Major Misconception

        I finally reached the gift shop and found Nate, right where he said he was in the text.

        "Hey! What took you so long?"

        "Let's just say I ran into a bottle-blonde demon."

        "Mila?"

        "Don't even say that name. It gives me the urge to stab something."

        "Chill out, Haley... Why do you hate her so much?"

        "It's a long story."

        "Okay." He found a chair, sat down, made room for me, and motioned for me to join him. "I'm listening."

        "Nate, I don't feel like explaining it." He lowered his head and looked up at me from beneath his long, black lashes with his killer silver eyes.

        "Please?" he whispered with a soft, child's voice.

        "Nathaniel Moore, you dirty cheater. You know your eyes are like kryptonite for me."

        "... Please?"

        "Aw, not the puppy face! Nate, you're such a jerk sometimes!"

        "But... I'm a cute jerk... Right?"

        "Yes, Nate, you know this."

        "So... You'll tell me?"

        "Sure."

        And two hours passed without our noticing. Then Kate walked into the gift shop, only to see me sitting almost on top of the one she loved. I wouldn't have noticed her, either. That is, if she hadn't let out a painful, hurt squeal. Immediately I jumped onto the floor.

        "Kate, it's not what you think, I swear!"

        "You liar! You know I like him! How could you? I thought we were friends!"

        "We are! It's not like that! You can ask him, I was just explaining why I hate Mila so much!"

        "Sure. You just keep telling yourself that. Let me know when you get your story straight. No, you know what? Dont. I can't believe you."

        "Kate, she's telling the truth. She was just explaining why she took so long to get here."

        "Why exactly were you even coming here, Haley? So you could make-out with the guy you were supposedly hooking me up with? Wow. Some friend you turned out to be."

        "Kate, I was coming here to hook you two up! Why won't you just believe me?"

        "Because you were in his lap! I know what I saw, and that is it!"

        "Kate, it wasn't like that. Calm down, Haley doesn't like me like that."

        "But she said you were one of the cutest guys in our entire school district, if not the cutest! I swear she did! I still have the note from science in my school bag!"

        "Look, I know she thinks I'm cute. But that's all. And I think she's absolutely beautiful, but I still don't like her like that. I could never date her."

        "Great! You think she's beautiful and she thinks you're the cutest guy in the whole district!"

        "Listen, we don't like each other. I couldn't ever do that to you, Kate! I see how well you two connect and I wouldn't dare take that away from you!"

        "But he thinks you're beautiful! He probably hates me for ruining your guys' moment. Thanks a lot, Haley. Thanks for nothing."

        "I don't like Haley like that! How can I prove it to you?"

        "You can't, Nate. I saw you two!"

        "For the fifteenth time, it wasn't like that! I don't like him that way!"

        "I saw the way you looked so deep in concentration and I knew you felt isolated from the rest of the world, Haley. You're lying to me. I can just tell. And I know you are, so don't deny it. You couldn't even let me have this one bit of happiness. I'm already unable to hear, I have no father, my baby brother died before he was even born, and now, thanks to you, I'm unable to have someone to love me! What else are you going to take from me? There's nothing left! I have nothing now and I NEVER WILL! You ruined my li-"

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[Rae]

No, Kate loves Nate and Haley was sitting with Nate and he had his arm around her, but merely as a friend there for support. Kate didn't quite understand this, so she took it in the wrong way. She was so hurt because Haley knew she really, really, did like Nate and Kate thought that Haley and Nate were together. Does that make more sense?

[etxcp]

Why is Kate freaking out? They weren't you know!