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Stranger on the Roof
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“You look happy,” Charlotte notes the next morning when Halsey is humming to herself. They are at her music lounge, setting up the instruments. It’s a weekend so Halsey is helping Charlotte.“It’s just a nice day!” Halsey smiles but she’s not sure why she is feeling so lighthearted. “Did Lincoln call you?” Charlotte asks her.“Yeah. He and the team reached the resort. They’re practicing a lot but he called me a while ago and said he’s alright.”“That’s a relief,” Charlotte sighs. “But it feels kinda lonely without him…”Charlotte is a little sad because Lincoln never stayed away from home for so long. Halsey hugs her tightly.“He’ll be fine!” She assures Charlotte. “I’m sure of it!”“I hope so too.”Charlotte pats Halsey’s head and smiles at her. Just then, Halsey’s phone beeps. Charlotte manages to peek a glance at the name on the text when Halsey takes out her phone.“Meet me at the basketball court behind the pharmacy,” Nathan writes.“Nathan?” Charlotte asks with interest. “I see
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Halsey is casually walking along the aisle, carrying a few books. The school cafeteria is buzzing with students that day. Most of them are excited that their basketball team is moving to the finals in the interstate tournament. Lincoln had already texted Halsey in the morning to inform her of his success. Halsey wanted to tell him about the stalker but hearing the happiness in his voice only discouraged her.I’ll tell him later, she decides.She’s heading for a table, still lost in her thoughts. She’s so engrossed that she didn’t notice when someone stuck their foot out.“Ah!” Halsey shrieks as she falls down. Embarrassed, she hears the giggles of a few girls who are pointing and laughing at her.“Whoops!” Lydia sneers. “I am so sorry!”She follows her words with a laugh. Halsey slowly stands up, aware of everyone snickering at her. Lydia and Daisy are smirking at the nerd who’s an easy target. “She’s the one who should be sorry!” Daisy says loudly. “If it wasn’t for her, Nathan coul
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“Halsey, come on!” Nathan hisses at her. “Talk to me!”“I’m working.”They’re at the cafe where Halsey had begun her shift. Nathan followed her there but she didn’t speak to him much other than giving him some instructions. Even though she’s being polite, Nathan can sense a coldness in her tone which is irking him.Halsey takes the orders of table number nine and keeps on ignoring Nathan. He’s exasperated but gets no chance to talk to her either. The cafe is unusually crowded that day because there’s some business conference going on. Many of the customers are from out of town who stopped by for quick bites. Nathan and Halsey have to work hard to cater to them.“This is hard work!” Nathan groans. He has been serving customers for three hours straight and finally managed to complete his shift. Slumping on a chair in the break room, he stretches his limbs. A few minutes later, Halsey also enters the room to rest before heading back home having already changed her clothes. She doesn’t l
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Halsey’s mind isn’t on the teacher’s lecture. She’s blankly staring at the board, thinking about Nathan.When she went to the hospital that morning, Mrs. Jacobs was already shifted back to her ward. Nathan had stayed with her all night and had gone home only moments before Halsey arrived. He isn’t in school because he didn’t turn up for the literature class in the morning. Is he alright? She wonders.Her phone vibrates in her pocket, bringing her out of her reverie. When the teacher turns around, she slyly takes it out.“Meet me near the field,” Nathan writes to her. “Now.”Huh? Now?Halsey debates with herself. Should she take the risk and meet up with him? Finally, she makes up her mind and raises her hand.“Yes, Halsey?” The teacher inquires.“I need to use the toilet,” she mutters. “Alright. Go ahead.”Halsey lowers her head and slowly walks out, trying to be casual. Once she’s out of sight, she quickly heads for the field. Nathan is standing near the bleachers, waiting for her
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“Does this have any pearl in it?” Nathan frowns as he picks up a seashell. Halsey laughs and shakes head.“Pearls are made by oysters not seashells!” She tells him. Nathan makes a face and drops the pink shell. It’s past noon and they’re still at the beach, randomly roaming around. For once, Halsey feels a lot free and lighthearted. Nathan brought her to the beach because he didn’t want to be alone nor did he want his friends to see him in that state. So he’s making her accompany him for a while.Halsey doesn’t mind though; she’s having fun with him. There’s a nagging feeling in her that Charlotte won’t be too pleased but Halsey is more worried about what Lincoln will say. He’s busy with the game but he’ll call any moment and question her whereabouts.“This one’s an oyster, right?” Nathan asks her when he picks up another shell.“That’s a snail!” Halsey laughs at him. “You won’t find oysters here. They’re far out in the sea! They rarely appear on the beaches.”“But they do appear at t
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“Do you…do you…” Halsey takes a deep breath again. “Do you like me?” she blurts out.Nathan freezes on the spot, unable to speak. Halsey watches him anxiously, each passing second making her heart sink. He’s silent for a while as several thoughts run around in his head. Nathan isn’t sure how to reply. A voice in his head is urging him to talk to her but it’s as if his body has gone stiff.“I-I guess I was mistaken,” Halsey says. She tries to keep her tone casual but her voice is breaking at his silence. He doesn’t like her back. That’s what his silence means.You will lose everything you love…Another voice in his mind is haunting Nathan. It’s Daniel’s voice. A distant memory is returning to him and he’s completely numb. Daniel is sneering at him, repeating that phrase.“You will lose everything you love!” Daniel tells a twelve year old Nathan. The boy cries in pain because his father is pulling his hair hard.“Just like I lost everything because of you, you will also lose everythin
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