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Sometimes you have to choose between two people you love. This was the case for Ashleigh in the story,”Ashes”. Ashleigh lives with her mom because a few years back her parents got a divorce. Her father owes a lot of money and isn’t doing so good, so he wants Ashleigh to take her mother's safe emergency money. She has no clue know what to do. Ashleigh stole the money her dad made her feel special, she thought her father “needed” the money and he was always giving and never asked for anything. Ashleigh stole the money because her dad made her feel special. He gave her his own personal nickname and that made her feel like that gives them a special connection because it's personal to them two. He also said she was truly, “one in a million’. He said this multiple times in the story and it seems like he surely meant it. He always promised her things and this was important because in the story Ashleigh was describing about her mom and stated,”...and never promises me anything”. In other words, this shows and makes you infer that she wishes her mother had also promised her things. …show more content…

He was really short on money for himself therefore it seems like after the divorce the mom got most of the money and the dad was left with nothing. He also owed a lot of money to many different people and I think this one of the reasons he is completely out of money. Additionally Ashes thought that maybe he might need it more than her and her mother might. This is one of the main reasons she really stole the money because she thinks he needs it and doesn't have the money like he used to because he now owes it to many people and didn't get the money that her mother got, as stated

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