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Rumours

Chapter 6

Weeks had gone by since the chance meeting between Lucas and Brooke and the two hadn't spoken a word; that was how they liked it. To Lucas' dismay Brooke had not returned home but he was still holding onto hope that her visit was temporary. They had both put effort into not seeing each other and on some occasions Brooke would sit behind her curtains keeping an eye on the driveway making sure Lucas was away from the house and that it was safe for her to venture out.

Brooke had spent her time back home trying to reconnect with the town and the people she had being apart from for so long. Her only real friends Peyton and Nathan seemed pleased to hear her news, they had set out to introduce her properly to her classmates for the next year, there had being parties and of course drinking, shopping and days at the beach. Brooke had gotten to know Haley, Nathans girlfriend, quite well and the three girls were becoming very close. As well as the usual days filled with watching DVDs and eating as much Ben and Jerrys as humanly possible, the girls actually talked, they all were as honest as they felt necessary talking about past relationships and their dreams. There were some of the most open and exhilarating talks Brooke had ever had but she was still holding things back. She knew Peyton and Haley were her friends but she needed to pace herself when it came to revealing all of her past, especially some of the moments where she was far from proud. It was a start though, she was on the right path to being the person she wanted to be, she just had to rid herself of doubt.

Brooke had talked to her old friends occasionally but they were busy with their own lives so it was harder than she had thought. She understood but at the same time she hoped that her old friends missed her as much as she missed them. When she had made the decision to leave it was the best thing for her to do but she was sad to leave them behind, after all they had being a big part of her life. She hoped they understood how she felt.

Her parents had not being in touch the whole time she had being back, Brooke was doubtful as to whether they even remembered that she was now back in Tree Hill, but that probably wouldn't matter as phone calls from her parents were rare even when they knew for sure where she was.

It was only a week away before school began for Brooke and she was both exited and nervous, school had never being much of a challenge for her, neither academically or socially but this was somehow different, she wanted people to see the real her and that was something new, something scary, although she had seen some of the students around over the summer she was still determined to make a good first impression, with the teachers as well. She was the new girl and there was no way around it. She was planning to try out for the cheerleaders as both Peyton and Haley were on the team, she had also enjoyed dance as a young girl so she thought it might be a fun experience. Her accomplishments at her old school had being impressive but it had left her very busy so she was going to see how things panned out before she made to many commitments, her main priority from now on was her grades. The reason for returning was to be the person she was without the matter of peer pressure and following the crowd. If she fell into the same patterns of her old school the change would not have been worth it.

She had a good feeling about her decision to return to Tree Hill, it was a fresh start away from past mistakes and regrets, the people seemed friendly enough and she had some good friends in Peyton, Haley and Nathan. She wasn't going to give people any reason to judge her and she was going to show the doubters what she was really made of. The next year was one of the most important of her life and she wasn't going to have any unnecessary distractions, she was not going to repeat the same mistakes from previous years. This time she was more focused and she had the will to do better, to be a better person. She was not going to let peoples throw away comments affect her, if her parents didn't want to know her then screw them, if boys wanted to call her names and treat her like dirt then she wasn't going to let them and if girls wanted to be two faced then she was going to tell them exactly what she thought and walk away. She was not going to waste her time on the losers that didn't believe in her or that didn't respect her. It was their problem not hers.

She still had doubts that her past might come back to haunt her or the past of her parents but that was just a risk she had to take and deal with it when and if it came. There was no reason for it to be an issue as what is in the past should remain in the past.

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