A/N: So thank you guys for reviewing...you really, really boosted my confidence for this story! And I apologize in advance for it being extremely short.
Ok so maybe I should clarify. The time period...think of it as like 5 years after college...does that help? And to find out what happened/ where Lucas is your just going to have to keep reading. I'll give you a small hint, every chapter has subtle hints on the who what where when and how.
Mad World
Going to work and designing her own clothes used to be one of the many highlights of her day. But highlights have been at a record low for some time now. Now she lived by the clock, just passing through her days with nothing more than a robotic motion.
As she sits at her desk, pencil in hand, her mind is blank. No thoughts at all, no ideas, nothing but a blank mind to match the blank sketch pad before her. At first all of her designs were dark and long, nothing like her usual colorful exciting eye catching outfits. But once the dreary ran out she was left with no inspiration, not for designing, not for life.
As the hands of the clock spun, the big hand on the 5 and the little one on the six she neatly put everything away and stood to leave. Her day was over, at least at work it was. As she did everyday she retreated out of her office without so much as a goodbye to one person, receiving the same courtesy. She rode the elevator down 5 floors before exiting the building onto a busy 5th Avenue. Turning left she walked down the busy sidewalk, paying no attention to anything or anyone as she focused on where she was going. But something had caught her eye.
In the little pizza parlor on the corner of 5th and 22nd was a young couple. A blue eyed blonde boy and a brown eyed brunette, both twenty something's and so obviously in love. They looked so familiar, like someone she used to know. Like someone she used to be.
"So where do you want to go?" he asked as they strolled down 5th street wrapped in each others arms.
"Mmm Pizza sounds good" she smiled as they came upon Wholeonos the small pizza joint on the corner of the street.
"Perfect timing" he smiled, kissing her forehead as he lead them into the small pizza joint.
20 minutes later they were sitting in a booth in the front of the restaurant next to the window chowing down on a large Extra cheese pizza.
"So I was thinking that we could redecorate the apartment, you know maybe add a little, color. Maybe some deep reds and blues. Oh and you know what the best accessory for a little apartment such as our own is?" She inquired with a bright excited smile.
"Why do I get the feeling I'm not going to like this accessory?" He asked sarcastically.
"Lucas!" she squealed as she reached across the table and slapped his arm. "You act as if I was gonna say something crazy!" she laughed. "But you know maybe a small pug would..."
"Brooke! You want a dog!" he laughed, he would have never figured Brooke for a pet kind of person, especially since whenever they were at haley and Nathan's she avoided any and all contact with their 2 cats.
"Oh come on Lucas" she whined. "Please...I mean it would be like having our very own baby except with out the hold 9 month wait and hours of extreme pain for me!"
He laughed. "Babe dogs are a lot of work! Not to mention we would have to house break him, and train him."
"Please Lucas! Please, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please" she begged getting up from her chair to sit on his lap. "Pretty please!" she begged batting her long eyelashes and sticking out her bottom lip.
He laughed as he tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. "We can look into it" he consented.
"YES!" she squealed as she quickly kissed him and went back to her own seat.
He laughed as he finished off his soda. "Come on Puppy girl let's get going"
She smiled as he threw down some money on the table and wrapped his arms around her waist as they left.
Breaking out of her trance she continued walking. That was another lifetime ago. A Lifetime that she would never experience again. To say she missed them, him, would be a grave understatement. But missing him wouldn't accomplish much, other than the pain of remembering.
Turning the corner she climbed the steps to her apartment deciding to forgo the elevator. Another day gone by without a single moment of bliss. Not one second of happiness. So she would retreat into her apartment, put on his sweatshirt and cry herself to sleep. This was her life, or at least what was left of it.
Title: Mad World by Gary Jules