The lyrics used are Break By Three Days Grace. I know the first chapter was slow and the story will start out that way but it will get better and so will Brooke. This chapter has more Brooke and Nathan. Next chapter should include some Brucas and hopefully Breyton too. This chapter will be Brooke coming home from the hospital and a flashback of the night Nathan saved her. I wasn't going to update this until later after I got reviews from the first one but because the first one was so dull I decided to put this one up. Next update should be pretty quick too. Spring break is coming up in 2 days so I will have LOTS of extra time on my hands to write.
Tonight my head is spinning Tonight I start the fire Break away from everybody
I need something to pick me up
I've tried but nothing is working
I won't stop, I won't say I've had enough
Tonight I break away
Break away from everything
If you can't stand the way this place is
Take yourself to higher places
She was finally free. She would no longer be forced to stare at those blank and lifeless white walls all day long. She would no longer have to feel like she was a psychotic freak every day. The chains that held her down were finally gone.
"Hey Brooke", a soft voiced called from behind her and she whirled around to see who it was. Rachel.
Rachel had been asked to stay with Brooke until her condition was better and she could be left on her own. Rachel wasn't the most reliable person but she did care about Brooke and the nurses saw that and decided it was best for Rachel to stay with Brooke.
"Rach, did you finish unpacking your things yet", Brooke asked flipping through a magazine on her bed.
"Sure did. So how does it feel to be home"?
Brooke smiled, "amazing. I don't have to sleep on those crappy hospital beds anymore or eat their shitty food".
"Brooke, do you want to go out tonight? You should get out of this house, considering what happened here and all".
Brooke looked up at Rachel and shook her head. "I'm not going anywhere Rach".
"Brooke you can't just sit here all day. You have to face your demons; they can't hold you down forever. You aren't going to get any better if you don't leave the house," Rachel responded clearly getting fed up with Brooke's social behavior.
"I'm not leaving and that's final", Brooke hissed as she continued flipping through her magazine.
"You can act like this all you want Brooke but let me tell you something. You are never going to be yourself again if you isolate yourself from everyone around you. You have to let people in. You won't even talk to me Brooke and I know what you're going through. I've had a rough life and you know that but the only way I got better was to talk to people about it. You have plenty of friends that are willing to help you but Nathan is the only one that can seem to get through to you at all. I want you to let me in Brooke. I know that I can help you", Rachel stated as she put a hand on Brooke's shoulder.
Brooke just shook it off. "You don't understand Rachel. Nobody understands. Just leave me the hell alone".
"I'm sorry Brooke, I tried. I'm going out with a few people if you decide you want to tag along you know where to reach me", Rachel stated as she simply got up off the bed and left.
The minute she heard the front door slam, indicating Rachel had left, she let the tears pour. She didn't even try to stop them, there was no use. This time she was definitely crying for something. Her life was a mess and she needed to fix it but it was so damn hard. She couldn't trust anyone anymore and more importantly she couldn't trust herself.
Brooke buried her face in her pillow and soon the pillow was soaked with her hot tears. She gently drifted off to sleep within a matter of minutes.
Meanwhile Nathan Scott lay awake in his bed unable to sleep. He kept thinking about Brooke and how much she had been through the past few weeks. That day was imprinted in the back of his mind for eternity. He was never going to forget it.
FLASHBACK
"Brooke, where are you?" a voice echoed throughout the insanely empty house.
"I thought I'd stop by and see if you needed anything", the voice hollered again.
"BROOKE. WHERE ARE YOU?" the voice sounded frantic this time.
Heavy footsteps echoed as the person trudged up the stairs. The light was on in Brooke's bedroom. He could see it shining from the small slit under her door. He knocked softly. "Brooke. Open the door", he commanded. No response.
This is it he thought as his hand gripped the doorknob. He sucked in his breath as his hand slowly turned the knob. He was afraid of what he might see on the other side.
Nathan Scott's face was stricken with horror the minute he opened that door. Lying, on the floor in a lifeless heap, with a pool of dark red blood surrounding her body was none other than Brooke Davis. A shotgun was placed on the floor beside her and a piece of paper lay beside the gun. He saw broken shards of glass in various places around the room. They appeared to be the remnants of a broken bottle and a broken picture frame.
Instantly Nathan ran over to Brooke and dropped on his knees. "Brooke, are you awake. Brooke answer me", he yelled grabbing her limp body.
"Nathan", she mumbled groggily. Her eyes barely open.
She was still alive. He reached into his pocket for his cell phone. His fingers trembled as he pressed in the numbers 911. A lady answered the phone.
"Hello, my name is Nathan Scott. I just found my friend in her bedroom. She's been shot and she needs medical attention immediately", he yelled into the phone.
"I need you to stay calm Mr. Scott", she started.
Before she could finish Nathan cut her off. "My friend is on her deathbed and you expect me to be calm. She needs medical assistance right now or she is going to die"!
"Alright, where is your location", she asked.
"614 Sunrise Boulevard, Tree Hill, North Carolina", he answered remembering Brooke's address by heart.
"Help will be on its' way", the lady responded.
Nathan thanked her and hung up.
"Brooke", he whispered. No response. "BROOKE!" he tried again. No response.
"Shit", he mumbled to himself, checking to see if she still had a pulse. She did. She was just unconscious.
He noticed that the blood was oozing out of her leg. He ripped his shirt off and wrapped it around her leg to stop the excessive bleeding. As she did so he noticed the piece of paper on the floor beside the brunette. He picked it up and stared at it. It read: To Lucas and Peyton. You got what you've always wanted. I'm no longer standing in your way.
Nathan had to bite back his tears. Brooke Davis had attempted to commit suicide and it was all his brother and ex-girlfriends fault. He ran his hand over the crumpled paper and sighed. It just wasn't fair. Something this tragic didn't deserve to happen to such a beautiful and amazing girl. He had known Brooke Davis for a lot of years but she had never in the 10 years they'd been friends done something like this. It scared him too even think about it.
Shortly after he heard the door burst open and before he knew it paramedics were rushing in with a stretcher.
Nathan watched, a spark of sadness in his blue eyes as the paramedics lifted the beautiful brunette onto the stretcher.
"You're the kid that found her?" one of them asked.
Obviously Nathan thought to himself as he nodded his head.
"Would you like to ride with us in the ambulance then?" the paramedic asked.
Nathan managed a small yes as he followed them out of the Davis house. He spotted pretty much every one of her neighbors standing on their lawns with their mouths wide open as they watched the queen of Tree Hill High being escorted out of her almost vacant house on a stretcher.
The ride to the hospital was short and Nathan had no idea what to do as they got there. The paramedics rushed Brooke to the Emergency room and instructed Nathan to fill out some forms and identify who the young girl in such a tragic state was.
The hard part came next. He had to call everyone and notify them of Brooke's condition. He started by phoning Rachel first. Rachel promised to call Mouth and Peyton then head over to the hospital. Nathan was faced with the agonizing task of calling Brooke's parents and Lucas. He was also forced to call Haley, his ex-wife. First he decided to try Haley. He waited for the phone to ring and finally as he'd given up hope on her ever going to answer he heard her soft voice mumble, "hello" into the phone.
"Haley, it's me Nathan. There's been an accident. I need you to come to the Tree Hill hospital immediately", he stated firmly.
"Who was in the accident", she asked afraid of the answer.
"Brooke", he whispered into the phone.
"Is she okay?" Haley asked her voice full of concern.
"I don't know Haley. She's been shot. They're operating on her right now but she needs all the support she can get".
"I'll be right there. Lucas is with me also so I will bring him along if you don't mind", Haley questioned.
"You can bring Luke. He has a right to be here to", Nathan responded even though he wasn't sure if Lucas deserved to be there.
Nathan dialed the number of Brooke's parents, which the receptionist had given to him from her medical records.
"Hello", a stuck up sounding voice answered as he dialed the California number.
"Mrs. Davis. This is Nathan Scott calling".
"I remember you. You're friends with my daughter", the lady on the other end replied.
"There's been an accident. Brooke has been shot", Nathan notified Victoria.
There was silence on the other end then a voice spoke, "Do you know who shot her and is she going to survive"?
"She is in surgery right now. I think she's going to be okay but I can't make any promises and to answer you're other question yes I do know who shot her. She shot herself".
He was pretty sure Victoria's jaw dropped to the floor.
"You're telling me that my daughter attempted to commit suicide"?
"Yes, I am. This is a very serious matter Victoria. She is in critical condition".
"I'm sure it's just a phase. Brooke is always dramatic. She was probably drunk and did it for attention. She always was such an attention whore", Victoria responded as if it were no big deal that her only child had just attempted to take her own life.
Nathan couldn't believe what he was hearing. He knew that if he was in the same situation at least Dan would be there for him.
"You are one fucking cold and heartless woman Victoria. I can't believe that you think that way about your daughter. She fucking tried to kill herself and you don't give a shit. Brooke is an amazing person and it's too bad that she has a mother like you", he yelled angrily into the phone.
He was pretty sure he could hear the queen bitch laughing in the background.
"Are you done yet Mr. Scott because I am extremely busy and I have important stuff to do", Victoria said with an annoyed tone in her voice.
"Shit that's more important than the fact that your only daughter could die"?
"I didn't want children anyways", she stated coldly.
"Wow Victoria you really are a bitch. I assume you won't be coming to the hospital then"?
"I don't see why I should have to. Brooke will be just fine. Put her in some therapy like rehab or a psyche ward and she'll get over it".
"I can't believe you", Nathan yelled angrily into the phone as she slammed it shut.
He turned to look and saw Rachel burst through the door with Mouth and Peyton both at her sides. Lucas and Haley were trailing behind with Karen also.
"Nathan. What the fuck happened?" Rachel asked loudly as she ran over to where he stood.
"Watch your mouth young lady", the receptionist warned Rachel but received a deadly glare in return.
"I think you guys might want to sit down for this one", he said motioning towards the chairs in the waiting room.
Everyone took a seat and all eyes were focused on Nathan, each demanding an answer.
"Brooke was shot. She tried to commit suicide and shot herself in the leg. I found her while she was still alive and the ambulance came and brought her to the hospital", Nathan responded and he got the reactions he was expecting.
Haley broke out in tears, as did Peyton. Lucas got up and started hitting chairs and pushing stuff around. Karen put a hand on her heart and was barely able to look up. Rachel and Mouth both looked in shock.
Lucas broke the awkward silence.
"Why would she do this? It's all my fault for the way I treated her. God I feel like such a fucking idiot. We wouldn't be here right now if I wasn't such a fucking moron", he yelled tears streaming down his face. He'd never seen Lucas get so emotional not even when Keith died.
Nathan decided to leave the suicide note out for now. It was only going to cause more problems.
"Is she going to be okay", a sob stricken voice asked quietly.
He looked up and saw that it was Haley. He put an arm around her and she flinched at the contact.
"She's going to be fine Haley. We have to pray that she will pull through this".
"I can't lose her Nathan. I already lost Keith and I can't stand to lose someone I love so much", Lucas mumbled from his chair beside Haley.
Peyton looked upset for her friend and awkward that Lucas admitted he loved Brooke.
They waited for hours just talking about everything. Nathan told them about Brooke's parents and how his phone conversation went with Victoria and of course Karen wanted to give her a piece of her mind.
"Family of Brooke Davis", a voice asked and everyone whipped their heads to the doctor that stood before them.
"That's us", Nathan replied gesturing to the group beside him as he rose from his seat.
"Well, because Miss Davis is 18 she didn't need parental consent to go through with the surgery. We did what we thought was in her best interest. It was risky but it seemed to have worked. We've stabilized Brooke and wrapped her leg up. She lost an extreme amount of blood but luckily you found her in time Nathan. She is very lucky. We also pumped her stomach due to an overdose of alcohol consumption. There is a pulse but she is still unconscious. We will keep her for a few nights in recovery. I also spoke with Brooke's parents on the phone and they want her to be checked into the psyche ward for 2 weeks to maintain the state of her mental health", the doctor explained.
Nathan nodded his head and thanked the doctor.
"One of you can go visit her at a time", he added.
"I'll go", Nathan offered and none of the others objected.
He made his way down to room 15 in the intensive care unit where Brooke Davis was currently recuperating.
The brunette looked so helpless lying in that hospital bed. Her leg was propped up on a few pillows and he noticed a fresh bandage around he wound. Her hair was a mess and her makeup all over the place but she couldn't have looked more beautiful to him.
End Flashback
Nathan snapped out of his flashback. Brooke was one of his best friends. He wasn't supposed to be thinking about her like that. The truth is Nathan always though Brooke was absolutely gorgeous and any guy would have to be blind not to but when he saw her in that bed he saw Brooke in a new light. He'd always seen her as strong and independent but for the first time he saw a weakness; a vulnerability in her. It was something that he was sure Lucas had caused. She seemed so innocent and so broken in that hospital bed and to him she looked simply beautiful.
AN: Lots of Brathan and Brachel in that chapter. Next one Brooke goes back to school and we will see a Brucas confrontation and maybe a Breyton one. Also I love the whole Brooke and Victoria reconciliation thing so I MIGHT make that happen in future chapters but I'm not sure yet.