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Chapter 15

"You've become the enemy. Let it go. But you'll never take the blame. So let it go. You are you're own worst enemy, we know."-Pay Your Enemy, Story Of The Year.

Hayley's P.O.V.

I hate waking up early on Saturdays. Actually, I hate waking up early every day. Sleeping in is much better.

Today was recording day. Alex had a long ass title for the EP but it was cool.

All Time Low didn't want us to hear the songs until the end, so me, Kori, and Abby were stuck in the waiting room. I am bored out of my freaking mind and I am about to fall asleep.

Eight is just too early.

Kori and Abby on the other hand, well, they are talking the day away.

"Hayley, you okay?" Abby asked.

"Too early for Saturday." I mumbled. She chuckled. I shifted so I was sitting cross-legged and my head was resting on her shoulder. I closed my eyes. "Don't laugh," I mumbled.

"Hayley, come on. Wake up," Kori said. She grabbed my hand and pulled me off the couch. I stood up slowly. My eyes were barely open. "You need an energy drink," she continued.

"What I need is sleep," I replied. She dragged me to a vending machine. She bought something, but I don't know what it was because I was leaning on her with my eyes closed. I felt something cold hit my stomach. I opened my eyes and looked down.

"A red bull?" I took it from her hand.

"Yes, you need something," she replied.

"When the guys come back they are going to be hyper along with us except you, unless you drink that," Abby said.

She's right. They would be bouncing off the walls and I would be sleeping. I chugged it.

"Happy?" I asked after I threw my can away.

"Very," said Abby.

Waiting sucks. Especially when you just chugged a red bull and another one because you weren't hyper yet, according to Kori.

Help please.

"How long has it been?" I asked.

"Two hours," Kori said.

"Damn," I said to myself. I couldn't stop tapping my feet.

We waited another two hours. I was about to leave for a little bit because it was noon and I'm hungry. But then Alex came out carrying Jack on his back with Rian and Zack following behind shaking their heads.

"Hey," I gave a small wave.

"Hey," Alex said. He kissed my cheek.

"I want one too!" Jack yelled. I laughed and Alex kissed his cheek. I shook my head because Jack looked way to happy.

"What?" Jack said. Alex put him down. "Alex is my boyfriend." Alex shrugged and nodded. I thought a moment, but realized he was kind of right.

"Should I be jealous?" Kori asked. I chuckled.

"Yes, yes you should," Jack replied taking her hand.

"At least you're honest about it," I said.

"And that's the scary part," Rian said.

Alex pulled a CD out of his hoodie pocket and handed it to me. "That's the first copy," he said.

"The Three Words To Remember In Dealing With The End" it read at the bottom. I told you it was a long title. I handed it back to him. He looked at me confused.

"Um Alex? That's the FIRST copy. I don't want anything to happen to it. Giving it to me wouldn't be smart," I said.

He chuckled. "Yeah, you are right."

"When do you record your full-length?" Abby asked.

"Three weeks," Rian said. "We get to play some shows close by, but nothing to big," he continued.

Jack jumped on Alex's back again. "Carry me outside, lover?" he said.

Alex sighed. "I guess so. You didn't really give me an option."

. . .

"Epic fail!" I yelled after Jack had fallen off of the trampoline when he tried to do a back flip.

"Shut up!" he said, climbing back on the trampoline.

"That was really funny, Jack." Zack said. I nodded.

We were all sitting outside on my trampoline. I heard a car pull into the driveway so I looked over my shoulder. "Who is that?" Alex asked.

"I...don't know," I said. "I'll be right back." I jumped off the trampoline and walked inside. The doorbell rang as soon as I got to the front door. My jaw dropped and my eyes widened when I saw who was on the other side.

"Hayley!" she screamed.

"Um," I said when she pulled me into a hug. I'm still dazed and confused.

What the heck am I doing? I thought. Then I realized the girl that fucked up everything for me was hugging me. In my house. A thousand miles away from Nebraska.

I pushed her away. My eyes narrowed. "What. The. Fuck. Are you doing here?" I said quietly, but threatening enough to make her tense up. "Anna, you need to go."

"But Hayley-"

"I don't care! You messed everything for me! I don't even remember the last time I wasn't mad at you! And now you show up at my house and act like we've been friends forever!" That part I yelled.

"Hayley I'm not the same person I was. I have changed. I take things and people more seriously now," she said.

"I still don't care. You can't pretend everything's okay, when I can barely look at you without breaking into tears. Why are you even here?"

She straightened herself up. "My grandpa lives around here. I was just visiting him. I was driving around exploring the town. I remembered you said you moved here so I went to a local gas station and looked up your name in the phonebook." Remind me to put us as unlisted in the future. "I got directions and I thought I would stop by and say hello. I'm actually thinking about staying here and finishing high school at Dulaney. Hope to see you soon."

She walked down the stairs and waved before getting into her car. I felt tears well up in my eyes. I shut the door and sat down in front of it, and started crying. This was the last thing I needed right now.

The worst part was, she found me. She actually found me. I moved so far away and she still managed to find me. And now she might be going to the same school.

How could she pretend we were still friends? I made it perfectly clear I wanted nothing to do with her. She'll probably try to get Alex and everyone else to hate me. But I won't be able to just pack up and move this time.

I couldn't take another minute with her, but I might have to spend the rest of high school with her.