She had hoped that her trips home to bring in the mail would offer some relief, but Emily had insisted on coming along on those, too. So she got to ride her bike listening to Emily talk on and on about things she didn’t care about, which completely ruined the simple joy that Hailey found in a nice bicycle ride.
But Wednesday finally brought some relief. Emily had hurt her ankle when they had been jumping on her trampoline earlier that day, and Mrs. Petrand decided that it was bad enough that Emily shouldn’t be riding her bike that day. So now, Hailey was at her house, completely alone, and she was very excited that she had to pee.