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Riley's pov:While I was cleaning dishes at the diner, Gina whined, "I had plans to go out with my friends tonight, but I got stuck here." "If only the Boss had given me leave, I would have gone there and had fun with them," she said, "but everything is ruined because of him. Why is he so self-centred? He has the freedom to go wherever he wants, but he does not let his employees enjoy life. If he continues to be like this, I'm going to stop working here." "Why are you so quiet? Why aren't you speaking up?""If only I had someone like Hailey, I would have gone out with my friends," she groaned as she continued. "You're fortunate to have such a friend. Could you please ask her to cover my shift as she did yours?" When I attempted to leave, she grabbed my hand and said, "Ask your friend to cover my shift as well. If she wants money, I'll give it to her."When I tried to speak back to her, the boss rushed over and exclaimed, "What's going on here?" "There aren't enough people in the front
Warmer than the sun Chapter 30
Hailey's pov:At college,Someone tapped on my shoulder as I was planning out how to approach Mr Grey for an apology. When I turned to look, it's Austin. "You dropped it on the corridor." He gave me a key. It's the key I lost last night. I thanked him, handed the key to Mr Grey, and returned to my desk.Riley yawned as she scribbled down the notes. And as I looked at her, I noticed that her black circles were darker than they had been the day before. Was she not getting enough sleep? "If you're having trouble with your assignment, can I assist you?" I tapped on her desk. "I have already finished it.""What about the dark circles? Day by day, you're turning into a panda.""Night shifts are taking a pretty long time lately," she chuckled. "That's why I couldn't get enough sleep." "When it comes to sleeping, you shouldn't find time," I squeezed her cheeks together. "You should schedule other things aside. You must sleep correctly regardless of how difficult the work is. Understand?"Sh
Warmer than the sun Chapter 31
Alex's pov:When I returned from Mexico, I headed straight to Hailey's Sundown Cafe. I hope she's not upset with me for departing so abruptly. When I walked into the cafe, I looked around for Hailey, but she wasn't there. Is she working on the inside? "Where is Hailey?" I inquired of Patrick. "Is she cleaning the dishes?""Mr Matthew said she won't be coming to work tonight." "Oh."I strolled out of the cafe, wondering where she was. When I called Hailey, the phone went dead. Why is she turning off her phone even after it has been repaired? I made a call to Riley. She said, "I'm in the middle of something. Make it quickly. What exactly is it?""Is Hailey with you?""No. Why?""Nothing. I went to see her at the cafe but she wasn't there, so I assumed she was with you.""Hey, did you come back from Mexico?""Yeah." "She isn't with me. Perhaps she went home." "Okay." I then hung up on her.Home? My phone rang as I attempted to return to my flat. I noticed hailey's brother's phone num
Warmer than the sun Chapter 32
Alex's pov:When Hailey asked me to drive her home last night, I took her to her house, but she wanted me to take her to my house. She made fun of my house many times, calling it a haunted house and other such things, but I never imagined she considered it her home. That's the first time I've heard her say 'home'. I'm glad she feels at ease here enough to call it home.I tucked her hair behind her ear as I watched her sleeping peacefully beside me. Her eyes looked puffy as a result of crying. I kept silent since I didn't want to hurt her anymore by questioning it. I hope you'll tell me about it someday.Hailey blinked twice as she opened her eyes. I looked away and when I tried to leave the bed, she held my hand and pulled me towards her which made me fall on her. I apologised as I tried to get up but she wrapped her hands around me saying, "Don't leave. Let's stay like this for a while." And tighten the hug. When I hugged her back, I drifted off to sleep. After a while, when we woke
Warmer than the sun Chapter 33
Alex's pov:When I lifted my head out of the water by the pool, I saw Hailey sitting on a bench. When she saw me looking at her, she shouted, "What are you looking at? Stop staring and keep practising. You can look at me after getting first place." At first I see that she is always calm and tries to be invisible to the people in the pool. But lately she seems to be honest with herself and expresses her side encouraging me more. I paused and walked over to her to sit beside her. She threw a towel at me and said, "Why are swimsuits scandalous?" "Can't you cover completely like the surfers?" I sat down beside her and asked, "It's not scandalous. It's how you see it." "Are you telling me I'm a lustful person?" "Why don't you get used to it when you've seen it so many times?" She gave me a drink saying, "I wonder the same thing." And looked at the other swimmers, and continued, "I've been here for two months, but I couldn't get used to it. Everyone walks and swims half-naked
Warmer than the sun Chapter 34
Hailey's pov:saturday morning As I was getting ready to go to the amusement park with Alex, Charlie walked into the room and asked, "Looks like you're going somewhere." "Yes." I replied by combing my hair. "Where are you going?" "Amusement park." "With who?" "Alex." "Doesn't he have a last name?" I put the comb on the table and asked her, "What's the matter with you?" He gave a stare and left the room. Wierdo. At the amusement park I waited fifteen minutes at the entrance, but Alex still did not appear. What's taking him so long to get here? "Senior!" Why does it sound like Sophie? When I looked in the direction of the sound, I saw Sophie walking hand in hand with Jason. Sophie came to me and said, "Senior, what a surprise! Is that called a coincidence?" She looked around and asked, "Well, who did you come with?" "Did you come with your boyfriend?" I was about to say that Alex is not my boyfriend, but after seeing Jason, I changed my answer. "Um, yeah. I'
Warmer than the sun Chapter 35
Hailey's POV:in the library, As I was reading the book, Riley sat on the floor next to me and handed me a notebook saying, "Since you didn't show up for the first three hours, I took notes for you." She sighed and said, "Finally, the assignment is over. I will never choose Reese as my assignment partner again, even when the teachers make me do it. I know he likes junk food but I never thought he was addicted to it. You should have seen his bag. There was more junk than books." "Speaking of food I just remembered that today's menu is curry..." I rested my head on her shoulder as she spoke and put the book down. She raised my head and asked, "Are you okay?" And found my hand asking, "What happened to your hand?" "Is this why you didn't show up to the class?" "Injured while shaving." "The cut was pretty deep so I had to bandage it." "Did you go to the hospital?" I shook my head and said, "I took care of it myself." She stood up and said, "Come with me." "Where?" "To the
Warmer than the sun Chapter 36
Alex's pov;Finally the day I've been waiting for. Swimming competition. The week passed with little exercise for the left arm as I did lower body in the water. Hailey came every day to cheer me on during practice, which made me feel better every time I felt tired. On the other hand, Harry was also training hard. In the locker room, Harry came up to me and said, "Greetings to the race, my fellow competitor." And walked out. Hailey walked in with her eyes closed and asked, "Where's Alex?" With the help of some boys, she came to me. She sat down next to me and opened her eyes, saying, "I feel like I've walked into some half-naked model casting. How can everyone look so good? Does swimming make our bodies work like this?" I pinched his ear, saying, "Don't look at the other boys." "I'm not. They're the ones who flex their abs and thighs around me." "What are you doing here instead of sitting in the audience?" "I came to see you. How's your hand?" When I showed her my hand,
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