A/N: Hey everyone here is the first chapter to the sequel of The Other Side of Life, it's a little short, but I want to know what you all think so review please, I know ya'll liked the first story so I hope that this one you will like just as much and doesn't ruin the other one :)) well read and enjoy.

I should be out in that driveway stopping you
Tears should be rolling down my cheek
And I don't know why I'm not falling apart
Like I usually do
And how the thought of losing you's not killing me

Lucas finished packing and loaded all of his bags in his truck. He walked back into his dorm room and gave it one more look over, he walked over to his closet and made sure he had everything. A small sad smile crept on his lips when he saw his gray sweatshirt. He gave it to Brooke before she left, but she gave it back when they finally broke up months back, he can still remember their talk and what happened before she finally ended it.

***Flashback***

"Brooke what's wrong?" he asked as they sat on his bed her head on his bare chest.

"This isn't going to work Lucas." she whispered and looked down.

"What you mean this isn't going to work?"

"Us, me and you, it is too hard."

"Brooke…"

"No Lucas you know it's true. What we see each other Christmas's, spring break, then maybe some over the summer. Just for you to go off to college then the calls will become less and the visits will soon stop. We just need to stop it now before we get in to deep."

"I'm I'll ready in deep Brooke I love you." He said turning her to look at him. He placed his hand gently on her cheek and wiped a tear away with his thumb. "I don't want to lose you Brooke."

"I know I love you too, god I love you so much but Lucas…" Brooke cried as more tears formed.

"No, Brooke look summer is coming up in a few months and I'm going to come up to stay with you and you can come back down here to stay with me, this is going to work I know it is."

"It's not Lucas, every time we hang up the phone or we say our goodbyes it just gets harder and harder. So I think we should just end it now." She said getting up and dressed.

"Baby don't do this." he pleaded jumping of his bed and grabbing her hand.

"I have to Lucas."

"No you don't this will work I know it will." He said pulling her into a kiss.

"Lucas…" she said pulling away "please don't make this harder."

"Brooke please…" he asked as she started walking towards the door. "I love you."

Brooke took a deep breath and walked back over to him, she placed a hand on his cheek as tears continued to fall.

"I love you too Lucas I do, that's why this is so hard. If it's meant to be it will happen but right now this is best. I'm sorry please know that." She placed a soft kiss on his lips handing him his sweatshirt then turning to leave.

"Brooke…" he called when she turned around to look at him. "I want to be with you, I love you but if you leave now I can't promise I'll be here when you come back." he didn't know why he said it he didn't mean it he knew if she came back he would be here but right now his heart was completely broken and he wanted her to maybe feel as bad as he did.

The tears fell down her cheek, he saw her break right in front of him and all he wanted to do was walk over take her in his arms and kiss her but he couldn't so he just stood there as she opened the door and turned to look at him with tears on her eyes.

"Bye Lucas."

***Flashback over***

I feel bad
That I can stand here strong
Cold as stone, Seems so wrong
I can't explain it
Maybe it's just
I've cried so much
I'm tired and I'm numb Baby I hate it
I feel bad that I don't feel bad

And just like that she was gone, they haven't really talked since then, she mostly talked to Haley and Haley would tell him how much she missed him but he always thought if she missed him she would call him talk to him but she wouldn't so he moved on. He never had a serious girlfriend and never loved anyone because the truth was even after months he was still completely in love with her.

However, none of that matter he was transferring to a college moving on with his life. When he first told Nathan he was leaving Nathan was pretty pissed, but Nathan knew Lucas was only transferring to be closer to his mom.

Lucas had moved in with Dan and Nathan when he was about 12 he hated it but couldn't do anything about it. Dan being the mayor of course won custody over his mother but his mom was working hard to earn money to get a nice small house for them both to live in. however that never came by the time she saved enough money Lucas was off to college, but Lucas went to visit her over Christmas and fell in love California. He only been there once before and that was to see Brooke but they didn't do much sightseeing they mostly just stayed in her bed, with the occasional trip to the beach, but that didn't matter anymore they were done and he is happy.

"You ready to go Luke?" Nathan asked as he walked over and sat on his bed.

"Yeah I guess so."

"What you thinking about man?" Nathan asked noticing the look on his brother's face.

"Just I don't know sucks to leave."

"Yeah I know but you will come visit and plus the look on Dan's face when you told him you were leaving was great." He laughed trying to lighten the mood.

"Yeah he was pretty pissed wasn't he?"

"Yeah he was" brothers laughed. "But hey maybe you will see Brooke around."

"You do know how big California is plus she is up in Glenn and I'm down in Riverside."

"Ok I almost failed geography so I have no clue what that means." Nathan laughed.

"It means she is up north I'm south, Nate, man am I glad you date Haley otherwise you would be screwed."

"Did I hear my name?" Haley smiled walking in the boys dorm room and sitting on Nathan's lap.

"Yeah we were talking about how dumb Nate is."

"Oh baby its ok you're sleeping with your tutor." Haley smiled kissing him.

"Your damn right I am." Nathan smiled.

"Ok can you two quit until I'm at least gone."

"I'm sorry Luke I'm going to miss you." Haley said standing up and hugging her best friend.

"Yeah but you're going to come visit me so it's all good."

"Yes I am." Haley smiled as a tear fell.

"Ok well I better be going don't want to miss my flight. I'll see you guys soon ok?" Lucas smiled hugging his brother and Haley.

"Yes soon, don't forget me while you're out with all your crazy Cali girls."

"Oh none of them compare to my Haley." Lucas laughed.

"Hey she is my Haley not yours." Nathan laughed wrapping his arm around Haley's waist.

"Yeah well still." Lucas laughed.

"Bye Luke. Tell Karen hi for me." Haley smiled hugging him on last time.

"I will bye guys." He said as he got in his truck in drove off.

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Lucas had been on the plane for hours and he was bored as hell. He put his iPod in and couldn't help but feel sad when he heard the song playing. It was I feel bad and he heard it when he and Brooke first broke up, it became one of his favorite songs.

He sighed as the lyrics rang through his head;

I can let myself be angry over wasted time
And sad about just throwing love away
Yeah I almost wish my heart was breaking
But I can't lie
All I want to do is turn the page
I feel Bad

That I can stand here strong
Cold as stone, Seems so wrong
I can't explain it
Maybe it's just
I've cried so much
I'm tired and I'm numb Baby I hate it
I feel bad that I don't feel bad

That I don't feel bitter, alone
I just feel its time, it's time to move on
I just gotta move on and on and on and on

But he never really moved on even with all the string of girls and one nighters, he knew a certain brunette still now and would always have his heart.

When the song ended he realized he shouldn't feel bad anymore, he is moving on to a new state and new school where he could be whoever he wanted. He was happy with that thought and happy with that feeling. No longer was he Lucas Scott big basketball star, man whore, with crazy father, he wasn't the guy everyone knew that got his heart broken by a girl that people considered 'beneath' him. Here he could be Lucas Scott whoever that was and he could mask the pain and go a day or a week without someone asking how he was has or if he talked to her. As the plane landed a relief came over him. "This is going to work." He smiled to himself as he walked off the plane into the airport.

"Lucas!" a dark headed woman yelled as she jumped in his arms.

"Hey mom." He smiled.

"God I missed you, you excited for school to start?"

"School has already started mom." He laughed

"Well then you excited for your school year to start?" she said rolling her eyes.

"Yes I am." He smiled as they walked out of the airport. "I sure am."

Yeah
Baby it's just I've cried so much
I'm tired and I'm numb baby I hate it
I feel bad that I don't feel bad
No, I don't feel bad

A/N: Ok here is the first chapter I know its short and I hope ya'll like it but review and let me know : ))