CHAPTER 1: What's wrong with Brooke?

Brooke returned to Tree Hill after her trip to Belgium. The first thing she did was going to Peyton's house. She knokked on the door and Peyton opened.

"Brooke!" she yelled while wrapping the brunette in her arms.

"I missed you, I missed you so much." Brooke said. "So, what have you been up to these days?"

Peyton went inside.

"What? What's wrong?" Brooke asked while closing the door and following her best friend to the bedroom. Peyton sat on the bed and bursted out in tears.

"Peyton?"

"Planning my dad's funural. He died the day before yesterday in a car crash." she said in tears. "Oh P. I'm so sorry." Brooke said.

"I just... I feel so alone now." Peyton cried.

"Hey, You are not alone, you have me and I'm not going anywhere anymore. This was the last trip I ever wanted to make, so now I'm staying. Forever." Brooke said and she sat on the bed next to Peyton. Peyton rested her head on Brooke's shoulder and Brooke wrapped her arms around Peyton while giving her a light kiss on her forehead. The blonde smiled. It was always a great feeling when Brooke gave her a kiss on her forehead. Wait, what was she thinking? It was just a normal kiss on her forehead from her best friend, no special feelings needed.

"Want me to help?" Brooke asked.

"Yeah." Peyton smiled. "That would be nice."

Brooke whiped Peyton's tears away with her finger.

"Let's get started." she said. "By the way, where's Hales?"

"Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you. She's in the hospital. She's in a coma. My dad picked her up and wanted to give her a lift, but then they got the accident. My dad couldn't be saved and Haley was close. She nearly died too." Peyton said. "You wanna go and see her?"

Brooke was also in tears now.

"No, no, it's fine." she said. "Let's plan this funural."

She just wanted to be with Peyton for the moment, but now isn't a good time to tell Peyton how she feels.

"When do you wanna do this?" Brooke asked.

"Dunno. It's friday today. Tomorrow?' Peyton asked.

"Sure." Brooke said.

After a couple of hours was the funural planned.

"What time is it?" Brooke asked.

"4 Pm." Peyton answered. "Why?"

"I think I'm gonna go and see Hales." Brooke said.

"Okay." Peyton said.

The two girls walked to the door.

"See you soon." Brooke said.

Peyton grabbed Brooke and hugged her.

"Glad you're back." she said.

Brooke smiled and took off to the hospital.

Brooke saw Haley lying in bed. Without moving.

"Hi Hales. It's me, Brooke." Brooke said. "What should I do Hales? Tell Peyton I love her? I really don't know." For a moment, Brooke forgot that Haley could hear her talking while she was in a coma. "I'm gonna head off, but please, wake up."

Brooke went home.

The phone was ringing but Brooke didn't answer it.

"Brooke, pick up the phone." Peyton said over the voicemail. "I don't like it that you're avoiding me and I don't even know why you're doing that. You're acting all weird since you came back. What's wrong? See yah."

Brooke was lying on her bed listening to the voicemail. Some tears appeared in her eyes.

Three weeks later Haley woke up and could leave the hospital. She was fully recovered. Haley went to Brooke's house. Brooke was lying on the bed and staring at the ceiling. She let out a sigh. She was talking to herself:

"What should I do...Tell her? No, maybe It'll crush our friendship. Oh, I really don't know."

"Tell her." Someone said from the doorway.

Brooke quickly turned her head.

"Hales!" she yelled. "I'm so glad you're outta hospital."

"Tell her." Haley repeated.

"Wh...what are you talking about. Tell who what?" Brooke acted as innocent as she could be.

"C'mon, you don't have to hide anything from me. I was in a coma. I couldn't move but that doesn't mean I couldn't hear you." Haley said.

"You heard what I said?" Brooke asked.

"Yeah, people in coma can hear what people say to them, remember?" Haley said. "So tell her."

Brooke smiled.

"So ehm, wanna give a bisexual a hug?" she asked.

"Ofcourse, just because you're a bisexual doesn't mean that you're a different person. I still love you for the way you are. That'll never change." Haley said.

Brooke and Haley hugged.

"I love you too Hales." Brooke said. "Thanks for the advice, but I can't. I can't tell her."

Tears rolled over Brooke's cheeks. She went outside and got in her car.

Haley took her cell phone and called Peyton.

"Hello? Peyton speaking." did Peyton answer her phone.

"Yeah it's Haley." Haley said.

"Haley! So glad that you're out of the hospital." Peyton said.

"Yeah me too. Look. I think you should talk to Brooke." Haley suggested.

"She doesn't pick up her phone when I call, so I can't exacly talk to her." Peyton answered.

"Go see her in person. She just took off in her car and I know that you know where she went, so go talk to her." Haley demanded.

"Why? Is something wrong?" Peyton asked worried.

"She'll tell you. Bye." Haley said and she turned off the phone.

Brooke was sitting on the edge of a bridge. Peyton arrived.

"Thought I'd found you here." she said.

Brooke quickly turned around.

"Peyton." she said.

"Sorry, didn't mean to scare you." Peyton said while sitting next to Brooke. "Now, tell me what's wrong."

"I ... I can't." Brooke said while she got up and walked to her car.

"Brooke!" Peyton yelled while getting up. Brooke stopped and turned around. " I know there's something wrong and you're gonna tell me what it is. You're my best friend!"

"You don't wanna be my best friend anymore when you know this." Brooke said.

"Yes I do." Peyton answered.

"I just... I can't!" Brooke yelled.

"You're gonna tell me what's wrong! I'm not leaving without knowing what's wrong. You can tell me anything!" Peyton yelled back.

"You wanna know what's going on? You really wanna know?"

"Yes, I do!"

"I'm in love with you, allight!"

"And that's a bad thing? I love you too!"

"No, I mean love love you. Not in a friendly way but in a lovers way."

Suddenly Peyton was quiet.

"I knew it. I knew you weren't in love with me." Brooke said. "See why I didn't wanna tell you!"

"No, Brooke, wait!" Peyton yelled, but Brooke already got in her car and drove off. At home, she fell on her bed and cried. Haley came in and was lying on the bed with Brooke without saying a word. She took Brooke in her arms and placed her head against Brooke's. She closed her eyes while Brooke was crying on the shoulder of one of her best friends.