Everything To Me

Chapter 9

Here is chapter 9. 

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It had been a few weeks, and Hiccup and Astrid had a few nights alone for a dinner date. Well alone, meaning, Hailey was in bed and they just had dinner at Hiccup's apartment. But it was better than nothing. 

Hiccup had dropped Hailey off at school that morning and then headed to work. Hailey sighed and put her backpack up on her hook with her coat and took off her small boots to put her running shoes on. 

It was a Friday and Hailey saw all the other girls had other bags with them, except her. She was curious. One of the girls she would play with sometimes had come to get something from her cubby. 

"Evelyn," Hailey said standing up. Evelyn looked at her.

"Yeah?" She said. 

"Why do you and all the girls have two bags with you?" Hailey asked. Evelyn looked at the bags hanging up and back at Hailey. 

"There for Sarah's sleepover tonight for her birthday. She invited all the girls... well I guess except you. I don't know why." Evelyn said. Hailey just stared at Evelyn for a moment. 

"Evelyn! Come on!" Sarah said coming around the corner. She saw Hailey and glared at her. Evelyn walked over to Sarah. "Why are you talking to her? We don't like her." Sarah said as they walked to another part of the room. 

Hailey looked down at the floor. She turned to her backpack and unzipped one of the pockets and pulled out a photo. Hiccup had given her a photo with the two of them for her to carry around and she had taped a picture of Astrid that Astrid had given her onto one of the sides. She smiled at it a little and put it back in her pocket and zipped it. She went to the carpet as her teacher called all the kids over. 

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It was the end of the day and Sarah was talking to some of the girls and pointing at Hailey and laughing. Evelyn looked at Hailey and smiled a little at her. Hailey glared at her and then looked away. Evelyn frowned and turned her attention back to Sarah and the other girls. 

Sarah's mom came in.

"Alright, Sarah, come on. Let's go girls." She said as all the girls left with Sarah and her mom. 

Hailey was left with some of the boys who were still waiting to be picked up. One of the boys, Mason, came over to Hailey. 

"Why didn't you go with the other girls?" Mason asked her. Hailey looked at him. 

"I was invited." She said. 

"Oh..." He said looking down. 

Hiccup and Astrid walked into the classroom and Hailey saw them. 

"Daddy! Astrid!" She ran over and Astrid got down to Hailey's level to give her a hug. Hiccup had walked over to Ms. Williams to talk to her for a minute. Once finished they went out to the car and Hailey sat staring out the window. 

"-ley." Hiccup said. "Hailey." 

"huh?" Hailey said looking at her dad. 

"How was school today?" He asked her. Hailey looked back out the window.

"It was okay." She said. Hiccup looked in the rearview mirror and could see Hailey looked upset, but he didn't want to bug her about it. They got back to the apartment. 

"What do you two girls want for supper?" Hiccup asked. 

"I'm fine with anything, you know that." Astrid said. 

"Um, can we have that yummy food that looks all fancy in weird boxes." Hailey asked. Hiccup chuckled.