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Haley stood there for a moment, not moving, barely breathing. The sound of the door shutting still echoed in her ears. The image of him turning away from her was still fresh in her mind.
'It's my fault, she thought to herself miserably. 'I just keep pushing him away. I don't deserve him'.
She closed her eyes and for a minute she just let the tears fall as she remembered times when things were so much easier.
How they used to spend Saturday afternoons just hanging out in 'their' tree. How they used to sneak out in the middle of the night and run to the park where they promised themselves that they were going to get married there. How they were only kids yet they gave their heart to each other.
"I love you", Haley said, quietly. "But you can never know".
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"Haley James, where on Earth have you been?" a very angry Brooke asked her as she approached Haley.
"Um..." Haley said, unsure of what to say. She didn't want to tell her that she had been up on the school roof because she had promised Nathan that she wouldn't tell anybody about it. But she also promised Nathan when she was younger that they would get married but that was a different story.
Luckily Brooke wasn't interested in an answer.
"Haley, you have to help me", Brooke pleaded. Haley smiled amused. She had never seen anyone change moods so fast in her life but then again she had never met Brooke.
"Theresa broke her ankle so know she will be out for the entire season and Amelia is moving to Texas or some foreign country so..." Haley interrupted Brooke's babbling.
"Wait, did you just say that Texas is a foreign country?".
"Um, yeah. Why?" Brooke said, confused.
"Nothing. Go on".
"So, now I've got two spots to fill out and no one to fill them out so I was thinking that since you said that you are lacking in the activities department, you could join the cheerleading squad", Brooke said, in one breathe.
"Thanks Brooke but I just joined the tutoring centre and I really don't think have time..." Haley said before Brooke interrupted her.
"Come on, Haley. Why don't you do what you want for a change?" Brooke said, putting her hands in a begging position.
"Okay...No".
"Rephrasing. Why don't you do what I want for a change?"
The school bell rang just then to Haley's relief. While Brooke was looking around wondering where the hell that noise was coming from, Haley sprinted down the hallway running away from Brooke, as usual.
"Hey! Fine! But if you change your mind, practice starts at 4", Brooke shouted down the hallway when she noticed Haley running away from her.
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She finally decided to go. When she went to the tutor centre, Skills told her that they didn't get any new tutees so as she didn't want to go home to an empty house; she decided to try out cheerleading. How bad can it be?
"Haley! Your right arm goes up, not your left" Brooke shouted as she stood in front of Haley.
Haley stared at her right arm which was extended high up into the air.
"My right hand is up", Haley said.
Brooke looked confused for a moment before she looked at the right arm then her left. Then she turned around. A smile lit her face as she realized that her left was Haley's right.
"I mean your left arm goes up!" Brooke shouted.
Answer: Very bad.
Haley sighed. What on earth possessed her to try out cheerleading? She had to be the clumsiest person on the planet. She already fell 4 times, knocked down two other girls and tore a pom-pom in half. And the worst part was the cheerleaders had their practice the same time the basketball team had theirs.
"Hey, Nathan", a couple of the girls said, batting their eyelashes when Nathan came near the stands where they practiced to get his bottle of water.
"Hey", he said, uninterested. His eyes locked with Haley's for a moment before he ran back to the middle of the court. Nearly every cheerleader stared at him as he aimed for the shot but missed.
"Scott! Come here!" Whitey shouted from the door of the boys locker room. Nathan ran over to him preparing himself for a lecture.
"You wanna tell me the reason you're playing so badly today? Might I remind you that the season is starting soon?" Whitey shouted.
Nathan's eyes went to Haley again before he looked back at coach.
"No reason. Nothing important anyway".
"Let's hope so. Now, get back onto the court".
Nathan walked back to his teammates as they started suicides.
"Wow, that Nathan guy is really fine" a new red haired cheerleader said.
"Rachel, focus! We have to get this routine right!" Brooke shouted. "From the top".
Haley groaned as the music started again.
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"Wow, you look awful" Jake said as he walked up to Haley the next day at school.
"Thanks" Haley mumbled under her breathe as she struggled to raise her arm to grab her book from the top shelf of her locker.
"No, seriously. You look like the Grim Reaper. No! Like that girl from the Ring", Jake said.
Haley walked off. Jake didn't get the message and followed her.
"No, like Drew Barrymore from Charlie's Angels", Jake said, walking next to her.
"Charlie's Angels? Dude, you watched that?" Haley asked, smiling.
Jake's ears went pink. "Uh... No! Of course...Of course not".
Haley smiled a little wider.
"Okay, fine. I watched in once like years ago. Once", Jake said, hastily.
"Hey, everyone!" Haley shouted. "Jake watc..."
"Fine, I'll stop teasing you. Deal?" Jake interrupted her.
"Deal".
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Haley was organizing the folders in the tutor centre. The folders were filled with the name of every tutor and tutee in the school as they were in a mess right now. Since Haley didn't have a tutee, she volunteered to organize them.
Her back was facing the entrance door when she heard it open and close.
"Hey Skills. Who's Antwon Tan...?" Haley said, turning around.
Nathan stood at the entrance of the door.
"Uh...hi", Haley said, shocked.
Nathan didn't say anything. He just stared at her intently.
"Can I... Can I help you?" Haley said, struggling to find her voice.
Nathan's eyebrows rose uncaringly for a moment before he handed her a blue slip. Haley took it carefully. She frowned as she scanned every line of the paper.
Nathan cleared his throat, causing Haley to look up at him. "Well, it looks like you're going to be my tutor".
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