Loving Mr. Brantley

to get Ally's attention and break aware her stare from the book she was reading. After making eye contact with Ally Hailey was finally able to let out the wails that h

ed up the strength to form a coherent sentence, she looked at Ally with tears still streaming down her face, and said, "James broke up with me. He said he wants to see other people." James was Hailey's boyfriend of five years. They were high school swee

that was hard to move past. Ally managed to get Hailey onto her feet, leading her to the couch before taking out two bowls and loading them with fudge ice cream fro

ly. The Ally she knew always stayed to herself and did her best to ensure that no feelings were ever shown. She avoided situations like this one. Hailey looked at Ally

en times when Hailey tried to set Ally up on a blind date, Ally would decline stating that she wasn't ready for a relationship. Ally wasn't the type to have a

y and knew that Hailey had always assumed that she had never been in one. Despite Hailey being her closest friend, a lump formed in Ally's