September 23rd 2003

Dear Diary,

"My parents don't see me. And when they do see me, it's only because they're angry about something. My dad golfs and my mom shops and I can't remember the last time we laughed together. Or just sat quietly together. I'd like to just sit with them. Be a family. Hear them say they love me. I see my friends and they seem to have real families. And maybe everything isn't as nice as I imagine but I feel like they have more love around them than I do. And that's more disappointing than I have words for. There's this thing called the Burning Boat Festival coming up. We do it every year and this year I can tell my mom wants to throw in my dad and my dad wants to throw in my mom. And me, I'd be happy to chuck the whole thing in.I don't know who I am anymore. Or how I got here. I miss who I used to be. I wanna have a home again, ya know? And real friends. You know, the kind of friendships we used to believe in. I miss that. I guess I just miss all of it."

~End of Diary~

"Alot of people, think they might know Brooke Davis; but the truth is no one really does. They know her for what she IS and what she DID like she's student body president, founder of DWnot I, cheerleader, Peyton's best friend and because she's smart, funny, pretty, popular. But that's not true people really don't know Brooke Davis for WHO SHE IS. She's the girl behind the red door, she's someone's daughter, girlfriend, cheerleader, wife, mother, friend and godmother. She is also the girl with the biggest heart you'll ever see. And you know, when you're in high school, it's not very easy to let people see who you really was born into a very privileged lifestyle but her parents paid her little attention and she often felt sidelined or unwanted."

Brooke walked outside to the courtyard of the school. It was an crisp cold early morning as she sat her books down on the table. Peyton was not with her recently she was in LA for a record deal with Syric Records. An unfamiliar figure approached Brooke. This figure normally never sits with Brooke Davis, because they were from totally different cliques.

"Hey Brooke, Erm... I was just uh... wondering if maybe I could sit here with you? If that's a problem I understand?" Haley asked; she didn't ask because she wanted to be friends with Brooke but because there were no more seats, along side Haley was Lucas Scott, Haley James's best friend.

"Erm I guess so tutor girl and Lucas?" She said putting her head up to face them. Her chocolate brown eyes met his ocean blue eyes. "Gee, she knows your name and not mine I feel the love Luke."

Haley James is a straight A student, the quintessential girl-next-door who is best friends with Lucas Scott, she comes from a large family she is the youngest out of her 7 siblings. Having grown up in a household with three sisters and three brothers, Haley had no privacy in her house, and though many girls would love six other siblings, Haley hated the idea. She also stayed at home with her 'extra ordinary' parents, who were wild and excitable, forcing Haley to take on a more mature role than her parents. As well as having a fear of clowns from an early age, Haley often feels completely disconnected from the world, but has learned to never let that feeling show on the outside. She usually spends most of her time with Lucas and his mom at her cafe.

Lucas Scott is the best friend to Haley James, the son of Karen Roe; Lucas is a straight B student He was abandoned by his father before birth and raised by his mom and paternal uncle Keith Scott. When Lucas and Nathan both started playing for the Ravens, Nathan began making Lucas' life more difficult everyday. Lucas had a passion for basketball and played at the River Court with friends such as Skills, Fergie, and Junk. His best friend, Haley James, fell for Nathan which eventually drew Nathan and Lucas to become close companions and, eventually, brothers. Lucas also began writing and had his first book published about the people of Tree Hill, during his College Course.

"So Tutor Girl, how long have you met Lucas? and what are you guys anyway, brother/sister, boyfriend/girlfriend, steady dates or Lovers?" She asked.

"Um...actually none were just friends. We met when we were six and we became friends, and now she's my bestfriend." Lucas said.

"You never fell for Lucas, tutor girl? I mean have you seen him? He's to die for, and yeah I know he just joined the Ravens, by the way Luke great game." She explained; chewing her french fry.

"Um no, because we were just friends. Um where's Peyton?"

"Oh she's in LA for a trip to her record deal. She'll be back tomorrow."

"that's cool. I guess I'll see you in class?" haley said; she got up and walked away.

"Yeah. Bye Tutor girl, Lucas."

Nathan Scott, scurried in to class as he became late.

"Shit. Whitey's gonna kill me." He said looking down at his feet as he rushed though the crowds to second period English.

He bumped into a guy who had wavy silk brown hair, who wore his black turtle neck. He was the mathlete. Thee Mathlete. His name was Julian Baker. He had a secert crush on Brooke Davis, but he knew he never had a chance. She was a popular girl and he is a nobody.

"Sorry." Nathan said; not looking up at the person he bumped into. His letter men jacket stuffed in his backpack.

"It's okay." Julian mumbled.

Nathan Scott . Raised under the privilege of being Dan Scott's son, Nathan was the star player of his high school basketball team, the Tree Hill Ravens, and became threatened when his half-brother Lucas joined the team. Nathan and Lucas had a relationship based on rivalry until eventually a building up a friendship, which later turned into loving brotherhood. Nathan has a difficult relationship with his immediate family, too. His father is a constant nag and bully towards Nathan and pushes him with basketball. His mother, Deb Scott, was always away on business trips.

"So yeah you can say that Nathan Scott and Brooke Davis were not very different from each other. They both have parents who pressure them, tell them their not good enough. Who are always away. They both are from the same cliques. Their both popular. He's the jock captain of the Ravens, and she's the head cheerleader! I wonder why these two haven't been a couple there so alike."

On the other hand; there's Julian Baker.

Julian was born to Sylvia and Paul father was an esteemed film producer who introduced Julian to the film industry and made his love of cinema grow. However, Paul often neglected his son, choosing his work over his relationship with Julian. This prompted Julian's closer relationship with his mother. Julian admired the magic he believed his mother had inside of her but he slowly saw the magic fade away . With his close relationship to his mother and distant relationship with his father, Julian took on his mother's surname at the age of fifteen.

Julian never considered him one of 'the Populars'. He often hung out with people from his own clique. He thought of the Populars as three words: attention seekers, snobby rich brats and plastic bimbos and douchey jocks.

Julian Baker sat in his Chemistry class, he took a seat right in the middle between Tim Smith and Antwon 'Skills' Taylor.

Julian crouched over his desk and asked Skills "What is Tim doing?"

"I don't know, he's just Tim. We awl think he's crazy."

Julian laughed; he and Skills aren't friends, but they could be? Couldn't they?

Lucas Scott went by the tutor centre to see Haley and talk to her.

"Hey Hales, so what did you think of Brooke Davis?"

"Um... Well she seems like a nice person, but not someone I could see as my friend. We are so different."

"So different's not bad. Being different is unique." He told her grabbing a seat and a Julius Caesar book out of his bag.

"I know, it's just she's Brooke Davis. Everyone knows who she is. But why would a girl like her be friends with a girl like me." Haley explained.

"Anyway, she seemed like she wanted to be your friend."

"Eh... I don't know." Haley replied flipping the pages of a magazine.

"Anyway you seemed interested in her Luke." Haley continued as she laid the magazine down and put her fingers though her other fingers, and sat up to heat what her best friend had to say.

" I guess I do like her, she's everything I guy could ask for? You know what I mean." He said smirking.

"Yeah, I understand, but don't you really want to get to know Brooke Davis."

"Uh... I actually never thought of that."

"Well you should; although I don't know Brooke Davis at all, but I know that there's more to her than you see. Remember there's more than meets the eye." She answered winking at him.

Suddenly a figure approached as the smiles left their faces and instead anger filled their faces.

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