The next day at work was a little slow. Hailey was able to get more of her homework done. Of course she did have to hide it when Dr. McPhee came around or he would give her a lecture.
Hailey looked up from her work when she heard some people walk up to the desk. She saw it was Jack with some of his friends.
"Hailey, you work here?" He asked.
"That could be why I'm behind the desk and wearing a name tag."
"Good point. So, how about a tour of the museum?"
Hailey smiled. "Sure."
Since Hailey had been spending time at the museum she learned a lot about history. Jack was impressed with everything she knew. Soon they arrived at the tomb of Ahkmenrah, which Hailey knew very well.
"How did he die?" Jack asked.
"Romans invaded Egypt and Ahkmenrah was fighting the leader. He got stabbed, but there was nothing the doctors could do."
"You sure do know a lot about history."
"The upside of working here. I didn't use to know a lot."
The two of them talked for awhile before Hailey went back to the front desk. When she got back she saw Rebecca smiling.
"So was that one of the friends you made?"
"Yeah, he's name is Jack. Why are you smiling?"
Rebecca stopped smiling. "No reason."
"If you think what I think your thinking then you can forget it. I'm with Ahk."
Rebecca knew she was with Ahkmenrah, but she didn't think it was going to last. She's wanted to talk to Hailey about this, though she could never find the right time or words. Hailey will continue to age while the pharaoh remains the same. The only time they can hang out is at night and even then they can't go out like a normal couple. Rebecca was worried about Hailey and knew she should talk to her about it. She just doesn't know how.
That night Hailey could tell that something was bothering Ahkmenrah, but he wouldn't say what it was. She thought back to last night, wondering if she did something wrong. She couldn't think of anything she had done so what was his problem?
Hailey soon got tired of his brooding attitude so she decided to leave him alone for awhile. When she got to the lobby she was greeted by an interesting site. Nick had brought his playstation with the game dance, dance revolution. Nick was good at it, though Teddy was having some difficulty.
"I never thought I would see Teddy would do that." Hailey said.
"Neither did anyone else." Larry said. "I guess he wanted to prove that he could do it…well, attempt to do it anyway."
"I will never understand technology nowadays." Teddy said when he was done.
"I think you did great." Sacagawea said.
"Nick, let me play you." Hailey said.
"Will you be all right with your asthma?"
"Don't worry. A little jumping won't trigger an attack. I'll only be able to play one round though."
Everyone still remembered when Hailey was in the hospital. Since then Rebecca made sure her inhaler was filled at all times.
Hailey took a deep breath as the song started to play. It had been a while since she played DDR so she wasn't expecting to be good at it. The arrows started coming and Hailey did her best to step on the correct one. There were a few times she missed especially when lots of arrows were close together.
When the song ended, Hailey was tired. Nick won, but Hailey was close behind. She saw Ahkmenrah standing by the desk so she went over and sat down.
"Are you done brooding now?"
"Yes. I'm sorry."
"What was bothering you?"
"Jack."
Hailey tilted her head in confusion. "Jack?"
"That is his name, correct? One of the guys you were giving a tour to today."
"Yeah, what about him?"
"When you left, I could still hear them talking. He said that you were beautiful and would love to get to know you more."
"Are you jealous?" Hailey laughed. "You have nothing to worry about. Jack and I are just friends and that's all we'll be. I'm with you, remember?"
Ahkmenrah just nodded. He would be lying if he said he never thought about it, but he was afraid Hailey would leave him. He was afraid she would want someone who she could also spend the day with and not just at night. A normal person could give Hailey so much more. Things that he could never do.
"Ahk, are you all right?"
"I'm fine."
Hailey didn't believe him, but she didn't push the subject. She knew he would talk to her when he was ready.
Sorry this one was short. The next one will be longer I promise. I have such plans for this haha. Hope you enjoyed this and thanks for reading and reviewing. ^_^
