Moving Forward
By: OTHskater
Summary- This is the sequel to Living in the Moment, I suggest reading that before reading this just because it will help you understand a little better. This story is going to be a five part story, each chapter will be a different stage of grief, I wanted to show the healing process of the family after Nathan's untimely death.
I hope you all like it! And Reviews would be so great!
Disclaimer- I own nothing except my made up characters
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Denial
Refusal to grant something desired or believed to be a right
Micah Scott walked on the playground of Tree Hill elementary, he kicked rocks on the blacktop, waiting for his best friend Sam, to get out of time out so that they could go and play on the playground. Micah looked at his shoes that his aunt Peyton had bought for him. They had skulls on the side with green lettering spelling out his name on the other side.
"Hey those are cool shoes." Sam said as he came running over to Micah.
"Thanks, that was a long time out, come on." Micah said as they went running towards the playground. The two boys played together pretending to be in a make believe world of pirates and bad guys. The two played until their teacher rang a bell signaling that their recess was over.
"I'll race you inside." Sam said as Micah jumped off the swing and sprinted towards the school door. The boys raced all the way back to their class. Micah reached the doorway first and pumped his fist in the air.
"Yes! I win!" He said as Sam slouched in defeat and both of them sat down in their seats.
"Alright class, we are going to do some writing until the end of school." The young teacher said as she started to write on the chalk board. "What I want you to write about today is about what you are going to do over summer vacation." She said as Micah picked up his pencil excitedly and started writing away. Micah wrote for almost 30 minutes until the bell rang; he dropped his pencil and took his paper up to his teacher's desk. She smiled at him as she took the paper.
"Very good job Micah." She said as she quickly looked over the neatly written paper. "Who is coming to pick you up today?"
"My mommy." He said as He headed out the door, unknown to him she followed him down the hallway and out to the carpool lane. She watched him climb into the back of a car; she smiled when she saw Haley James- Scott in the driver seat. She walked over to the car.
"Mrs. Scott." She said as she tapped on the window and Haley rolled it down and put on her best fake smile.
"Oh hi, Ms. Jordan, I hope Micah wasn't bad in class today." Haley said as she looked back at her son.
"Oh no he was great; I just wanted you to have this." She said as she handed over the paper. "We have a great staff of counselors here at the school if you want him or any of your other kids to talk to
someone." She said before she smiled and turned around. Haley frowned she didn't even have to read the paper.
"Hey Micah Hon, you know that if you ever want to talk, you can always talk to me or one of your sisters or James, right?" She asked as Micah looked at her from the backseat.
"Yeah I know." He said Haley smiled at him through the rearview mirror.
"Good, I just wanted to make sure." She said as she threw the paper in the passenger's seat and stepped on the gas.
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"Hey guys, how was school." Haley said as she stood in the kitchen making dinner when her three oldest kids came into the kitchen. They all muttered at their mom as they made their way up towards their rooms. Following them was Brooke Davis who smiled sympathetically at Haley.
"That good huh?" She said sarcastically to herself. As Brooke set her purse down on the counter.
"How are you today tutor mom?" Brooke asked as she picked up the paper that Micah had written.
"I'm doing okay." Haley said automatically. Brooke rolled her eyes as she reads Micah's writing.
What I'm doing this summer: I'm going to go on vacation with my family; my mommy said we could go to Disney world. It is going to be so much fun. My daddy is going to come back from heaven to come with us I just know it. I will be happy when my family can laugh and have fun again at Disney world cause that's the happiest place on earth.
Brooke sighed and turned to Haley.
"Did you read this?" Brooke asked with tears in her eyes.
"Yeah." Haley said sadly. "I don't have the heart to correct him." Brooke hugged her friend.
"I think you need to Haley both of the boys are like this, Joshie was telling Lucas and Skills yesterday that Nathan was playing hide n' go seek and had the best hiding spot because he couldn't find him. Haley you have to talk to them." Brooke said as Haley started to cry.
"I know but it makes it easier you know, if they think he's coming back, I know that they won't forget him."
"Oh hales, come on, there is no way that those little boys are going to forget Nathan, eventually those big kids of yours will be back to normal and they will tell them all about him. Plus you have the whole family, me and Lucas all the guys. Trust me Haley we won't let them forget Nate." Brooke said seriously as they hugged again.
"You're right." She said wiping her tears. Haley walked up the stairs towards her youngest sons rooms and sighed.
"If only you were playing hide n' go seek." She said as she looked at a picture of Nathan that was hanging on the wall.
