This chapter jumps time, as will the next one. After that the time level will stay the same. Hopefully you guys don't mind this chapter. I'm not a Naley fan but I don't want to offend any of the Naley fans who might possibly be reading this.
Chasing Pavement – Chapter Two
A lot can happen in two months. You can realize your dream. You can come to terms with a death of a loved one. You can lose old friends and make new ones. You can fall in love.
Haley found her real dream in writing.
She came to terms with Nathans death; this wouldn't have been possible without the help of Sam and Rachel however.
She lost her old friends but this was more of her own doing than anything though. She pushed everyone away because they reminded her of Nathan.
She made a new friend.
In the last two months Rachel Gattina had become her best friend. Rachel took care of her when she needed someone and she was someone who understood what she was going through.
The red head had lost her older sister when she was only fifteen. She was able to help Haley to a point because of this.
She fell in love.
She didn't mean to but how do you fight destiny? She fell in love with Sam.
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Haley sat on Rachel's front porch watching the rain drizzle down, she sighed and leaned back in the chair she was sitting in. She felt as if the sky was crying for her.
She wanted to cry but she was out of tears.
She looked up at the slamming of the front door and offered a small smile to Rachel.
"Cut the crap, what's wrong?" Haley's smile grew a little. This was what she loved about Rachel; she never acted like Haley would break if she did or said the wrong thing.
"They're leaving tonight." She stood up and walked to the other end of the porch before Rachel could respond.
She pulled her hair out of its ponytail and ran out into the rain, running into the woods behind Rachel's house, not caring where she ended up.
She wanted to escape the pain or to be able to push away all the pain inside of her.
She was tired of hurting and being hurt.
She was tired of loving and having that love ripped away from her.
She was just tired.
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Rachel gave Haley a ten-minute head start before following her into the woods.
She knew that Haley needed some space to let everything out but she also knew that she needed a shoulder to cry on.
She found Haley sitting in a clearing not far from the house; she sat down on the fallen log beside the blonde.
"I'm in love with him." Haley laughed bitterly. "I'm in love with him and he's leaving." She turned away from Rachel. "Apparently I'm doomed to be alone."
"No you're not." Rachel placed a comforting hand on Haley's shoulder. "Nathan wasn't meant to be, Sam could be. He promised to come back." Haley scoffed. "Look, tell him how you feel tonight. At least let him know."
"Okay." Haley stood up with Rachel's help.
The two girls made their way back to the big white house they were sharing.
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Rachel stayed in the house while Haley and Sam said goodbye, Dean was in the car, giving the two some privacy.
Sam cupped Haley's face gently in his hand. "I promise I will come back to check on you." He leaned down and captured her lips with his.
The kiss was slow and gentle and full of promise.
The kiss was bittersweet.
Haley had to bit her lower lip when he pulled back to keep from confessing her true feelings to him.
He turned away and walked to the car without another word to her.
After the car pulled away she was still standing there.
She felt the hot tears well up in her eyes and didn't even try to stop them from falling.
For the second time in her short life she'd lost her heart.
She didn't feel the rain falling. She didn't feel the cold harshness of it as it beat against her skin.
She was numb.
She was numb against everything once again.