39. NOT A CHANCE AGAIN 2

"Can I speak with you?" Ashley asked Jonathan softly. He stared at her for a while and nodded. He sat on the couch opposite her and relaxed on it.

"It's about Alex." Well, he knew that it was going to be about him anyway.

"Hmm."

"Is there something I am supposed to know about him? I tried speaking with him but he only ignored me. I don't know what else to do."

"I feel guilty for causing a mess the other night but since that time, he just stays as far as he can from me. Do you perhaps know why? Maybe it's my imagination or..."

Jonathan cleared his throat, "Ashley, I don't want to say much about this because it's Alex's issue. But what I can tell you is that, at this point, I don't even know what to say. You are still young and...I just don't know, Ashley. Whatever your parents tell you or perhaps your sister tells you to do, you should hearken to that. It's probably for your safety." He concluded.

Jonathan didn't want to tell her to leave Alex when he kne