She Deserves That↠Haleb

Chapter 2

After Caleb had read Hanna's heartfelt letter he raced to his car and broke down. He felt as though he couldn't breathe. Hanna having a miscarriage years ago was something he never told anyone. He didn't want people to know because he didn't want to have to explain how he was feeling. So for years Caleb had kept his head held high and went on with his days as if nothing had happened. Now sat in the driver's seat of his car, staring into nothingness, Caleb felt his world crumble.

Years ago when this event occurred, Caleb had been obsessed with staying strong and putting up a tough front in order to keep Hanna stable. She was a wreck and he didn't feel like he could properly grieve due to the mental state of his girlfriend.

After crying his eyes out he decided rather than calling Hanna he really needed to see her. Something that was never spoken about much after the miscarriage was the event itself. It was a touchy subject. Evidently the lack of communication led to their break up. Caleb knew he had to get to her so he texted: Meet me in the lobby of The Radley. 10 minutes? –Caleb

Instantly he received a reply but didn't bother to check because he was too focused on the road and getting to see her.

After leaving Spencer's place, Hanna raced back to The Radley to find her fiancé waiting with and empty box of pizza. The overwhelming amount of questions from him as to where she went and why she was so upset just made Hanna angry. She could never tell him where she was or what she was doing there as that would only make more questions come to life.

Hanna headed straight past Jordan and into the small bathroom of the hotel. She leaned against the door listening to his voice become louder and eventually fill with more rage. Hanna lay down on the cold tiles with her check resting against the vanity. Hanna had never cried so much about someone in her life. For years she had bottled up all her emotions and tonight she was finally setting them free.

A few minutes past and Hanna heard a ping from her phone. As she read the name on her lock screen her heart skipped a beat. She read the message and replied with a smiley emoticon but no words. She thought all the words would come out tonight. Because tonight she was going to face the one and only guy she had been avoiding for years trying to wipe every memory of him.

Hanna stared at her reflection and wondered how she came to be the unrecognisable woman staring back. The running mascara and questionable hairdo was not Hanna Marin by all means. In that moment Hanna realised she had hit rock bottom. The pain she felt in her heart was an accumulation of feelings that had formed over the course of many years. It was an indescribable pain. Something she would never wish upon her worst enemy.

Hanna wiped her face free of the residue that had built up and disposed of her wipe in the bathroom bin before brushing her hair to make herself look semi-presentable. She smoothed her clothes and reapplied some mascara to ensure her eyelashes were actually visible. Hanna then repositioned her bra in order to make her boobs look bigger but once she did, anxiety and guilt filled her being. What was she thinking? She was engaged to another man who was sitting on the other side of the wall worried sick about her while she dolled herself up to speak to her ex-boyfriend and the father of her deceased child.

Hanna shed another tear thinking about Jordan. He was no Caleb however he gave her everything she needed. But the whining that was coming from the other side of the bathroom door was making her agitated. She walked to the white glossy door and swung it open, staring blankly at her soon-to-be husband.

Caleb arrived in the lobby of The Radley with 5 minutes to spare. He decided to line up at the bar, looking for a simple glass of water. In the corner of his eyes he saw a red-headed woman he knew all too well.

"Caleb?" Hanna's mother questioned, shocked to see her daughters ex-boyfriend at her hotel. She was unaware that he was back in Rosewood at all so his appearance certainly came as a surprise.