The sun is finally setting and campus looks almost empty as everyone is gone to prepare for the next week of doom. Except me. I'm outside by the school fountain staring at the sky. I don't know what I'm looking for or waiting on. My phone suddenly rings. It's my mom. "Hey Mom.""Hailee, how are you?" She asks, concern covering her voice. "Uhm, I'm fine, Mom. Are you?" She sighs. "I heard about the break up." I close my eyes. "Oh." I don't want to ask her who told her because for all I know, it could have been Dean himself. "I didn't tell Halsey. Figured she already knows." Mom says. "No, Mom. She doesn't know about it. I'd like it to stay that way for a while." I tell. The line stays quiet. "Just make sure you don't wait too long and give someone else a chance to tell her." Mom warns. I nod. She's right. Halsey wouldn't like that. After going on and on about almost everything, we finally say our goodbyes. I make my way back up to my room. I walk in and find a small not
Hours later, I wake up to a different wallpaper and bed sheets. I turn my head besides me and...Madison? I close my eyes and sigh, nausea swimming in my stomach. I sit up and look at our clothes scattered on the floor. If Hailee find out about this- A hand touches my back. "Hey." Madison smiles. I smile back at her. She moves closer towards me, sitting herself behind me, placing kisses on my back. "I had fun last night." She whispers."Me too." I say."Come back to bed. It's still quite early. Plus, it's Sunday." She slips back into the duvets, pulling me in. I move back in and close my eyes. Hailee's P.O.V. I wake up feeling much better than yesterday. I check my phone and Halsey has sent me photos of herself. Plenty photos. I groan and think about my space. I turtle out of my bed and walk to the bathroom. I call Gale as I brush my teeth, curious about what he has planned for the day. "See you soon." I say to him over the phone. I put on a tank top and a high-waist
Hailee's P.O.V."Tonight was amazing, Gale. Thank you." I happily say as him and I walk back to campus. We could have taken an Uber, but the breeze is cool and the moon and stars are bright.Gale chuckles. "I'm glad you enjoyed yourself. And you didn't drink as much as I thought you would." "Well, one hangover a month is enough for me." I groan, finally growing weary of walking. "How far is campus from here?" Gale laughs and shrug. "Same distance as from the beach to there." "You know, I saw Dean and Madison together. He probably noticed us too, otherwise he would've approached me." I tell. Gale turns his head towards me. "How did that make you feel?" I sigh. "I don't know. My emotions are all over the place as it is. I mean, maybe we were never meant for each other. Maybe we forced the whole thing." Gale shakes his head. "Hailee, even so, everything happens for a reason. Neither can you deny that something brought the two of you together, which still could. Either way, some
"Since when do we need a break?""Since now. Today." Dean grabs his things and heads for the door. My heart sinks to my stomach at the sound of the door slamming. Tears form on the brim of my eyes. "Don't cry. Don't cry." I say to myself as my face falls. I pick up my phone and call Gale. It's the last thing I should be doing, but I really need a friend right now.Dean's P.O.V.I walk far out on campus. Anywhere I know I won't bump into Hailee anytime soon. A car hoots at me from behind and halts next to me. Madison's head pokes out of the back window of the car. "Where are you going all by your lonesome self?" "Anywhere I can clear my head.""Well, we're off to a bonfire party. You can tag along. It'll probably help." She offers.As much as this may be a bad idea, it will relieve me. I'll deal with any consequences later. If Hailee can have ice cream, I can go to a party."Okay."Madison scoots over after opening the door for me. She smiles at me. "Relax. We'll have loads of fun."
Hailee's P.O.V.Gale and I are sat by the river- after a slow walk along its aisle, while eating our ice cream. Gale leans back on his arm. "So, what exactly aroused your protest to Madison's room?" He asks. I sigh and stare across the river. "Jealousy." I skew my lips in embarrassment. Gale nods his head. I turn to look at him for just a moment. "Dean asked me to marry him today." Gale looks at me too, more of a glance, squinting his eyes from the sun shining down on us. "He did?"I lick my ice cream. "He really did." "Wow!"I lightly chuckle, pushing my behind my ear. "I was as shocked as you are." "And what did you say?" Gale questions. I shrug. "One day."Gale chuckles. "That's surely a confidence booster." He sarcastically says. "He must think he scared you off. I would." I sigh. "I just wasn't expecting it. It's way too soon, you know?""Maybe tell him that. He's probably overthinking the whole thing alone somewhere." Gale says."I will, later."Gale nods and sits up strai
Hailee's P.O.V."Marry me?" Dean suddenly blurts out. I look up at him. The look on his face shows a true sincerity, but he quickly looks away and apologises. He chuckles nervously. I place my hand on his, a slight smile on my face. My lungs want to scream 'yes, yes, yes!', but as much as I want to say it, I resort to a simple "One day."He softly smiles back and takes my hand into his. He lifts my hand to his lips and kisses my knuckles. "I'll hold you to that."I chuckle and lean back into my seat, breaking our contact. I push my tongue into the side of my cheek. I'm still curious about his time with Madison last night. I mean, I really do trust him but he's been very vague about everything. Probably because there's nothing to tell, but he did plan on keeping what she whispered to him until I asked."So, did Madison try anything yesterday?" Dean sighs and leans into his chair. "I could ask the same thing about your friend.""What? You mean Gale?"Dean shrugs. "Whatever his name is.