Falling In Fall (Major Editing)

The sunset

[Picture of Nathan Andrews on the media box!]

C h a p t e r 0 3

"Perks of Being a Wallflower?" I asked,

"Nu-uh. We've watched that a few hundred times." Hailey answered, tilting her head sideways with her hair waving a no.

"How about, Fault in our Stars?"

"Do you want my eyeliner to look grim?" She deadpanned while I rolled my eyes in response.

We had been unpacking for what quite like two hours now when Hailey suddenly asked me of something we could watch, noting "Not Netflix". But for the past twenty one minutes of picking a movie, she hadn't chosen anything yet.

"Hunger Games?"

"We just ate."

"Hailey!" I cried disapprovingly.

"What? Oh hey, it's nearly seven!" Hailey chirped, looking away from my wall clock.

"The sunset!" I jumped up from my bed, instinctively dropping my phone then rolled my hair tie from my hand, sliding it to my fingers before gathering my blonde hair up in a sleek ponytail.

"Let's hurry to the valley!" I exhilarated before grabbing my car keys and hurriedly followed Hailey.

I rushed down the stairs passing by our living room where laminated furniture, brown tiles and cream colored couches stood up along the white painted walls with a dark brown wood carved outlining the ceiling.

"I call shotgun!" Hailey shouted, leaping out the house as she took a pace near the garage excitedly.

I shook my head with a short chuckle escaping my lips, as I closed the front door. "Who else? It's only the two of us here and you can't even drive."

"Sandra, wouldn't mind hopping in." She grinned, displaying her perfect white teeth while holding the handle of the car's door.

"Sandra?" I asked, making my way to my car, unlocking it.

"Yeah?" Hailey half questioned as she hops in my car before I did.

"Hailey, I thought it's just only us?"

It wasn't as if I didn't like Sandra. As a matter of fact; she was one of our friends. It just so happens that she was the type to turn our world into an educational forum. Furthermore, she was the girl who could sometimes leave you wearing a poker face after she opened her mouth. And it would be safe to say that it wasn't very conducive to the ears. However, what was good about it was she gives a mouthful of guidance and advices when you needed one.

Hailey grunted, before tapping on her phone. "Ugh, okay! I'll text her again."

"Sorry Sandra," Hailey begins as she voiced out her text, "...can't take you with us. The car... is full." I looked at Hailey as I quirked my eyebrows.

If Sandra is sane, this one on my side is completely insane.

"Hailey, you just invited her, which means we need more company. Then after not more than a minute you're saying the car is full, all of a sudden?" I almost yelled it to her face while adjusting my seatbelt.

"Well, what do you want me to do?"

Groaning, I released the handbrake and muttered a response. "Let's just take her with us."

She stared at me for a moment before she bursted out with laughter. "I was kidding!"

"I don't know, but you better be."