One Second
"If murder was legal would there be people left on earth"
Summary
"What happens when everything is perfect? When you are at that time in your life when you think nothing can go wrong? Brooke, Skills, Nathan, Haley, Lucas, and Peyton are at those times in their lives. But in one second everything can change. That second happened when Dan got out of jail on parole and Ian (Psycho Derek) escapes from jail.
Chapter 1: Confrontation
Lucas POV
I couldn't believe I was actually playing basketball with my half brother Nathan Scott and one of my best friends' skills. About four years ago I never would of thought this day would come but we've been through a lot with Nathan and Haley who is my other best friend getting married(that's a whole other story in itself). All the way full circle to my uncle and possibly future father (another long story) getting shot and killed in a school shooting.
What's ironic about my uncle's death is his own brother killed him and made everyone think that my friend, who ended up killing himself that day, killed Keith. Bullshit right? Well welcome to my life.
"Hellooooooo Lucas you in there?" When I noticed Nathan's hand in front of my face I realized I was daydreaming. "Yeah Nate I'm cool im just a deep thinker unlike some people" I decided to catch him off guard so I took the ball and shot a perfect three pointer, nothing but net. "Damn Luke I think you did that on purpose cause you were losing" Skills came from under the net catching the rebound and jokingly tossed it back to me. "The game is over anyway but odds are we will have a rematch" Nathan, Skills, and I walked over to the bench and just ended up talking for a couple hours. Until a face from our past showed up and literally everything in that moment shifted in just one second.
Brooke POV
"So what do you think Peyton? The pink or the green?" I held up two sheets of fabric asking for Peyton's opinion on which should be the color for my kitchen in my new house. "Honestly B. Davis I prefer the darker side of the color spectrum….how about a dark red or black?" Peyton was sitting on the floor looking sketching random things. "Peyton we're decorating my kitchen not the morgue….besides aren't those the color of you're room?" I added with a little smile. "Fine go with the green because it's less preppy and more doable"
Peyton got up from the floor and was on her way to help me pick out more colors but then the doorbell rang. Peyton looked at me "are you expecting anybody?" I looked at the door then Peyton "Yeah Haley around 2ish she might be early" Peyton made her way to the door. "Who is it?" There was no answer "Anybody there?" Peyton just shrugged her shoulders and walked back over to the kitchen. "I thought ding dong ditch was old" "Yeah me to but apparently people love living in the oldies"
About an hour had past and the doorbell rang again but this time I went to the door. "Who is it?" I asked. "Your pregnant friend Haley James" I happily opened the door with a squeal and automatically looked at the envelope in Haley's hand. "Is that for me?" "Hi to you to Brooke. And yes I would hope it's for you it was sitting on your front porch." "So that was the mailman earlier? I thought you had a mailbox?" Peyton asked from the kitchen counter. "Yeah I do" I said feeling very confused.
"Well it's addressed to Brooke Davis and Peyton Sawyer" Haley said handing the envelope over. I took the envelope warily and opened it gently. Three square pieces of paper fell out and Peyton picked them up. They were pictures….pictures that were taken over six months ago. With them came a note that held a message. One package containing three pictures and a lousy piece of paper had caused literally everything in that moment to shift in the worse way possible in just one second.
A/N: Dun Dun Dun...review pleaseee :)