The Fast and the Furious
Prologue
Tree Hill, North Carolina could be described in so many words. If you would ask a resident to describe Tree Hill in only one word, it would most likely be "divided". For as long as they could all remember, Tree Hill had been a divided city. It all started back in the 50's when the local high school became too small for its students. They were forced to build a new one and in the process divide the city into West side and East side in order to decide who belonged in which school.
West side of Tree Hill was the Orange County of North Carolina. It was the home of the rich and the famous, the bold and the beautiful. They all lived in mansions and partied at their beach houses. Most of the kids were spoiled brats with BMW's and Louis Vuitton purses. The "leader" of the West side was Dan Scott, the richest of them all. Whenever someone wanted to buy a new Ferrari for their spoiled one, Dan Scott was the man they all went to. It was no wonder that his son, Nathan Scott, was the "it" guy amongst the teenagers. He had a passion for pretty girls and like everybody else in Tree Hill, the passion for fast cars. He threw the wildest parties and dominated the school and because of his status as the captain of the basketball team, the teachers let him pass every test he took even if he only got his name right. And the same went with his gang. Tim Smith, theidiot of the gang, was not only Nathan's best friend but also a team mate. Brooke Davis, the princess of the West, was the richest and snobbiest of all the girls. So no wonder she fit it in. Her best friend Peyton Sawyer was the odd one in their group. She was the rebel without a cause. The only reason she was a cheerleader was because her mother had been one too. Even though she was the most unique in their gang, she enjoyed the life on the West side. There was just something soothing knowing that the biggest problem you had was which outfit you would wear the next day. Yes, life was good for Nathan Scott and his friends.
Then there was the East side and the Easts. The normal people with their normal nine-to-five jobs. They didn't live in mansions. They didn't have beach houses and they sure as hell didn't drive Ferraris or have Louis Vuitton purses, at least the authentic ones. They lived in normal houses with white picked fences and a two car garages. The heart of the East side was Karen's Café. Karen was a successful café owner and a single parent. She was nice, sweet and made the best cakes in the city. She was also the only person who had ever said no to Dan Scott. At the end of her high school senior year she became pregnant with Dan's child. Few months later Dan's girlfriend, Deb, became pregnant with his child too. Dan chose Deb because he saw a future with her, and especially with her parents' money. Few years later Dan was a rich business owner and offered to buy Karen a house on the West side. "No child of mine will be living on the East side." he said. Karen had just opened the café and gotten a small house so she didn't need his help but most of all, she didn't want his help. So she told him to go where the sun didn't shine. And that was the reason she was liked by so many Easts. Her son, Lucas, was an excellent basketball player and like his stepbrother, the captain of his basketball team. He spent all of his time working athis uncle's auto garage or playing basketball at the Rivercourt with his friends. His best friend since elementary school was Haley James, the girl who was a combination of everything. She was a tomboy with a 4.0 GPA. She played soccer but she was also a tutor in the school. She came from a big family so she had to work for her money. She worked at Karen's café and also with Lucas at Keith's garage. And still she managed to have time to hang out with Jake and Lucas at Rivercourt. The Easts loved their life.
The only passion both sides had was the passion for fast cars. Back in the old days they would solve every argument with a race. Now the kids kept up the tradition. The cops tried to put an end to every race and usually they succeeded. So nowadays when they wanted to race, it had to be well planned and kept a secret from any outsiders.
The only thing both Easts and Wests could agree was the mutual hatred towards each other. Especially the kids hated each other. Whenever they had a basketball, football, chess or any game, match or meet against each other, the whole school was watching. The cops were everywhere because almost always there was a fight. It wasn't easy to live in a city where you hated half of the population.
So just imagine everyone's reaction when they found out that the city officials decided to unite the schools. Make it a one Tree Hill.
