Disclaimer: Mark created One Tree Hill, this is just a fanfic
Note: Karen is not related to lucus, dan, Nathan or anyone but brooke.She is Brooke's aunt.
Also, Nathan and Lucus are brothers and Deb and Dan scott are their parents.
Flashbacks are in the style of writing
Hope Has Come
Chapter 1"Be Somebody"
"When I was only seventeen couldn't wait for twenty-one."Corey Smith's twenty-one stormed through the speakers of Brooke's little car.
"Aint that right, "moaned seventeen year old Brooke Davis. This brunette, cheery, New Yorker Resident was on her many painful hour car ride to Tree Hill, North Carolina, also known as hell hole for Brooke. Living with her loving, old, single, but strict aunt, Karen. Tree Hill was the past for Brooke from visiting every summer and spring break, but now Brooke has to live there with all of her regrets pouring on top of her.
Brooke sighed as she passes the green sign stating that she was in fact in Tree Hill. Soon enough she found herself pulling her baby blue volkswagen into Karen's driveway. It took Brooke moments to gain enough energy to raise herself from her small vehicle.
"Well, this is defiantly an upgrade," Brooke sarcastically smirked about her new home.
It didn't take long until Karen rushed outside to greet her one and only favorite niece. "Brooke!" Brooke smiled slightly as Karen crushed her with a heavy hug. "How are you? It feels like I haven't seen you in years."
"I'm fine Karen, really. It's only been 11 months." Brooke said softly. "Thank you again for letting me stay until I graduate."
"Brooke, there's no other choice. If you stay here people are going to ask question people are going to talk You know how it is in New York, news travels fast. We already had to keep you out of school for nine months and your mother pretended like it was hers! What else are we supposed to do? Keep you locked up from the-" Brooke's father started but Brooke had cut him off.
"I know, I know dad. But I want him. Can we just stop talking about it? I'm still trying to recover."Brooke slightly said.
"The painful tears are never going away." Brooke's father started again. "You're going to Tree Hill to restart your life, and that's final."
Brooke started to burst into heavy tears.
"I am so glad you're living here, really. You're going to be like my daughter! This also means I'm going to have to lay down some ground rules." Brooke's smile faded. "This isn't going to be like New York, and you're going to have to get used to it." Karen said cheerfully.
"Oh, shocker there." Brooke muttered under her breath.
"Thank you again, but actually do you mind if you show me to my room. I am really tired and wouldn't mind to go to bed early." Brooke suggested
"Oh of course sweetie." Karen said slightly stepping into her small but beautiful home.
"This is it" Karen said while opening up Brooke's new door to her room. Brooke smiled. "I know it's not much, no one has ever actually used this room, so you are more than welcome to paint and do whatever teenagers do. Just make yourself at home." Karen smiled. "Oh, dinner's at 7. I'll make sure to wake you." Karen said while leaving the teenager to take in her new surroundings.
"This is just great." Brooke sighed as plopping onto her new bed. "I have got to get out of here." Brooke looked at her cell phone to see what time it was. It read 2:54. "Ah, I have time to go explore." Brooke got up to walk towards the door separating her room to the outside. Brooke walked outside and started to walk to the one place she knew, the river court.
Walking up to the river court, Brooke noticed one male teenager playing basketball by himself. It took a few moments for the teenager to realize someone was standing near him. Right then, they both recognized each other.
"Nathan.." Brooke started.
"Brooke, what, how, why. You should have called." Nathan started but only to see Brooke running in the other direction. "Brooke wait!"