Have you ever noticed how much people change? Whether it's in a matter of days, weeks or let's says…6 years. I know, weird number to just throw out there, but that's how long it's been since I've seen my 4 friends, how long it's been since I've spoken to 2 of them, and boy, have we changed. Looking back at it now it's funny to see how we all have changed and have grown throughout high school and since we've left our small town.
First there's my brother Nathan. He was the stereotypical jock, you know, cocky, arrogant, and rude. That is until he met my best friend, Haley. At first the relationship was Nathan's way to "destroy" me. But then he started too actually like her, after that he and I started to get along. At first it was to please Haley, but soon we realized that we had a common enemy, our father, Dan Scott.
Dan was, well, an ass. He was a manipulating man who made Nathan feel like he was never good enough. This led to Nathan hating his father, and the "mistake" Dan made. Me. But no one knew how truly messed up Dan was until he shot and killed the man who took on the role of my father and fathered my little sister Lily, his older brother, Keith Scott.
But that's another story.
Our other two friends, who I haven't seen or spoken to since graduation, were actually my girlfriends, at the same time. Brooke and Peyton. They were best friends and trust me; it's a long, painful story. Thank god we all recovered from it.
To say the least, we were an interesting group of friends who survived anything and everything together. Well...almost everything. One day everything that we had bottled up finally came loose, changed it all and sent us all on our separate paths. All of us speaking to only certain people, people we knew we could trust. Those separate paths surprisingly helped us in the end.
If you would have asked me back then if shooting guard Nathan Scott would be playing for the Lakers or if Tutor girl turned cheerleader Haley James would be a rock star I would have agreed. Until you mentioned they would be worlds apart, then I would have laughed. You could have told me that Peyton Sawyer would be a successful artist, who also has art shows and clubs all over the country, not to mention has sold millions of benefit albums that support great causes, I might have believed you. And Brooke…Brooke Davis finally made it in the fashion industry as we all new she would. Her line "Clothes over Bros" has established it self in over 6 countries, where everyone knows her name. All of their dreams are coming true.
And me? Are mine? I, Lucas Scott, am a published author of a bestseller working on his second novel .So yes… I guess they are.
If you would have told me that we would have come this far I would have laughed. If you would have told me that we had to sacrifice each other to do it I probably would have punched you.
But here I am on a flight back home for Lily's 7th birthday, knowing that when I get there all the drama, heartache, and love we all left behind would be waiting.
Thank you Lily.