Chapter 96
The rumor spread so fast that there were plenty of times when people heard Ashley had been rejected before they even heard he’d confessed or kissed Koi. As a result, the whole school was buzzing with talk about Ashley.
“He got rejected again? Ashley Miller?”
“You sure it’s not some other Miller?”
“First Elle, and now this? No way.”
“They said he asked a guy out. Of course he got turned down.”
“Guess breaking up with Elle really messed him up.”
“Yikes.”
“Honestly, he’s kind of lame now.”
“Yeah, he used to seem so cool.”
“Totally disappointed.”
Ashley and the rest of the ice hockey team quietly watched the girls walk away, chattering as they went. It was Bill who spoke first.
“Ash, don’t you think you owe us some kind of explanation?”