"Haaaaaaaley!"
Jesus! It's like an annoying alarm clock! Haley thought. She struggled to open her eyes to see no other person than her overly annoying best friend/roommate. She was looking apologetically at her. Giving her a confused look she said
"What the hell Brooke? What's going on? "
"Haley, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry.. I just don't know how to tell you this" . Brooke answered looking at the ground.
"Ok, now, you're like really scaring the crap out of me."
Brooke didn't answer but lifted her head and looked at Haley with the same look she had before, only now, her eyes were starting to fill up with tears.
"Brooke? Talk to me, what's happening to you", Haley said softly trying to reach her friend for a hug.
"It's not about me Hales.. It's about you" She replied pulling away from her best friend.
"What about me?"
"He's back."
"What? Who? What are you…" Haley said before realization hit her.
She kept looking at Brooke for a second before putting her head down and staring at the ground, her expression was empty as shock started filling her eyes, struggling for her tears not to fall in her cheeks.
"Haley.." Brooke called her, not really knowing what to say.
"How.. I mean when.. who told you?"
"Bev' just called, she saw him at Karen's coffee. I'm sorry Haley.."
"Can you go? I just need to be alone for a few minutes"
"Yeah, I'll be in my room if you need me." She pause looking at her best friend for a moment, hurt for her. "He's going to regret it Hales, I promise"
She gave her a warm hug before stepping out of the room and closing the door. Haley laid down on her bed, hugging Mr. Waffles tightly and pulling her blankets on her as her tears started rolling down her cheeks, falling in her pillow. She couldn't believe, this couldn't be possible, she just started getting over him, or as she liked telling herself. She didn't know how she could face this. Tomorrow was their first day since mid-year of junior year, and she really hopped the school wouldn't agree to let him in for the second half of the year, knowing deeply that her hope would be just that. As the tears kept falling, memories started hitting her.
14 months ago.
"Oh come on guys, you're too adorable for you own sake! "
"Yeah Peyton, like you and Jake aren't always kissing each other" Haley shot back.
"Oh, they sure do. But nobody overpowers Naley's sick cuteness" Brooke, said smiling.
"The what?" Nathan asked
"Naley. Yours and Haley's names combined you dork."
"Yeah because it's so obvious!" Nathan sarcastically answered.
"Babe.. um it kind of actually is. And the sarcastic part of me? It is getting to you in a very bad way." She laughed. "Besides Brooke, he can't keep his hands away from me." Haley teased.
"Oh is that so?" He ask, amused.
"Oh yeah baby." She replied with the same amusement.
"I'd say that's pretty much you" Nathan said raising his eyebrows.
"Oh hell no, I'm sure it's you."
"Wanna bet?" He challenged.
"Oh oh, this is trouble. Hales.. I wouldn't go there if I were you." Brooke, intervened knowingly.
"No no it's fine. I know I'm not going to budge! You're so on Scott."
Nathan gives her his famous smirk before getting close to her ear and whispering seductively "Oh baby, you don't know what you just got yourself into". Haley blushed, as she tried her hardest not to pull him for a hot kiss right there right away. This was not going to be easy, no, not at all.