Hailey was in the library early the next morning, getting some homework down before she had to go to work. Of course she wasn't getting very far since she couldn't get her mind off the dream she had. She sighed, shaking her head for what seemed like the hundredth time. What was she to do?
After a few more minutes Hailey knew she wasn't going to get anything done so she closed her book, packed up her papers and went back to the dorm. When Hailey opened the door she heard Hana.
"Oh wait, she just walked in. It's some guy named Evan." Hana said as she handed the phone to Hailey.
Hailey smiled. "Hey Evan. How's it going?"
"Better than ever. I now have a girlfriend."
"Really? That's wonderful. What's her name? What's she like?"
"Now you sound like Alexis."
For the next few minutes the two of them talked about what had been happening with each other. Evan was excited to talk about his girlfriend and asked Hailey how she and her boyfriend were doing. She lied and said they were doing great.
"You can't fool me, you know?" Hana said when Hailey hung up the phone.
Hailey looked at her. "What are you talking about?"
"When you were talking about how you and your boyfriend are doing I saw sadness on your face. You may be able to fool your friend over the phone, but you can't fool someone who can see your emotions. Want to talk about it?"
Hailey sighed. "I just don't know what to do. It seems…" Hailey trailed off as she thought about what she could say without giving away the museum secret. "It just seems that we are going in different directions."
"Do you love him?"
"With all my heart. Now I'm getting this de ja vu feeling. I had this conversation with my sister."
"And what did she say?"
"She said that I have to decide on if I should break up with him or not."
"She's right. Unfortunately no one can tell you what to do, but you. It sucks I know. You just have to think about the future. Can you see yourself together? Getting married? Having kids? If you need any advice I'll help with that, but I can't tell you what you should do."
Hana soon went to class and Hailey went to work, hoping today went by faster then yesterday. She soon found that she had no such luck.
Today seemed just like yesterday. Hailey kept thinking about what she should do and nothing she did could get her mind off of it. She was snapped out of her thoughts when someone tapped on the desk.
She looked over and saw Rebecca. "Thought I should wake you up from your daydream before McPhee finds you and gives you a lecture."
"Thanks. And I wasn't daydreaming. I was thinking about what I should do with Ahkmenrah."
"You know I think almost everyone has given you their opinions on this."
Hailey sighed. "I know and I also know that I'm the only one that can decide. Why does life have to be so complicated?"
"Life isn't complicated. People are complicated."
Hailey soon made her way to the Egyptian room and saw there was a family there. The father was telling his two children about the pharaoh. As she stood in the doorway just watching them, a smile appeared on her face.
For the rest of the day she tried not to think about it. Every time she did it just made her depressed and she didn't need that at the moment.
Night came all too soon. Hailey finally knew what she was going to do, though it wasn't going to be easy. Taking a deep breath, she made her way to Ahkmenrah's tomb. When she got there, Hailey saw him pacing.
"Ahkmenrah."
The young pharaoh turned around, though he did not smile.
"There's something I need to tell you."
"I know what you're going to say." Ahkmenrah said, surprising Hailey.
"You do?"
"You think I don't see it? You've become distant."
"Ahk, I'm sorry. I've been doing a lot of thinking and-"
"About Jack?"
Hailey glared. "That's not fair. I've never cheated on you. I've never even thought about cheating on you."
"I never said you did, but ever since you met him you've been pulling away from me."Ahkmenrah started to get mad.
"I have a life outside the museum, you know."
"I know that. I've never stopped you from having a life."
"And that brings me to why I can't be with you. Jack helped me realize that."
Ahkmenrah's stare hardened. "What's so special about him? What do you see him? What can he give you that I can't?"
"A family." Hailey calmed down. "I want a family. Jack helped me realize that I want someone who I can be with during the day, not just at night. I want to be able to go places and have fun family vacations. That's something you could never give me."
Ahkmenrah's eyes softened. "I'm sorry for yelling. You're right; I can't give you a family. You deserve someone that can."
"I do love you and there will be a part of me that will always love you. But I can't spend the rest of my life dating someone who is technically dead. We can't do anything that normal couples can and I want that. I'm sorry."
"You don't have to be sorry. I understand."
Ahkmenrah's gaze lowered to the ground. Hailey didn't know what else to say and she doubted Ahk had anything else to say so she turned and left. She did feel bad for hurting him, but it had to be done. She couldn't spend the rest of her life dating a mummy. That is no life to have.
When Hailey walked into the lobby, Rebecca quickly went to her side. "How did it go?"
Hailey shrugged. "He's hurt of course. He says he understands why I had to break things off."
"And how are you feeling?"
"I'm fine. It felt like before my life was on hold. Now that I'm not dating Ahk I can actually start my life."
"Well, I'm always here if you want to talk."
"Thanks. I think I'm going to go. I have a test tomorrow."
Ahkmenrah sat with his head in his hands. He knew his and Hailey's relationship would never work. They were from two different worlds. He was only fooling himself. He knew that Hailey would leave eventually. He couldn't give her a life she wanted. Even though he knew this would happen, it still hurt that he couldn't be with Hailey.