Ashley was more shy and reserved than Jessica and Emily or even, Sam. But she always did her best to be honest, especially when it came to her feelings. She was so beyond smitten with one of the older guys in their group of friends and didn’t know how to say it.

She hated feeling like she was tiptoeing around her crush on him, but she was terrified of rejection. If he doesn’t see her the same way? It would likely ruin their friendship forever.

She may have been assuming the worst and she knew that. It was just terrifying to think that everything could go so horribly wrong by simply telling him how she felt.