Haleb: Where it all began

The Date

-Hanna-

The week went by in a blur of hugs, jokes and an awful lot of karate.

Saturday Night

"See you Aria," I say, as I begin to leave her house.

"Where are you going, Han?" she asks, raising her eyebrows.

"Out," I cheekily reply.

"But we were supposed to have a sleepover!" she whines.

"Don't worry I'll be back in two hours," I assure her.

"Okay," she agrees.
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To Caleb: On my way x
From Caleb: Cool. Waiting for you x
To Caleb: Be there soon 😄
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I arrive at the restaurant, which is lit up with brightly coloured lights, at about seven and walk in.
The lady at the entrance looks at me and says, "Excuse me?"
I look at her back.

"Are you Hanna Marin?"

"Y-yeah," I stammer.

"Your boyfriend is over there," she points and smiles.

I laugh and walk over to Caleb.

"Hey Caleb!" I say as I slide into my seat.

"Hey Han!" he smiles.

"How long have you been waiting here?" I ask.

"Not long," he starts, "Maybe about, I would say, half an hour."

"Caleb!" I scold.

"I'm joking!" he laughs and I breathe a sigh of relief.

The waitress approaches our table and asks if we want to order any drinks.

Oh no, I think. I can't put on weight now!

"I'll have a diet coke please," I say politely.

"Coke please," Caleb says and the waitress disappears with our orders.

"You know," he looks at me, "You don't need to try and lose weight when I'm here. I eat a lot too," he admits.

My jaw drops. Even Sean, my ex, didn't know me that well! And he's been in this school for i dunno how many years.
But then again, look at him! Caleb's probably met a lot of girls like me before.

"Helloooo!" he waves his hands in front of my face like Spencer does.
I laugh.

"Sorry, I was thinking," I say.

"About what?" he smirks.

I swear he must be a mind reader!

He's still staring, waiting for an answer.

"You know Han," he starts, "Its really nice hanging out with you."

"You say that every week!" I laugh.

"I didn't really have any girls to talk to: friends, girlfriends, none of that kinda stuff. And my parents were treating me like crap too. You've really helped me loosen up, Han. You know that?"

Point proven.

I smile.

"I'm sorry about your parents," I say softly, "I know how it feels. My dad left because they were arguing. So I live alone with my Mum."

"It was my Mum that left," he tells me, "My dad isn't much better either."

"Sounds like you have a rough life," I sigh.

"Nah! School's fun," he assures me, "And weekends."

We laugh as the waitress comes back with our drinks.

I take a sip and smile.
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"Hey, Aria," I say gently, not sure if she was sleeping.
However, she immediately springs into action at the sound of my voice.

"Finally!" she cries.

"Was I that long?" I say and look at my watch, "Two hours, like I promised."

"That seemed like eternity to me," she retorts grumpily.

"Oh well," I say, "It's Saturday tradition now."

I laugh at the memory.

"What's so funny?" she asks, a confused expression across her face.

"Don't worry," I'm still giggling.

She shrugs it off but, knowing Aria, it's probably still in the depths of her massive brain along with an enormous amount of facts.

And brain gloop.

Hey guyyys! Thanks for reading this chapter! Hope you liked it. Added a bit about Caleb's life in there as well. Comment anything you wanna see and don't worry, it won't just be all lovey dovey. The story takes quite an unexpected twist. Stay tuned to find out what it is! But until then, peace out readers!!! :)

Xx-Maesii