she added
forcefully, walking backwards towards the door so she could keep an eye on me.
    I could
hear heavy, rapid footsteps on the stairs as soon as she left the room. I took
them as my cue. As soon as I was sure she was gone I started searching through
her bag. Could you blame me? I'd
never seen her act so suspiciously before. She