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Chapter 4
After school that day Nathan went to the locker room to change for practice. He was early, so there were only a couple other guys in there, one being Jake Jagelski.
"Hey man," Jake said, tilting his head up to acknowledge Nathan.
"Jagelski, nice to see you've got you're grades up!" Nathan said half joking, half sincere. He hadn't been able to play half of last season because his grades become too low.
"Well Nate, I had an amazing tutor. And now I've got the grades to play, and hopefully they'll stay that way."
"Good for you man, defense was really slacking last year without ya."
"I knew you guys couldn't work without me," Jake kidded. "But in all seriousness, could I borrow your notes from English today? I kind of nodded off during class…"
"When will you ever learn Jagelski…" Nathan joked while shaking his head. "But hey, take my notes, they're in my backpack, and learn the power of Red Bull. You'll never fall asleep with those things."
"Thanks," Jake said, opening Nathan's backpack as Nathan continued to change for practice. He was about to grab the notes when he noticed a raggy-looking book sitting on top of them. After closer inspection, it seemed to be a journal.
bFlashback/b
"Hey Jake. Allen."
"Oh, hey Haley!" They replied.
"This may sound weird, but you guys didn't happen to find or see a ratty old journal around here did ya?"
"Nope, sorry."
"Eh, thanks anyway," Haley said turning around to leave the library.
bEnd Flashback/b
"Is this yours Nate?" Jake inquired, holding the book in his left hand.
"Dude, put that back and just take your notes," Nathan replied in an annoyed tone.
"Fine, but answer the question. Is it yours?"
"No, why… do you know whose it is?"
"I think so…" Jake replied skeptically.
"Then who?" Nathan replied, trying not to sound anxious.
"Haley James. She was looking for it the other day in the library."
As soon as the sentence left Jake's mouth Nathan ripped the book from his hand and looked at the outside cover… nothing. He searched the front inside cover… nothing, but then as he searched the back cover, and found something in the right corner that he hadn't noticed before. A pair of golden "HJ" initials.
"Do you want me to give it to her?" Jake questioned.
"No man, but thanks. I'll find her." Nathan replied calmly. "Just forget about it okay?"
"Uh, okay," Jake replied confused as he left for the gym to begin practice. Nathan stayed in the locker room for a little longer, just holding the journal in his hands. "This is Haley James'…" he mumbled to himself, stroking his finger over the little initials. "This is Haley James."
a/n: Thanks again for all your reviews! It seems like I'm always saying that lol. And I know, sorry for such a short chapter! You probably want to kill me right now, but oh well, suspense can be a good thing sometimes... Don't worry, I'll update soon. School is over and I'm in the writing mood so I'll have more frequent updates. I hope your enjoying the story so far, because I love writing it. Leave feedback, it means a lot! Thanks!