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"Hailey, what the hell is going on?" he asks "Mike just left for the airport"

"The airport?" I ask, alar the rawness inon with you two, butFuck, Hailey, I’e show in Dublin to He has to be here You need to call hi Shawn’s panic

"Thanks," he says, but I’ up the phone

Mike answers even before the first ring stops sounding "I’ home"

"Mike, don’t" My voice breaks with the fresh tears fillingto kill me to do it twice

"I’m already in a cab, Hailey I don’t even have my suitcase I haveyou"

A sob steals the breath fro this, baby? Just talk tomy knees to my chest in the corner of his kitchen Phoenix licks at my tears, but I hunch my shoulders and turn away from her

There are a million reasons why Mike is better off without le reason, why I would be better off without him I can’t tell him that Danica made me pick between him and school, because then he’ll know I’m just as bad as her She made me choose between money and love, and it should have been an easy decision, but it wasn’t

"Yes, you can," Mike assures , Hailey I love you" There’s a pause, and then he says, "Babydid you cheat on ers over my eyes "Mike, no, I would never do that"

"Is this because we added extra tour dates?"

"No," I assure hih a runny nose and scratchy throat

"Then what?"

"I’h a neave of tears "You should’ve tried that Indonesian candy with the guys You should’ve seen how those girls looked at you last week"

"What girls?"

"The ones outside your Perth show, at the front of the line They posted a video on YouTube and--"