Chapter 1 - Prologue

Hi everyone, so I have had the idea for this story mulling in my head for a while and recently started writing it. Is going to be set in their adult lives as opposed to high school/college. I'm not sure how many people even read fiction on here anymore but thought I'd share it anyway.

Please let me know if you are reading/if there is anything you'd like to see in the story…as much as I love writing for me personally I'm always interested to take ideas on board.

This prologue chapter is quite short as it is just a snippet. Everything will be explained and come clear in time. I will have the next chapter up within the next week.

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'Help!' Nathan bellowed as the water came gushing in even more. He wriggled with his seatbelt as it began hitting off the top of his chin. 'Oh god..' He panicked as it gradually began to submerge him.

'Lucas…..help!'

'Haley….oh my god.' Lucas shrieked as he noticed the blood on the side of her face.

She fell to knees in front of him shrieking. 'Nath…Nathan…' Her whole body was in shock.

'Where is he Haley?' Lucas gently grabbed her shoulders to keep her focus with him, her whole body seemed to be going into shock.

'He's in th…the…the water….it just happened he was…he was coming towards him and,,'

'Haley…its ok just breathe, did you call 911?'

Haley nodded meekly but her gaze was distant. 'She's not breathing.' She whispered brokenly.

Lucas glanced at Quinn's car over on its side at the other end of the bridge. 'Haley I need you to wait here ok, don't leave…they're going to come for us.'

'Lucas wait..' Haley shrieked when she realised he was shedding himself of his suit jacket. Before she knew it he was jumping in.

'Lucas ' Haley screamed as he too disappeared into the river.

She raced back over to the car just as the two sirens came bellowing down the road.

The words 'victims…young woman in her mid-twenties and young male submerged in the water' all seemed to blur together in her mind as the rescue team and paramedics took over.

'Excuse me mam…' One man called as Haley paced away from the car over to the bridge looking down at the gushing water.

'Lucaaas…' she bellowed.

'I can't find him.' Lucas shouted as he came up from under the water scanning the river.

'What do you mean? He's down there.' Haley screamed just as a paramedic came up to her pulling her back.

'Sorry mam you've suffered a severe injury to your head I need you to step back and….'

'I'm fine.. please help them…my si ..my sister she's there and he's down there , he hasn't come up for a really ..long time.' Haley's breath hitched in her throat as the panic took over and then there was nothing but darkness.

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Two days. It had been two very long days.

Every minute, every hour seemed to merge together now…she wasn't so sure of anything anymore.

'Haley.' Deb's voice called out to her and she hastily turned around. Nathan's mother. She was a nice lady from what Haley knew of her, she had met her for the first-time last year. She seemed unrecognisable now, her face was weary and fragile, her skin body seemed defeated.

Haley figured she looked the same.

'I just want to speak to Lucas, to see if he could make the f…' She couldn't even say the words.

Deb nodded in understanding. 'Of course, he will be there.' She wanted to say something, but she didn't know the words to say.

'Can you take me to him?' Haley asked quietly.

The drone of the machines was like a fresh dash of salt on her wounds as she entered the ICU. She couldn't help the gasp that escaped from her mouth when she noticed him all hooked up…there was just wires everywhere , why was there so many wires? It's all she could think about. It wasn't even Nathan. His usually styled hair was all matt and flat, there was a deep bruising on his right eye.

Lucas noticed her and within seconds he enveloped her in his arms shaking slightly, she could tell he had been crying. She felt the sting of a new set of tears resurface as she thought about the last time they were together.

'I'm so sorry.' Lucas said in her ear and she could feel his wet tears. Haley could only hold him back closing her eyes just wishing for it all to end.

They pulled away moments later and Haley went to sit on the chair next to Lucas' beside Nathan.

'Has anything changed?' She questioned softly.

Lucas shook his head. 'Everything is stable.' The two sat in silence for the longest time just watching him.

'What happened down there?'

She said those words so quietly Lucas wasn't sure if he imagined it or not.

'Haley…I'

'Please Lucas, no one will say anything….they're all looking at me like I'm about to break down any second.'

'And it's okay if you do, Haley you've enough to deal with right now…you need to focus on today.'

'Luke…' Haley prided as she turned to face him. 'All I remember is a paramedic pulling me away from the bridge…everything else is blank.'

Lucas continued hesitantly…'When I jumped in Nathan's car was almost fully under, but I could still see it. He wasn't there, he wasn't anywhere…I began to panic and had to keep coming up for air. I wasted so much time.' Lucas said shakily.

'You saved him.' Haley said quietly as she put her hand over his.

'He was floating in the water.'

Haley swallowed hard.

'The paramedics came down then and they told me about Quinn.' Lucas squeezed her hand tight then. 'She died from the impact Haley, there's nothing any of us could have done.'

'I just don't understand how I can walk away from this and Quinn she couldn't….' Haley voice broke. 'She couldn't even breathe.' Her sobs filled the room. 'I don't know how I'm going to do this Luke…I really don't.'

Lucas pulled her into his arms then. 'Your going to be ok. We're all going to be ok.' But he wasn't sure he even believed it himself.