PARALLEL
Ashie walked around another corner, holding to her chest a few yaoi manga books. She was happy. It was, of course, a few days away from her birthday after all. Ashie wondered what she can do for her birthday. Maybe go out with friends tp a restaurant... Go to the mall... Maybe do some shopping... "I wonder if someone's hosting a surprise?" Ashie asked herself out loud. "But then, it wouldn't be that much of a surprise to me." She chuckled as she rounded another corner.
However, her smiles faded away when she saw a boy being thrown against a wall by a group of people. Before she called out, the boys ran. "I wonder what all that was about?" Ashie asked out loud. She went to the boy who was nearly bullied. "Are you alright?"