Episode 2: The people we wish we could forget

Peyton sat awaiting the news of Brooke when she saw chase asking the woman at the reception for news on Brooke Davis. He looked like he had sobered up a bit but he still had a bit of redness in his eyes. Peyton got up immediately and hugged him, still not aware of what he had done.

'Hey so you heard, when I got to your house she was just lying there I guess you must have gone out. Anyway they're still working on her in surgery I'm so worried I don't understand what happened. One minute I was on the phone to her an the next I find her on the floor bleeding.' Peyton burst into tears and chase embraced her unable to own up to what he had done as guilt filled his body.

'is she going to be ok? I can't believe this is happening I was so horrible Peyton that could have been the last time we ever spoke an I called her a b I love her an now I might lose her.' Chase broke down into Peyton's arms and they both sat anxiously awaiting news. Peyton's phone rang,

'Hello?'

'hi Peyton it's Luke, how Is she?' Luke asked impatiently

'They're still operating, I'm so worried Luke what if we lose her?'

'Peyton we've got to stay positive Brooke's a fighter she will get through this ok? Look I've got to go but update me if you hear anything new ok?'

'Ok bye.' Peyton was disappointed that he didn't talk longer; it was the first time in months that she had spoken to him after they broke up their friendship took a turn for the worse.

'what did he want?' chase said bitterly

'He just wanted to know how she was. What's up with you why are you angry with him?'

'I'm not it's just he's always there in the background of everything why can't he just leave Brooke an me alone.' Chase was out of his mind with guilt he wasn't aware that he was trying to shift the blame to Lucas.

'Chase you're overreacting stop getting angry about Lucas and start thinking about Brooke alright? Peyton was really starting to question chase and why he was so angry but her thoughts were interrupted when a doctor approached them.

'Brooke's out of surgery an she's in recovery so you're welcome to see her but not for too long I'm sure she's tired after what she's been through. unfortunately I'm not at liberty to tell you the details but I'm sure she'll tell you herself' The doctor lead them into see Brooke and Peyton ran over to her bedside and hugged her while chase just stood in the doorway and watched. Brooke looked awful the side of her face was bruised and she had bandages on her arms and head and a cast on her leg, she had never looked so ill. She looked at Peyton and then saw chase immediately pain filled her eyes and tears began to stream until Peyton said, 'what's wrong?'

'What are you doing here? Do you honestly think that I would let you see me after what you did?'Brooke cried more and more and Chase approached her while Peyton just watched.

'I'm sorry I'm really sorry I was angry and drunk and I didn't mean for any of this to happen.' He attempted to put his hand on hers but she removed it.

'What's she talking about chase? Did you do this to her?' Peyton walked towards chase and looked at Brooke but she looked away in tears.

'I was angry an I had a right to be but I never meant to push you I just wanted you to know how angry I was. Will you ever be able to forgive me? We can get past this Brooke I love you.' Chase pleaded with Brooke but she couldn't even look at him.

'You don't understand what you've done you don't know how much you've hurt me.'

'I do Brooke and I want to make up for it anything you want I'll do, I'd even model your new clothes if you asked me to.' He tried to smile but didn't feel it was right.

'You think it's that simple that we can just pick up from where we left off? I.. I was pregnant chase and you killed our baby do you honestly think I want anything to do with you? Just get out, get out of my life for good.' Brooke just looked down and let her tears fall while Peyton slapped chase , 'how could you? You let me believe that she fell down the stairs when you pushed her, you heard her, get out you're not welcome here anymore.' Peyton slammed the door and chase left crying unable to cope with what he had done.

'Brooke I'm so sorry.' Peyton was speechless she didn't know what to do to console her friend so she just hugged her until she stopped crying. Once Brooke was asleep Peyton went outside to phone everyone first on the list was her parents.

'hi it's Peyton you know Brookes friend I was just calling to tell you that Brooke was in an accident and uh she was hurt quite badly an I was just wondering if you wanted to come down here to see her.'

'Peyton I haven't spoken to my daughter in months what makes you so sure that I should come an see her, she's fine now isn't she?'

'Yeah she is but I just thought you might like to be here for her.' Peyton was disgusted by her attitude

'look I have a busy week full of parties that my husband and I need to attend together which is essential if he is going to get a pay rise so I'm sorry but Brooke will have to wait.'

' you know what don't even bother it's obvious you don't care enough about her to cancel a few parties.' Peyton hung up angrily and decided t go back to Brooke. She was awake now and just staring at the wall. 'How are you feeling?'

'Lets get out of here.' Brooke didn't answer Peyton's question instead she proposed something else.

'What now?'

'No I mean when I'm released lets go back to tree hill.'

'Really? What about you fashion line? Everything you have is here Brooke.'

'no everything I want out of my life is here Peyton I wanna get out of here and as for my fashion line I can run that from tree hill. You don't have to come but I'm leaving.'

'No I wanna come and it's actually what I've been thinking about for a while.'

'You never said anything.'

'well I was thinking about buying tric off Karen I miss it and I wanna go back home.'

Part two

A week later Brooke and Peyton were on a flight back to tree hill anticipating a new beginning. They arrived in the evening and walked towards the exit where they saw Nathan and Haley with their new car. Brooke was being pushed by Peyton in a wheelchair as her leg was still broken and her arm sprained.

'BROOKE, PEYTON!' Haley was so excited she gave them both hugs and Nathan followed.

'How are you?' Nathan asked Brooke

'I'm fine,' Brooke tried to put a smile on her face but it faded quickly.

Nathan helped Brooke into the car and they sat in silence for the whole journey. When they arrived at Nathan and Haley's house everyone was there, Lucas, Karen, James, lily, Jake, skills, mouth and Bevin they all shouted, 'welcome home!' everyone gathered around Peyton and Brooke and they all hugged them to welcome them home. It was awkward between Lucas and Peyton though as Peyton remembered the night they broke up…

'I'm so sick of you being angry the whole time Luke! I come home and all you can talk about is your book and how no one's buying it! Get over it it's been six weeks!'

'I'm sorry if I want it to sell it is my book after all! What is up with me? Don't you mean what is up with you? We are always fighting you never listen you're always talking about your boss, I don't care if he's the nicest guy if you like him so much why don't you just go and sleep with him! '

'Do we always come back to this don't like my boss like that I love you Luke so why are you so jealous?'

'Forget it Peyton all you care about is you and your music I don't think I can't do this anymore!

'you don't mean that you've been drinking, go out and clear your head if you still feel the same when you're sober come talk to me.' Luke left their apartment and went straight into the bar downstairs. Ten minutes later a girl called Sarah started to talk to him and just as Peyton walked into the bar she kissed him on the cheek and left. But from where she was standing it looked like she kissed him on the lips so she thought he had made his decision so she left and called Steve her boss.

'Hey I don't suppose you wanna come over do you?'he came over and one thing led to the next and before she new it she was in bed with him, naked, 'oh god what did I do!' in walked Lucas and saw them together and said, 'how could you? I was on my way up to say I was wrong and you sleep with him?' he walked out of the room and grabbed his stuff.

'WaitLucas I thought you were with that girl in the bar so I though you were ending it with me so I phoned Steve, I was angry I'm sorry please don't do this!'

And that was the end of it

Present day

Peyton saw Lucas with holding another woman's hand as he said 'this is my girlfriend Michelle,'

'hi I'm Peyton and this is Brooke nice to meet you.' Peyton was hurt, she looked away and saw Jake, 'Jake what are you doing here?'

'hi Peyton I live here now, it's so good to see you!'

'You too! Oh my god I can't believe you're here!'

The evening was only just beginning but to Brooke it was over and she wheeled herself to her room and lay on her bed feeling what would have been a round tummy as tears began to fall and she started to realize what she had lost.