American Dragon: Haley Long (Season Two)
Chapter/Episode 21: College of Broken Hearts
In the college library, Haley Long and one of her friends, Destiny Morgan sat at one of the tables, taking notes. Haley looked up from her paper and turned her head to the side at the sound of a yawn, and she could see her other friend, Leah Belden, who was walking up to the table. As Leah pulled up a chair next to Haley, Destiny smiled as she looked up from her paper. "You know..." She said. "...I'm glad you two are getting along again..."
"Me too..." Haley added. Instead of returning her attention to her notebook, she looked at the counter and saw Rob standing behind it, checking a book out for a girl. "Aaahhh..." Haley sighed. "...He's so helpful..."
"Oh, no..." Haley could hear Leah groan, and she turned to face Leah as she continued: "...Do not tell me that you are still crushing on that Rob guy..."
"What if I am?"
"Haley..." Leah sighed, trying to choose her words carefully. "...What if...I told you that he likes another girl? He doesn't like you. He likes another girl. What would you say?"
"I'd say you've forgotten that triple date we went on a few months ago..." Haley answered.
"Haley, that was just one date..." Leah said.
"Okay, then tell me one thing, Leah..." Haley replied. "...Who is the girl that Rob likes more than he likes me?"
"Zoe whatever the heck her last name is..." Leah answered matter-of-factly.
"What?" Haley asked, but then she broke out laughing. "Connor's girlfriend? You can't be serious!"
"I am..." Leah answered.
"No, he likes me..." Haley smiled. "...He was writing that poem for me. He probably still is. That's probably why he hasn't given it to me yet..."
"Um, I hate to burst you happy dragon bubble..." Leah crossed her arms. "...But the truth is, the poem is for Zoe. Haley, I saw it..."
"When did you see it?" Haley asked, a disbelieving smile on her face.
"While we were still working on that project..." Leah answered, still in her matter-of-fact tone. "...While Destiny was out of state..."
"Finding out how my mother was brutalized by a magical creature..." Destiny cut in. Then, after she realized the look on Haley's face, she added: "...It wasn't a dragon. Not trying to generalize, Haley..."
"Listen, Haley..." Leah continued with a sigh, putting her hand down on the table. "...I saw the poem. It was for Zoe. When you're ready to accept it as the truth, Destiny and I will be ready to talk with you, but before you are able to accept it as the truth, I can't do anything..."
BLACKOUT; PLAY THEME SONG
BACK TO THE STORY/SHOW
Zoe lied on the bed in Rob and Connor's dorm, inspecting her newly polished with black paint nails. Just as Zoe sat up, blowing on her nails, the door to the dorm opened, and Rob walked in. "Where's Connor?" He asked as he walked over to the desk on the other side of the room.
"Don't look at me like I know..." Zoe shrugged.
"Good..." Rob smiled as he set his bag down on the table and he reached inside, pulling out a sheet of paper. "...I wrote you something..."
"You wrote me something?" Zoe asked. "You mean, like a song?"
"A poem, actually..." Rob smiled, walking over to her and placed the piece of paper down on the bed. "...Read it when you have some time, okay?"
LINE BREAK
Inside Ha-Ha's Magical Prank Shop, Olivia Mears sat, hunched over the counter next to the cash register. She didn't look up from the counter until she heard a knocking on the locked glass door. "Go away!" Olivia shouted sleepily as she saw a young dragon knocking on the door. "Go away!" Olivia repeated, only this time, it was much louder, and she stepped away from the counter. "Your kind isn't welcomed here, you freak!"
At this point, the young dragon appeared shocked, and then it looked angry. A grin spread onto Olivia's face as the dragon turned around and flew away. As soon as the dragon was out of sight, Olivia's smile faded, and she sighed, running her hands through her hair.
"I have got to come up with another plan to destroy Haley..." She moaned. Taking her hands away from her hair, Olivia turned her head to the shelf where the portals in a can were.
"...Of course..." Olivia thought out loud again as she walked up to the shelf and grabbed one of the cans. "...Who needs a plan? Perhaps it's just better to attack?"
LINE BREAK
"Oh, hey Rob..." Connor greeted as he stepped into his dorm room, finding Rob sitting at his desk, while Zoe was lying on the bed. Connor set down his bag and walked over to the bed, leaning over and planting a kiss on Zoe's forehead. "...What are you doing here, Zoe?"
"Just hanging out..." Rob shrugged, speaking for her.
"Oh..." Connor replied as he smiled. "...Alright. So, you want to do something now?"
"Not really..." Zoe replied, staring up at the ceiling.
"Actually, believe it or not..." Rob stated after a moment. "...Zoe told me that there was something that I would like to see..."
"So, you're taking him to see something?"
"Uh..." Zoe slowly sat up on the bed, not knowing what to say, until she saw the look on Rob's face. "...Uh...yeah. I, uh, want to show him something at the museum. I think it will give him some inspiration for something he's writing."
"You didn't tell me you were writing something..." Connor turned to Rob.
"I just started on it today..." Rob quickly said. "...So, it doesn't bother you that we go, right? We don't plan to be gone for very long. Maybe two hours at the most..."
"No, I don't mind..." Connor quickly smiled, stepping back. "...I don't mind at all..."
"Thanks, buddy..." Rob returned as Zoe got off of the bed and walked over to Rob's side. "...Like I said, we don't plan to be gone for very long..." He and Zoe then turned and walked out of the room, Rob reaching back and closing the door.
With his girlfriend and friend gone, Connor sighed, and he started to look around, hoping to find something to occupy himself with. Connor started to walk over to the bed, and when he sat down on the side of the bed, he turned his head, catching a glimpse at a piece of paper on the bed.
"What's this?" He grumbled, picking it up and starting to read it. After reading only a few words, his eyes widened.
LINE BREAK
"So, what are you planning to do this weekend?" Leah asked Haley as the two walked down the hall after their final class. "Anything interesting?"
"If by interesting..." Haley answered. "...You mean homework and dragon training. That's how most of my weekends work..."
"That stinks..." Leah replied.
"Oh, you didn't know that?" Haley smiled wryly. "Of course it stinks-Whoa, look! There's Rob!" She suddenly changed the subject as she pointed down the hall, where Rob was leaning against the wall.
"Haley..." Leah said in a warning tone. "...I really think you should forget about him..."
"Uh-huh..." Haley agreed, nodding, although not paying attention to a word Leah was saying. "...Leah, you're completely right. Now excuse me while I go talk to him..."
Grinning, Haley started to walk over to the boy she liked, but before she could take even three steps, she stopped when she saw Connor walking up to him from the other side of the hall. "Ear of the dragon..." Haley whispered, and a pink, larger quickly appeared, and she could hear the conversation...
"Rob, I need to talk to you about something..." Connor said.
"What about?"
"This..." Connor reached into his pocket and pulled out the piece of paper in which the poem was written on. "...You wrote this for Zoe..." He said, handing it to Rob.
Rob looked at the paper for a moment before he smiled. "Yeah...I did..."
"Well, you do know that Zoe is my girlfriend, right?"
"Oh, Connor..." Rob lowered the piece of paper with a small smile. "...She is...but I think she wants to become mine. We had a really fun time last night. You even let us go..."
"I didn't think you'd be off doing romantic things behind my back..." Connor replied. To Haley's surprise, Connor seemed calm about this, and not angry at all, like she would have been. "...Why would you do this?"
"I like her..."
"Yeah, but she likes me..." Connor tried again. "...Besides, I thought you were considering hitting it off with that Haley girl..."
"I only went on a date with her because you told me to..." Rob replied. "...I don't like her, Connor. I never did. She's not my type. She's a dragon. Zoe...she's my type. I didn't want to tell you because I didn't want to hurt you, buddy..."
Rob then put his hand on Connor's shoulder, as his shocked friend just stood there. "I'm sorry..." He repeated as he turned and walked away.
Haley finished watching the scene in front of her with eyes that were wide with shock. Her ear reverting back to normal, Haley just continued to stand where she was, as shocked as Connor was.
BLACKOUT; COMMERCIAL BREAK
BACK TO THE STORY/SHOW
Haley sat at the counter in the front of Canal Street Electronics, her head was down and lulled to the side, resting on her arm, her hand wrapped around a half-empty bottle of soda. About two dozen empty bottles were on the floor as her feet, and another dozen were still on the counter, yet to be opened.
With sadness in her eyes, Haley lifted her head and took a swig of her soda, just as Sun and Fu Dog entered from the back room. "Haley..." Sun asked with an anticipating smile on her face. "...Are you ready for-"
Sun stopped when she saw all of the bottles on the floor. "Haley!" She gasped, and she and Fu rushed over to the table, just as Haley took the now empty bottle away from her lips, opened her mouth, and belched loudly.
"Cheese on a biscuit!" Fu exclaimed. "This girl puts me to shame!"
Haley ignored the presence of her Dragon Master and Animal Guardian as she reached for another bottle, and, with her claws appearing in a bright, pink light, she managed to remove the cap of the bottle, which made a hissing noise as all of the vapors left the now open bottle.
"Haley!" Sun quickly snatched the bottle out of Haley's hand as the young dragon was about to drink. "Haley, what's gotten into you?" Sun then walked around Haley and sat down on the stool next to Haley, and Fu Dog hopped up onto the counter.
"Haley!" Sun called, snapping her fingers in Haley's face, as Haley stared at the bottle of soda, as if in a trance. With Sun's snapping fingers in her face, Haley blinked, and she turned her head so that she was looking at Sun.
"Sun?" She asked.
"Haley, talk to me..." Sun pleaded. "...What's wrong? Did something happen at school?"
"Yes..." Haley answered, looking back at the bottle of soda.
"What happened, Haley?" Sun prompted.
"...I just found out that a boy I liked doesn't like me..." Haley muttered. "...He'd much rather be with his friend's girlfriend. He thinks I'm a freak. Like everyone else does..."
"Haley..." Sun started, but she was cut off as Fu Dog spoke:
"Kid, listen to Fu..." The shar-pei said. "...There are going to be people who like you and people who don't. You can't turn to the bottle to drown out the depression that life throws at you!" Then, Fu got closer so that he could whisper to Haley: "Uh, that's Fu Dog talk for 'Can I have one?'..."
"Go ahead..."
"Thank you!" Fu Dog reacted quickly turned around and rushed over to the unopened bottles of soda. Fu took one in his mouth by the cap as he turned and jumped from the counter, his collar jingling as he ran to the back room.
"Haley, Fu is right..." Sun told her. "...In his own twisted way. I am certain that there is someone out there who is right for you, and it's not that boy or these bottles of soda..."
"Huh..." Haley muttered back.
Sun sighed as she stood. "I'll tell you what, Haley. Seeing as you are in a lot of emotional pain, I'll give you the day off. Try to do something healthy and constructive to make yourself feel better..."
LINE BREAK
Haley sat in the local library, a pen in her hand and several pieces of paper in front of her. Haley was smiling as she took her pen off of the paper, and she scanned what she had already written. Haley was about to start writing again, but before she could, she heard a voice coming from behind her:
"Uh, hey, Haley..."
Turning around in her seat, Haley could see that Connor was standing behind her. He looked rather nervous as he continued: "...You...probably don't remember who I am..."
"Your name is Connor and you're Rob's friend..." Haley told him.
"Uh, right..." Connor replied slowly. "...So I see you do remember me. Alright. Haley, this...isn't easy to tell you, because as far as I knew, you and Rob were, uh...an item..."
"We went on that one date, and then he tried to avoid me..."
"Yeah..." Connor fidgeted. "...I...kind of know why..."
"I know why too..."
"You do?" Now, on top of looking nervous, Connor also looked confused. "How?"
"I saw and heard your talk with Rob earlier..." Haley answered. "...He doesn't like me, and he stole your girlfriend..."
"Uh, pretty much..." Connor fidgeted again. "...Look, I'm sorry, Haley..."
"It's not your fault..." Haley told him, returning back to her paper. When she didn't hear Connor say anything for a couple seconds, she turned her head to the side so that she could see him. "...Listen, I was writing a story where I get revenge on Rob. Do you want to join in?"
"Well..." Connor took a step back, as if he was going to turn and run out of the library. "...I don't know. I mean, we have a right to be angry, but writing a story where you punish them-All I've got to say is...oh, alright!"
A smile crept onto Haley's face as she watched Connor walk up to the table and take a seat next to her. "So tell me, Haley..." Connor asked. "...Does this story actually have a storyline?"
"Of course it does..." Haley answered, her smile fading. "...He's a thief that has just stolen and broken a valuable jewel from the HL museum in New York, and I'm the dragon that has to stop him..."
"What does the jewel look like?"
"...It's dark red and it looks...something like this..." Not really knowing how to describe it, Haley pointed down on the piece of paper. Connor looked down at Haley's drawing, and he could see split-in-two heart-shaped doodle. "...Like I said, it's very valuable..." Haley repeated.
LINE BREAK
"Hey, Haley-hoo!" Haley was greeted by her father as she walked into the house and closed the door behind herself. "How was your day?"
"Actually, Dad..." Haley smiled slightly as she made her way to the stairs. "...It actually wasn't so bad..."
Haley then walked up the stairs, and once she reached the top, she turned down the hall and made it to the door of her room. Once inside her room, Haley closed the door behind her and walked over to her bed.
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Outside, in the dark night, Olivia grinned as she walked down the sidewalks, looking at all the houses that she passed. Finally, she stopped when she reached a certain house...
"I hope you don't mind if I drop in, Haley..."
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After kicking off her shoes, Haley sighed as he lied down on her bed, her head touching her pillow. Haley was just about to role onto her side when she heard a ringing sound coming from her nightstand. Sitting up, Haley reached over and grabbed her communication device, just as a holographic image of Leah appeared.
"What's up, Leah?"
"Hey, Haley..." Leah answered. "...I was just wondering how you're doing. You looked really upset when you left school earlier today. I just wanted to see if you are okay. Do you want to talk about it?"
"I'm feeling much better, Leah..." Haley answered.
"You are?"
"Yeah..." Haley smiled slightly. "...See, I ran into Connor at the library, and together, we started to work on this story where Rob and Zoe are these magical criminals, and Connor and I are dragons who have to stop them. Leah, you couldn't imagine how much fun I had writing it, and how much better it made me feel."
"I'll have to take your word for it..."
"It made me forget all about Rob breaking my heart..." Haley continued, completely unaware of the grinning Olivia right outside her window, looking in on her, hearing her every word...
BLACKOUT; COMMERCIAL BREAK
BACK TO THE STORY/SHOW
Rob grunted as he finished putting his belongings into a cardboard box. Panting, he straightened up and turned to Connor, who was lying on his bed, strumming the cords of his guitar. "So, you're really serious about having me move out?" Rob asked.
"Yep..."
"Come on, Connor..." Rob tried to plead. "...I didn't want to hurt you! That's why I went behind your back! Besides, we never did anything!"
"You did hurt me..." Connor replied. "...And you also hurt Haley..."
"How did I hurt her?" Rob asked. "I only went on one date with the girl!"
"Well, she liked you..." Connor sat up on the bed, setting his guitar beside him. "...Just because she's a dragon doesn't mean she doesn't have a heart..."
"Oh, I broke her heart?" Rob asked, rolling his eyes. "She hardly knows me!"
"All I'm stating is the facts..." Connor stated, and he lifted himself off of the bed. "...I'm going to go out. When I come back, I want to see you fully packed up so you can leave. It will be nice to have this room all to myself for a few days before they assign a new student this room. I'll be able to play my music and guitar more often..."
Connor then walked over to the door, and as he grabbed then knob, turned it, and pulled the door open, he could see Zoe standing on the other side, a sad look on her face. "Connor..." She tried.
"I don't want to hear it..." Connor told her, and he pushed passed Zoe, walking down the hall as she slowly stepped into the dorm room.
"What did you do to me?" Zoe asked as she looked at Rob. "You just got my own boyfriend mad at me! How could you do that, Rob?!"
"Hey, you were the one who chose to hang out with me..." Rob shrugged. "...Don't be too upset, Zoe. Your relationship with Connor probably wouldn't have lasted very long, anyway..."
"What makes you say that?"
"Well..." Rob shrugged again. "...Many relationships in college don't work out. You two probably would have broken up later this year, or maybe next year, if you two were lucky. It was only a matter of time..."
"I assume you talk from experience..."
"As a matter of fact, I do..." Rob replied. "...Besides, now that Connor no longer wants anything to do with you, now you can be my girlfriend..."
LINE BREAK
Connor put his hands into the pockets of his jeans as he walked down the hall, heading for the door that led to the outside world. The door was just coming into sight when Connor stopped, feeling a poking on his shoulder. "Excuse me..." He heard an unfamiliar female voice say.
Turning around, Connor could see a girl with red hair and who wore a Grim Reaper costume. The girl must have noticed Connor looking at her outfit, for she smiled and said: "Oh, don't worry. I was just playing a cosplay game with my boyfriend, and I just haven't changed yet."
"Okay..."
"Anyway..." the girl continued. "...My name is Olivia, and I am the sister of your friend Rob..."
"Rob never told me that he has a sister..." Connor replied. "...Not to mention that you two look nothing alike..."
"Well, I'm actually only his sister by adoption..." Olivia lied, smiling innocently the whole time. "...As for why he never mentioned me, it's probably because we've never gotten along. I want to change that, so I decided to come here to talk to him. Do you mind telling me where his dorm room is?"
LINE BREAK
"So, that's everything..." Rob said as he looked into the box that contained all of his belongings. "...I guess I should get them outside..."
"Where are you going to put them?" Zoe asked.
"My car..." Rob replied as he bend down and used both of his hands to lift the box up. "...Do you mind helping me? You can get the door, or something like that..."
"Alright..." Zoe agreed, and she started to walk over to the door, but before she could reach it, the knob turned, and the door was pushed open, Olivia stepping inside with an evil smile on her face.
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Olivia's smile only widened as she admired her handiwork. Zoe and Rob were now sitting on the floor, back to back, bound together with wires. Both captives struggled, but their restraints refused to give.
"So..." Olivia smiled. "...You must be Rob. I remember you. You are that boy that I saw Haley talking to in the hall several months ago. All before any of this came to be. So, here's the deal: I have no desire to hurt you. In fact, I actually find you kind of cute. So, all you have to do is make one simple call for me. Can you do that, Rob?"
"He'll do anything you ask of him." Zoe quickly answered, trying her best not to show how scared she was.
Olivia chuckled as she turned her attention to Zoe. "I wasn't talking to you, I was talking to Rob." Returning her attention back to Rob, she spoke again: "Well?"
Rob stared at Olivia for a couple of seconds, an angry and vengeful look on his face. However, the more he stared at Olivia's cruel smile, the more his own angry look faded, being replaced with a look of acceptance. "Alright..." He finally answered. "...I'll call her. You'll let us go, then?"
"Absolutely..." Olivia told them, turning and walking over to the box that contained all of Rob's belongings. Once she reached the box, she kneeled down and turned her head so that she could talk to Rob. "...This is all your stuff, right?"
"Right..." Rob answered.
"So, your communication device should be in here?"
"Should be..."
Satisfied, Olivia grinned again and turned her head back as she fished around the inside of the box, finally chuckling as she pulled out a communication device. Wordlessly, Olivia got back to her feet and walked over to her two prisoners. Kneeling back down next to Rob, Olivia spoke: "So, all you have to do is make a call to Haley, and then, once she gets here, you two will be free to go..."
"You promise?" Zoe asked.
"Sure..." Olivia answered. "...Now, this is what you need to tell Haley. You need to tell Haley to come down here. The only thing is that you can't mention me. She won't come here, and then, I'll be very angry..."
"Then how do you suggest that I get her to come down here?" Rob asked.
"I don't care..." Olivia replied, shrugging. "...I don't care if you have to tell her that you want to marry her. Just get her down here. Am I being clear?"
"Crystal..." Rob replied.
"Good..." Olivia said as she pressed a button on the device and spoke into the speaker. "...Haley Long..." After sending the message, she moved the communication device away from her and put it closer to Rob.
LINE BREAK
In her room, Haley's eyes were closed, and she was peacefully sleeping. That is, until her communication device started to ring from her nightstand. Her eyes snapping open, Haley shot up into a sitting position.
Haley quickly reached over and grabbed her communication device, yawning as she brought it closer to her face. Just as her yawn passed, the holographic image of Rob's face appeared. "Haley..." He said.
"Rob, what do you want?" Haley moaned. "I thought you didn't like me..."
"You see..." Rob said quickly. "...That would be where you're wrong. I do like you, Haley. Connor told me how much I hurt you, and to apologize, I wanted to invite you over here to our dorm. Connor's not here. It's just me...Please come, Haley. I feel terrible..."
Although Haley's face remained emotionless, her heart started to speed up, almost as if it wanted to scream out in joy. "Alright..." She said. "...I'll be right there..."
LINE BREAK
Olivia grinned as the holographic Haley faded, and she pulled the device away from Rob. "Well, that was a nice lie..." Olivia said. "...So..." Olivia started to stand up. "...Now all we have to do is wait for Haley, and you two will be free to go. Who knows...maybe I'll even want to date you, Rob..."
"That's not going to happen..." Rob told her, now scowling again.
"Suit yourself..." Olivia shrugged, just as the door opened, and a panting Haley stepped inside, in human form. Despite her tired state, the first thing she noticed was Rob, and then Zoe, and then she noticed Olivia, who was grinning cruelly. "Wow, that was fast..." She mused.
"Olivia..." Haley muttered once she had caught her breath. "...What are you doing here? I mean-I saw you fall..."
"Oh, just believe it, Haley..." Olivia took a step closer. "...I survived the fall, and here I am. Here to slay you. Only this time, I don't have to be the one who does the deed. You will..."
"What are you talking about?"
"You see, Haley..." Olivia continued. "...What I am saying is that you will end your own life. I know you will do this because I have the boy you like, and his innocent girlfriend. It isn't in your nature to let two innocents get hurt. Am I right? If you want to see them make it out of this predicament alive, you'll end your own life..."
"I don't think so, Olivia..." Haley growled, clenching her fists. "...DRAGON UP!" In a bright, swirling pink light, Haley flew into the air, roaring as she flew over to Olivia and slammed her curled up fist into her chest. Olivia was thrown from her feet, and she flipped backwards through the air before her back collided with the wall, hard, just as Haley lowered to the ground.
Haley expected to see Olivia in agony, but to her surprise, Olivia was laughing. "No bones, Haley!" Olivia laughed, but as she laughed, the wall started to quickly crack, and within seconds, Olivia's laughing was replaced with a shout as the wall grumbled, and Olivia fell onto her back amidst a pile of plaster.
Despite this, Olivia quickly got back to her feet, and she looked at Haley, only to gasp when she saw that Haley was flying toward her, an angry look on her face. Thinking quickly, once Haley was close enough to her, Olivia reached out and grabbed the dragon's wrists before she fell back onto her back, letting go of Haley's wrists.
Haley gasped as soon as her wrists were released, and she grunted as she hit the pavement, rolling across the street, until she came to a stop in the middle of the street, right next to a sewer pipe, covered by its lid. Thinking quickly, Haley brought her claws to the lid and opened it, before she got to her feet and turned around, seeing Olivia running toward her.
Smiling, Haley stepped to the side and placed her tail down in front of the hole, before she moved it forward and brought it up, just as Olivia ran up, hitting it. Olivia's eyes widened in shock and she yelled as she fell forward, falling head first into the sewer hole.
"HAAAAALLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEYYYYY YY!" Haley could hear Olivia screaming as she continued to fall, her scream shouting as a splash could be heard from far below. Grinning, Haley picked up the lid and placed it back down over the hole.
Then, Haley took a step back and turned, reverting to her human form and running back in the direction of the dorm room.
LINE BREAK
Back in the dorm room, Rob and Zoe resumed their attempts to get free. "It's no use!" Zoe finally declared as she hung her head, her struggling ceasing, while Rob still continued. "Rob!" She then called as she found herself being jerked back and forth. "Stop it! You're hurting me!"
"But I'm almost free!" Rob argued, as he continued to struggle, however, he stopped as Haley walked back into the dorm.
"Maybe you should listen to her, Rob..." Haley told him as she kneeled down next to them. "...You don't want to hurt her, do you?" In a bright, pink light, Haley's claws appears, and with one swipe, the wires fell away.
As Zoe and Rob got to their feet, Haley backed away until she was at the hole in the wall. Without saying anything, Haley turned and walked out through the hole...
LINE BREAK
On Monday morning, Haley, Leah and Destiny were all walking down the halls of the college. "So, yesterday, my family and I decided to finally go hunting again..." Leah was saying. "...It was pretty fun. We didn't really get anything, but it felt pretty good to be back in the woods..."
"What about you, Haley?" Destiny asked. "...Leah told me that you found out about Rob..."
"Yeah, I did..." Haley replied. "...At first, I was really sad, but then I decided to put my pain to a better use. I wrote a story with Rob's friend that I'd like to show you guys sometime..."
"I think I'd like to see it..." Leah said, half jokingly.
"I think you'll like it..." Haley smiled. "...So, that's basically how I spent my weekend..."
"Writing the story with his friend?" Leah asked.
"No..." Haley answered. "...Trying to find the best way to deal with what happened. And you know what? I had a great weekend! It was probably one of the best weekends I've ever had."
"Well, that's good to hear..." Leah said.
"Yeah, it felt really good..." Haley continued walking as both Destiny and Leah stopped, and Haley turned around to face them. "...So, I need to get going. I need to talk to someone..."
"Alright, Haley..." Leah replied.
"See ya..." Destiny added.
"Talk to both of you later..." Haley told them as she turned and continued to walk down the hall.
LINE BREAK
Haley did not stop walking until she reached a certain door. Taking a deep breath, Haley knocked on the door a few times before she took a step back. "Come in..." She heard a voice a couple seconds later, and Haley opened the door, stepping inside to see Connor lying on the bed, playing his guitar as workers fixed up the wall.
"So, did Rob leave?" Haley asked.
"Yeah..." Connor answered, turning his head so that he could look at Haley. "...He left here Saturday morning. Unfortunately, I haven't gotten any time to myself, thanks to these workers..."
"Oh..." Haley could feel herself blushing. "...Sorry about that..." Then, she decided to change the subject. "...Do you miss having him as your roommate?"
"Nope..." Connor replied. "...Should I?"
Haley thought about this for a moment before she answered: "No, you shouldn't...You should forget all about him. That's what I'm trying to do..."
Connor chuckled softly as he sat up, setting down his guitar. "Trust me, Haley..." He said. "...I think you can do better than Rob..."
"I know, too..." Haley answered, a smile creeping onto her face. "...What else would I be doing at the mall all weekend?"
BLACKOUT; END EPISODE
A/N: Please review!