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Tree Hill was a small little town in the middle of nowhere many would say. However, for two very young kids it was paradise and the beginning of a new found friendship or so they thought.

Haley was a beautiful four year old girl with long, curly auburn hair and innocent, little brown eyes that could make anyone melt. Everyday she would ask her mother to take her to the park, so she could play on the swings. Since the park was only a block from her house, her and her mother would walk there everyday after lunch.

One day when they arrived at the park all of the swings were occupied by other kids. "Oh no mommy! No more swings," Haley cried.

"Sorry honey, why don't you go play on the slide," her mom replied. She went over to the slide and climbed to the top before sliding down. It was not as fun as the swings, but she made the best of it.

After a few minutes of sliding by herself, she went over to the swings to see if by chance there was one open yet. A little boy around the age of five with short black hair and blue eyes spotted her while he was swinging.

He jumped off and yelled over at her, "Hey you wanna swing?"

She looked over and smiled before heading his way. "You sure," she asked.

"Yeah, I'll push ya if ya want," he replied.

"Thanks," she said while hopping on. The two continued to play together before it was time for her to go home. The little boy smiled and waved goodbye before running off to his own mother.

The next few days the same process occurred. They would meet at the park and then he would push her on the swing. After a few weeks, he asked her, "Ya wanna go slide today instead of swing?"

"Ok," she replied.

"I'm Nathan. What's your name?" he asked her as they were sitting at the top of the slide.

"I'm Haley," she responded with a smile.

"Well Hales, let's slide together!" he said while motioning for her to sit in between his legs while he held his arm around her waist as they slid down. As like everyday, soon their moms called them to go home.

"Bye Hales!"

"Bye Nate!"

These two became inseparable and sometimes their moms could not pull them apart. Some days Nathan's mom would bring Haley home with them to play while other days Haley's mom would bring Nathan to their house.

Nathan lived in a big two story house a few blocks away from Haley, so it was easy for them to see each other often. Their mothers did not mind and would even joke that they would wind up marrying each other one day.

Nathan was always protective of her no matter what they were doing. Both parents found it rather adorable. Nathan's dad worked a lot, so he was not around all that much while Haley's dad tried to spend as much time with his little girl as he could.

By the time kindergarten rolled around, Nathan and Haley were together everywhere they went and like always Nathan kept an eye out for her. By the time they turned six, well Nathan was going to be turning seven soon, but they continued to go to the park everyday. Except now it was when school got out.

Things went on like this until one afternoon when Haley got home her mom was in the bedroom packing. "Hey mom, where are you going?" she asked.

By this time, Haley was now eight. "Honey, sit down. I need to tell you something that you are not going to like," she started, "we are going to be moving. We leave tomorrow."

"What do you mean? Why? Where?" she said confused.

"Honey your dad and I are getting a divorce which means I have to move out and you are coming with me," she responded.

"No, I'm not going," she said stubbornly.

"Honey, you don't have a choice in this. Your dad can't take care of you by himself, so you are coming with me to Little Rock. So you need to go start packing. I'll be in there in a minute to help you," she said. She went and did what she was told.

After she got done packing she asked, "Can I go tell Nate goodbye now?"

"Sure I'll drive you over there," her mom answered.

They arrived over at the Scott's and Haley ran towards the door. Nathan opened the door to see a teary eyed Haley. "Hales, what's wrong?" he asked.

"I gotta go," she replied softly.

He gave her a hug and asked, "What do you mean you have to go? Go where?"

"Little Rock. My parents are getting a divorce and my mom said I had to move with her," she answered.

"You can't leave. I would miss you too much. You are my best friend," he said while hugging her tighter.

"You're my best friend too and I'm going to miss you so much. My mom says that I don't have a choice though. Don't forget me," she said while looking up into his blue eyes. Nathan had always been about a foot taller than her.

"I could never forget you. Here take this so you will always think of me," he said taking off a necklace that he always wore around his neck.

They hugged each other one more time before having to say their final goodbye. The next morning she was leaving the only town she had ever known to a town she had no clue what to expect.

Coming:
Haley's life in Little Rock
Nathan's life in Tree Hill