The car ride to Haley's house was silent. She had originally planned to walk home, but seeing as how it was pouring out, she opted to let Nathan drive her.
It took him a while to convince her, but eventually she caved. It's not like she wanted to walk home in the rain anyway. She would have surely caught pneumonia if she had.
Watching the rain fall down her window, Haley peered up into the sky. Gray. She hated that color..mainly because it felt like her life was exactly like it. Why couldn't she just let loose once in a while and stop putting up that insane barrier? She wasn't saying that she wanted to be Nathan's friend..especially not after what he did to Lucas, but she did at least want to be nice. Her brain wasn't letting her do that though. Everything he said, she had a nasty remark to bite back with.
Haley figured it was probably for the best though. Nothing good would ever come out of being nice to this guy, let alone being close or even friends with him. She had all the friends she needed at school, and she had Lucas- her best friend in the world. That's all she required. But why was it that she still felt empty? She didn't know the answer to that question.
Teetering on the brink of complete boredom, Nathan cut into the thick silence. "What are you thinking?" She was way too quiet. He didn't know if she was always like this or if it was just because of what happened earlier.
Haley still peered out the window, watching the houses pass by. Why the hell did she have to live so far across town? "I'm just wondering why you have to listen to this shitty rap music." Quickly, she reached over to the radio and turned it off.
"You did not just touch my radio."
"It was giving me a headache. Why couldn't you be into pop music?"
He looked over at her and laughed. "You like pop music?"
"No, but it's better than listening to rap." She let out a slight laugh and turned her attention back to the side window. They were getting closer to her home, and she couldn't feel any more relieved.
The car returned back to silence for the next five minutes until Nathan spoke up again. "So why don't you go to my school?"
Haley looked over at him and scoffed. 'Your school? You talk like you own it." Nathan gave her a look and she sighed. "I've been going to Catholic school my whole life. My parents have this thing where they don't trust me going to public school. They think I'll get into drugs or pregnant or something, I don't know." She waved off her parents' ignorant assumptions and continued. "I like where I go to school though..even if Lucas isn't there." She saw Nathan flinch when she mentioned the name. "Sorry. I didn't mean-"
"It's alright. I should be used to it by now, I guess."
"Yeah." She whispered, looking down at her hands. There was that uncomfortable silence again. Although this time, it didn't seem to be because of him. It was her.
She was never one to keep up good conversation around boys besides Lucas. Nathan wasn't exactly her favorite person so really the only conversation she could keep with him would be an angry one.
"Look Haley, about earlier.."
"Let's not talk about it, alright?" She stared over at his profile. He couldn't look at her. Or maybe he just wouldn't. She didn't exactly know how this guy worked. "It was stupid." Nothing even happened. She wouldn't let it. Even if he had tried to kiss her a million times, each and every time he would, she'd find some way to dodge it. She wasn't going to give in to him like every other girl did. She wasn't going to be another notch on his bedpost. She hated him. It was going to stay that way.
"Was it?" He turned and looked at her. All she could do was stare back. Of course it was stupid. Say it Haley, say yes. Why can't you just open your mouth and say yes. Any other time you need to say something bitchy to this guy, it's no problem. So what's wrong with you now?
She looked away. "This is my house."
Nathan pulled the car over and shut off the engine. "Thanks for helping me clean up."
Haley nodded. "No problem." She unbuckled her seatbelt and reached for the door handle, but something made her turn back around. "Thanks for taking care of me last night, Nathan."
"You're actually thanking me?" He asked, surprised.
She smiled and looked down at her hands. "Nobody else would have done that."
"Well look who's being nice." Nathan joked, which received a playful slap on the shoulder from Haley.
"I'm just saying..I wasn't exactly the friendliest person last night. So, thanks for putting up with my bullshit." She smiled once more before she got out of the car and ran up the driveway, trying her best to get out of the rain.
Nathan didn't answer her back. He watched as she ran into the house and sat back in his seat. What was this girl doing to him? He let a grin creep onto his lips and drove off.
It took him a while to convince her, but eventually she caved. It's not like she wanted to walk home in the rain anyway. She would have surely caught pneumonia if she had.
Watching the rain fall down her window, Haley peered up into the sky. Gray. She hated that color..mainly because it felt like her life was exactly like it. Why couldn't she just let loose once in a while and stop putting up that insane barrier? She wasn't saying that she wanted to be Nathan's friend..especially not after what he did to Lucas, but she did at least want to be nice. Her brain wasn't letting her do that though. Everything he said, she had a nasty remark to bite back with.
Haley figured it was probably for the best though. Nothing good would ever come out of being nice to this guy, let alone being close or even friends with him. She had all the friends she needed at school, and she had Lucas- her best friend in the world. That's all she required. But why was it that she still felt empty? She didn't know the answer to that question.
Teetering on the brink of complete boredom, Nathan cut into the thick silence. "What are you thinking?" She was way too quiet. He didn't know if she was always like this or if it was just because of what happened earlier.
Haley still peered out the window, watching the houses pass by. Why the hell did she have to live so far across town? "I'm just wondering why you have to listen to this shitty rap music." Quickly, she reached over to the radio and turned it off.
"You did not just touch my radio."
"It was giving me a headache. Why couldn't you be into pop music?"
He looked over at her and laughed. "You like pop music?"
"No, but it's better than listening to rap." She let out a slight laugh and turned her attention back to the side window. They were getting closer to her home, and she couldn't feel any more relieved.
The car returned back to silence for the next five minutes until Nathan spoke up again. "So why don't you go to my school?"
Haley looked over at him and scoffed. 'Your school? You talk like you own it." Nathan gave her a look and she sighed. "I've been going to Catholic school my whole life. My parents have this thing where they don't trust me going to public school. They think I'll get into drugs or pregnant or something, I don't know." She waved off her parents' ignorant assumptions and continued. "I like where I go to school though..even if Lucas isn't there." She saw Nathan flinch when she mentioned the name. "Sorry. I didn't mean-"
"It's alright. I should be used to it by now, I guess."
"Yeah." She whispered, looking down at her hands. There was that uncomfortable silence again. Although this time, it didn't seem to be because of him. It was her.
She was never one to keep up good conversation around boys besides Lucas. Nathan wasn't exactly her favorite person so really the only conversation she could keep with him would be an angry one.
"Look Haley, about earlier.."
"Let's not talk about it, alright?" She stared over at his profile. He couldn't look at her. Or maybe he just wouldn't. She didn't exactly know how this guy worked. "It was stupid." Nothing even happened. She wouldn't let it. Even if he had tried to kiss her a million times, each and every time he would, she'd find some way to dodge it. She wasn't going to give in to him like every other girl did. She wasn't going to be another notch on his bedpost. She hated him. It was going to stay that way.
"Was it?" He turned and looked at her. All she could do was stare back. Of course it was stupid. Say it Haley, say yes. Why can't you just open your mouth and say yes. Any other time you need to say something bitchy to this guy, it's no problem. So what's wrong with you now?
She looked away. "This is my house."
Nathan pulled the car over and shut off the engine. "Thanks for helping me clean up."
Haley nodded. "No problem." She unbuckled her seatbelt and reached for the door handle, but something made her turn back around. "Thanks for taking care of me last night, Nathan."
"You're actually thanking me?" He asked, surprised.
She smiled and looked down at her hands. "Nobody else would have done that."
"Well look who's being nice." Nathan joked, which received a playful slap on the shoulder from Haley.
"I'm just saying..I wasn't exactly the friendliest person last night. So, thanks for putting up with my bullshit." She smiled once more before she got out of the car and ran up the driveway, trying her best to get out of the rain.
Nathan didn't answer her back. He watched as she ran into the house and sat back in his seat. What was this girl doing to him? He let a grin creep onto his lips and drove off.