Lucas sat up quickly, leaving the class as fast as he could. He didn't really want to spend a whole day with Brooke, turned out that Haley was right that girl really was a bitch. He went to his locker and was ready to leave for Rivercourt.
"So what?!?! You know we're supposed to do that thing right? I'm already failing calculus I don't want to fail English as well…" Brooke said looking annoyed
"That's fine I'll pass. I don't really want to spend the day with you…" Lucas said clearly upset
"Come on Lucas… I didn't mean it, I promise" Brooke said slowly
"So it was just to impress Nathan… great" Lucas said closing his locker and starting to walk outside the school.
"Look I'm sorry, you don't have to believe me, but that's true. Just take me to that place." Brooke said
Lucas continued walking, ignoring her. He wanted to get to know her, but he didn't want to spend a whole day to hear her mock him.
Brooke went to her car ready to leave. That was the first time a guy was not doing what she wanted him to do. She was upset but deep down she knew she shouldn't have said that about him. She didn't really know him. She decided she was going to know him and that today was the right day. He was going to come with her. She saw him walking next to the road going, well actually she didn't really know. She drove next to him, opening the car's window.
"Lucas, I'm really sorry. And I mean it. Look I shouldn't have said that, and I'm really sorry. Please, come on" Brooke said meaning those words
Lucas looked at her. He could say she was really sincere. It was his chance after all, the chance to talk to her, something he wanted to do for so long.
"Alright, take me to Rivercourt" Lucas said with a smile.
Brooke parked her car next to the basketball court. They went out the car and went sitting on the only bench.
"So this is my world Brooke, were I grew up and spend so many hours playing basketball" Lucas said smiling.
"You play basket ball? You should have tried for the school team…" Brooke said.
"Maybe… But with Nathan in the team, I just… you know. He already hates me and everyone in the school hates me as well." Lucas said
"That's not true Lucas. People don't hate you. We just don't know you. And we don't really have that chance" Brooke said looking at him with interest.
"Yeah, that really suck, you know. I always wanted to be in the team, to hang out with cheerleaders." Lucas said joking.
"Well, you're with a cheerleader now" Brooke said smiling.
"You know, I never really wanted to be popular, but I wanted to be happy to go to school. And I hate the fact that Nathan treats me as crap every time he sees me."
"Yeah, I guess so… So we should start that thing. First thing to do, tell your partner a secret." Brooke said
"I brought you here, you start" Lucas said.
"Alright. A secret… That may seems stupid but I envy people like you, people that are true to themselves. I feel like people don't really know me. And that I am more than that. I am more that a bitchy cheerleader and a slut. I am a person too. And I don't feel happy with myself. I just want people to love me. Guys, girls, my parents. But deep down, I know I'm alone. My parents don't care about me. They rather throw money at me than you know, spent any time at all. And my friends. Can you even call them friends? They don't care about who I am. They just want to hang out with party Brooke…" Brooke said not looking at Lucas directly.
"What about Peyton?" Asked Lucas.
"She has been a good friend. Really good you know. But I feel like we drove apart. We used to be so close and to tell everything to each other. But you know; now that's different. She's always drawing alone and she doesn't tell me anything anymore, and I don't tell her anything as well… I'm sorry to tell you this… That's stupid. I'm sorry." Brooke said
"No that's fine Brooke. I'm glad you told me that, I really am. I guess that's my turn now" Lucas said
"I guess it is" Brooke said smiling at him.
"Well, I don't know. Let me think about it ok?" Lucas said thoughtfully
Of course he had a secret. But he could not really tell her he had a crush on her for years. He just didn't know what to say. Nothing else was secret. He always told Haley everything except that…
"Ok, then tell me something you're not proud of." Brooke said
"I am not proud of the fact that I never really tried for the Basket ball team. I should have, I know that. But I guess I was just scared. And I'm not proud of that. It was my dream and I didn't do anything to achieve it" Lucas said
"Well you still have college. But hey, at least you have friends and your mom." Brooke said trying to cheer the atmosphere.
"I guess, your turn. What are you ashamed of?" Lucas asked.
"I slept with Nathan." Brooke said slowly.
"Why are you telling me that?" Lucas asked.
"I'm horrible, right? Peyton's boyfriend. But you know, he was so nice He told me bunch of nice things and then he promised me he was going to break up with her. He even told me he liked me. And I wanted so bad to believe that I was actually important for someone. And I did it. This is horrible. I just feel so bad about that. But I can't change the past right?" Brooke said crying.
"Hey, you're not horrible; everybody does things they just want to forget about. Come here" Lucas said taking her into his arms.
It felt so good to be in his arms, Brooke thought. So good.
"Okay, Brooke let's do something fun. We'll continue after. Basket ball game?" Lucas asked
"Alright, let's go." Brooke said with a shy smile.
After a while, they stopped playing.
"Turns out you are not as bad as I thought!" Lucas said
"Thanks, well I guess… I used to play when I was young. With my dad when he was not so caught up with his work, and well, when we were not as rich as me are" Brooke said smiling at the thought of those memories.
"Who knew, come on let's go at something and then you'll bring me to that place" Lucas said
