Gravity Rides Everything
Walking down the empty hallway, Lucas reached the main elevator. He rode it to each floor, looking with no luck for Haley.
His last stop was the pent house. He could hear some music playing from within, it seemed to be playing from a room within the pent house and not the main living area itself. Lucas checked to see if the doors were unlocked, and sure enough they were.
Entering the pent house great room, Lucas witnessed all the people passed out around a mess of cups and food…he was very late to this party. He walked up to the room where he heard some of The Wreckers and faintly heard Haley's voice being topped by the music.
In a panic, Lucas started to knock on the door, but no one responded.
He finally went in and found Haley lying down with none other than his half-brother, Nathan Scott, on top of a bed with both their eyes closed. His eye brows lifted in disbelief.
"Haley what the hell is going on here?" Lucas asked in complete shock.
Haley's eyes popped open and as she scrambled to collect herself. Nathan still lied fast asleep on the bed, not budging.
"Lucas…you don't understand." Haley said as she jumped off the bed and grabbed Lucas' hand, dragging him out of the room.
"What I understand…is that you were on top a bed with my half-brother, who I have never been able to stand, when you and I are supposed to be getting away from the world. This world…Haley. How did this happen? Have you known him for long?" Lucas asked with his head spinning inside.
"No. Don't be silly, Lucas. Here is what happened. I woke up in the middle of the night, and went out to talk to my Mom…I didn't want to wake you so I went down to the pool area behind the hotel. While I was down there, I saw Nathan there, completely passed out in the water. Nobody was around, so I got him up and helped him get to his room. He must have had a lot to drink. And-"
"Haley…how could you do this…" Lucas stopped Haley in her explanation and left the great room getting back into the elevator. Haley stayed outside Nathan's room, hurt by Lucas' reaction.
"Hold the elevator!" A red-headed girl yelled. She caught the elevator and began riding it down with Lucas.
She started staring Lucas up and down. Clearly intoxicated, she stumbled right into Lucas' arms.
"Um…I think you need to get off." Lucas softly said as he removed her from his waist and she leaned onto the elevator bars.
Lucas made it back to his room after a long walk around the hotel. The room looked different, with all of Haley's things removed and her bed made, so it was clear to him Haley had visited. He found his iPod turned to the song Whatever It Takes by Lifehouse. Lucas sighed and jumped onto his bed as small pieces of daylight began to creep through the window into his eye.