Until Her Last Breath

Chapter 5:

Gianna's POV
"I was hoping that we would go shopping before tomorrow.. Hailey, you need
clothes anyway, right?" I asked.

"Yeah, I do! When are we going?" She responded.

"Now!" I yelled happily before grabbing my keys and dragging her and Tess to
the car.

As we drove to the mall, we blasted the radio and sang every song. We had
fun, like we were never apart. We were all whole again, and we were all beyond happy because of it.

We went from store to store, from Hollister, to Forever 21, to American Eagle.
It was hard to find clothes for Hailey because of her weight, but we did. We bought an entire wardrobe, and even extra clothes for each of us.

While walking out of another store, I saw Hailey fly onto the floor, as a boy in a hoodie scurried to his feet, before running off. "He didn't even apologize" I thought as I ran over to help her up.

"Are you okay? Damn, in your state, it's not hard to knock you down, but that
guy could have knocked down an elephant with that blow!" I shrieked.

"Ha.. Yeah I'm fine, just a little shocked, and probably bruised," Hailey
reassured me.

Tess and I helped her to the nearest bench, before something on the floor
caught my eye. As Tess and Hailey talked, I went over and picked it up. Reading it over, I was shocked at what I saw. "I am always watching you, Hailey. You may be okay now, but it won't stay like that forever. Good luck in college, or what you will see of it.~ Love Always, Jake." My blood ran cold. Looking up, I saw the boy in the hoodie smirk from across the mall, before turning around and exiting the building.

I didn't want to scare or worry Hailey, but I had to tell her. If I didn't, she
could be put into more danger than if she knew. As I was called over to my two best friends, I decided I would tell her later.

Hailey's POV
We all agreed on getting McDonald's before we went home, because
well, it's McDonald's, who wouldn't get it? While Tess and Gianna were getting the food, I went to the bathroom. When I finished, I looked in the mirror at my reflection. I wish I hadn't, because I looked terrible. My eyes started to fill with tears. I was so skinny and fragile. I looked so unhealthy and sick. Shaking my head, I fixed my hair before making my way back to the table.

I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket, and saw that my mom was calling.

"Hi mom!"
"Hi sweetie. How's your day so far? Liking college with the girls?"
"Yea it's great. We are actually eating lunch now."
"Well I don't want to keep you, but make sure to check the mail when you get to your dorm room!"
"Wait w-"
"Bye honeyyyy! Muah"

Well that was.. Strange. I walked back to the table just in time to start eating. I was kind of nervous about what my mom had said, and it kept nagging me while we were eating.

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We finally got back to the dorms and I ran straight to our pile of mail.

"Reading, checks, junk, here!"
"What's up with you?" Tess asks.
"Shhhhhh..." I answer, quickly tearing open the package. Inside was a card
and three papers. They all looked the same but had different numbers on them.
"What's 'One Direction' and why is it on these papers?" I asked.
"Oh my god! No way!" Gianna and Tess screeched.
"Umm.. Inform me?" I begged.
"Story time!" Gianna said, while I gave Tess a nervous glance.

*******3 hours later**********

"And that's what you've missed on last weeks episode of-- kidding. But that's it
really."
"That's it?! It's been three hours! Damn I really can't keep up with the
Kardashians can I? Haha aren't I hysterical. No.. Maybe? Okay."

Tess's POV
We just explained everything Hailey needs to know to be a fan of One
Direction. It took three hours, literally. I cannot believe her mom bought us tickets to see them in concert. And the concert is next weekend. We are literally going to be listening to their albums on replay until she knows all the words, which probably won't take too long.

"Okay I know we want to stay up and fangirl, but we need sleep. Tomorrow is
Monday, or better known as Hailey's first day in college! We need to make sure she is caught up on everything so she doesn't get held back." I explained while getting ready for bed.

"So am I close to you anymore, if it's over. And there's no chance that we'll work it out. That's why you and I ended over U N I. And I said that's fine, but you're the only one that knows I lied. You and I ended over U N I. And I said that's fine, but you're the only one that knows I lied." I heard Hailey sing softly as she got changed. I realized she had her headphones in, so I let her be. As we all fell asleep, I was wondering what was on store tomorrow.