Ashley started at the candle, feeling numb and empty. She felt like crying, but she had cried too much already. Her eyes were dry, puffy and tired. Her heart was broken, and there was nothing that could mend that. She had no make up on, and she was seating down on the floor of the tiny apartment. She just had no energy to do anything, and no desire to blow that stupid birthday candle.
"Ash... I know it's hard, but..."
"Hard?" She repeated with a broken voice. She made it hard. She made it so f*****g hard until it finally broke, just like she wanted!"
Alyssa bit her lower lip, feeling sorry for her. She was the only one Ashley had agreed to let into her little hotel room, after her whole family had been panicking for a week. The usually sparkling blonde had lost weight, she had lost al
