Haley James smiled as she looked in the backseat of her car and saw her five year old son Jamie sleeping soundly, cuddled up next to his grandmother Deb. The family was headed up to New York City for a basketball game and decided to drive there for the fun of it. It was her husband Nathan, her son Jamie, and her mother-in-law Deb.
"We're in Jersey." Nathan told her. Haley squinted out the window and barely saw the "Welcome to New Jersey" sign. It was late at night and it was raining very hard. "Lucas is right around here." Haley smiled faintly. Lucas was used to driving all over the place. He was a limo driver, something neither of them thought he would wind up doing. But his career did not start as a limo driver, Lucas was a detective for a few years but a tragic accident caused him to take a leave of absence and he decided to start driving a limo, for a change of scenery. He always told them it would be only temporarily but he never mentioned going back, and kept on driving his limo.
"Any one famous tonight?"
"Yeah, he called me earlier. It's some fashion designer you might know her.. Brooke Davis?"
"Lucas is chauffeuring Brooke Davis?" Haley squealed.
"That's what he said."
"Wow Nathan he must be so nervous, she is huge! I wonder what she is doing in Jersey though?"
"Beats me."
Haley remained silent and then innocently stared at Nathan with a big smile on her face. "What?" he asked her.
"Well I really do love Brooke's clothes." She started.
"Haley.."
"And you even said Lucas is around here somewhere."
"Haley come on."
"What Nathan? It isn't totally out of the way, we can just you know drive by for a minute or two."
"I don't know Hales."
"You do know what hotel they are at right?"
"Yeah." He nodded.
"Please Nathan, please please please!"
"Fineeeee." He huffed.
"Yes!" Haley threw her hands in the air. She remained quiet in the passengers seat with a big smile on her face as she watched the outside scenery. She felt like a little kid in candy shop, usually she never acted like that about celebrities but Brooke Davis was definitely one of her favorites and she just couldn't help herself.
"SHIT!" Nathan cursed out loud causing Haley to jump and the two passengers in the back to wake up.
"What's wrong Nathan?" Deb asked with a worried voice.
"I don't know where the hell I am." Nathan admitted, "and it's down pouring, and the roads are practically flooded, and…" his words were cut short when there was an instant change in the car. There was a loud pop followed by a screeching noise. "And now one of the damn tires just popped." Nathan pulled over and mumbled something under his breath as he stepped out in the pouring rain.
Haley watched as he struggled with the tire and he looked very frustrated as he got back in the car and grabbed the cell from Haley.
"What is it?" She asked.
"Some high heel got stuck in the tire, it popped."
"A high-heel did that?" Deb asked.
"It looked like the kind those hookers where, plus these tires are old anyway."
"What's a hooker?" Jamie finally spoke up.
Haley smiled. "Nothing sweetie, try and get some rest."
"Lucas? Man it's Nathan I got to ask you a favor, you need to come and get us. I know I know I'm sorry but were stuck with a flat tire and the roads are like almost flooded. Were on Mayberry and Tuckerton. Thank you so much, okay later."
"He's coming?"
"Of course, but he doesn't sound to pleased about it, I hope we don't get him in trouble."
Nathan went back on and tried to do any little thing that could help and he was getting drenched. Deb felt bad and started to search in the back and finally smiled when she found what she was looking for, her umbrella. She opened the door and held it over him while he tried to work.
"Thanks mom." He smiled
She smiled back and looked up and saw Jaime staring at her with a smile on his face. She put her hand to the window and smiled and he did the same, Jaime pointed down and she noticed she was standing in puddle and she took a step back. "Thank you J—" BOOM!
Nathan heard the sickening thud and out of the corner of his eye he saw his mother fly into the air and land on the ground. There was the screeching of the tires and he saw the driver of the car who had just hit Deb run out. Nathan screamed out his mother and when he ran to her mangled body and he saw how she was already drenched in blood.
"Mom." Was all he managed to say.