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Chapter 14

"This balance has weighed out our hearts desire. I'm trying to make it alone. Well, it's not like it hurts that much anyway. Upside down and inside out. When I leave here I'm going alone. But I'm dying, I'm dying to touch... And it's not like it, not like it hurts much anyway."- Attention, The Academy Is...

Hayley's P.O.V.

I don't know about Alex, but math on Monday was easy for me. I didn't talk to him, he didn't talk to me. Every once in a while he would send a text to me, but I ignored it, mainly because I was failing math, but also because I didn't want to hear-or in this case read-an apology. I let it go, and he should too.

The bell rang so I tried to gather up my things as quickly as possible but that didn't work out so well because my bag flipped upside down when I picked it up. Guess who stopped to help? If you said Alex, you are correct.

He stayed silent. He just handed me random things that had fallen. I quickly stood up after I had everything and walked out of the class, but I could tell Alex was following close behind.

"Hayley, please listen to me," he said and pulled me to the side of the hallway.

"Fine. What do you have to say?" I said.

"I only left you Saturday night-well Sunday morning-because I was scared. Scared that, I don't know. We were drunk so I knew it was a mistake. I just didn't know how you would react," he shrugged. I waited to make sure he was done. "Well?" he asked.

"You wanted me to listen and I did. Like I said Alex. The party scene got the best of us. We've got to let this go." I turned and walked away into the crowd in the hallways.

I can't tell you if I'm happy or not. I can't tell you if I'm okay or not. I want this whole mess behind me, but Alex wants to make amends. I'm not ready to do that yet. I don't know if I ever will be.

Alex's P.O.V.

How do you fix something with someone who wants nothing to do with you? How do you get her to accept your apology when she won't even look at you?

I feel completely confused. I have no idea how to fix this. I should have just stayed with her, but I was too freaked out to even look at her when I woke up Sunday.

I need Jack.

But nooooooooo, he's out to lunch with Kori.

I shouldn't have drank at that party. I should've just stayed sober.

Yeah, me staying sober was not going to happen to often.

I need to write.

I sat down in front of the lockers. I pulled out a notebook and a pencil from my backpack and wrote what first came to mind. Granted, it was something about Hayley, but it would probably make a good song.

I wrote for about 30 minutes. I had changed a lot of the words since I started writing but it was almost a complete song. I needed a first verse and it would be done, minus the music.

"Hey," Jack sat next to me and Kori sat in front of me.

"Hey," I said.

"Hayley still not talking to you?" Kori asked. I nodded.

She sighed. "I can try to talk to her again, but it probably won't work."

"Don't worry about it. I just need to figure out exactly what I want to say and say it all at once. Hey, gimme that!" Jack took my song I was writing.

"Why? Dude, this is good." he said. "'I know she hopes I choke on this last drink. Drop dead before my influence gets to her head.' That's cool." he continued.

"It's about Hayley," Kori said.

"How can you tell?" I replied.

"It wasn't that hard to figure out. Plus the chorus says 'the party scene has got the best of me and you, we've got to let this go'. Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that exactly what she said?"

"Pretty much. You're friends with her. What do I do?" she grinned.

"I have an idea." she said.

Hayley's P.O.V.

The doorbell rang at about 7. Abby was at a friend's house and Mom stayed late at work, which left me to be alone with who was ever behind that door. I got up to answer it. I sighed when I saw who it was.

"Just give me five minutes, please." Alex said. I stepped aside so he could come in. He stayed next to me and as soon as I shut the door he started talking.

"You don't have to accept my apology and you don't have to ever like me again. Just please hear me out." he paused and I nodded for him to continue. "You have to understand that I don't normally try this hard and I am terrified right now." he took my hand. "Hayley, I have never felt so guilty for just leaving you. I was freaked out. I couldn't even look at you when I woke up Sunday I was so scared. I didn't know what else to do so I left. I was going to go back to your house, but I couldn't get the guts too."

"None of that matters now because I realize that I fucked up beyond belief. This last day has killed me because I couldn't put into words how I truly felt. Hayley I-" I cut him off by pressing my lips to his. "love you," he finished when I pulled away. I smiled.

"I love you too."

"I'm sorry. Completely 100% sorry," he said.

"I forgive you. Was that kiss not a sign?" I said with a laugh. He chuckled.

"I just wanted to be sure."

There was a knock on the door and I saw Jack and Kori through the window. I looked at Alex and raised an eyebrow. "I needed help getting here," he said. I let them in.

"Did it work? Did it work? Did it work?" Kori asked, jumping up and down.

"Yes, now calm down."

"Yayy!" Jack said. He hugged me.

"Alex wrote another song." Kori said. I turned to him.

"I need a first verse. It was about what you said and how I thought you felt after everything," he said. I nodded.

"It's good, but I don't know if you will like it," Kori said. I smiled.

"I'm sure I will like it," I replied.

He gave me a piece of paper from his pocket. I did like it. It was good and he actually got how I felt on some things. Maybe Alex really did know me well.