57. SHUSH!

It's been a few days since the incident happened but guess what? Ashley was instructed to stay inside. She didn't leave the house for whatever reasons best known to her parents. Her electronic gadgets excluding her laptop were taken from her so she had to be homeschooled.

At least, her school's website had that feature. She was able to watch live lessons and also contribute. But the house was very boring. She couldn't even leave the place. Somehow, she knew that her mother was using this to punish her. She claimed not to trust whatever explanation that she gave to the cops earlier that day.

Ashley was also stubborn and hell-bent on not revealing anything. She couldn't get through to Alex and her friends - those guys had to come and visit her at home. They would give her a lot of gifts regarding some interesting topics in class then give her a few gifts but this exact day they came, she had to open up to them.

"Alex wants to see me but for the past few days, I can't l