If I Stay { Hayes Grier }

Chapter 3

( Shout out to darkendeavour)

Round of applause please for my mother, for moving me 8 times in the past 3 years.
I'm just happy I can finally come back to my favorite house so far, mainly because of Hayes.

This year has been off to a good start, I finally became captain of the softball team, Nolan ( a total hottie ) asked me out and I have tons of new friends.
But I can't seem to get Hayes and his sister out of my head.

Stupidly, I decided that a perfect time to think about that is right before the most important game of the year.

Aren't I just the smartest?

The team we were facing was just plain mean.
But do, please keep calling moi, the pitcher, who is throwing a curve ball at your face, a fatty one last time.
I winded up ready to throw my final pitch of the game, but as soon as the ball left my grasp, I caught the eye of someone in the crowd.

I didn't come out of my zone until my team mates jumped on top of me, screaming about the win.
I tried to celebrate, I really did but as soon as I rolled out of the pile of heavy bodies, I ran over to see the person I was distracted by.

Hayes Greir.

Hayes POV

She was amazing.
Her golden brown, silky hair still looked smooth underneath the dusty baseball cap. Her bright smile and loud laughter hadn't changed.
Not one bit.
After weeks of constant pestering from sky, I finally decided to see her.
She smelled good, girls always do.
Honey, cinnamon and double bubble gum embraced me in comfort and warmth, as she wrapped her tan arms around my neck, my hand on her waist.
"Hayes, wow wasn't expecting to see you." She blew a bubble before placing a hand on her hip.

I scratched at my neck, it was clearly more uncomfortable now. "Yeah, I um-." I started, but was cut off by a yell from across the field.
"Sorry, I'm going to catch you later all right?" She smiled. "Nolan's waiting."
I nodded, mumbling a sure as she ran over to meet up with "Nolan."

She had a boyfriend
I mean, why wouldn't she?

I on the other hand couldn't date, no one was as good as her.
So, me being me, I rushed over to meet this Nolan.
Now normally, I would have shown this guy up but he was fucking scary.
Shae narrowed her eyes at me as I approached, her boyfriend wrapping a painfully tight arm around her waist.

"Hayes..hi, not to be rude, but what are you doing?" Her smile was smaller now, less bright.

"Babe, you didn't introduce me to your friend." He smiled politely, squeezing her waist tighter.

"Sorry, baby this is Hayes, Hayes this is Nolan." She mumbled. He nodded at me, his fingers still tight around her waist.
" Dude you're hurting her." I frowned, crossing my arms.

He laughed, letting her go before pushing her behind him.

"And? She's my girlfriend and I'll do what I want with her." He grinned, stepping towards me. "What are you going to do about it anyways, shorty?"

"Woah man listen, I don't wanna fight." Did I really wanna fight him?
Hell yeah I did, but I'd need a step ladder to punch his face. "Just try and be gentle okay?"
Shea placed a hand on his bicep, smiling weakly.
"Baby, it's okay, he didn't mean anything by it." I watched him relax under her touch. "Hayes, I think you should go."

I put up my hands in surrender, turning to walk away.

What the actual fuck was that..

Shea POV

Okay, I see how that looked to Hayes but Nolan's a good guy and I know he can change.
I made the mistake of showing him my hidden side, now even if I wanted to leave him, he would probably tell everybody about me.
I miss Hayes honestly, he could really make me laugh.
"Shea?"
"Shea what the hell is wrong with you?"
I cried out, waking from my trance.
Nolan was pitching my shoulders, hard.
"Who was that huh!?" He yelled. "Your old fuck buddy?"
"Nolan baby, you're hurting me!" I yelled, pushing at his chest.
He slammed me against a nearby building, my head slamming against a hard surface. My vision grew fuzzy and I heard Nolan yell whore right before everything went black.