Thanks so much for your reviews. Especially SophiaBushFan your reviews inspire me a lot. And I'm sorry about the whole leyton thing but I had to put it in there. Well I hope you enjoy this chapter...
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"Brooke you can't keep hurting him...Don't lead him on... Don't hurt him again," Brooke could only keep thinking about what Haley had said. Again? She didn't keep hurting him again. It was him who was hurting her. First by having an affair with Peyton, then by kissing Peyton, then by kissing her again. She had pictured all these moments in her head, and if she hadn't seen them, she made up a scenario that was much worse than the reality. What is this world coming to? Do people not know right from wrong?
"Brooke, you okay?" Rachel asked groggily.
"Yeah, why?" Brooke asked opening her eyes.
"Well, it just seems like your having a bad dream. You keep tossing and turning and yelling out the word 'again'," Rachel sat down next to Brooke.
"That was a dream?" Brooke asked.
"What?" Rachel was curious as to what she would say.
"Seeing Lucas and Peyton kiss and then Haley telling me to not hurt Lucas and then being in Lucas's arms and wanting to go down to the river," Brooke was just stating the things she remembered from her supposed 'dream'.
"No Brooke that was real," Rachel said smoothing Brooke's hair. "What did Haley talk to you about because I know you wouldn't just leave like that?" Rachel questioned her.
"I don't want to talk about it," Brooke answered.
"Yeah you should probably get some sleep," Rachel patted her stomach, got up and just stood there for a second. Brooke was so fragile with feelings. Lucas must be a great guy if she was willing to even give him a second chance. She walked away and laid in her own bed and closed her eyes.
Brooke just laid there with her eyes wide open. She couldn't fall asleep especially after what happened tonight.
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He loved Brooke. He confessed it to Haley and Rachel. But he couldn't find it in him to tell Peyton. He knew that she already knew, but she was denying it. He knew where she was. She was at the river he was at the night before.
"Peyton," Lucas yelled down the dock to her.
"Hey you," Peyton's face lit up at the sight of him. She stood up and hobbled over to him as her blonde curls bounced with her. "My foots asleep," she laughed.
"Hey, how are you?" He asked her.
"I'm great, um... how's Brooke?" She wondered.
"I don't know, I think she's fine, but did you not go to your dorm last night?" Lucas was now confused.
"No, I crashed at a friends place," She answered, looking off in the distance.
"Oh, well um... Peyton I came here for a reason," He started. "I need to tell you something."
"So tell," Peyton said nonchalantly.
"I love Brooke, Peyton. Not you," He realized how harsh he sounded after he said it.
"Oh, well I have to go. I'm supposed to meet someone and look at the time, I'm late," Peyton said rushing away.
The scene kept replaying in his head. That is what would happen if he told her. He couldn't tell Peyton. But Haley could, she was good at these sort of things.
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Nathan wandered through the campus, just thinking. Haley had been avoiding him ever since the whole Brooke, Peyton, and Lucas thing. Again. This has happened before but Haley has never been this distant before. He had no idea what was going on.
"Hey there hot stuff," a voice said from behind him.
"Hal—," he turned around and was disappointed. His smile turned into a frown. "Rachel."
"Sorry to disappoint you. I guess I'll go," she started to turn around but he stopped her.
"No, you don't have to go, I was just hoping you were Haley because she's kind of been avoiding me," he confessed.
"Sorry about the whole Haley thing, but I don't think she's avoiding you. She's just been at our dorm ever since the whole Brooke thing. She's been Brooke's maid and a good one if I say so myself," Rachel tried to make a joke so Nathan would smile but it didn't work. "Do you want me to go get her?"
"No, I want her to come to me, I don't want to have to go to her," Nathan said walking off.
Rachel just stood there.
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"Hey you," Brooke said walking up to Nathan.
"Where is she?"
"Whoa there tiger. Who are we talking about?" Brooke said laughing.
"Haley," he said hurt.
"She's with Lucas I think, why?" Brooke questioned.
"She's just been ignoring me all day," his voice faltering.
"No, she hasn't, she's just been making sure I was ok," Brooke felt horrible.
"Nathan!" a voice came from the distance, but Brooke and Nathan both knew it wasn't Haley's.
"Peyton?" Nathan asked looking at Brooke. Brooke nodded, frozen.
"Oh, I just saw you, Nathan," Peyton said eyeing Brooke.
"Well I'll see you later Nathan," Brooke said walking away as quickly as possible.
"Brooke, wait."
"What is this? Another apology?" Brooke asked.
"Brooke you know I would never do anything that would hurt you," Peyton pleaded.
"But you did and it hurt really bad. Look Peyton, I want to forgive you, but with everything that you've done, I just simply can't," Brooke finished walking away.
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Brooke walked into the dining hall and the first person to greet her was the last person she wanted to see.
"Brooke," Lucas walked up to her.
"Lucas, now's not a good time," Brooke said as her phone started to ring. "I have to take this," she said looking at the caller i.d. and seeing her parents number.
"Right, of course you do," Lucas said upset.
"Lucas, don't get upset over this," Brooke told him. "I get it!" she yelled at her cell. "I'll be right back," Brooke mentioned as she stepped outside. "Hello," Brooke stated answering her phone.
"Brooke, honey is that you?" her mother asked.
"Yes, mom, it's me. Who else would answer my phone?" Brooke asked annoyed.
"Brooke, don't start with me," her mother complained. "How's the new school?"
"It's fine, mom. Why did you call?" Brooke was fed up with her mother beating around the bush all of the time.
"Honey, your father and I have been talking," her mother started.
"Great, mom, let me guess, you want me to move there with you," Brooke chuckled to herself. She always made good jokes.
"No honey, we're telling you that you need to move here," Brooke's heart stopped, her mother did not just say that.
"Mom, what do you mean? Don't I have a say in any of this?"
"Brooke, stop being so dramatic, it's just easier for everyone," her mother explained.
"No, mom, it's just easier for you. I have friends here. Friends that love me and care about me, I will nothing there. You two will ignore me all the time and everyone in the school will be a bunch of snobs," Brooke was hysterical now.
"Brooke, stop it. You have a day to pack, tomorrow afternoon is when your flight is and I have hired a limo to come and get you," her mother was evil to her sometimes.
"Mom, can't a friend drive me so I can say bye?"
"Brooke, no. This is ridiculous, they can come and visit."
"Mom, my friends don't have that kind of money. This will be the last time I'll ever see them," Brooke started to walk down to the river so noone could see her crying.
"No, Brooke. You will go alone, now stop arguing," her mother ordered her.
"Then I'm not going," Brooke said simply.
"Fine, two friends in the limo, anyone else can drive up on their own," her mother's voice sounded final.
"Goodbye, mom."
"I don't even get a thank you?"
"For what, mom, ruining my life? If that's the case, then thank you," Brooke said disconnecting the call. Brooke silently walked back into the dining hall after wiping her tears.
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"Hales, what happened with Brooke?" Peyton asked Haley after she saw Brooke walk into the dining hall.
"What do you mean?" Haley asked confused. She had finally sat down with Nathan and they were about to eat lunch when Peyton came.
"She just walked in here crying," Peyton told her.
"Oh, man, Nathan," Haley tried to explain it to him.
"No, go ahead, I'm fine," Nathan put on his best fake smile.
"I love you," Haley said kissing his cheek and getting up to go find Brooke.
"Do you think it would be alright if I came?" Peyton asked Haley unsure.
"What the hell," Haley said pointing to Brooke who was coming out of the bathroom. "Brooke, what's wrong?" Haley asked seeing her eyes puffy.
"Are you okay?" Peyton asked.
"I'm not actually. My mother just called. She told me that I was moving to California with them and that it was final," Brooke started to cry again, but didn't fall into Haley's arms. She fell into Peyton's.
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