It was the the last week of high school, and also Lucas' last week as a Raven. Something that he had been waiting his entire life for but also dreading the moment that he would have to say good-bye to his friends. He was a senior in high school, everything that he had been working hard for was worth it. All the long nights, extra tutoring and let's not forget his writing career. When his senior year started her forgot about basketball and started to focus on something he loved, and that he cared about. The only hard part was telling his mother about his sudden change of career paths.
Karen was stunned, in udder shock with what Lucas was telling her. She always imagined her son being this basketball star and now he's throwing it all away for a career that he knows nothing about. Karen was worried more than she was upset, this was something that Lucas had never really talked about. She also didn't understand why the sudden change, he was doing so well and he could actually making a living with basketball.
"Are you sure?" Karen asked him, she didn't want to worry her son but this was all new to her. If her son wanted to be writer than she would support him but she wanted to make sure that it was the right decision. "Writing?" Karen asked once more. Lucas sat beside her mother, seeing the stressed expression on her face. There was no need to worry, Lucas felt confident. He was almost done with his book that he wrote about Brooke and he believed that it would become a great hit.
"I'm positive, this is what I want to do. I was never happy with basketball." Lucas huffed. Lucas needed his mother to know that he was going to be alright and he believed with all his heart that he would succeed with being an author.
"It's going to take a lot of work, do you even know where to begin? Do you know who to talk to or where to go?" Karen had a lot of questions that Lucas didn't have any answers to.
"No, but I know I can figure it out." Lucas informed her. He wished that she believed him.
It took a couple of weeks to persuade his mother into agree that this was something that he wanted to do. Lucas continued to tell Haley how his mother was worried for his new career change.
"And she agreed with you?" Haley asked him, glancing up.
"Yes, It took about a year," Lucas raised his eyebrows, remembering how hard it was. "And I gave her a copy of my book," Lucas informed Haley. She smirked, turning around. She was wondering when Lucas was going to talk about his book.
"Seriously?" Haley was proud of Lucas, this was something that he had been hiding for a while. He was also self-conscious about sharing his book with the people that he loved. If this book was perfect than he wouldn't know what else he would do. "What did she think?" Haley bit her lip. Lucas chuckled, letting out a breath of relief.
"She loved it," Lucas smiled. "She even cried," Lucas chuckled. Haley leaped into Lucas' arms, excited that his book could be a success, this was what Lucas had been waiting for. Haley hoped that Lucas would have enough confidence now that his mother said that it was perfect.
"I told you, Lucas," Haley playfully hit Lucas, she always believed in Lucas' writing once he told her about. "So, since your mother as seen it," Haley smiled, wondering if Lucas would let her see a sneak peek. Lucas rolled his eyes, reaching into his backpack and pulled out a copy of his book.
"Here," Lucas handed Haley the book as she gasped in excitement. "Go crazy," Lucas smirked. Haley hugged Lucas once more, she couldn't wait to see what was inside. She wanted to know about the unexpected love between Lucas and Brooke Davis.
"Speaking of Brooke Davis," Haley held the book close to her chest. Lucas thought he would get used to hearing Brooke's name but every time, his heart would stop and the memories would flood back in. He was hurt, he was so hurt that he couldn't barely breathe. He wished that there was a way that he could forget about her but Brooke Davis was the most influential fashion designer. "Have you heard from her?" Haley hoped that the answer would be different this time.
"You know the answer to that Haley," Lucas continued to walk towards his class, dreading this conversation already. Haley pouted, she was losing faith in Brooke. "It's been a year, she hasn't called, texted or emailed me." Lucas informed her once again. Lucas wished that Haley would just let it go.
"Maybe she's just busy," Haley explained.
"Or maybe she forgot about us," Lucas stopped, wanting this conversation to end. "Or maybe she doesn't give a shit about us anymore Haley," Lucas was furious. Haley could see that Lucas' mood completely changed when Brooke's name was brought up. "Or I don't know Haley, maybe she found some new friends that can put up with her." Lucas shrugged his shoulders. Haley grabbed Lucas' arm before he walked into his classroom.
"You don't mean that Lucas," Haley begged him.
"Oh, trust me, Haley. I do." Lucas snatched his arm back and walked into his fourth period. He couldn't wait until the school year was over. So that he could disappear just like Brooke did. Haley didn't know how she could fix this but maybe if she read this book, she could understand what Lucas was going through.