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Shelly?

|~ This part gets into the actual story of Hallie and how she's living right now, enjoy :) ~|

   "Faith??" I walk through the rugged woods hoping to find Faith, all of a sudden I hear a scream. "HALLIE!!". I'm terrified, I'm shaking everywhere, is she hurt? "Faith I'm coming!!!". I walked into this dark almost graveyard and all I see is a red stained patch of dirt, I hear someone behind me, "Hello?" "AHHH!". Faith jumps out at me, her popsicle melting all over the ground, bleeding red. "Faith! This isn't funny you know how scared I am.." "Ha! Hallie your 16 it was just a little jump scare".

           Priceless, Faith and her jokes. Sure they scare me, who wouldn't be scared? "We have to go back to my house soon, it's almost 9:30 " "Crap!! I completely forgot about Shelly's piano recital," I run away, thinking about my parents,  at least I call them my parents. "Oh, ok, ah, I'll see you later?" Faith sounds confused. Too confused? Who cares, now isn't the time. "I'll call you later ok?" I yell almost halfway a crossed the broken woods, she replies with an okay and starts the other way home. I call my mom, Marla. My dad, Chris, is at work. Not shocked. "Crap.. 5 minutes." I run as fast as I can.

~2 long miles later~

     I'm finally here, covered in blood from the thorns,  I go into the church bathroom and wash up. I look at myself in the mirror. My eyes are all bloodshot, hair tangled. I try to brush it with my fingers and get it a little damp, it helps a little just so I don't look bad. I walk out, and see Shelly walking off the stage in tears. "Shelly?" I silently whisper to myself suddenly feeling terrible.

        "Hallie!! I told you, if you went out with faith you come right back." She sounded mad. Really mad. "Mom I'm sorry, I got caught up with Faith and it was a 2 mile run and-" I said it so sadly, almost fake. She turned away. Usually she'd say 'no' or 'your grounded'. This time she didn't care. Only Shelly cared. Crying alone in the car, I apologize. "Shelly- in sure you did great. I'm so sorry I missed it. I can come to othe-" "Stop!! You cause enough stress on me..". That was the moment I realized.
   This was more than a piano recital to Shelly.

|~:((( I liked it, little sad, I feel terrible for putting in the fact that Hallie missed the recital. Thanks :) ~|