Chapter 18 Traitor
I took the long way to Ursula's Fish and Chips not exactly knowing what to do or say to my friends. Will they be mad? Will they listen? They probably hate me. I can't, I can't face them. They were better off without me at this point. Shaking my head, I turned around and headed back to the loft to see if Mal made it home, a good sibling pep talk may be what I need. "Hadley?" I came to a complete stop and my head snapped around towards the person calling my name. Wait I know that voice.
"Hadley!" "Gill?" Gill had his signature big smile plastered on his happy face as he ran up to his friend. "You're here you're home I've missed you!" Gill immediately grabbed his friend into a bone crushing hug "why did you leave us? Don't you like us anymore?" Hadley's heart sank "of course I love you guys you are my family. You know my mom I didn't have a choice in leaving" "why didn't you say goodbye?" I could barely look Gill in the eyes it made me feel so much guilt. "I tried Gill I really did. Part of me was too heartbroken to say goodbye. How much do the others hate me?" "they don't hate you; they are not the happiest with you, but they would never hate you. It's us four till the end of time" "why aren't you with them?" "I called Uma 'Shrimpy' a few times so she threw me out for a bit" "oh Gill" "We are back to normal now with you always hanging out with me until Uma and Harry let me back inside" Hadley smiled wrapped her arms around her friend. Gill was always the most positive person. No matter what his dad would say/do or Uma or Harry, he would always have a big smile and think of things with a glass half full attitude. "Hey, let's go see the crew together!" "I don't know Gill.." "oh, come it'll be fun!" Gill wrapped his arm around his short friend and pulled her along not giving her a chance to run away.
The two friends made their way to Ursula's in no time. Well this is it. Hadley took a deep breath and walked in with Gill. "Uma, Harry look who I found" I didn't know what to say or do but stare at my friend. Harry glanced back from me to Uma waiting to see what his captain would do before he could react. "Well well well if it isn't the traitor. How's Auradon? Everything you hoped a dreamed it would be. Are you having an awesome time with your new friends?" "Uma please" "no we're down you can leave" I walked closer to my friend "Uma just hear me out" "why so you could leave us again" "I didn't have a choice" "yes you did. You always have a choice" "you know my mother-" "you know there needs to come the day you are not spineless anymore and stand up for yourself like I know you can do" "Uma please you're my best friend" "well you have shitty way of showing" "I can make it up to guys. Harry? Gill?" Gill looked crushed. Harry took a step forward and talked in a low voice that it was almost a whisper "the captain has spoken. Leave".
Hadley could only close her mouth and nod. She couldn't talk she only wanted to cry. And with that Hadley walked outside and paced back and forth trying to hold her emotions together until she broke. With her back pressed to the alley wall, Hadley started to cry silent tears as she slid to the ground covering her mouth to not make a noise. Her worst nightmare is coming true. Her friends truly hated her. She shouldn't be surprised. She should have tried to tell them she was leaving. There was a million ways to get a messaged to them. Instead she followed her mother's orders. Uma's right she's spineless when it came to her mom. But who could blame her? Her mother is THE Mistress of Evil. All Hadley ever wanted was one moment where her mother was proud of her, the way she's proud of Mal.
After a few moments of a much-needed mental breakdown, Hadley got up brushed herself off, wiped away the tears and started to walk the long way to loft. She was completely lost in her thoughts or lack of and ran into the group of people she never thought she would run into on the Isle. "Evie, Carlos, Jay? What the hell what are you doing here?" "what are you doing here?" "helping my sister. You?" "safety in numbers Ben and PJ are here for you and Mal" I looked around anxiously "where?" The group started to panic with their friends now missing. Evie took a step towards the alley "Ben? PJ?" a figure started to walk towards the group. Evie put her hands-on hips "ugh Ben, PJ don't scare us" The figure revealed to be Harry of all people. That can't be a good sign. "don't scare you. That's my specialty" I took step forward "what did you do to them?" "oh, we nicked him and if you want to see them again have Mal come to the Chip Shop. Alone. Uma wants a little visit. Aww Jay looks like you lost your touch". Without missing a beat, Jay lunged at Harry only to have Carlos and Evie to restrain him. "Harry don't do this" "looks like you found a new crew" and with that Harry sauntered away whistling.
