Guess what .. the life of orphans only getting hand outs and those handing out expecting
instant gratification or even sexual favors without any relationship is nasty too.
All of the girls are orphans, the Ashley bunch are away from home playing at life on their own,
and already in the opening Ashley reveal, we hear them talking of guys hitting on her.
Because they are so unexperienced, all they know is getting hit on.
They have no way of recognizing genuine care or slow paced relationship building.
They are set to expunge any and all real suitors because of bad past habbits.
This is why MC is the only one for Ash .. he is a guy she is not fearful of or angry with.
They are childhood friends with the twist they know all of eachother”s heartache,
to the point MC felt Ash deserved better and just cut ties with her:
The only way he saw fit in his little lonely heart - denoounce any friendshipfor her to prosper.
The twist is the exact one many movies and novel portray:
Going anywhere with a broken heart is bad and going worse kind of experience.
As it turns out, Ash had been pining for MC back then:
the one great boy she could be wild and funny and angry with:
he could take it and still brighten her day.
This is heartbreaking because it is about coming of age young adults,
all orphaned one way (ditched by their loved ones) or another (leaving home for uni).
I didn't play Hillside but Summer's Gone story is top tier in comparison to A.O.A story which is basically a shitshow right now.
