Karen Roe left Tree Hill right after Dan abandoned her and started a new life for herslef and her baby. She meet and fell in love with Robert Daniels and married him and he adopted Lucas. They were a happy family untill Karen was killed by a drunk driver when Lucas was 12. Robert started beating and blaming Lucas for Karens death. When Lucas was 16 he got emancipated from Robert and finished high school. And join the Army so he could go to college. He attended the Stanford University where he played basketball and majored in Literature. He meet Haley James there. After graduating college he went into the military. and joined the Army Rangers. He is now 28 and getting out of the service and going to find Keith Scott to find answers about who his birth father is
Peyton Sawyer went to LA right after high school to persue a career in music but is returning home to Tree Hill. She wants to return home so she can be who she use to be and not what somebody else wants her to be. Everything that happened on the show happened except Lucas
Nathan Scott is Lucas's younger brother. His Uncle Keith took custody of him when he was 12 years old because his dad and mom were abusing him. He went to Duke university to paly basketball. He is now playing for the Charlotte Bobcats. He and Haley James have been dating since Senior year of high school.
Haley James was a good friend of Peytons she now runs her own cafe in Tree hill called Haleys Cafe. She went to Stanford where she meet Lucas but returned home and started the cafe. She friends with everyone and helps who ever she can.
Keith Scott is Nathan and Lucas's uncle has never seen Lucas wonders about him and Karen all the time. He runs an auto body shop in Tree Hill.