I am walking through the school hallway, very nervous. Because of two reasons. One, the incident happened last night with me in the party. But I am a bit relieved because no one seemed talking about yesterday. You know how the news spreads. And the second reason is, my t-shirt. Well, I never cared so much about my appearance but when it comes on what you are wearing and people start to eye you up. Then yeah! I will be concerned. It's not like nobody noticed. But a very small group of people did which is also a relief.
"Chin up, lady", I hear a voice chirp and for a reason I know it is Michael. I look up and smile. But her mouth fall off when she looks down at what I am wearing. I widen my eyes knowing exactly what she is going to say. I try to shush her but Micheal is being Michael she starts screaming. "Oh my god! Haley what-", I cut her off covering her mouth. I drag her into a less crowded place. I remove my hand.
"Ouch! What was that?", she says rubbing her face. I roll my eyes.
"Why were you screaming in the first place? The whole world doesn't need to know about this", I hiss pointing at my t-shirt. She narrows her eyes.
"You didn't tell me you have a boyfriend", she says pulling a hurt expression.
"Oh shut up. And all of everything you assumed that I have a boyfriend?", I say in disbelief. I take a deep breath. "I don't have any boyfriend, Micheal. I would have told you if I had", I state.
"Then what is this? Whose t-shirt are you wearing?", she narrows her eyes.
"Grayson's", I shrug my shoulder. She playfully hits my shoulder with hers.
"What?", I giggle.
"Nothing. I am just happy", she says lopping her hand around mine. We pace towards the cafeteria and spot the other guys on our usual hangout spot. We collect our lunch trays.
"Hey chipmunks", I squeal.
"Hey chipettes!", Nick calls out gaining everyone's laugh and my eye roll. We take our seats. I shove a fry in my mouth. I get a nudge on my left arm.
"What Mich-", I shut my mouth noticing Grayson grinning at me. "It was you", I narrow my eyes. And suddenly he leans towards my ear. His breath fanning my ear. I already feel a shiver in my body.
"Nobody noticed what you are wearing?", he whispers. His warm breath fans my ear and cheek. My cheeks heat up. I turn my head looking into his eyes, I nod.
"Only Micheal knows it's yours", I whisper back.
*cough* "we are still here?", a voice shouts causing me turn around. I see all of them grinning at us.
I am sure that I am looking like a tomato. "Shit", I curse under my breath. Then they start chatting about the upcoming match. I concentrate on my lunch.
"Aren't you coming, Hal?", Ethan asks. I look up at him.
"Huh? Another party? No, thank you", I say shoving another fry in my mouth. I see them exchanging look with one another. Okay, this is awkward. "What? I was kidding", I chuckle.
"Thank god! You got over that incident. That's great actually", Cameron huffs.
"Uh..I learned to let go things from my past experience. It's really bad for your present and future and even for your health. So I am just trying to forget. And thank you to all of you guys. If you weren't there then maybe the whole town would be talking about this today and my future would have come to an end", I let out a breath which I didn't know I was holding.
"You are our friend, Haley. We will always be there to help you. We will always be there to help any of you guys. Don't thank us for what we did, okay?", Sean says sending me an assuring look. I nod.
"Uh...so are you coming for the match?", Ethan asks again.
"Yeah of course. You guys are representing this school. I am already so proud. Of course I will come", I say giving them my brightest smile. The bell rings.
"Class again ", I groan. We get up and pace towards our classroom.
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I am heading outside. Today is one of those days where the twins is gonna give me a lift to home. I pace towards the parking lot. But none of the twins are here. "I guess I have to wait", I mumble to myself. I lean against the wall and tap my foot in a rhythmic way.
"Sorry. I'm late", a voice chirps. I turn around to see who it was. I didn't have to really see cause I already knew it was Ethan. He rushes towards the car and unlock the door.
"You are alone", I say monotonously.
"Yeah. Gray is practicing. You know big game tomorrow and the match is pretty much important for him", Ethan says in a tired voice. I don't know why but I felt a little disappointed that Gray is not here. No no, I didn't mean that Ethan is a bad company. In fact, he is a great company. But Grayson not being here irritated me. A little bit.
"Yeah. Hey! You are also in the team. Isn't it important for you too?", I say rising an eyebrow. He scratches his back nervously.
"What is it? You know, You can tell me if you want", I say softly.
"Um...it is important for me of course. I guess you have seen the craze of Gray for basketball", he sates.
"Yeah?", I nod.
"But I am not into basketball that much. Even I was thinking of quitting. But Gray doesn't feel it that way, you know. I know, me playing basketball is very inspirational for Gray. This is the reason I haven't quit it yet", he lets out a breath.
"Oh Ethan! I didn't know you feel it that way. I think you should talk to him. He will surely understand. After all, he is your little brother", I place my hand on his shoulder and give him an assuring smile. He turns around and smiles back. I couldn't say anything after this. But it is getting awkward.
"Are you done practicing?", I ask.
"Oh no. I will go back after dropping you home", he says darting his eyes on the road.
"Huh! You really didn't have to leave in the middle of your practice. You could have texted me. I know the way of my home", I say turning around to face him.
"It's not a big deal, Hal. And Gray would have kicked my ass if I had told you to go home alone. Besides, I didn't want you to go alone either", he laughs.
"Yeah like I would have been kidnapped by aliens", I roll my eyes. But when Ethan mentioned Gray I felt a jolt in my stomach. What the hell is wrong with me?! Stop, Haley.
The car halts and I look out. We're home. I get out of the car."Good luck to you and convey it to the guys", I smile and wave him goodbye.
"Thank you and of course", he waves back.
I make my way towards my front door.
"Haley, honey".
I turn my head and see Mrs Dolan pacing towards me. "Hey!"
"How are you? It has been a while we met", she smiles softly while pulling me into a warm hug.
"Yeah. I am fine. How are you?", I say smiling back.
"I am fine too. I was just roaming around and saw you. So I thought to talk to you", She says holding my hands.
"I was just coming back from school. Come inside", I offer her.
"Oh honey! Any other day. I was just pacing around. You go freshen up", she smiles and places her hand on my back.
"Okay then see you around", I say nodding my head.
"See you", she says and turn around. But stops in midway and turn around to face me. I look at her in confusion. "You look good in that t-shirt", she says holding back a laugh and walk away leaving me totally speechless. I could feel my cheeks burning red.
Did she just say that? God! She noticed.
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