Chapter 10 Missing Reporter Finally Found Having Good Time! Hailey slept over Friday night and then I went over to her house on Saturday. We spent the day at the mall picking out lip gloss, an awesome new shade of nail polish called Watermelon Slushy, and flip-flops in anticipation of the warmer weather. On Sunday it was so nice outside, after her soccer game Hailey called and asked if I wanted to go on a ride along the bike trail. I was thrilled at the thought of doing something outdoors. “Sure!” I replied. I couldn’t remember the last time I just “played” all weekend long. It felt really good. “Don’t you have a deadline for the paper?” Mom said when I told her I was going on a bike ride. I could tell she was surprised that I suddenly had some free time. “It’s online now, so I have a couple extra days,” I said. “We’re basically finished.” “If you say so,”
