Anger

...It wasn't much later after being in the barn with Eric that Ashlee was heading back to her and her mom's bunk. Eric's words lingered in her mind. She know she had a ways to go but the question of college still lingered in her mind and really not wanting to go was there too.

Entering the bunk Ashlee spots her mom at one of the tables with a bunch of paperwork spread across the table. She wasn't sure if now was a good time to talk to her mom or not but she figured she should at least try.

   "Hey Mom, do you have a second to talk?"

Looking up from the paper work she had been working on Stacy does her best to give Ashlee a smile. She didn't want to worry her daughter and she didn't really want to tell her about the phone call today unless she had too. It was just something Ashlee didn't have to worry about.

   "You can always talk to me you know that Ash...I always have time for you. Whats up?"

Sitting down on the car that was across from her mom Ashlee folds her hands over the table and just gathers her thought for a moment. She had lots of idea and stuff she wanted to say but she had to get it all together. 

Finally thinking there was no better way than to just say it Ashlee looks up at Stacy and searches her face for a long moment, She had no idea how this was going to go over.

   "I've been thinking about school and...I'm not to sure if I want to go to college anymore."

Stacy can't help the look of shock that passes over her face. Ashlee had always talked about college and what she wanted to do. Stacy couldn't help that now she had changed that option and it made her upset just a little. Schooling was important and she wanted Ashlee to have the best.

   "What do you mean you don't want to go to college? You've been talking about it forever and its important."

   "...well I like being here and I was talking to Eric and he said he doesn't think all people need to go to college and He's love to have me stay here and help around the ranch. I think I'd like to do that."

...A few minutes later Stacy walked quickly to the bar anger in her eyes. A mixture of what Ashlee had told her and the early conversation made it worse. To think Eric would encourage her not to go to college. What right did he had to go over her head on something like this. 

Spotting Eric in the barn Stacy walks over to her the anger clear on her face as she sets her hands on her hips. She was fuming she new it, but she didn't care Eric was going to get a peace of her mind.

   "Eric, what do you think your doing encouraging Ashlee not to go to college? Oh all the stupidest things you could of done. Don't you understand how important it is for her to go so she can have a good life and not be stuck in life. Well....what did you think you were doing?"