HERE'S THE PART TWO :)
_____________________________________________________________________
Weeks passed with a blur, nothing had changed much.
Hayley began to ask herself if Chad had something to do with Jane’s death. Suspicious, she was incredibly thinking about it every single day. Because of the bloodstain. She had finished another song and decided to give it to Jeremy. She knocked on the open door, when Jeremy looked up, a warm smile came up to her face.
“Nice Job, Hayles.” Jeremy commented, pressing his back on his chair.
“Excuse me? Did I miss something?” Hayley asked, completely puzzled. She haven’t handed her song to Jeremy and yet he was giving a compliment.
“I’m talking about your song. Josh passed it a week ago.” He explained, his hands under his chin.
“Sorry, but.. I don’t know anything about that.” She sat down nervously on the chair near Jeremy’s desk.
“Oh.” He stared at the window for a while then back to Hayley. “Wait, here’s the song.”
He handed the song to Hayley, written on a paper, almost brownish. She recognized the handwriting, it was hers.
“How come Josh gave it to you? When I kept it all along at my house. That’s completely impossible. This can’t walk by itself.”
“Okay, you’d better ask Josh about this, first. Then, we’ll talk things out when it’s clear enough.”
“Thanks. Anyway, here’s my song.” She handed him her song, written freshly on a music paper.
“Wow. So here’s the deal here Hayley. Since that’s really a good song, I want you to sing it. I asked Josh if he knew the melody, but he said he didn’t. I will give you a break if you want. So do, Josh. I mean, you two can become singers.” He smiled.
She was stuck by Jeremy’s last words. Singers. She felt excited about it, but the feeling she had regarding her other song, being passed without her awareness, she felt mad. As she filled her head with different explanation, she bumped into someone while she was walking with her head down. She muttered her sorry and she accepted it. A woman, who seemed to be on her twenties. Wearing a plain green dress, with a collar, matching up with a silver heart pendant and a handy purse. She was blonde, her hair was short but straight. Her eyes were blue, thin lips, no doubt, beautiful.
She heard Jeremy greeted the woman cheerfully, like they’ve been friends for a long time. Looking at her own clothes, she was disappointed. She shook her head then left.
As soon as she reached Josh’s apartment, she knocked more than five times on the door. In any minute, maybe, the door would collapse. She leaned on the wall, next to the it, closing her eyes and humming to make herself calm. It swung open, then Hayley made herself conspicuous. Josh seemed down, he tried to smile but it was obvious that he wasn’t in the mood. She tried to compose herself, she didn’t want to yell or anything close to it. She just want some explanation.
“Hey.” She greeted, walking in.
“Hey, too. How’s your song? Did you pass it already?” He sat down across Hayley.
“Yup.” She replied. “So, when did you get this? How?” She asked, raising the music paper.
He examined first what was written there, before he realized that it was the song he had passed to Jeremy a week ago. “Oh, I saw it on the floor one morning, just there. I thought you—”
“Wait, what?” She asked.
“I saw it right there.” He pointed the floor. “Probably you slipped it under the door or something.”
“That’s completely impossible! I did not slip it under the door!”
Both of them remained silent for a while, then a soft knock was heard. Josh opened the door, and Hayley’s little brother stood silently. His head was down, and he kept on twisting his fingers together.
“So..rry.” He muttered as Josh led him to the couch. “Don’t get mad to bwather Josh. I..did slip that song of yers. I really, really like everything about it, Hawyley. I‘m afraid that if I told you to pass it, you won‘t awgree.”
“But— I told you not to touch my personal things.”
“That’s why I’m sorry.” Taylor cried, rubbing his eyes with his fingers. “I’m..So..rryyyyy.” He said in between sobs.
“Okay.” She sighed. “Come ‘ere.”
Then Taylor reached for her sister’s arm and sat beside her. “I won’t get mad at you, you should have asked me first. Anyway, I have a surprise for the both of you.” she smiled.
“Wowt is it? Oh Hawyley!” Taylor jumped.
“Tell us.” Josh exclaimed, waiting.
“Jerms said that he would give us a break. We could be singers!” She exclaimed with excitement on her voice.
“Wow!! Hawyley!! You should sing that song! Big bwather Jowsh would love it!” Taylor laughed.
“So, shall we celebrate?” Josh asked, standing up.
“Yey! Yey!” Taylor jumped up and down, shaking his head.
“Where? Josh. You don’t have to.”
“No, We’ll celebrate.”
As soon as they walked in, their noses were filled with mouthwatering aroma. Taylor felt better, it seemed like they were having a family bonding together. Hayley, on the other hand, was silent. Not that she was shy, but because she was glad than ever. Josh was glad too, but he was thinking that singing was alright. But he definitely prefer to play with his guitar. A host welcomed them in, wearing a white polo and a checkered skirt, hair was pulled in a bun, with a small notepad and a pen on her hand.
“Table for three?” She asked with a smile.
“Yes, please.” Josh replied.
The host led them to a table against the glass wall, the three of them sat together. Josh sat across Hayley, and Taylor sat beside her.
“Please wait for the menus.” The host said and left.
“Josh, really. Thanks.” She smiled, as he squeezed Josh’s hand over the table. Taylor was grinning, looking from Hayley to Josh. He was absolutely glad that there was something going on between her sister and Josh.
They had ordered and they engaged themselves to eating, surprisingly Josh’s phone rang. He excused himself and answered the call.
“Hey, Jerms.” He greeted.
“ ‘Yo, Josh. Just want to inform you that we’ll have a party the day after tomorrow . Tell Hayley, ‘kay?”
“Cool.”
“You can bring someone along. Like that kiddo, I think that’s Hayles’ little brother.”
“Wow, sure.”
“Don’t forget to tell Hayley.”
“’Kay. See you at work.”
“Bye.”
As he made his way back to his seat, he told Hayley about the coming party. Her eyes lit up with excitement, but she was worried if she would bring Chad or not. She couldn’t leave her boyfriend at the apartment alone, he might involve himself with alcohol again. Quietly, she took a bite from her pizza. Josh stuffed a fry on his mouth and shifted his gaze to Hayley, studying her face.
“You okay?” Josh asked as he popped another fry on his mouth. She suddenly straighten up.
“Yep.” She forced a smile.
“You look like you’re thinking of something, or someone.”
“I’m just kinda worried. Should I bring Chad?”
Josh brows puckered, stuffed a fry before he answer. “It’s up to you.” He felt jealous.
She just nodded.
