The next week when Ashton took a few days off from work to return home early. After he saw his mother that worried, he decided not only to drop his sister's off but to pick them up as well. Usually their classes ended earlier than Ashton's but Ashton had a free period around lunch which gave him a perfect window to sneak out and get his sister's.
He was new and a few weeks ago due to Caleb he already had absent records. He did not want to make it further worse. It was easier to avoid the teacher's attention, but it was very difficult to avoid the attention of students. For the past week wherever he went he found people gossiping about him.
Turns out most people initially thought he was a weirdo and a nerd, but after seeing him on the field girls started to notice him even more. His popularity increased to great folds. This is one of the reasons he wanted to stay away from anything sports related.
