Catch Me

Chapter Thirty-Two: Ass Hole

Chapter Thirty-Two: Ass Hole 

Haleigh spent the rest of the afternoon catching up with Sam. Charles had left to get things ready for the Kappa Sigma party later that night. Sam was still obsessing about what to wear to the party while trying to convince Haleigh to go. There was an ounce of fear that was causing Haleigh's stomach to do back flips. She assumed she would be going to the party to watch Zander perform, but it had been hours since he had left the dorm and she hadn't even received one text from him. Fear that Zander might be mad at her was causing Haleigh's anxiety to spike.

"You okay?" Sam noticed Haleigh's facial expression had changed. Haleigh sat on the edge of her bed, a worried expression etched on her face. She silently reminded herself to breath evenly. As she focused on her breathing she could feel her anxiety begin to subside.

"Yeah, I'm good." Haleigh finally replied. Silenced fell over the pair as Sam rummaged through her bin of shoes.

"Do you think Zander is okay? Did I piss him off?" She finally asked her roommate. Sam stood and made her way over to where Haleigh was sitting She sat on the edge of her own bed so that she was facing her roommate.

"Honestly, I don't know Zander well enough to know that." She admitted. "Charles was an idiot for bringing up your relationship status, and trust me he will hear about it later. But why did you say you weren't together?"

"Because we aren't." Haleigh said truthfully. "I waited for him to say something. I expected him to say 'yeah, we're together.' just to get Charles to change the subject. When he didn't say anything I guess I got a little petty." Haleigh recalled the moment from earlier. "Also I can't handle awkward silences. I had to say something."

"Try not to let it bother you so much." Sam sighed. "I know that's easier said than done, but there's not much you can do about it now. The Wailing Donkeyz are going to be rehearsing all day. You will see him tonight and sort this all out." Sam's words comforted Haleigh slightly, yet she wanted nothing more than to go find Zander right now. To apologize for earlier, even though she wasn't fully sure what she would be apologizing for. They weren't a couple, and Zander had made that perfectly clear.

"He hasn't texted me." Haleigh pointed out.

"Did you text him?"

Haleigh shook her head in response.

"Text him." Sam suggested, then stood back up and started rummaging through her shoes again. Haleigh sighed and dramatically threw herself down on the bed. She reached for her phone which sat silently on her bedside table.

Haleigh: Can we talk?

Haleigh wasn't sure what else to say. She knew Zander was busy right now and wouldn't be able to come talk to her.

Zander: Can't. Busy. See you @ party.

Haleigh's heart sank again. The tone of his text was one Haleigh had yet to experience with Zander. He was always so nice and personal when they texted. This last text was odd. On the other hand he had said 'see you @ party.' which indicated that he wanted her to attend the Kappa Sigma welcome home bash.

"Stop analyzing." Sam's voice snapped Haleigh's attention away from her phone. She sighed, she listened to her roommate and placed her phone back in its spot on her bedside table.

"Come on, let's get ready." Sam smiled as she flung a sexy black dress at Haleigh.

Haleigh changed into the black dress. It was form fitting and stopped mid thigh, which showed off Haleigh's legs in a way that she never had before. The top was spaghetti straps that scooped into a low neckline that showed off Haleigh's cleavage. She rummaged through one of her duffle bags and pulled out a brand new pair of black heels that Shane had brought home from Maine for her. She had mentioned to him that she had worn her old converse sneakers that she had had since their freshman year of high school to the first party she had gone to. Shane insisted that this was unacceptable and told her she needed at least one pair of heels in her wardrobe. She was thankful that her best friend had done this for her. She wanted to look hot for Zander tonight, and these heels were definitely going to help with that matter.