Today Is The Day
Aka: The Lost Book
By: CheeryTutorGrl89
Summary: Tell me you're sorry. Tell me you're wrong. Most of all… tell me you're the truest thing I have ever felt. Lucas's first book was known as a love story… but that's what it was… a story. Meant to entertain, touch, and elaborate. What happens when Brooke stumbles upon a book that was never meant to be read? What if it's a book about her life? "Why was this never published?" "This book isn't a tool to entertain… it's my soul"
Chapter One: She Was Guarded
It had been 5 years. 5 years since graduation, 5 years since high school, and most importantly it was 5 years that separated Brooke from the immaturity that she had once been. Brooke had been through a lot in those last 5 years and a lot of it she chose to ignore and forget but those last 5 years weren't as important as the years that had came before it. Junior and Senior year of high school had really turned Brooke into the person she was today. Miss Davis was brave, smart, tough-skinned, and over all, the kind of girl a lucky man would be proud to introduce into his life… yet Brooke had never had that. She used to be the girl guys would flaunt to make ex-girlfriends jealous and now that she was an adult she just pulled herself away from any chance of that happening again.
5 years, 1 company, 1 mother, and a few best friends later Brooke stood at a door that she had known very well. Once white, then red, then black, this door meant a lot to her, of course more than she would admit. Raising her hand slowly, she balled her hand up into a tight fist, and she knocked on the door. After a few seconds there was no answer. Brooke turned the knob on the door, and peaked into the room.
"Oh Lucas Scott…" Brooke voice sounded through the room, the room that had changed dramatically since she had last seen it. She hadn't seen him since their night in New York but he was the first one she planned on visiting now that she was back in Tree Hill.
She stepped in a little farther; a small dimpled smile graced her cheeks.
"Come out; come out, wherever you are…" That was when she spotted the lumps under the blanket of his bed. She had tracked him down. Her smile grew wider as did her eyes. Stepping closer to the bed she let out a big "Surprise" before bouncing onto the bed and onto the lumps. To her surprise it was just a few scattered pillows. Pulling back the comforter she threw the pillows to the ground.
Brooke groaned out and fell back onto the bed before she started to mumble to herself.
"Never here when I need him, is he?" She sighed once more and considered waiting for him but she knew she has spent enough time waiting for him in her lifetime. She got to her feet and stretched for a moment before spotting something from the corner of her eyes... an open nightstand.
She was too curious to not 'accidently' open it a little farther. Reaching down Brooke pulled open the oak wood drawer and saw a few casual objects. Sitting on the edge of his bed she pulled each item out one by one.
"Tic tacs… about time. Condoms… thank god. Hand sanitizer…" She looked at it oddly before throwing it with the rest of the things she was pulling out. "Odd." Reaching her hand in farther she pulled out a little orange bottle… prescription bottle. Reading it over she felt herself tense up but she immediately shook it off before putting to down with the other discarded items. Last but not least she pulled out a leather bound book.
"Ohh the original 'Lucas loves Peyton: The Cheaters.' Glad to know he keeps it so close to his bed." She said out loud but to herself. Brooke would never reveal those feelings to any of her friends. She knew better than to intentionally hurt any of them. Curiously she flipped open the first page and saw a title written out neatly in Lucas's handwriting.
Brooke froze, the words scrolled out in front of her almost made her heart stop, stomach drop, and throat tense up all at once.
She had to take a minute and relax, after a deep breath she mumbled the words.
"The Girl Behind The Red Door."