Max and Hailey: A second chance

Siblings are annoying

Hailey's P.O.V

When mom finally pulled up to the driveway at home after my appointment I jumped out of the car with my bag in hand and ran upstairs straight to my room locking my door behind me. The whole entire time I have been back she has not shut up about how I need to be more careful and this and that. I just couldn't take it anymore. I took out my phone and put it to charge on my nightstand before walking over to my dresser and putting my watch back in my jewelry box. I was about to grab a fresh pair of matching bra and underwear when I heard a knock on my door. I rolled my eyes walking to the door assuming that it would be my mom to keep on ranting to me about my poor choices but when I unlocked and opened the door, I was pleasantly surprised to see my sister Ariana standing there.

"Can I hide from mom with you?" Ariana asked me before pushing past me into my room. I shook my head and laughed at her and closed the door but didn't lock it.

"Okay, so two things Ari, one, why bother asking if you can come in if you just barge on in any way?" I asked her as she sat down on my bed. "And two, why are you hiding from mom?"

"She wants me to help her cook," Ari said with a gag. "I do not cook. Hell, I don't even like to wear skirts. I don't do that girly domesticated housewife things, that's your alley, not mine."

"Oh, come on, you know she would barely let you touch anything in the kitchen after that tragic mac and cheese incident. I still don't understand how you can ruin mac and cheese when all you have to do is put it in the microwave." I said laughing and she shot me a glare.

"Enough about me, why are you hiding from mom? I know it's not because of the cooking, you love to cook. So, what did you do now?" Ari asked crossing her arms over her chest with a smirk. I hated it when she changes the subject around me. She always does this to get more information about me to use to her advantage when she gets in trouble.

"I left the group to do my own hike, Alex didn't cover for me and one of the teachers called mom, freaking everyone out but I was fine. Everyone just needs to trust me that I know what I am doing." I said annoyed and went back to picking out clean clothes. Since tonight we were having guests, well just Brittany and her son Max, I decided to pick a dress from my section of outfits my grandmother had bought me before she died. She was old and senile, always getting me bigger sizes but now I was actually growing into them.

"Well, the bandage around your arm says you weren't as fine as you said you were." Ari commented and got off my bed walking over to me because she couldn't mind her own business. "why are you picking from that side? We aren't having guests over, are we?"

"Check your phone. I am sure dad texted you to tell you that we are having guests over tonight." I answered her but paid no more attention to her as I pulled out a nice blue sundress. Ari's phone dinged and she took her phone out of her pocket and looked at a text message.

"Hailey you left out a good chunk of your story," Ari said to me and put her phone away.

"What do you mean I left something out?" I asked turning around to face her.

"You left out the part where you pissed dad off." Ari said rolling her eyes. "what did you do in the woods? Were you meeting up with a boy?" she asked questioning me and I just scoffed at the question grabbing what I had just picked out and placing it in my bathroom. "Oh my god, it is a boy! No wonder why he's telling me and Alex to watch you. What's the boy's name? Does he go to school with us? Did you make out with him? How tall is he? Do we know his family?" she rambled.

"Ariana enough!" I demanded defensively but she just smirked.

"You really like him, don't you?" Ariana asked poking me and I pushed her hand away.

"No, I don't. I don't even really know who he is. I was following some deer when they got spooked, I went to check and found a woman who was lost, and then this guy comes out of nowhere knocking me to the ground which is why I have this bandage on because I had gotten stitches for my open wound. His name is Max and his mother's name is Brittany. They are the guest tonight; I don't know why exactly but you can talk to dad and uncle David about that." I explained. "satisfied now?"

"You are so dramatic. Knowing dad, he probably flipped when you told him." She replied rolling her eyes once again. "so why would you decide to pick such a nice dress to wear for a person that attacked you this morning?" she asked, "Unless you do like him." She said. "did the whole attacking you to the ground thing turn you on?" she asked jokingly, and I had finally had enough.

"Ariana get out of my room! I need to shower and get dressed so I can help mom with the food. Next time mind your own business. This dinner is very important to dad and uncle David so be on your best behavior and leave Max and his mom alone. I just want to be a good host since they have been stuck in the woods for days. Having compassion is different than liking someone. You should try it one day." I snapped at her and turned my back to her going into my bathroom and locking the door behind me. Hopefully, by the time I am ready, she will be gone. The last thing I need is for her to start drama right before summer vacation really starts. 

I shook my head knowing that I am wasting time thinking about this when I need to get showered, changed, and help cook for tonight. I turned the shower on and quickly took off my clothes before stepping into the shower and closed the curtain. I had to be very careful to not get my bandage too wet while I took my shower. I used my favorite shampoo and conditioner with a sweet smell of roses. I put on my leave-in-conditioner and put my hair up in a clip before using my new foam soap to wash the rest of my body. When I finished, I turned the shower off and wrapped myself in my towel before stepping out from the curtain. I dried myself off as quickly as possible and then got dressed. I unlocked my bathroom door and put my clothes in the hamper before going back in to brush my teeth. While using one hand to brush my teeth I used the other to take out my hair from the clip and rolled the bottom half of my hair between my fingers to create nice curls. When I was finally all done and ready to go, I checked myself out in the mirror. I looked pretty good if I do say so myself. I quickly put my apple watch back on and grabbed my phone before heading downstairs to help with the cooking. This should be one interesting night. A good interesting night, I hope.