My name is Brooke Davis. I'm a senior at Tree Hill High School, and last night, my life changed forever.

Until last night, my life was great. I was a cheerleader, I still might be, but I'm not sure. I was a girlfriend, but I am definitely not one now. My life made sense. Now, my life makes no sense whatsoever. My used to be boyfriend doesn't even know the extent to which things have changed. Only Haley, tutor girl, knows; someone who before two years ago I would never have associated myself with. As of now, she is the only one who knows my secret, the only friend I have.

Anyway, he is my ex-boyfriend. I made him that. I still love him and I'm sure that he still loves me, but he just can't get that love to manifest properly. In a way he is just like his father Dan, the world biggest ass, a man who fathered two before he ended his freshmen year of college and has kids born within three months of each other, obviously to two different women. Worse than that, he chose one and never claimed the other. Dan was a lady's man, so is Luke, my ex. The only difference is that Luke does love and he does care. If he ever knew that he had a child out there he would want to help, at least I like to think he would. I have to hope for it now, but when I thought I was pregnant the first time he was willing to do everything that I wanted. He had such grace, even though I had made all of it up. Now though, this was different. I didn't make this up and Haley knows too. I am actually pregnant. I Brooke Davis am carrying Lucas Scott's child, and he doesn't know. As of now he never will.

I made the decision to run because I had nothing holding me back. Nobody who wanted me to stay, no wait, nobody that I wanted to stay for. I had to make it on my own with my baby. I know I will be able to. If this had happened two years ago, I would have most likely failed. I was a snotty, self centered cheerleader, but now I understand that life is precious. Sure I'm still a cheerleader, but I understand that in the blink of an eye your life can be changed forever.

The day of the school shooting was one of the worst days that I have ever experienced. I didn't know the fate of my boyfriend and my best friend for hours and I was trapped outside the building, yards from the people I love the most. And in those moments I realized that they were my world and that my world was being held hostage by stupid Jimmy Edwards. I ran out of the crowd and around the back of the school. I snuck in and got to the hallway. I saw Jimmy, but he was dead. I looked up and I saw Dan, Luke's dad, shoot Keith. Keith was the most amazing man. He was Dan's brother, but he stuck by Luke's mom when Dan deserted them. He helped raise Luke and now he was dead, at the hands of his brother. Luke was nowhere to be found though. I ran out of the building when I saw Dan shoot Keith, back to the safety of the crowd, back to the sidelines. I later found out that Luke was okay, and my ex-best friend Peyton, she'd been shot. She was okay in the end though.

It had been that day that ripped me Luke and Peyton apart. Peyton had kissed Luke and she still loved him. I just learned this yesterday, but I now know that that day was the turning point in my life. That day, Peyton once again stole the love of my life.

Now I sit in my car driving down I-95 without any destination in mind. I probably have to go to a city. That would allow me to maybe get into the fashion business and get a cheap place. I look up and see a sign, 'New York City- 180'. How had I driven so far? I look down and its 9 in the morning. I've been driving for almost eight hours without noticing. I had driven out of my home without even a second glance. Nobody knew I had even left, nobody except Haley. I pulled over and found a hotel. I had my parents money, but that couldn't last forever. I slept in what I wore.

I woke up six hours later and took a shower. I went next door to the local restaurant and got lunch. Within an hour I was back on the road. I got to New York and got myself a small studio apartment. It was expensive, but I had mom and dad foot the bill. I told them I was hoping to expand my business. I don't even think they realized that I would be dropping out of school. I put my bags down and look at my new home. It had good bones, but it needed a good coat of paint. That was my first mission, make this place feel like a home. I went down to the hardware store and got some paint.

When I was done the place looked great. I t actually reminded me of Nathan and Haley's place. Haley, I had to call Haley and tell her that I had found a place. I had to let her know that I was safe and that I was okay.

"Hello"
"Hey Hales, its Brooke."
"Brooke! Oh my gosh! Where are you! Are you okay!"
"Yeah, Haley I'm fine. I got a place in New York. I'm going to get a job, maybe waiting tables or something while I work on my designs. Then who knows."
"Brooke, what about the baby?"
"I think I'm going to keep him Hales."
"Him?"
"Just a hunch. So I was thinking that you could come up and visit, but don't tell anyone where I am or my situation."
"Maybe I'll come up in two weeks when we have a three day weekend."
"Great. I'm going to go find a job! Talk to you later tutor wife."
"Bye Brooke."

And that's exactly what I did. I found a job waiting tables at a little diner down the street. It was okay. Haley has come up twice in the three months that I have been here. I'm about four and a half months along now. I still think it's a boy. I'm thinking about names now. I'm between Myles, Jared, Zachary, Riley and Gavin. I know what his middle name, or should I say names will be, Lucas and Keith. Lucas would have wanted that. I think I'm going to make his last name Scott too. I know Luke didn't know if it was right for his mom to give him Dan's name, but this baby deserves it. Luke didn't deny his child, he just didn't know about him.