Ashleigh is faced with a hard decision. Will she betray her mother to get money for her dad? Or will she let her father deal with his own problems? Ashes is the name of the story. Her parents are divorced, her mom is straightforward and realistic, and her father is a dreamer. Ashleigh will not take the money, She knows how much trouble she’ll be in, Ashleigh’s dad doesn’t keep many promises, and Ashleigh's dad is irresponsible.
Ashleigh knows that her mom will find out, being the organized person she is, there is no way she won’t notice. Ashleigh’s mom needs that money for emergencies. That’s Ashleigh’s mom’s safety money. If there is an earthquake or other natural disaster, they don’t have anything to fall back on. Also, she knows that her mom is very organized. “I hate to speak against her, but she’s not a dreamer, Ashes. She’s the most level headed woman I know. As straight as a yardstick.” Ashleigh’s smart, she must know that she won’t get away with taking two hundred dollars. And she loves her dad, so she doesn’t want to risk losing him. Lastly, she might lose time with her dad. If Ashleigh’s mother finds out, she’ll probably figure out that is was for her dad. And she wouldn’t let him see
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For example, he wants to believe that giving these people money will solve his money problems. He thinks that he can get money by giving them two hundred dollars. And if anything is to good to be true, then it’s not. “But I’ve got to tell you honey, once I get that money paid, I’m on my way to easy street. Just a little setback.” Sounds like he bet his money and lost, so he had to pay up. And if she keeps supplying him with money, he’ll just keep doing it. He also thinks that he can get away with taking two hundred dollars from Ashleigh’s mother. Ashleigh's dad was married to her, so he should know how organized she is, and that she’ll find out very soon that two hundred dollars is