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I ain't afraid of hurt
I've had so much it feels just like normal to me now
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They chose forever.
We ask you to be present as
Lindsay Strauss
and
Lucas Eugene Scott
exchange vows of forever
in friendship and in love
on Saturday, the
twenty-sixth of January
two thousand and eight
at two o'clock in the afternoon
Reception immediately following ceremony
No gifts please
Forever.
What did that even mean?
Lucas turned the finished invitation in his hand and sighed. To him they represented loss and disappointment instead of the joy and happiness he should be feeling at this moment in his life. They also represented a middle name he was not too fond of. Lindsay didn't understand, she didn't even have a middle name.
It wasn't just the expensive invitations that were getting him down, it was the sheer amount of them. Glancing at the three boxes of invitations in the corner he felt dread about the actual ceremony. Lindsay had invited hundreds of her family and friends, most of them people she didn't even know and he wasn't too happy about it. He thought it was wrong to share the most important day of his life with a room full of strangers. Lucas had only invited a small group of his family and friends -His mom, Andy, Nathan, Haley, Skillz, Brooke, Mouth, Whitey, Junk and Fergie with Jamie and Lily as the ring boy and flower girl.
Staring at his picture on the wall that Lindsay had framed for him, he no longer recognized the man in the picture. It had been two years since his last book and he couldn't see the next one in sight. Running a hand over his face, he sighed. What happened to him? Once the words used to flow from his fingertips to the paper like water, crashing onto the pages and creating a world from his imagination. Lucas Scott, best selling author, had writer's block. Well that was until he had seen her again. Now the words came out so fast it seemed like they magically appeared on the paper. It wasn't material for his next book but it was still something. More than what Lindsay had ever inspired in him.
In the corner of the room was his most precious possession. Basketball had become the only thing in his life he could count on. His fingers tingled in anticipation and excitement. Almost as if they had a mind of their own. He began to entertain the idea of heading over to the River Court to shoot a quick game when he heard the violent beating of rain against the roof. No, there would be no playing tonight. Still, his entire body tingled with anxiety. He needed to clear his head, get his head straight before he continued anymore wedding preparations.
Lucas looked back down at the invitation in his hand. There was no way he could send this one. He knew Lindsay meant well, she had even sent one to Brooke but he couldn't have her there. It would be too hard. She would never see this invitation. He threw it into the waste basket and grabbed his shirt from the bed. Shirking the idea of an umbrella, Lucas opened his door. As he looked into the night a strange feeling passed over him, like something was going to happen. Shaking the feeling off, he stepped out into the dark wet night. Why should he be afraid? It was just water.
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They chose forever.
We ask you to be present as
Lindsay Strauss
and
Lucas Eugene Scott exchange vows of forever
in friendship and in love
on Saturday, the
twenty-sixth of January
two thousand and eight
at two o'clock in the afternoon
Reception immediately following ceremony
No gifts please
She watched as the black ink dripped down the pristine white paper onto her jeans. Her curly blonde hair was plastered to her forehead, the consequence of sitting in the pouring rain. Her face was the replica of a sculpture; cold and lifeless. Once more she looked down at the paper but the words had already become smudged and illegible. It didn't matter though, she had already memorized it word for word. Another memory in the long line of painful moments in her life. Lucas was getting married to his editor, Lindsay. It would have been less painful if someone reached into her chest and wrenched her heart from her body. Peyton threw the wedding invitation to the ground. The invitation wasn't even meant for her but after seeing the beautifully crafted envelope addressed to Brooke, her curiosity got the better of her.
Sitting on the newly finished deck of Brooke's beach house she wondered how she got here. How did her life get so monumentally screwed up? Recently Brooke had insisted she move in with her but Peyton was having second thoughts, mostly about living and running a record label in Tree Hill. She wasn't fooling anyone. The main reason she had came back to Tree Hill was to see if her relationship, or whatever it was that kept drawing her to Lucas, was salvageable. Even though her hope was diminished on the River court one week ago when he told her he was with someone, she still had hope that one day they would make it back to each other. Watching Lucas and Lindsay for the past week was complete torture for her. She would rather be forced to peel her eyelids from her face. She was surprised she had even lasted this long without going completely insane. Peyton looked out towards the beach and felt the familiar shaking in her legs. She needed to get out. Without a moment of hesitation, Peyton ran across the beach not caring where her feet led her.
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Love is just a hoax so forget everything that you have heard
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Lyrics: "Now That You're Gone" by Ryan Adams & "The Tide" by The Spill Canvas