Hailey's pov; On Saturday morning, As i was waiting for Alex in the cafe, I ordered myself an iced Americano and sipped it while looking out onto the street. The sky was dark and heavy with clouds, and a chill hung in the air. A few drops of rain had already begun to fall, leaving tiny glistening trails on the pavement. I nervously watched as more started to come down, feeling anxious about my fear of stormy rain. I don't want to embarrass myself in front of Alex. Or should I head back home quickly after cancelling the plans with Alex. Suddenly, I saw Alex through the raindrops on the window. My heart skipped a beat as he walked into the cafe, his hair slicked back and his clothes drenched from the rain."Hey," he said, flashing me a charming smile."Hey," I replied, feeling my cheeks flush with excitement."Sorry I'm late. The rain caught me off guard," he said, shaking the excess water off his coat and taking a seat in front of me."It's okay. Um, are we still going to look at hou
Hailey's pov;At Alex's new haunted house,When the clock struck six, I peered out the window and said, "I think if I leave now, I'll be able to get home before the rain gets really bad again." "However, the rain hasn't stopped yet. If you go now, you'll get soaked.""What if it rained all night?" "Furthermore, it's drizzling now, so It'll be fine if I go now."He pulled on his coat and remarked, "Then I'll accompany you to your home." "Don't worry. I'll take a taxi." "It'll be quicker if I give you a ride.""Alex, I think I can go by myself." "The house hunt was pretty fun and a little scary," I added as I put on my coat. "But I had a great day," I added, laughing. "the lunch too, and it made me forget where I was for a minute." "I'm excited to see how you turn this place into," I said, looking at the house. "I was simply kidding about being your acquaintance before, you can phone me if you need any assistance." I slipped on my shoes and said, "See ya at college.""What if it rain
Hailey's pov;At the supermarket, Alex exclaimed, "Wow! I didn't expect things to be cheaper. Looks like we can buy half of the list from here."I said, "That's why I brought you here." And placed the tissue rolls in the cart he's holding.As we walked through the aisles, Alex couldn't help but Marvel at the variety of products on display. We bought every essential on the list and made our way to the checkout counter. As we were waiting in the line, Alex excused himself and ran back into the aisle. Did he forget to buy something on the list? I took out my phone from my pocket and cross checked the essentials we bought with the list. When I finished checking, I found out that we didn't miss anything on the list. Then where did he go? While the cashier was scanning the items in the cart, Alex came back with two instant noodles and a box of dumplings and placed it on the counter with other things. He said, "In case we felt hungry." And gave a grin. I pointed at the dumpling and asked, "
Hailey's pov;Alex and I went to the gift shop to get Sophie a present. "Haven't you decided yet?" Alex inquired as I pondered my purchase."I've been thinking about it for a while, but I couldn't come up with anything." "What should I get her?" "Do you have any recommendations?""She's your friend, not mine."I sighed and said, "We've only had four or five meetings. What am I supposed to do if I don't know what she likes? Furthermore, she is always with her... boyfriend." "Why is it so difficult to find a gift for a girl?" "I'll just grab whatever comes to mind," I sighed. And chose a package of cookies from the shelf. "Come on, let's go.""Are you sure about that?" "We still have time," he responded, holding out his phone to show the time. "You can take your time looking for a more appropriate gift.""Are you saying it's not appropriate? What's the problem with cookies? Everyone enjoys cookies. Let's get started."Alex and I arrived at Sophie's birthday celebration twenty minutes l
Hailey's pov;While I was deep in my thoughts, Riley poked me and said, "Hey, you missed your turn." "Huh, what turn?" I asked in confusion. She said pointing at Mr Grey, "The attendance." Mr Grey was screaming out the names that came after me as I looked at him. I groaned and waited until he called out everyone's name before standing up and walking over to him to confirm my attendance. Riley inquired, "What is it?" when I returned to my seat. "What?""You've been acting strangely since you arrived at class.""I don't." As I took my notebook from my backpack, I said. "Are you hiding something from me?" she said as I glanced at her."No. What do I have to hide from you? You know that even if I tried, I couldn't keep anything from you."She nodded and returned to her workbook. It's surprising to see her giving up easily but it's good. I don't want to make her worried too.At the cafeteria, I couldn't stop myself from glancing around during lunch break. When Riley discovered this,
Hailey's pov;Alex was practising in the water with other swimmers at the swimming pool stadium while I sat on the audience side and stared at him, but I was thinking about what Jason told me about Harry. Rehab? What, two years? Harry had been in rehab for two years. For what purpose? Jason stated that Harry mentioned my name so he remembers me, which is the thing that scared me the most. Is that to say he came here because of me? All of the information I received from Jason had jumbled my thoughts. I thought it was finished, but it's back.A splash of water jolted me back to reality. I was soaked in water as I looked at my shirt. I stood up from my seat, and Alex yelled at the person who made the splash."It's my fault," I explained. "I should have sat further away from the pool."While I was drying the hair with the towel Alex gave me, he said, "We can't leave like this," "Come with me." "Where?" He took my hand in his and said, "To the locker room." "Why?" "Let's get you out o
Hailey's pov;I was dropped from my attendance for the second time in my life because I took two days off from college to let my wounds heal. The first time it happened was when Harry... I don't even want to think about those horrible incidents. I wish I had the power to erase those memories forever. I sighed and copied Riley's notes from her notepad quitely."What do you think you're doing in the middle of the cafeteria?" Riley questioned, taking my notebook. "Don't you see I'm eating here? Girl, if you don't want to eat, fine. But you're spoiling my appetite too!" "Well, my hands hurt after copying notes from every class, too," I inquired. "Are you going to write it for me, then?""Crap!" she exclaimed as she placed the notebook back on the table, "Do it by yourself." "Am I stupid to write notes twice in a row?" And she kept eating her lunch while I kept copying the notes. "Can't you do it elsewhere?" "I'm getting tired of looking at it."When I was finished, I got up from the tabl
Eight years ago,Hailey raced to her grandmother while yelling, "Granny!...Granny!... Granny!..." while clutching the drawing sheet in her hands. After finding her grandmother in the backyard sorting through a basket of vegetables. She sprinted over to give her a bear hug while exclaiming, "Granny! Look at what I drew!"Her drawing impressed her grandmother, who remarked, "My little rabbit drew so well." and pinched Hailey on the cheek softly. She looked over the illustration once more and inquired, "Why did you draw only you and me?" "Did they ask you to draw your grandparents?"Hailey shook her head a little and said, "Teacher asked us to draw our family, so I drew us, granny." And smiled at her. "Why are there just two of us? Where are your mother, father, and your little brother?" Hailey's grandmother repeated her question, "Why didn't you draw them, Hailey?" when she received no response."Because I don't like them, granny.""How many times must I urge you to stop speaking in t