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Hailey"-Yeah, so that was pretty much it. You know how sensible Ted is." my mother finished their little odyssey from yesterday. Even through the phone I could tell she was rolling her eyes. "However. How was the girl night there? Was it fun?""Very." I nodded, changing my phone to my left ear and holding it there with my shoulder as I took what I needed to make hot chocolate. "In the end the boys came as well, so we kinda have a party, you know? Alcohol, drugs and I believe at some point someone called the night ladies cause there are a couple of them passed out in our-""Ha ha, really funny." again, I could predict her facial expression just by her severe tone: ten dollars she was narrowing her eyes.I smiled, but cleared my throat to keep a slightly worried tone as I started the microwave and turned to lean against the counter. "Funny? Oh mother, how can you be so insensitive? Some girl's life could be in danger!""Your life will be in danger pretty soon."I laughed. "Fair enough.
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NateEvery inch of my body ached by the time the coach was done with us. My muscles beamed with adrenaline to the point I didn't feel the dull throbbing like before. My stomach and left shoulder had been throbbing ever since yesterday's encounter with Harold. Let's just said he didn't take it well that I disappeared for two days.Not like he missed me or some shit. He just hates not being in control, I guess.I got mad each time I let myself think of it, furious at how powerless I felt beyond that doorstep, frustrated at the lack of escapes there was for us. I couldn't wait 'till I reach eighteen so I could go away.I once tried, but the cops ended up bringing me back since my mother was still my legal tutor and it only got worse.No, I had to wait until I was on a legal age or 'till my mother wake up and kicked his sorry ass out our place. Just take a guess which option was more likely to happen.Thank fuck I got football, it allowed me some good rush that not only numb my destructiv
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Hailey"I can't..." I gritted my teeth, my breaths too ragged to provide enough oxygen and all my muscles screamed in agony for me to stop yet Oliver still jogging. I huffed. "I can't believe I let you convince me to do this!""It's good for you Hails. One more.""Can't." I stopped, leaning forward on my knees to regain my breath, my lungs and muscles burning."No. No!" Olly jogged in circles around me. "It'll be harder if you halt. Now your muscles have to start all over again and- What are you doing? Up!" he practically yelled when I sat on the corner of the gravel path that crosses the park. People passing gave us weird glances but I didn't care. At the moment all I could think about was how did I let myself be fooled into start jogging? Olly seriously had some sweet talk, but not at the moment that he was glaring down at me, pulling at my arm for me to stand again. "Hailey Grace!""Just... go. I'll wait you right here." I dramatically tried to faint backwards, but he tugged me up
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His mouth dropped dramatically and pointed one finger to his chest as if saying 'Me?' but Nate shook his head and praised us to get ready.I moved where they pointed, away from where the fight for the ball will happen and just wondering in case they needed support or something. Still not sure about this whole thing, I watched their bodies crashed from afar and flinch to myself. Thank God I wasn't there. And considering I was way smaller than them...Startling me out my trance I watched the ball suddenly flew up, making a perfect arc on the sky straight towards... me. Oh my God!All those times finally kicked in and my body responded before I could throw the order. I took a few strides back to be on the arch's end, accompaning the impact with my arms and receiving all its force on my chest with another step backwards. A rush of joy burned in my chest and I lift my gaze, meeting Olly's from afar as he yelled me something but I was too ecstatic."You've seen that?! I catch it! I- uh." I
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HaileyI half expected to be targeted again as an 'easy girl' after Nate's stunt yesterday, but no one even gave me a glance longer that it should. Then I came to my senses. The only one who 'witnessed' it was Justin, and he was too nice to spread it around.He called me again later that night and there were a couple texts too, but I was too afraid to open them and realized he'd lost all interest. Things were already complicated.I was struggling with my insecurities as to why he still hadn't left Karen if he wanted me. I tried to be pretty clear about my feelings, so he knew he wouldn't be jumping into the unknown, but still apparently he wasn't convinced. And now that he heard that phone call yesterday... I was pretty sure the groans through a phone came out a lot dirtier than reality. I felt like crawling into a pit and rot there in shame every time I think of what Justin must be thinking of me now.Although I also had this clenching sensation in my chest, like guilt. But it didn't
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NateWhat am I doing? What the fuck am I doing?It kept repeating in my head as I slowly pulled Letty to a stop next to Kimberly's house. On the driver seat, Hailey's jaw dropped at the sight of the three-story mansion, Victorian stile with more garden than house. "Oh my God.""Obnoxious, right?" Kimmy grimaced following her gaze from the backseat. Her lips tightly pressed.It was, I believe, the fist honest comment she'd said through the whole ride here. She didn't take well Hailey coming with... she didn't take well giving up the passenger seat. But her stop was earlier so it would have been stupid having her changing seats once we drop the princess home.But she'd made sure to show off how much this new disposition upset her. Another one of her tantrums, no big deal. What worried me was that she was making Hailey uncomfortable. I was already having second thoughts about this tutoring to also have to worry about Kimmy being rude."N-no." Hailey stuttered, thinking she'd offended Kim
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I squeezed my eyes shut and reached out, my hand trembling as it smelled it, its whiskers tickling me.Nope, I can't.But right when I was about to pull away, too afraid to fulfill it, the warmth of a second hand covered mine and guided me the lasts inches. I gasped as the soft fur molded under my palm and my eyes immediately snapped open."See? It isn't that hard, now is it?" I sensed Nate's smile, but couldn't look away from the animal in front of me. I felt her under my hand, so fragile and delicate under the long fluffy fur... Almost as if it could break at any hit. Was it really dangerous? Right now it only seemed a little-The thing nuzzled into my palm, making a purring sound and unease clenched my chest all over again, making me flinch away. "Ohh-okay, can you put it away now?"Nate chuckled, but luckily decided he'd messed with me enough and stand with the thing just as it was attempting to step into my lap. I would have had a heart attack if that happened. He took it to one
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HaileyWhen I finally made my way downstairs, I was already dreading this whole plan. The analyzing look my mother gave me as soon as I stepped into the salon didn't help either. Ted was in the living room as well, but didn't even glance at me, too focused on whatever video game he was playing.Her eyes narrowed over her glasses as she closed the book on her lap, shifting in her seat to be able to give me that motherly look of utter concern-disapproval she was so good at."Nope." I shook my head before she could even open her mouth. "I'm not going to hear it.""I haven't said anything.""You're thinking it." I grimaced. "I can hear the wheels rolling.""And what am I thinking?"I resisted the urge to roll my eyes. "You think it's too short, too uncovering and that if I can't impress them without showing too much then I shouldn't try at all."Her brow perked and she turned her attention back to the book, but I could tell she wasn't reading for the hint of a satisfied smile tugging her
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I smirked at her blush when I catch her eyes. "So this is your bar-""An ice cream shop." she corrected lifting her chin in pride and that made me want to smile wider. So for the sake of the taunting I covered it with a hum, brushing my mouth to wash it off and looking over the bar that stood some feet from us, straight to her work zone. There was with the cash register, other items and the whole ice-cream display next a small bakery section, and they smell so delicious... "What can I get you?" her voice snapped me out my little trance and back to my humble reality, watching her moving closer all that yummy area. And I knew I couldn't afford it. Not after the new trainers I got myself this very weekend. My stomach groaned in protest and I gulped down, ashamed, but trying to sound nonchalant with a shrug. "I don't have money on me."But that didn't faze her at all. "Don't be silly, this is on me.""Oh, em, nothing..."Hailey gave me the are-you-for-real-look and shook her head, amu
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Her eyes widened, embarrassed and I felt that guilt clenching my guts once ore at the hurt and blush overing ehr expression now. "Oh." She looks so lost I felt the urge to apologize but a voice in the back of my head reminded me of Harold and I fisted my hands in burning rage. This girl standing innocently before me just sell me for nothing. She should be the one apologiing, no playing it innocent and making my stoamch flipped. Maybe that, added to my still half buzzed mind, was the reason next words spill out my mouth withought any filter, like venom. "I mean come on, look at you. You're boring as hell, too good to even dare to think of something rather fun. You're plain, and childish. And in case you didn't notice, we've met for like a decade and you have to get me drunk in order to endure you following me around like a brainless puppy." Everything hurt, everything felt like it was aching in agony and I felt like a pressure cooker. That releasse was all I needed to explote and at
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"I- My..." he gripped the wheel tight, as if grounding himself as he struggled with words for some minutes before lowly whispering: "My mother and Harold don't have the best relationship, okay?" I was taken aback, but his abrupt respond. And he looked away this time, looking anything but smug, vulnerable even. "A lot of things that shouldn't be okay keep happening and I... I don't want to feel tied to someone. Blinded. I need to still be me."My heart shuddered, absorbing that new information. "I don't want to tie you to me or something. But you never give me anything. I'm just your booty call, and your tutor."He shook his head, vehemently. "It's not that.""I don't know... It sure feels like it. And whenever you point out how little this means I feel empty... and I know we agreed to it, but I don't want it anymore. I just don't want to be just someone either.""You're not just someone. We're friends.""Oh, really?" I scoffed. "Like Seth? Like Kimberly?""It's different.""How?""Yo
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"Not really." he hummed and used his grip on my hips to slide me closer, so I sat on the very edge and my body pressed against his. A wave of heat spread everywhere, matching the intensity in his eyes. I shouldn't be touching him while trying to keep up a conversation. I really shouldn't allow such an intimacy, yet I couldn't help it, it was almost magnetic. I gulped, willing myself to lower my gaze to his chest instead, where I my fingers were absently fiddling with the collar of his shirt. I willed them to drop, stiffly settling in my thighs on either side of his waist and avoiding his attempts to make eyes contact again. This is pointless. If neither of us had changed their mind, we still in the same step as the other day. My heart throbbed loudly on every corner of my body as realization sunk in me. I should have accepted it since the other day, but the hopeless romantic in me was waiting for him to actually want me back... and as something more than a side girl to mess with b
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They were together again. The rumors weren't wrong. Her insistence in wanting him here, him agreeing so easily... Now turned out that as I was gathering enough courage to come here he was messing with her? Coming here had definitely been an awful idea. I put the untouched cup on the floor, by my feet and stood. "I'm out-" "No." Kimberly stopped me by the arm, halting my get away and followed my gaze where the rest of her friends were. Were he must be as well. But gave me a smirk and pulled me to the dance floor instead. "Come dance. She's absolutely bluffing.""How can you know?" I choked out, more crestfallen than I should. I knew this was what I would be facing if I came. This was her party after all. And she was Trish Palmer. "Because she's a sore bitch." when we reached the perfect spot for her, Kimberly turned around and start dancing. "Come on." she grabbed my hands and made them fly with hers. "We're here to have fun, Gracie. Remember?"She was using the nickname on purpos
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"Nathan, please!"But I was already lowering the stairs when she reached the apartment's door and didn't waste time crossing the dim lobby and out the building. I felt like shit. I was a shit. I had no future, not even a past to rely on. I was alone and lost and once more the feelings of hate and grief threatened to swallow me whole. Now the perspective of this party and getting drunk myself didn't sound so bad. ______Hailey"Having second thoughts already?" Kimberly snapped from my other side, attracting my attention from the Uber's window to her. I gulped, not wanting to lie nor open my mouth and prove her right. Apparently my silence was enough and she rolled her eyes. "Look, if you're gonna be a pussy about it, then be my guest."And with that she opened her door and stepped out the car. The unease in my chest clenched further, and my urge to ask the Uber driver to take me back to the farm grew stronger as I stared at the elegant house of Trish Palmer.Three story, huge garden
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"What for?""I don't know... Girl hang out?" but that only seemed to confuse her all the more."And what's my doing there?""Well, you're a girl... and we hang out..." she frowned further, as if I was speaking about drinking each other's blood instead of inviting her over. What am I even doing? She doesn't even like me, and I just ended things with one of her best friends. A bit awkwardly I brushed my nape. "Um, if you want to, I mean.""I never had a girl hang out before." she surprised me admitting with a shrug, her pose not as defensive anymore. "What do you do?""I don't know... hang out? Wander around, gossip, shopping.""So we are that cliché, uh?" she smirked and I laughed along, relief washing over realizing I hadn't crossed any line."I guess we are. We're also meeting with my brother and his friends in a while to have lunch."Her eyes widened. "Oh, I-I've already eaten.""Then you can just accompany us." I smiled and after a second she nodded, returning a small grin. "Cool!"
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"What?" my cheeks burned at the sudden turn this had taken and at his knowing gaze I cleared my throat. "What are you talking about?""You tell me.""I-I have nothing to tell you." but he smirked at the excuse, baffling me. "Your lip twitched at the side whenever you lie." he pointed to the corner of my mouth and I slapped his hand away, mortified. Matt chuckled the more I blushed. "Come on! Who is he?" his head tilted. "Mom only says he's from school and that your sulking is probably for him.""I'm not sulking!" but it fell on deaf ears. "Does he treat you well? Do the twins know him? Should I worry? Did you-""Matt.""Just tell me. I want to know about your boyfriend."Boyfriend. I almost grimaced at the word, knowing that was probably the furthest of what Nate was or would ever be to me. He loathed commitment to a point I hadn't seen it coming. I thought it was all his player attitude, but again, he wasn't exactly a fuck boy. He didn't tie down, but didn't go around sleeping wit
