CHAPTER 5: THE DOT
Haley sat with the menu in front of her hoping she could hear Ashley and Craig. "Can you make this quick, I have plans." Ashley said. 'Phew, I can hear.' Haley thought.
"I just wanted to tell you that I really miss you." Craig answered.
"After what you did to me you have the nerve to try to come crawling back to me?" Ashley asked angrily. She couldn't believe Craig.
"Look Ash, I'm sorry. Manny was nothing but a sexual fantasy. It was always about you." Craig tried to pull off. Haley was shocked. She never thought Craig was trying to get back with Ashley. She only thought he wanted to be friends again. 'I actually thought he liked me. How could I be so stupid?' She asked herself.
"Craig even if she was just a sexual fantasy, you cheated. Wait, did you have sex with her?" Ashley asked.
"Ash, this isn't about Manny. This is about you and me." Craig was interrupted by Ashley almost screaming at him.
"Craig answer the question!"
"Yes Ashley ok? But it was just once. I told you she was just a sexual fantasy." Craig said trying to stay calm.
"How could you?!" Ashley screamed as everyone looked at them. "And now what are you trying to do, get back with me so you can do it all over again? I don't think so. I never want to see or speak to you again." She screamed and ran out of the Dot. Craig sat with his head in his hands. Haley wanted to go talk to him but was afraid he'd get mad if he realized she'd heard everything. She deiced she'd go up to him anyways.
"Craig" she said softly. He looked up and she noticed he looked like he was going to cry. "Craig I'm so sorry." Craig said nothing and just stared into her eyes. There was no way she'd ever give him a chance after hearing that. "Craig, if you ever need to talk call me. I have to go. I'm sorry." she said and turned to leave.
"Haley wait." Craig said hoping she'd listen. She turend around. "Need a ride?" he asked. She nodded and Craig got up. They walked out the door and Craig began to tell Haley the whole story. How he dated Manny once two years ago and she reminded him of his little sister, Angela. How he came back to school last year and Manny had changed. He told her about his relationship with Ashley and Manny and how he planned to break up with Ashley but couldn't after she gave him the new guitar. How Ashley slapped him in front of everyone even Joey. And how they both broke up with him, Ashley taking back the guitar and Manny dropping the bracelet he got her on the ground in front of her. After telling Haley everything, Craig had tears in his eyes.
Haley sat with the menu in front of her hoping she could hear Ashley and Craig. "Can you make this quick, I have plans." Ashley said. 'Phew, I can hear.' Haley thought.
"I just wanted to tell you that I really miss you." Craig answered.
"After what you did to me you have the nerve to try to come crawling back to me?" Ashley asked angrily. She couldn't believe Craig.
"Look Ash, I'm sorry. Manny was nothing but a sexual fantasy. It was always about you." Craig tried to pull off. Haley was shocked. She never thought Craig was trying to get back with Ashley. She only thought he wanted to be friends again. 'I actually thought he liked me. How could I be so stupid?' She asked herself.
"Craig even if she was just a sexual fantasy, you cheated. Wait, did you have sex with her?" Ashley asked.
"Ash, this isn't about Manny. This is about you and me." Craig was interrupted by Ashley almost screaming at him.
"Craig answer the question!"
"Yes Ashley ok? But it was just once. I told you she was just a sexual fantasy." Craig said trying to stay calm.
"How could you?!" Ashley screamed as everyone looked at them. "And now what are you trying to do, get back with me so you can do it all over again? I don't think so. I never want to see or speak to you again." She screamed and ran out of the Dot. Craig sat with his head in his hands. Haley wanted to go talk to him but was afraid he'd get mad if he realized she'd heard everything. She deiced she'd go up to him anyways.
"Craig" she said softly. He looked up and she noticed he looked like he was going to cry. "Craig I'm so sorry." Craig said nothing and just stared into her eyes. There was no way she'd ever give him a chance after hearing that. "Craig, if you ever need to talk call me. I have to go. I'm sorry." she said and turned to leave.
"Haley wait." Craig said hoping she'd listen. She turend around. "Need a ride?" he asked. She nodded and Craig got up. They walked out the door and Craig began to tell Haley the whole story. How he dated Manny once two years ago and she reminded him of his little sister, Angela. How he came back to school last year and Manny had changed. He told her about his relationship with Ashley and Manny and how he planned to break up with Ashley but couldn't after she gave him the new guitar. How Ashley slapped him in front of everyone even Joey. And how they both broke up with him, Ashley taking back the guitar and Manny dropping the bracelet he got her on the ground in front of her. After telling Haley everything, Craig had tears in his eyes.