His question lingers in the air as I peer up. Daniels' eyes are fixated on me. Just before I can say anything, I hear a familiar noise coming from downstairs. My heart jolts and I scoot away from him, into the openness of my room. "That's my mom." Daniel is about to respond, but instead, I hurry him into the closet. "She can't see you. Wait in here until I say so.""I can't meet her?" He asks, and I almost laugh."Trust me, you don't want to. Though, if you've ever been arrested you might already know each other. Now stay," I order before closing the door, leaving him in darkness. He did kiss me when I asked him not to, so this can be my payback."Hailey, are you home?" She calls out through the house, and I yell back a 'yes.' As usual, she sets down her things and comes upstairs to ch

Walking into my bedroom, I drop my backpack to the side and crash onto my bed. My phone vibrates and I see a text from my mom, saying that she won't be coming home tonight. She's pulling an all-nighter at the station to resolve some rookie issues with filing, apparently someone did it all wrong and she has volunteered to fix it with one other person.This brings a smile to my face. I'm home alone for an entire night, hours and hours to myself.Now energized, I skip downstairs and slide into the kitchen, suddenly feeling a need for cookies. Once all supplies are laid out, I toss and mix things together, then ball it up and place it on a baking sheet. Sometime during the process, I got the idea to make one giant cookie instead of many small ones. Luckily, we have a round pan. For dinner, I shall have a cookie pizza.

I gave Daniel my phone number, thinking that we could text each other or call if needed. It wasn't an odd thing to bring up as he has kissed me four times now without my permission—not that I mind, but he doesn't have to know that.ME: I was eating chocolate in the class before, that's why.DANIEL: And you had so much chocolate because?ME: Because I bought a lot of junk food the night before. I was home alone and decided to give myself a few cavities.DANIEL: You were home alone the entire night? When those kids TP'd you?ME: Yeah, my mom was working overnight.DANIEL: Why didn't you have Jana stay with you?

I do not remember much from last night, exhaustion held my memory, but I know where I am supposed to be, and that is not in Daniels bed. Somehow I am wrapped in the blankets, warm and cozy. At first, I panicked. I freaked out. My body shot up and turned to the side, thankfully to find the bed empty beside me. Daniel didn't sleep here, we didn't do anything. At that point, I took and deep breath and fell back against his pillow.It smells like him, everything does. I could stay in his bed forever, which worries me. If I was a normal girl, I might be hurrying out of here and searching for Daniel, but I want to take in this moment while I can.Maybe this is a dream, maybe I never came over to his house in the first place. I'll wake up in my bed at home any second now, and I'll be extremely disappointed. I would groan and shove my face into

I couldn't sleep, not with that video on my mind. It felt like a dream, something far beyond reality. Seeing her again—that version of myself—put a good dent in me. It made me feel like a time traveler, yet no one would want to go back to their worst moment, something like that belongs in the past and for some reason mine won't stay. It's like a mosquito trapped inside of my clothes, constantly biting and never escaping.I have many questions for Sam, but I don't want to face him. Up until now I believed Harrison and I were the only witnesses, and here Sam is, an innocent boy who filmed at the wrong time. He shouldn't be dragged in. He already did his part by giving me the video.This is what I wanted, right? Proof? Now that I have it I am not sure what to do. It isn't that hard to turn it into the police, to prove everyone