Sincerely, Haley (Wilder Series #4)

02. Mistakes

I hope you're having an amazing weekend!
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Haley's POV

I slowly turn my key in the lock and twist the doorknob before pushing the door open.

Once I have the door halfway open I tiptoe through it and carefully close it behind me.

Due to me wearing heels with my dress yesterday those are the only pair of shoes that I am currently wearing.

Actually, I am wearing my entire outfit from Hanna and Aurelia's post wedding party.

The only difference is that my hair is currently a dirty, tangled mess, my makeup is smeared and my clothes are disheveled.

I feel gross and I look gross.

At least the sex was amazing.

I kneel down and undo the straps on my heels, removing them immediately after and holding them in my free hand.

I slowly begin to limp my way towards the staircase, still feeling the affects of last nights decisions.

I am careful to avoid the squeaky boards, not wanting my parents to find me sneaking in at seven thirty in the morning.

Seven hours and thirty minutes later than I was supposed to be home.

An hour before I am supposed to be at school.

Thirty minutes less than what I am going to need to fix this mess that I am calling my face.

I feel a euphoric feeling fill up my entire body when I finally reach the staircase with no problems.

Just as I am about to climb said stairs my heart drops all the way down to my stomach.

"Wow, the walk of shame," I hear someone say from the entrance of the kitchen

Shit.

"I haven't seen that since Hanna" she states

I cringe, hoping to disappear, as I slowly turn around to face my mom.

She does not look happy.

"Mom, I can explain" I promise her

She crosses her arms and leans against the doorframe.

"Please do" she encourages me with a tone of obvious frustration and distress

I carefully analyze my mom's facial expression.

Her eyebrows are angrily furrowed together, she is still wearing her dress from yesterday meaning that she was up all morning and she still has her makeup on.

Ugh.

How am I going to get out of this.

"Explain yourself, Haley" my mom commands, getting angrier the longer I stay silent

I swallow the lump in my throat.

"We accidentally fell asleep" I weakly lie

My mom leans off of the wall and raises an eyebrow at me.

"Who is 'we'?" She questions me

I nervously begin to dig my nails into my dress.

"Alexis and I" I quietly answer her

"Of course it is!" She groans and makes her way back into the kitchen

I follow her into the kitchen only to be immediately blinded by the sunlight.