HAZE (On Hold)

Part 7

Waking up the next morning, Hailee is met by two sets of eyes watching her, "Morning, sleeping beauty."

Attempting to shift her weight she finds that she isn't alone on the couch and can't help but smile at Mandy still out cold beside her with drool on her chin.

Not being able to move and really having to go to the washroom, Hailee has no choice but to wake up her friend. It doesn't take much before Amanda turns over and hits the floor, yelling on impact.

Hailee skips over her, "Sorry, I'll be right back." As she runs to the closest powder room. Returning a few minutes later, she finds Dylan, Amanda and Allison are watching her. She looks at Amanda, who is rubbing her shoulder and sits down beside her, "You okay? Do you need ice or anything?"

Amanda looks at her and smiles, "I'll be okay, I've taken harder hits in soccer." They continue to look at each other and smile.

"Sorry to interrupt, but Mandy and I need to get going, we're already late as it is."

Amanda as if cluing in, jumps up, "Let me go to the washroom, get my stuff and we can go." Amanda leaves the room.

"What was that, Haze?"

"What was what?"

"The two of you staring at each other as if nothing or no one else existed."

"I was concerned that I hurt my friend, that's all."

"Keep telling yourself that kid. Friends don't look at each other like that, right Al?"

Allison smiles and nods.

Amanda comes back in the room a few minutes with her belongings, "I'm ready."

Allison stands up and walks over to her sister, "Let's go then before Mom messages me again asking our whereabouts."

"One sec," Amanda walks over and hugs Hailee, "I had a good time, I'll see you tomorrow at school."

"Count on it."

As Allison and Amanda make their way out, Hailee is shaking her head, "Count on it? Really that's all you got."

"Umm, sorry to interrupt your conversation with yourself, but Auntie wants to know what you would like for breakfast."

"I'm capable of making my own breakfast, D. I've told her that many times already."

"She knows, but it isn't going to stop her from offering every day."

"Let's get some food, I'm starving!"

A few days later

Hailee sits in the office across from her headshrinker, "How are things going?"

"Do you have to ask me that every time?"

"Yep, it's in the handbook, have to do it."

Hailee laughs at the response.

"It's nice to see you smiling and laughing, Hailee."

"I guess things are going better than they were, I've made some friends and been playing lots of soccer."

"What about at home? How are things there?"

"The same, my Dad seems to always be travelling for work, Shay seems to busy herself by spending his money and Aurora, well, pardon my language is just a bitch. I invited some people over for my birthday and we were hanging by the pool. She and her group arrived and she suggested that we should leave. I'm not sure what got into me but I stood up to her, even after being repeatedly called Scarface."