Final Confessions
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***Ethan***
With finals this week I actually felt prepared, Hailey was all over it and made me study with her which might have been a good thing even it was a fun way to spend time together. We had been sneaking off to a secluded part of the library when we weren't studying with Chad and Josie at the packhouse. We were always laughing, joking and just being happy together which was new for us. We had a few ‘fights’ at school just to not make people suspicious of us being mates. Not that I really cared but Hailey did and she’s my everything and I can't say no to her. After every fight I had found us a place to meet and ‘make up’ even if it wasn't a real fight. Just to make sure that we were all right. Chase and I had just sat down for our final exam that we'd ever take when I was hit with her sent, what was she doing there? I knew she was taking a few classes ahead but this was not one of them, only seniors was taking this. I mindlinked with her
~what are you doing here? You're not a senior nor are you graduating in two weeks.~ She didn't answer me, she was ignoring me, blocking me out. What the f**k was going on? I tried Chase instead, if he knew.
~You know what your sister’s doing here?~ He gave me a confused look.
~No idea, she’s blocking me out. Well I'll guess she'll tell me later.~
I tuned him out and tried to focus on the test in front of me, keyword being tried. I think I might even have failed it to be honest, maybe I can do a retest before graduation. Our principal, Mrs Stonehill is pretty easy to talk to so I think I have a good shot at getting one if I failed this one. When time was over we handed our tests in she was gone before I even got out of the classroom. Why was she acting so weird? She was keeping something from me and I just need to know what it was. I tried the mindlink again but no luck. I relied on Xavier to track her sent and it led out back towards the football field. It was empty since the season was over and there was no more gym classes for the day. I found her on the bleachers, staring into nothing just like I had on her birthday. Something was troubling her, it was all over her face.
“So what's going on? Why were you taking that exam?” she didn't answer, she kept looking out onto nothing so I kept going.
“Seriously Hailey! Something’s going on with you the last weeks and I'm getting worried here. Just tell me babe” I put my hand on her shoulder as I sat down next to her.
“I got in to Hopkins” Why did she sound like it was the end of the world, it was amazing. She got her dream school why wasn't she excited? Wait.. Got in now? She wasn't graduating until next year.
“What are you talking about? You don't graduate until next year.” I asked, confused by her words.
“I'm not. I'm graduating in two weeks with you guys.” what? No, we had a year she said so herself.
“No you're not. You said we had a year. How long have you known?” I was getting pissed off
“Please Ethan, it's not like that. I wasn't planning for it to be this wa..” I didn't let her finish before I spoke a again. I didn't want her excuses.
“How long Hailey?” I now stood up.
“Since march..” she looked down at her feet not daring to meet my eyes.
"You knew for three months and you thought what? You might fool me and string me along for a while before being gone one day? You are something else Hailey, really..” I can't believe I trusted her and for her to lie to me about this, tricking me. I don't know if I could forgive her, ever.
“I'm sorry! I just didn't know how to tell you.” she cried with tears welding out of her eyes. I couldn't look at her or I might have forgiven her right then and there to stop it.
“well maybe not lying about it is a good start.” I walked off, more like stormed. I got the edge of the forest on the end of the field and shifted. I couldn't do this right now. I need to run, away from this school, this place and her.. I couldn't look at her without feeling betrayed or fooled.
***Hailey***
I knew he would be in there, taking the same exam as every other senior that was graduating and if I wanted to graduate I would have to do this one too. I knew I was screwed the moment I stepped inside that room but this was what I had worked for over the last year. I smelled him, his sent filling the room that I just wanted to jump him before anything else but I zoned out and blocking myself in. No distractions was getting to me today even if I knew I had a huge mess to deal with at the end of the day. I had to come clean, about everything to everyone.
I was out the door before most of the other students had even turned in their papers. I ran before anyone else got into the hallway, I had to get away. I needed to think of how I would say it. It's not so easy to just say something like: ‘Hey, guess what? I've been lying to everyone and I'm graduating in two weeks and leaving you for college for eight years. It was nice meeting you Ethan’. Yeah, it's a mess.. I'm a mess. How the hell did I let it get to this? All of a sudden I could smell him again, of course he found me. He always did.
“So what's going on? Why were you taking that exam?” I didn't answer. I kept trying to figure out how to put it in world how I lied to him.
“Seriously Hailey! Something’s going on with you the last weeks and I'm getting worried here. Just tell me babe” I felt his hand on my shoulder as he sat down next to me. He truly was a great guy and I am the b***h that's gonna break his heart.
~Just rip off the bandaid~ I heard Nove yell in my head.
“I got in to Hopkins” I said really fast, like if I said it fast enough it wouldn't hurt as bad or he wouldn't hate me or something. I had no such luck.
“What are you talking about? You don't graduate until next year.” time for the truth.
“I'm not. I'm graduating in two weeks with you guys.” Why couldn't I just have said that nine weeks ago when we made the deal. Damn it Hailey.
“no you're not. You said we had a year. How long have you known?” He was getting pissed off, it was all over his face.
“Please Ethan, it's not like that. I wasn't planning for it to be this wa..” I pleeded but with no luck as he cut me off and asking once again.
“How long Hailey?” I felt tears in my eyes. Guilt taking over.
“since march..” I looked down at me feet not daring to meet his eyes afraid of what I might see.
“you knew for three months and you thought what? You might fool me and string me along for a while before being gone one day? You are something else Hailey, really..” I had hurt his this bad, I was an i***t.
“I'm sorry! I just didn't know how to tell you.” I cried as tears fell down my cheeks.
“well maybe not lying about it is a good start.” he walked off, well more like he ran towards the woods at the edge before shifting and then leaped as fast away from me as he could.. But I don't blame him, if I was him I would have done the exact same thing. With the cat out of the bag I might as well tell my family and Josie too, it only two weeks until graduation anyway.
I tried my tears and walked towards the parking lot and my brothers car, he was making out with Josie. It was still weird to me but with the haze making everyone sexually frustrated and how Josie did like him for the past year I didn't expect anything else from her. I cleared my throat before getting in the car, I couldn't look at them without breaking apart again. They soon got into the car as well.
"Where is Ethan?" Chase asked me.
"I saw him shifting and running home maybe the exam didn't go so well.." I lied, but I couldn't exactly tell them the truth now could I.
"So what were you doing at that final by the way Hailey? And why were you blocking me out?" I couldn't tell him right now, especially not while he was driving.
"I wanted to concentrate and with you and Ethan distracting me it would have been hard okay." I avoided his first question.
"I guess that makes sense.. But why were you there to begin with?" he really couldn't let this go.
"Can we talk about this when we get home. I'm not feeling so good right now." I felt the tears in my eyes again, I had really messed thing up.
"Wait, you took the senior final? Why?" God couldn't they just shut the f**k up sometime!
"Josie! Not now okay!" I didn't mean to yell at her but I was about to ball my eyes out any second now. Both Chase and Josie was taken aback and I knew they were mindlinking about me. Thankfully we soon pulled up in front of our house and as once the car was turned off Chase turned around to look at me.
"Now speak. What is up with you Hailey?" tears were now streaming down my face.
"Oh my god! You are so sleeping with Ethan. It all makes so much sense to me now." why would sleeping with Ethan make my cry?
"It's worse than that Josie.. I really f****d up guys.."
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