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first chapter. :)
A/N: Thanks for reviewing the first chappie! On with the second...
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Haley looked up and saw Lucas' eyes open. He was smiling, but he also looked very scared. Unsure of what to do, Haley called for a doctor and helped the nurse sit Lucas up more so than he was. Karen rushed into the room, shortly followed by a doctor, and the two girls watched the doctors work, worried of the outcome. They were escorted out of the room and back to the lobby, where they told everyone the good news. Even better news was soon to follow, as they were informed that Lucas would most likely be having a good, healthy recovery. Soon, too.
Later that evening, after Dan and Nathan had gone home, Keith remembered that Lucas had a girlfriend, and she would probably want to know what had happened. Picking up the phone, he dialed the operator and asked for Brooke Davis' cellphone number. Once it was retrieved, Keith called Brooke and asked her to come to the hospital. She later arrived with Peyton; Keith guessed that they'd been together when Brooke received the phone call.
As Brooke walked into Lucas' room, Haley watched through the window that was looking in from the hallway. She saw Brooke kiss Lucas, and decided it would be best not to watch so she went down to the cafeteria and found Karen sitting at a table. Haley sat down next to Lucas' mother and began chatting her up.
"So, have they said when he's going to get to come home?" Haley asked.
"No, I just hope it's soon. I mean, I've been gone for six weeks and I come back and this happens."
"I know. Sorry," Haley said, giving Karen an apologetic hug. "The last time I saw him before it happened, we got into this huge fight,"
"What about? I mean, if you don't mind me asking,"
"Well, I don't want to say what I was mad at him for, because he needs to admit it first, but he was accusing me of betraying him,"
"Why would he say that?"
"He said it was because I started tutoring Nathan, but he knows that I did that for him. He just... he doesn't know."
"Doesn't know what?"
"Nothing." Haley nervously said, grabbing a soda and paying. "I'll just go check on him, see how he's doing."
Haley stumbled back to Lucas' room, only to find that Peyton was now inside. Sitting down on the chair outside the room, she looked over beside her at Brooke. "How are you?" she asked.
"Why?"
"Because Lucas just got in a car accident and you're his girlfriend,"
"Not so good. I think I was actually starting to really fall for him, and this time I mean it. I've never felt this way before, and it scares me." Brooke looked over at Haley, wondering why she was pouring her heart out to someone she didn't really know. But then again, it was her fault that she didn't really know Haley; she never took the time to get to know her. "I'm sorry," she said "you don't want to be listening to me."
"It's okay," Haley said, giving Brooke a reassuring smile. "I know how you must be feeling, and you should have someone to talk to. I mean, it's gotta be kind of weird talking to Peyton about Lucas, considering what happened with them."
"What?"
"She hasn't told you yet? Oh, uh, nevermind. It's nothing. Nothing. Um, I'm just gonna.... Go."
Haley quickened her pace as she walked away from Brooke, who looked slightly confused and slightly worried. Was her best friend lying to her?
As if on cue, Peyton walked out of the hospital room and grabbed her bag from Brooke. "I think we should go, he's not feeling to well and he needs his rest."
"Okay," agreed Brooke, still suspicious. "So, Peyton, is there anything you want to tell me?" she asked, walking along next to Peyton. Seeing the two friends walking out of the hospital, Haley decided now would be a good time to go see Lucas so she walked to his room.
"What do you mean?" asked Peyton, continuing her conversation with Brooke.
"I mean, there's nothing really important that's happened lately that I should know about?"
"Umm..."
"Wait, weren't you going to tell me something before we got the phone call?"
"Yeah... Uh, Brooke, Lucas and I... We, um, we sort of... kissed. More than once. But the only reason we didn't tell you is because we were worried about you, and we didn't want you to get hurt, and you're my best friend and I love you, and you know that I would never purposely do anything to hurt you, you know that, right?"
"What?" was all Brooke could muster. She felt tears welling up in her eyes, and stared at her best friend, hurt, betrayal and anger apparent on her face. "How could you do this to me?"
"I'm sorry. Brooke, I'm so, so sorry. I should have told you sooner,"
"No, you shouldn't have done anything, period! You're supposed to be my best friend!" Brooke took off, running all the way home because she had ridden in Peyton's car on the way there.
Peyton walked back into the hospital.
Inside Lucas' room, Haley sat down next to his bed. "Hey," she said.
"Hey,"
"How are you feeling?"
"Like hell."
Haley chuckled, but inside she felt horrible. "Look, Luke—"
"I know, Hales. Me too. I'm sorry, too."
Smiling, Haley bent down and gave Luke a peck on the cheek. "You're going to be okay." Haley stated, more so trying to convince herself than Lucas.
"I know," he replied. "Don't worry about me, Haley. I'll be okay. I'll pull through,"
"I don't know what I would have done if you'd have..." Haley's voice trailed off, and she sobbed into Lucas' shoulder. "Don't ever do that again. Ever!"
Lucas smiled at how worried Haley was. He held onto her and whispered in her ear, "Don't worry, Hales. I won't. I don't want to go," Haley pulled her face away and looked down at him.
Suddenly, he leaned in and kissed her. Surprised by his actions, her immediate response was to pull away. "I'm sorry," Lucas apologized, "I shouldn't have done that. I'm sorry,"
"No, you shouldn't be." Haley said, kissing him gently on the lips. Once they pulled back, Lucas said, "I'm glad to be alive."
Neither one of them noticed someone standing in the hall on the other side of the window.
Peyton.
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More to come soon! And Haley hasn't forgotten about Nathan, he'll be reentering the story soon for a certain confrontation. Once again, please review! Any feedback is great: suggestions, comments, criticism, ANYTHING! Thanks!
A/N: Thanks for reviewing the first chappie! On with the second...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CHAPTER 2 - GLAD TO BE ALIVE
Haley looked up and saw Lucas' eyes open. He was smiling, but he also looked very scared. Unsure of what to do, Haley called for a doctor and helped the nurse sit Lucas up more so than he was. Karen rushed into the room, shortly followed by a doctor, and the two girls watched the doctors work, worried of the outcome. They were escorted out of the room and back to the lobby, where they told everyone the good news. Even better news was soon to follow, as they were informed that Lucas would most likely be having a good, healthy recovery. Soon, too.
Later that evening, after Dan and Nathan had gone home, Keith remembered that Lucas had a girlfriend, and she would probably want to know what had happened. Picking up the phone, he dialed the operator and asked for Brooke Davis' cellphone number. Once it was retrieved, Keith called Brooke and asked her to come to the hospital. She later arrived with Peyton; Keith guessed that they'd been together when Brooke received the phone call.
As Brooke walked into Lucas' room, Haley watched through the window that was looking in from the hallway. She saw Brooke kiss Lucas, and decided it would be best not to watch so she went down to the cafeteria and found Karen sitting at a table. Haley sat down next to Lucas' mother and began chatting her up.
"So, have they said when he's going to get to come home?" Haley asked.
"No, I just hope it's soon. I mean, I've been gone for six weeks and I come back and this happens."
"I know. Sorry," Haley said, giving Karen an apologetic hug. "The last time I saw him before it happened, we got into this huge fight,"
"What about? I mean, if you don't mind me asking,"
"Well, I don't want to say what I was mad at him for, because he needs to admit it first, but he was accusing me of betraying him,"
"Why would he say that?"
"He said it was because I started tutoring Nathan, but he knows that I did that for him. He just... he doesn't know."
"Doesn't know what?"
"Nothing." Haley nervously said, grabbing a soda and paying. "I'll just go check on him, see how he's doing."
Haley stumbled back to Lucas' room, only to find that Peyton was now inside. Sitting down on the chair outside the room, she looked over beside her at Brooke. "How are you?" she asked.
"Why?"
"Because Lucas just got in a car accident and you're his girlfriend,"
"Not so good. I think I was actually starting to really fall for him, and this time I mean it. I've never felt this way before, and it scares me." Brooke looked over at Haley, wondering why she was pouring her heart out to someone she didn't really know. But then again, it was her fault that she didn't really know Haley; she never took the time to get to know her. "I'm sorry," she said "you don't want to be listening to me."
"It's okay," Haley said, giving Brooke a reassuring smile. "I know how you must be feeling, and you should have someone to talk to. I mean, it's gotta be kind of weird talking to Peyton about Lucas, considering what happened with them."
"What?"
"She hasn't told you yet? Oh, uh, nevermind. It's nothing. Nothing. Um, I'm just gonna.... Go."
Haley quickened her pace as she walked away from Brooke, who looked slightly confused and slightly worried. Was her best friend lying to her?
As if on cue, Peyton walked out of the hospital room and grabbed her bag from Brooke. "I think we should go, he's not feeling to well and he needs his rest."
"Okay," agreed Brooke, still suspicious. "So, Peyton, is there anything you want to tell me?" she asked, walking along next to Peyton. Seeing the two friends walking out of the hospital, Haley decided now would be a good time to go see Lucas so she walked to his room.
"What do you mean?" asked Peyton, continuing her conversation with Brooke.
"I mean, there's nothing really important that's happened lately that I should know about?"
"Umm..."
"Wait, weren't you going to tell me something before we got the phone call?"
"Yeah... Uh, Brooke, Lucas and I... We, um, we sort of... kissed. More than once. But the only reason we didn't tell you is because we were worried about you, and we didn't want you to get hurt, and you're my best friend and I love you, and you know that I would never purposely do anything to hurt you, you know that, right?"
"What?" was all Brooke could muster. She felt tears welling up in her eyes, and stared at her best friend, hurt, betrayal and anger apparent on her face. "How could you do this to me?"
"I'm sorry. Brooke, I'm so, so sorry. I should have told you sooner,"
"No, you shouldn't have done anything, period! You're supposed to be my best friend!" Brooke took off, running all the way home because she had ridden in Peyton's car on the way there.
Peyton walked back into the hospital.
Inside Lucas' room, Haley sat down next to his bed. "Hey," she said.
"Hey,"
"How are you feeling?"
"Like hell."
Haley chuckled, but inside she felt horrible. "Look, Luke—"
"I know, Hales. Me too. I'm sorry, too."
Smiling, Haley bent down and gave Luke a peck on the cheek. "You're going to be okay." Haley stated, more so trying to convince herself than Lucas.
"I know," he replied. "Don't worry about me, Haley. I'll be okay. I'll pull through,"
"I don't know what I would have done if you'd have..." Haley's voice trailed off, and she sobbed into Lucas' shoulder. "Don't ever do that again. Ever!"
Lucas smiled at how worried Haley was. He held onto her and whispered in her ear, "Don't worry, Hales. I won't. I don't want to go," Haley pulled her face away and looked down at him.
Suddenly, he leaned in and kissed her. Surprised by his actions, her immediate response was to pull away. "I'm sorry," Lucas apologized, "I shouldn't have done that. I'm sorry,"
"No, you shouldn't be." Haley said, kissing him gently on the lips. Once they pulled back, Lucas said, "I'm glad to be alive."
Neither one of them noticed someone standing in the hall on the other side of the window.
Peyton.
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More to come soon! And Haley hasn't forgotten about Nathan, he'll be reentering the story soon for a certain confrontation. Once again, please review! Any feedback is great: suggestions, comments, criticism, ANYTHING! Thanks!