Hailey liked helping people; she always had. She was more than willing to give the shirt off her back if someone needed it more than she did, even if that someone didn't deserve it. It had gotten her burned in the past, but she still kept doing it. So the second she saw that the man had too much in his hands and nowhere to sit, she wanted to help, even though offering to share your table with a stranger might be a little weird. "Way to be a weirdo, Hailey," she thought to herself.
She maneuvered her way back to her table, and the man followed soon thereafter. She watched as he got settled into the open seat, setting down his books and finally freeing his hands. She took a sip of her coffee, ensuring to align the lid to her lips correctly this time. "What are you studying?" she asked before realizing she hadn't even introduced herself. "I'm Hailey, by the way." She offered him a handshake. "And I hope it wasn't weird offering to share the table. My family always tells me I'm friendly to a fault." She paused.
Hailey had learned to read men in the Army, and she was really good at it. The Army trained her for the enemy outside the walls; they didn't train her for the enemy within the walls. That she had to do on her own. She couldn't always trust her "brothers" to keep their hands to themselves. As she looked over the man, she didn't sense anything threatening about him, and for that, she was happy. She entertained the idea of making her first Easthaven friend.
She maneuvered her way back to her table, and the man followed soon thereafter. She watched as he got settled into the open seat, setting down his books and finally freeing his hands. She took a sip of her coffee, ensuring to align the lid to her lips correctly this time. "What are you studying?" she asked before realizing she hadn't even introduced herself. "I'm Hailey, by the way." She offered him a handshake. "And I hope it wasn't weird offering to share the table. My family always tells me I'm friendly to a fault." She paused.
Hailey had learned to read men in the Army, and she was really good at it. The Army trained her for the enemy outside the walls; they didn't train her for the enemy within the walls. That she had to do on her own. She couldn't always trust her "brothers" to keep their hands to themselves. As she looked over the man, she didn't sense anything threatening about him, and for that, she was happy. She entertained the idea of making her first Easthaven friend.