A/N: Hey guys! So my teacher (bless her soul) said we had to write something about our lives…though I looked at her weirdly. But it gave me a new idea for a story line! Okay so it's totally weird and it's just streaming out of my head but I promise it will be okay (I'm not going to say great…lol So please tell me what you think…I don't know whether or not it will be Laley or Naley yet but either way I'm going to post it in both just to be sure. Please reply!

Chapter 1

Haley James was born on the 16th of October to Lydia and Jimmy James. Lydia was 35 when she had Haley, her first and only child. A few days after Haley and Lydia was released from hospital, Jimmy was brought in. He had Pericarditis – a virus that attacks the muscles of the heart and he needed an immediate operation. Luckily he survived.

Haley's father had been one of seven children growing up. His eldest sister, Susan, died before he was even born thus making him one of six. Two of his brothers got married and had kids while the other one became a famous painter. His two sisters also got married. Haley had 11 cousins on her father's side of the family.

Haley's mother was the eldest of 3 children. Her father, Haley's grandfather, had died 12 years before Haley was born yet her mother never remarried. Lydia's brother and sister both got married and had two kids each.

Haley was the closest to her two cousins who stayed only a few minutes away from them – Ryan, 8 years older than Haley, and Jake Jagielski, 6 years older. They were like brothers to her. But at the tender age of 3 Haley experienced what it felt like to lose someone close to you. Ryan had lost his battle with Cancer…

Jake took it very badly and went into a depression, unknowingly dragging Haley along with him. She looked up at him…so when he rebelled…she did precisely the same thing.

As the years went on Haley grew up wisely and very protected. Jake, though having rebelled, still saw her as his little sister that had to be taken care of…a job he took very seriously. But even with that protection he, nor anyone else, could stop her getting hurt. At just 6 years old her two best friends moved to another country…leaving her alone. As she got older she learned that every time she told someone they were her best friend they left a while later…either physically or emotionally. So soon she stopped telling people that…instead she said she had no true best friends.

So life went on for Haley James as it does for everyone else and she learned her way through everything. Her parents, both teachers, were in charge of athletics and in that way she got to know many boys. At 10 the rival school knew exactly who she was….she was Miss James daughter of the two James' teachers. Some people said it was a blessing that they were teachers but Haley sometimes saw it as a curse. People "sucked up" to her just to get to her parents. It was cruel.

She made friends and lost friends and generally drifted through her junior years. But soon she came to face something she would not get over for years. It was strange that one day all her friends avoided her and she knew everyone was talking about her. So she went to one of her acquaintances and asked what was going on.

The truth would kill her…and it did.

The rumors were vile and disgusting and years of therapy would not let her get over it. But if there was one thing Haley knew how to do best it was to pretend…and she did it perfectly. Only her eyes lied…only there could you see the real Haley.

After that she made a hard decision and built protective walls around her emotions. Huge walls that time would not break…but someone else would.

She met Kyle Johnson, a full 3 years older than her, at 13 years old. He was one of her parent's star athletes and he seemed to be a generally good guy. She developed a major crush on him that continued for a full two years…till the unthinkable happened. He started going out with her friend…one of her longest friends. It broke Haley into millions of pieces. She never really got over it and from there her friend and she never really had a true friendship ever again.

But even in all that she seemed delighted to meet James Murray. He was a breath of fresh air in her life. Even if he was 3 years older than she was they seemed to connect on a level that no one understood. He really cared about her and she about him and for two years they were great friends. But as Haley had grown accustomed… the happiness was short lived. He finished school and told her with a sad heart that he was moving with his family but he would see her again one day. Haley only figured out she had fallen in love with him when she received his first email from another country.

Then it was the high school years…supposedly the best of your life. Haley was an outstanding academic and soon stood second in her year…an achievement that she regarded with hounour. Her ever-lasting rivalry with the girl who stood first was very well known but she didn't care. Her original friends she left, opting to start hanging out with other people…dramatics…even when she knew she didn't fit in. She grew to love sitting with them and never again left.

But fate was cruel to Haley as she grew closer to her one friend. They were inseparable and spent every living hour together. Not that it was a bad thing. No it was good for she finally let everything go and told her friend with a sad heart all her feelings of guilt and sadness. But still the fact remained…everybody hurt Haley one time or another.

It was at the tender age of 15 that Haley was once again brought down to unhappiness. Her only grandfather passed away on the 12th of February…two days before Valentines. That week she didn't go to school and she would never really get over it…crying herself to sleep many nights.

But in August an opportunity arose for her to be happy again in the form of a drama camp. A week away to take part in a competition. Her parents silently prayed that she would come back happier which she did. She enjoyed every moment of it and the play she helped with came second…but it was there that she would meet the one person that would change her life forever.

Nathan Scott.

He was one of her play's actors and they had talked a lot, spending some nights just talking. Soon Haley developed a crush on him. But she told herself it was wrong and they went home…promising each other they would be friends. They talked but never truly grew attached.

3 months later Haley's life was struck by another blow. Her grandmother…her mother's mother…passed away on the 9th of November. Two people in one year…it took it's toll on Haley and she felt her life slipping away. So she let go of Nathan and any dreams she had…

Then…right before Christmas she got to know another great guy who would also change her life forever.

Lucas Roe.

Nathan drank a lot and smoked not only cigarettes but weed and used ecstasy on many occasions. Lucas drank and got drunk to but he had stopped smoking weed a long time ago. Both of them were academically very weak yet it didn't seem to faze Haley. So at the end of the year…at just 16…she had met the two boys who would turn her life upside down.