"Hey there. How are you?" I asked with a placing a huge smile on my face. When all he did was stare at me I frowned and faked a yawn. "Well, I'm super tired. Just gonna go to bed now. But thanks for checking in on me. It was sweet." I pulled off my sweatshirt and sat on the edge of the bed and pulled off my shoes. When all he did was tap his feet in annoyance I sighed. "Yes Mark? Was there something you needed?"

"Where were you? Do you have any idea what time it is? What if Emily had noticed you were gone? What if you got hit by a car or something? Were you thinking at all?" He asked stepping into the room a little more.

"Do you want me to answer all of them or just pick a few?"

"This is no joke! There are rules that need to be followed and I think leaving the house after dark and sneaking back in is obviously not allowed. Now I said I would try to make this work and I expect you to try as well. And this here," He said pointing from him to me, "is not working. And neither is your attitude."

"My attitude?" I said with a scoff. He had to be kidding me. "You have yet to make me feel the slightest welcome. You've been nothing but an impatient, stuck up, asshole. Now please leave me alone." I watched his facial expression change from shock to anger. Obviously no one had ever insulted him to his face. I must say I'm glad to be the first.

"Get some sleep Haley. Tomorrow you, me, and Emily are going to have a serious talk about your future here." He slammed the door behind him and I sighed. I fell back on the bed and stared up at the ceiling. One day. One day and I didn't even actually try to get kicked out. That's certainly new. I got up and walked over to my bag and pulled out the phone Taylor had given me and dialed her number. Boy was she gonna be pissed. I hung it up when I got her voice mail and just sat there staring around at my surroundings. Why am I such a royal screw up? Why can I never actually be happy somewhere and why can I never find people to be happy with? Besides Mark and being so far from Taylor this place wasn't too bad I guess. It could've worked...right? Why was I given such a big mouth? Ugh.

I wrapped my arms around my knees and just wanted my mom. She always knew what to say to make things better. Even if they weren't always true. I quickly wiped my eyes and jumped up when I heard a quiet knock on the door. I waited for it again before going to the door and opening it.

"Shouldn't you be asleep?"

"I heard yelling then slamming doors. I thought you might want to talk. I can go if you..." I opened the door wider and she stepped in. "My dad doesn't accept change all to well. He gets better when you get to know him. He's actually pretty great. I mean just last week..."

"Kaitlyn," I said shaking my head, cutting her off. She plopped down on my bed sitting indian style and stared at me. "We are never going to see eye- to- eye. We're to different."

"Not really. You actually have a lot in common. I mean..."

"No. He doesn't want me here. I'm leaving tomorrow." When her eyes bugged out I went to sit next to her. "Sorry kid."

"He'll change his mind. My mom will make him. It happens a lot." She said turning to face me putting her hands on mine. I looked down and thought of Taylor. When I looked back up and saw her innocent face I felt sorry for her. It was probably best if I left. Me being around her was not the best for anyone. I wasn't the best for anyone.

"I don't think so. But we'll see." I said with a forced smile, patting her hands. "You should probably head back to your room. "It's really late and you need to go to bed." When she made no move to leave I sighed and rubbed my forehead. Oh Haley, you and your softness for the youth. "Would you like to stay in here tonight." I asked with what I hoped was a pleasing smile. When she beamed and nodded like crazy I shook my head. Lovely.

She climbed under the covers and got comfortable then patted the spot next to her.

"Oh, I was uh, actually just gonna sleep on the chair." I said looking over my shoulder then back at her. When she frowned I sighed. "Alright move over." I climbed in next to her and rolled over on my side.

"I hope you get to stay Haley." I heard her say from behind me. "I don't have a lot of friends or people to hang out with, you know? And I've never had a sister to do or share things with. And I really think you'd be the best."

I heard her yawn then there was silence but all I just kept hearing was everything she said over and over. One stupid day in this town and it was all ready a roller coaster ride. Some good parts, some bad. I had a feeling that's what everyday was like that here. And now I was really unsure of what I wanted. This had been a crazy night and tomorrow morning my fate would be in the hands of a guy who hated me. I didn't know what I wanted to happen or what to do.

I looked over my shoulder at a sleeping Kaitlyn and sighed. Then I thought of Nathan and our talk. And Brooke and Lucas. I guess I did know one thing. I wasn't going to leave without a fight.