who: hailey & tony ( @gumshoetm ) where: outside the malone family' home
hailey squints through the darkness , straining to see if any car slows and turns into the drive-way. she's been waiting for , well , a while and even in her gloves , her fingers are beginning to freeze. okay sure , martha hadn't ever confirmed that she would pick hailey up from dinner , but she also hadn't said she wouldn't. rocking back and forth on her heels , she tries to ignore the little voice in her head calling her a total idiot for assuming that anyone martha would give enough of a crap about her to do her a favor. she knows that she could always go back into the house and crash with her parents , just like she knows her dad would drive her home in the morning. but there was something so... embarrassing about that. like an ultimate defeat. there is , of course , always the other option. swallowing what little pride she has left , hailey's eyes dart towards her brother's car. what the heck ?
" hey tone ! wait up-- " she runs up to the vehicle , waving her half-frozen hands through the cold winter air. even if she isn't thrilled about the reputation he's gained through his work , anything's better than running home to mommy and daddy just because her friend flaked ( what is she ? 12 ? ). she scrunches her face against the cold and taps on the window. " i think i need a ride back to the apartment. "