One Chance (Part 1)(57)
I say my goodbyes to them along with my parent’s and the Masters along with Isaac before looking at Quinn.
“Are you ready to go home?”
“God yes, I want life to get back to normal,” I say as I get into her car.
“There are some things I need to talk to you about,” Quinn says nervously, as she gets inside the driver side.
“What’s going on?”
“The house is going to be different when we get there.”
“Why?”
“Because of what Meg did to you.”
“How different?”
“Most of the girls are gone from the house.”
“Where did they go?”
“Either dorms or found places off campus.”
“So who’s at the house?”
“Like seven of us.”
“Who?”
“You, me, Cara, Rebecca, Stacey, Mindy, and Nicole.”
“That’s it?”
“That’s it. Everyone else was kicked out for playing a part in the hazing party.”
“Kicked out of school or the sorority?”
“The sorority. Meg may have more coming to her if you decide to press charges, which I think your Mom said something about.”
“I just want it to go away. I want my life back.”
“And you will, I just wanted you to know about the house.”
“So what’s happening to Liam?”
“Nothing.”
“Why is that?” I ask confused, “He’s the one who started this.”
“He didn’t have anything to do with the party, that was all Meg.”
“Sure, like he didn’t know about it,” I say annoyed.
“He didn’t. He wasn’t even in town; they had an away football game Haley. I can tell you he was pissed when he found out.”
“Whatever, it doesn’t even matter anymore.”
“Why doesn’t it?” she asks as she drives us home.
“Everything went to hell. People are going to look at me and judge me for shit, maybe I should transfer.”
“Absolutely not.”
“It’s still going to be hell.”
“No it won’t. Trust me okay?”
“What aren’t you telling me?” I ask my best friend.
“Nothing, I just know things will get back to normal for you, hell for all of us.”
“If you say so,” I say as we pull into the driveway. I get out of the car and we make our way inside. The place is spotless and it looks deserted, but then again, I guess it is. The girls that are still in the house come and greet me, welcoming me home. I couldn’t be happier to see them.
For the rest of the day, the girls and I hang out and catch up on what I’ve missed for the last week. No one mentions Liam’s name and I’m thankful for it. I wish I could hate him for as much as I want to punch him.
School gets back to normal for me. I go from class to class and no one says anything to me, it was like nothing ever happened. I’m not sure how, but I’m grateful for it. My professors all knew what was going on and have given me extra time to complete my assignments.
So for the next two weeks, I do nothing but study and homework. Catching up on work sucks, but if it keeps me in my current standings, then it’s worth it.
“Do you feel like going out tonight?” Quinn asks.
“Sure,” I say surprising her.
“Really?” she asks shocked.
“Yeah, it’s been a few weeks and things seem to have calmed down a lot.”
“Yay,” she chants.
“Where are we going?”
“A frat house down the road.”
“Sounds good.”
“Have you heard from Liam yet?”
“No, I don’t plan to either, why?”
“Just curious.”
“He won’t say anything to me. I’m sure he feels somewhat guilty, but he’ll go on like nothing ever happened.”
“Do you think he’d say anything to you at home?”
“Honestly, probably not.”
“Huh,” she says surprising me.
“Why?”
“You both are stubborn as hell.”
I can’t help but laugh, “Actually you’re right, we are, which is why it would never have worked out between us anyway.”
“No, it couldn’t work out because you never told him how you felt.”
“Have you seen Liam?” I ask as serious as I can.
“Yes, who hasn’t?”
“Then you know as well as I do, that it wouldn’t matter what I told him, it wouldn’t happen, I’m not his type.”
“And how do you know that?”
“Have you looked at Meg?”
“Yeah, and she’s a dumb bitch.”
“But she’s beautiful. She has that perfect skin, perfect body; she fits the role of a hot quarterback’s girlfriend.”