This is a future fic...I hope you guys will enjoy it. I look forward to your comments and reviews.
When a light is shown in the dark, what will you do? Will you reach for it?
It's funny, it seems..how sometimes we take our lives for granted...Haley steps out of the doctor's office and slowly makes her way for the bench nearby. Her head was spinning and her vision was clogged by the tears that formed in her eyes. She searches around her for some comfort but all she sees is sickness and death that surrounds her. She cries out loud and buries her face in her palm. She cries and sobs loudly as patients walks past her. Her figure trembles fragilely as she sobs.
Nathan wakes up to the sound of his alarm going off. He winces as he sits up in bed and rubs his eyes. The sun is shining through his window and casts a glow on Nathan's bare chest and face. Nathan turns around to the girl sleeping soundly next to him. He gets out of bed and goes to the bathroom.
Haley arrives at the airport and catches a cab to Tree Hill. The cab stops in front of a white house with a porch lining the house. She steps out and takes her luggage out.
"Thanks," she says to the driver as he hands her the last suitcase. She hands him his pay and starts for the house. Inside, she places the luggage in the empty living room and walks around the house. There is a large kitchen and dining room with dusty furniture. She makes her way upstairs into the bedrooms. There are four bedrooms unoccupied. She makes her way to the last bedroom at the end of the hall. She opens the door and takes a peek inside. She smiles when she sees the view of it. The room is painted baby blue with matching bed sets and a computer desk. She walks inside and sits on the bed. She sighs and smiles.
"Home sweet home," she says to herself softly.
Nathan decides to go for a morning run and it is a beautiful day for a run. He put on his headphones and starts his morning. He is in town visiting his mom, but she was on a trip in Florida. He decides to stay anyway. Basketball season was over and he didn't want to go back to LA anytime soon. He continues running until he sees Haley's house. Haley, he thought. Every time he goes for a run, he'll always stop in front of her house and all the wonderful memories came flooding back to him. He remembers their kiss in the rain after he was dumb and had broken up with her. They spent many nights in that house before him. Haley was the one person that he ever really loved. Together throughout highschool, they were on and off. They finally broken up for good when senior year came and they decided to go their separate ways. He hated it, but she left him. She was gone for good and had not heard from her since then. He laughed to himself. He could remember that day when she was leaving. She had acted so strange but he had ignored all the possible warnings. It was too late now. Too late to bring her back. He decides to move on but stops when he sees a figure in the window. He pulls out his earplugs and takes a closer look. He walks up to the porch and peers through the window. No one, he must be seeing things, he thought. He starts to walk down from the porch when the door swings open.
"Hello?" Haley asks standing in the doorway.
Nathan freezes in his tracks. He could recognize that voice anywhere. His heart raced, he could feel his body tense. He slowly turns around.
"Nathan?" Haley asks almost whispering. "Nathan?"
Nathan sees Haley. She looks thinner and more pale. But her hair was still the rich blonde color and her eyes still had those sparks in them. He can tell she's in shock as well. He moves slowly towards her until he is directly in front of her.
"Haley," he says. "It's really you."
Haley nods. She is in amazement. Nathan Scott, her former lover is standing before her. He looks the same. He is wet from sweating but other than that, his hair, his face, his body, all looks the same.
"What are you doing here?" Haley asks.
"I was out running when I saw something in your house," Nathan explains. "I thought it might be an intruder or something, so I came to check it out."
Haley laughs. "Really? You know we did sell this house when I moved to Chicago, right? So technically, you could be considered the intruder."
Nathan was speechless. He couldn't think of anything quick.
"I was just kidding. I meant what are you doing here in Tree Hill?" Haley asks changing the subject.
"Oh, that," Nathan says regaining his speech. "I'm visiting my mom. But it turns out, she's out of town for the moment."
Haley nods as to understand the situation.
"Well, what about you?"
Haley flashed him a smile. She opens her mouth to say something when her cell phone goes off. They both look inside the house.
"Why don't you come in?" Haley asks. Haley holds the door open for Nathan and disappears into the kitchen. Nathan walks in and to his surprise, sees an empty house. It was strange to see the house like this. He's never seen it this way. There used to be a blue couch in the living room with many decorative items and no there's nothing except Haley's luggage. Haley returns and sees the look on Nathan's face. She chuckles.
"Yea, I'm going to need a few things," she says motioning to the empty room.
Nathan chuckles lightly, "Don't you mean a lot of things?"
Haley smiles. He always had a sense of humor. Nathan turns to see her look. A look that he missed all these years.
"I'm sorry, but I have to meet someone," Haley says breaking the moment.
"Oh," Nathan says. "Don't let me stop you. You are going to be in town for a while right?"
Haley nods. "For a while."
Nathan smiles at her. "Alright, I guess, I'll see you around then." Nathan waves at her and leaves continuing his jog. Haley watches as he disappears around the corner.
"Haley, nice to meet you," the male doctor says extending his hand. Haley smiles politely and shakes his hand.
"I'm Dr. Kendrick. I've gotten your medical records from your doctor in Chicago, um...Dr. Brown?" he says looking at her records.
"Yea," Haley answers.
"Well, I see that you've refused to have the surgery. I can tell you that by having the surgery, it'll increase your chances of surviving, Miss James," Dr. Kendrick says.
"Dr. Kendrick, I know what is happening to me. I also know that there is a 50/50 chance that the surgery cannot undo the tumor in my brain," Haley says calmly as she can. Dr. Kendrick sighs. "Well, then, I assume you know that you can lose your memory because of it. The tumor is pressing on your cerebrum which can disrupt your daily functions and cause you to lose your memory."
Haley nods. "I know. But I don't want to go through surgery. I understand that I don't have much time. I just want to have the time that I have now to spend it however I want instead of suffering."
"I understand. I guess all I can do is just prescribe you some medicine for the side effects of it," Dr. Kendrick says sounding defeated. He writes something down on the chart and looks up at Haley.
"Miss James–"
"Call me Haley."
"Haley, I can't quite possibly understand what you're going through, but I hope your love ones know what's going on with you. This is a serious matter, and no one deserves to go at it alone," the man says.
Haley looks at him. Tears swell in her eyes. She looks away from him.
"They already know," she lies.
Nathan runs to Lucas's house. Lucas stayed in Tree Hill when he got married to Brooke. He still however, travels to and from LA when basketball season starts. He plays on the same team as Nathan. Brooke is already up and eating away in the kitchen. Her stomach is growing by the day and she loves it. Nathan looks at her.
"Brooke, where's Luke?" Nathan asks. Brooke looks at him.
"He's in the yard, why? Why are you here so early? Where's Jen?"
Nathan doesn't answer her and walks out. He sees Lucas out in the yard shooting some hoops.
"Did you know?" Nathan asks quickly. Lucas stops in his tracks and looks at him confused.
"Did I know what?" Lucas asks.
"Hales is back in town," Nathan tells him.
Lucas's eyes widen. "You're kidding!"
Nathan calms down a little knowing that Lucas didn't know anything about Haley's return.
"How do you know?" Lucas asks him setting the basketball down.
"I saw her when I was out running. She's back at her old house," Nathan informs her.
"Did you talk to her?" Lucas asks walking up to Nathan.
Nathan nods. "She says she'll be in town for a while. Something seems out of place here, Luke. Why didn't she tell you she was coming back?"
Luke shrug. "Maybe she wanted to surprise us."
Nathan shook his head. "She seems like she's hiding something. We were talking and suddenly, she says she has to go see someone." Together they walk inside the house.
"So?" Lucas asks once they're inside the house. He kisses his wife on the cheeks and washes his hands.
"So? So who else would Haley go see in Tree Hill?" Nathan questions.
Brooke looks up. "Wait, what? Why are you guys talking about Haley?"
"Haley's back in town," Lucas tells her.
Brooke gasp. "What? She is? Did you know?"
Lucas looks offended. "No. Why would you think I'd know?"
Brooke and Nathan looks at him.
"Guys, I didn't know, okay?" They eased the tension and started back at the argument.
"Who would she see though, tell me Luke?" Nathan asks sitting down next to Brooke.
"I don't know, Nathan. But why would you care? Aren't you in town to announce your engagement to Jen, anyway?" Lucas questions him.
Nathan remains silent and avoids eye contact with Lucas. Lucas sits down across from Nathan.
"Nathan, I thought you said you were over Haley a long time ago," Lucas tells him.
"Luke," Nathan says getting up. "We'll talk about this later. I have to go before Jen starts to get worry." He waves as he leaves. Lucas sighs.
"Sometimes I just don't get him," he says.
