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Haley stepped out of the school's front doors and walked towards her car. As she was getting into her car, a girl walking with a bunch of friends shouted "hey, Haley!" Haley waved and the other girls smiled and waved back.

Actually all in all, today was a pretty good day, she thought. Made new friends, had good teachers, saw Naty. She groaned. Every time she played that scene in her mind, she regretted it.

She started her car and pulled away from school. I mean, why on earth did I have to run away? She knew why. It was because she loved him too much. And she didn't want to get hurt again. Just like she got hurt when she left Tree Hill all those years ago. She knew the main reason why she had come here was not to get a proper American education before applying for college. It was because she wanted to see him, she needed to.

She drove to the grocery store, mad at herself for running away. I must be some kinda lunatic. I come all this way for him and when I finally see him, I run like a chicken.

When she entered the air-conditioned store, she felt out of place. In the Amazon, there were no grocery stores. You ate what you grew. She and her uncle had lived off carrots and Brussels sprouts most of the time. Once a month, they would walk 3 miles to the nearest village and buy meat from the local butcher.

Haley walked around the grocery store, greedily picking out everything she liked. For the first time in a very long time, Nathan Scott was not the first thing in her mind. When she came into the chocolate section, she nearly lost her mind. The last time she had chocolate was in a park, with him. She stopped filing her shopping cart with chocolate. She closed her eyes and leaned against her cart, thinking about him and how she was gonna get him back. Tears filled her eyes when she realized that he probably had a girlfriend and had forgotten all about him. But that wouldn't explain the look in his eyes when he looked at her today.

"Haley James!" a familiar voice called out from behind. Haley opened her eyes and turned around while wiping a stray tear that had fallen from her eye. In front of her stood someone she never thought she'd see again.

"Oh my God! Aunt Deb!" Haley said, rushing up to her and giving her a huge hug. "How are you?"?

"I'm good. But more importantly, how are you? And what are you doing here? I've missed you, child", Deb chatted non-stop when they broke apart.

"I'm great. I'm actually..." they chatted on for a few minutes, glad to be reunited again after such a long time.

Haley looked at Deb and thought about how much she had missed her. Deb was like a second mother to her, always taking care of her, especially when after her parents died.

Deb was astonished by Haley. She's grown up to be so beautiful. I wonder if Nathan's seen her. I'm glad she's back. He's been so lost without her. All of a sudden a brilliant thought struck her mind.

"Haley, honey, I'm sorry, I'm late for an appointment. But we have so much catching up to do. Are you free for dinner tonight?" Deb said, with a smile.

Haley had lived on take out food ever since she got here, which was two days ago. She had been too busy with applying to the high school and other stuff to cook. She was actually planning on making a nice dinner for herself but abandoned that thought immediately.

"Sure, that'd be great. I'd love to", Haley said, giving Deb a big smile.

"Okay. Here's the address for our house. We moved about a year after you left", Deb said, scribbling on a piece of paper. "Come by around 7.30".And with another hug, she walked off, in a hurry.

Haley stood there for a second before walking to the cashier. She paid for her stuff and five minutes later was on her way home.

As soon as she reached her house, she rushed and put all her groceries in the kitchen before running up to her room. She threw open her closet door and looked for something nice to wear. In the Amazon, she had lived of cargo pants and sweatshirts. During the past two days, she had used some of the money Uncle Keith had given her and went on a shopping spree. She stood in front of her closet for awhile before picking out a nice outfit. She glanced at the clock and realized that she had plenty of time before she had to leave for the Scotts. She laid on her bed and was soon in deep sleep.

I'm late! Oh God, how did I get so late? She rushed around her bedroom, applying some gloss and wearing her black clogs. She looked in the mirror, satisfied with how she looked before rushing down the stairs and out of the house.

Haley cared about her appearance but wasn't obsessed with it like other girls. Her fashion sense can be described in the phrase 'casual and cute'. She wore a pair of slacks and a white off the shoulder top, little make-up, and only a pair of silver earrings.

She drove carefully for ten minutes until she reached the Scott's neighborhood. When she arrived in front of their house, she gaped in shock at it. It was huge, as in ten bedrooms, one swimming pool at the back huge.

More than slightly intimidated, she got out of the car and walked slowly to the front door. When she reached the front door, she looked at the watch. Shoot, It's 7.45., she thought. She put on a bright smile then rang the doorbell