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With Tragedy Comes Grief, Desperation, and Love
Not All Secrets Have Been Unveiled
"Haley James? Family for Haley James?" The doctor said running through emergency doors.
After waiting for about five minutes no one spoke up. Was no one here for this poor girl that doctor thought? Fifteen years old and no one cares what is happening to her. Surely someone would be here maybe not family but one of her friends would be here hoping and praying that she make it through. Haley is suffering and no one is here to sign her papers for surgery.
"For the last time is anyone here for Haley James? Any family even a friend will do at this time. Please anyone here who knows Miss James make your presence known."
"Nurse! Get me Miss James records I need them now!" The doctor screamed.
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"Hello? Who the fu.." Nathan was interrupted mid sentence by an urgent plead to speak with Mrs. Scott.
"Mom! Some idiot is calling here at 2:30 in the fucking morning requesting to speak with you now! It better be good for a good reason or I will kill whoever deprived me of my sleep."
"Nathan hand over that phone right now and watch your language. Hello…yes I'm Deb how can I help you? Yeah I understand. Well if I give you permission now can I sign the papers once I get there. Yeah I will have a room arranged here for her and when she is recovered we will get her here as soon as possible. Okay thank you I will be there as soon as possible."
"Mom what the hell? Who is coming here and what is this about recovery?"
"I don't have much time to explain now Nathan but I'm going to L.A. for a few days. When I get back Haley James will be with me. She is going to be recovering from a traumatic experience. I will have a decorator set up a room. She was a friend of mine who passed away long ago daughter. That's all I can tell you now I have to go. Promise me you will make this bearable for her."
"What? No! No one is going to live here! I refuse if you bring her here I will not speak with her or befriend her. Why doesn't she go to someone in her families place cause she is not coming here! We are not a charity and we don't do this kind of thing. No mom."
"Nathan Scott! I am your mother and you will do as I say. Now sit down I don't really have time for this but as I see you are going to make things very difficult. I will explain why Haley will be here and you will understand. If you put her through any more pain then you will be quite accustomed to being at home on Friday nights. Do you understand me?"
"Okay but this explanation better be good. I'm serious mom, if she is going to be here there better be a damn good reason."
"Well Nathan Lydia Brigard was my best friend in high school. Shortly after senior year she discovered she was pregnant with Jimmy James. They had a daughter named Taylor together. They decided to marry and finish school. Two years into school they were doing good, then Lydia realized she was yet again pregnant. When she broke the news to Jimmy he left her. No one knew where he went and it killed Lydia inside. Nonetheless Lydia, Taylor, and the newest edition Taylor moved into a small apartment. Lydia began working in law and worked her way up to a successful lawyer. When Haley was ten, news came that Jimmy had died in a car accident. It broke Lydia's heart to hear he was gone, she took the girls and left her life in Tree Hill behind breaking off contact with everyone."
"Great story mom, get to the point please."
"Shut up Nathan and let me finish! Like I said Lydia left no trace of where she went. I heard a rumor about two years ago that she had passed away. She was found lying in the street; it was a hit and run. The girls were nowhere to be found and suspicion grew. It was said Lydia's boyfriend at the time may have been the cause of the accident and kidnapped the girls. We weren't for sure and for two years no one knew. That phone call confirmed it. A friend of Haley's at her school in L.A. saw marks on her arms and bite marks on her neck. She snuck over to Haley's apartment and heard screaming and crashes. Immediately she called the police…they were to late Nate. The man had beaten Taylor and Haley very badly. Haley is in surgery now and Taylor didn't make it. Haley is going to be fine. They saw on her birth certificate that I was put down as next of kin. Haley will be living with us, however I'm not going to adopt her. She is a family friend I will not let her mother's memory fade nor will I try to replace her. I know this is a lot to take in Nate but she needs me, she needs us. I know it's just the three of us but I promise this won't change things. I love you but I have to go."
"Mom I don't know what to say. I love you too."
Los Angeles Memorial Hospital.
"Hi I'm Deb Scott I'm here to see Haley James."
"Right Mrs Scott…There is a detective in the waiting room ready to speak with you first."
"Hi Mrs. Scott, I'm detective Smith. I understand you will be taking guardianship of Haley and adopting her?"
"No, I will not be adopting her! Haley had a mother. She will be staying with me I will put her in school and give her everything she needs but I will not let her mother's memory fade by adopting her."
"Okay Mrs. Scott I understand. Well Haley is allowed to leave the hospital in two days. You do understand the trial will be held in exactly three months. She will need to be back to state her side. The trial is being held off because of the traumatizing effects it will have on Haley. We have already gone to the apartment and gathered clothes, sheets of hers, a few books, movies, a sketchbook we found and a number of journals she wrote. Some of the journals will be used in the trial and are being withheld. She has yet to talk but has been told of the situation. Her room is 23 and she is expecting you."