I'm innocent

Lucas Scott never thought that he would be doing this but he had to be Nathan's lawyer when Nathan comes for trial on charges of Haley's murder! Lucas was still in shock over his best friend's murder which was only a week ago and after the funeral the cops had come and charged Nathan since most of the clues pointed towards Nathan but when Nathan came to Lucas for his help, at first Lucas was angry at him but after much explaining from Nathan's side, Lucas realized that Nathan would never do such a thing to his wife, Haley and so had elected to be his lawyer.

In jail…

"Lucas, I'm so glad to see you, do you have the proof to prove that I am innocent of this…. crime" stammered Nathan. Lucas looked at Nathan and saw the sadness and pain in his eyes and couldn't help but flashback to the horrible day when he got the call from Nathan that Haley had been murdered. Lucas felt like his whole life had been turned upside down and had promised himself that he would find Haley's murderer. Lucas got back to what Nathan had asked him and said, "we are going to find the person behind Haley's murder, that is my promise", said Lucas. Nathan took out a picture of his wife, Haley and looked at it with bitterness and pain. Lucas felt a pull at his heart when he saw the picture and how Nathan reacted.

Meanwhile…

Peyton was at the cemetery at Haley's grave. All the people she loved and cared about had died or left including now her good friend, Haley James Scott. When Peyton heard that Nathan had been arrested, she was shocked but began to believe that he was behind Haley's murder and so was no longer his friend. When she heard that her husband, Lucas was going to be his lawyer since he "believed" that Nathan was innocent, Peyton was shocked and felt betrayed and this caused a strain in their relationship in a big way since Lucas began spending more time working on the case and spending time with Nathan in jail to prevent himself from having fights with Peyton at home which they had been having a lot lately. Peyton looked at the grave and the fresh flowers she had placed on there. Sweet, innocent, caring Haley was no more and Peyton couldn't help the fresh tears from falling and after sometime, she left the cemetery.

Peyton heard the jingle of keys and knew that Lucas was back. When Lucas entered he at first did not say anything but after a minutes silence he finally said, "Peyton, I know this is hard, it is extremely hard for me too but I really do feel that Nathan is innocent and that someone else is behind Haley's murder, so please help me out here and together we can catch the real criminal behind Haley's murder". It was then that Peyton realized that Haley was Lucas's best friend since they were little and he felt as much pain and sadness as she did maybe even more and so she realized that she should help out in anyway she can. "I'm sorry Lucas, you are right, I'm going to help in whichever way I can", said Peyton.

The next day….

Peyton had decided to snoop around trying to find clues and evidence to prove that Nathan is innocent. Her first stop was Rachel's since she was one of the few people who did not get along with Haley. Peyton knocked the door and when Rachel opened the door she gave a small smile. "So, you must have heard about what happened to Haley", said Peyton.Yeah, I heard, I really am sorry about what happened, and Nathan, I can't believe that he could do such a thing, said Rachel.Yeah, well sometimes a person you least expect could surprise you", said Peyton pointedly towards Rachel. "Wait, you think I did this, said Rachel shocked. "Well, you were one of the few people who actually didn't get along with Haley and lets see, you tried to steal Nathan away from her, so you wanted Haley out of the way, so that you could be with Nathan", said Peyton. "That's rubbish", I would never go that far and also I have moved on from Nathan ever since the day I came to know that Haley and Nathan were going to have their first child. Peyton realized that Rachel was telling the truth and so she apologized but asked Rachel if she knew anyone else who could have maybe done such a thing but Rachel had no one in mind.

The next stop was Brooke's place and even though Peyton's friendship with Brooke was still strained, she knew that she had to go ask Brooke also. Ever since Haley's murder, Brooke had become more distant. "What are you doing here?", asked Brooke harshly. I came here to find out any clues that could help Lucas to prove that Nathan is innocent, said Peyton. Are you serious? asked Brooke. You are telling me that you think that I am behind Haley's murder? asked Brooke. "No, I never said that," said Peyton. " I have gone to other peoples houses also and asked them the same question," said Peyton. Brooke realized that she was being too harsh on Peyton and then apologized to her for her behavior towards her. Peyton asked Brooke if she could use the washroom and so went upstairs to the washroom. Once there, Peyton was about to enter the washroom when she saw something that caught her eye. She knew that she should not peek into Brooke's diary but something told her that she should, When Peyton opened the diary, she flipped the pages and then stopped at the one that caught her eye. As Peyton read it, she was shocked at what she read and this could be a major clue to prove Nathan's innocence.

But what could be in there that could be a major clue to prove Nathan's innocence? And what has Brooke got to do with this?

Find out in the next chapter!!!!