When Doves Cry
Lucas at Age 19 left Charleston for an open tryout with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Day after he left Brooke showed up in Charleston.
Brooke knocks impatiently on the door of 6569 Piper RD. She had been standing there for ten minutes, but refused to leave, because she had something to say. She thought about it the whole way up. As her CD Player blared Ryan Cabrera's new CD Take it all away. The Song that was playing (On the Way Down) was almost exactly what she wanted to say to Lucas:
Sick and tired of this World there is no more air trippin over myself going nowhere waiting suffocating no direction and I took a dive And on the way Down I saw you and you saved me from myself and I won't forget the way you loved me on the way Down I almost fell right through, but I held on to you I've been wondering why its only me have you always been inside waiting to breathe its alright sunlight on my face I wake up and yeah I'm alive And on the way Down I saw you and you saved me from myself and I won't forget the way you loved me on the way Down I almost fell right through, but I held on to you I was so afraid of going under but now the wait of the world feels like nothing......
Finally Keith answered the door, "What the hell Brooke its 4:30 in the morning!" Brooke looked up at him crying, "I need to see Lucas, Keith. Is he here?" Keith just pushed open the door and asked her in. "Brooke, Lucas isn't here, he left for Cleveland yesterday. He had a tryout with the Cavs. He did leave this for you though. He thought you might be coming soon." Brooke opened the letter and read
Dear Brooke,
I had to leave town again, this time though for a Basketball tryout with the Cavs. I knew you would be coming, because Haley called and told me. Do not be mad at her. She knew I had to leave and she also knew the only thing that could stop me was you. The truth is Brooke, I love you and I do not want to live without you, but I have to move on, If you want to talk my email is and my cell is 216-555-8699. If you want to see me I am staying at the Holiday inn on Crocker Road Westlake Ohio.
With all my love, Lucas
Brooke put the letter down crying. When Keith then handed her a folder. "I got these for you Brooke." Inside there was a First Class plane ticket and a sheet of paper giving directions from the airport to the hotel. Brooke stood up and gave Keith a hug and then left for the airport.
At the airport
Brooke stands at the airport waiting on the flight to board when she hears a familiar voice behind her. "Brooke you're going to Cleveland?" Brooke swerved around almost immediately and saw Haley and Nathan standing there. Brooke looked at the pair and quizzically asked, "What are you two doing here? Nathan spoke up saying "Luke Jackson on the Cavs got injured and Lucas called me to tell me I could try on the last day of open tryouts which is tomorrow." Haley looked up at Nathan and said "It is all the you have talked about the whole way here so do us all a favor and shut up a minute so Brooke and I can talk." Haley and Brooke talked from that time till they got to Cleveland. They talked about everything from wrestling to soap operas. Amazingly Nathan joined in on the conversation as they were discussing Days of our lives. He was very opinionated on the whole Captive Island thing and that he thought Philip should end up with Jan. Finally they landed in Cleveland and Nathan was very glad to be back on the ground.
As they walked into the gate Lucas was standing there with a small sign that said "Tree Hill Outcasts" Haley walked up at punched him on the arm not so playfully saying "Last time I checked you were the outcast back in Tree Hill." Lucas grabbed his chest as if her words were a knife stabbing him. "Haley James thou doth smite me." He said with a laugh. His laugh abruptly ended when his eyes fell on Brooke.