Chapter Twenty-Two

"Hello?" Drake asked like he didn't know who he was talking to.

"So what did I miss? Because it sounded pretty bad over there." Hailey spoke evenly into her phone.

"Megan just blamed me for you leaving, and she has every right to. I shouldn't have done any of the things I have…"

Hailey cut him off, "Okay this may not shock you but, um… you have an extremely huge ego, and you sound like a self centered jerk, and a lot of this was my fault too." Her voice rose after every and.

"What are you talking about?"

"I'm not moving because of you and our… situation. I would love to stay, but I have to go with my family. Megan shouldn't blame you or me for any of this, especially you. I should have been a little more responsible with my feelings…" Hailey was starting to go on when Drake let out an aggravated sigh.

"Why do you have to be responsible? We are teenagers, and it's like our job to do stupid stuff. Save all that other stuff for when we're older, it's all about fun right now. We have fun together don't we?" Hailey thought about what he was saying.

"Yeah, but that doesn't mean we should just hurt everyone else so we can have fun. It's selfish!"

"Megan was having fun, before that night I said what I said. We stopped being fun and laughing, now it's awkward silence and strange glances."

"That makes a lot of sense surprisingly, but I'm still moving. Just because we resolved all of the stuff between us doesn't mean I can just stay. My dad and sister are moving, there's nowhere for me to live if their gone. It was a nice try, though."

"You're really leaving then?" Drake's voice wasn't as confident and persuasive as it had been before. He finally had to deal with defeat.

"Yeah, we leave next weekend. Sorry it's so soon, I would have loved to finish the school yeah here with you and Josh and Mindy. Do you think Megs would talk to me?" Hailey really wanted to let Megan no the truth and explain the real reason she's leaving.

"I'll ask hold on a minute." Drake put the receiver on the table and ran upstairs to Megan's room.

"Megan can I come in?" Drake asked through her closed door. He waited for an answer, but knew he probably wasn't going to get one. So he opened the door. "Hailey really wants to talk to you. At least you could listen to what she has to say."

Megan stared at her brother. "Why would I want to? You two ruined everything. She was so much fun to hang around with and then you had to meet and become friends, now she's moving."

"Megan, she doesn't want to leave. Just listen to her and maybe you'll feel differently about all of this." Drake said to her. He was leaning against her doorframe, he was a little afraid to come all the way into her room. He didn't know kind of traps she could have rigged up for him or Josh.

"No, I don't want to talk to her right now, or you so get out of my room!" Megan yelled and jumped off her bed. She pushed him out the door, and slammed it in his face. She fell onto her bed and covered her face in a pillow to hide her sobs.

Drake stood there debating on whether or not to go back in there to talk to her. But he heard her crying and thought it was best to leave her alone for a while.

Okay this is coming to an ending I promise...maybe in a few more monthes (J/K)...pleez r/r H.B.