Hey! Another chapter!

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There's a little dream, or kind of like a flashback of what happened in L.A. (;

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Btw, Italics are the dreams/flashbacks. (:


"Fear is a darkroom where negative develops." - Anonymous.


"Run! Peyton! Run!" Nathaniel's scream pierced through the silence.

"I won't! I can't!" She shouted, loud sobs escaped her mouth as she tried to find somewhere to hide.

Someone pulled her, making her scream although her mouth was covered with a hand. "It's me Peyt, let's go."

She noticed the familiar voice; it was Drake, she sobbed louder, scared of what's to come. "What about Nathaniel and Andy?" She cried, getting out of his tight grasp.

Before he could answer a loud scream filled the whole room.

Peyton cried more, knowing that Nathaniel was hurt, she got out of Drake's grasp and followed the screaming voice.

"Peyton!" Drake shouted, knowing full well that what she did would make them all suffer in the end, but he didn't care, he followed her, knowing that his best friends were in trouble and they needed his help.

Peyton spotted Andy crying in the corner of the room, arms bleeding. She ran towards her but was again caught with another tight grip around her shoulders.

Peyton shouted, knowing that this time, it wasn't Drake, she let out another loud scream but her mouth was suddenly covered with large, calloused hands.

"Shh, Peyton I'm here now," An unfamiliar voice said, kissing her shoulder blades.

Peyton tried to get out of his hard grip but she failed, she tried to scream but she was caught off guard by a punch on her stomach. Her soft cries and whimpers put a smile on the other person's face, he laughed menacingly.


"Peyton! Wake up!" Nathaniel shouted, shaking Peyton's shoulders violently.

Peyton opened her eyes, panting.

"I saw him…" She cried, hugging Nathaniel tightly.

"It was just a dream Peyton," He hushed her, hugging her back.

"What's happening?" Drake asked, as he entered the room, his eyes still drooping from sleep.

"Peyton was having a bad dream," Andy said, as she sat on the bed, soothing Peyton's back.

"It wasn't just a dream, it's what happened!" She sobbed louder, causing Nathaniel to hug her more tightly.

"Peyton, are you alright?" Anna appeared in the doorway, looking concerned as ever.

"N-No I'm scared," She cried, stuttering.

"I'll go get water," Drake suggested, leaving the room.

"It's just a dream Peyton," Anna soothed her, hugging her niece.

"No, it's all hunting me!" She cried, hugging Anna with full force.

"H-He might come back!" Peyton cried, looking at all of them.

"He won't Peyton, we're in Tree Hill," Andy smiled, trying to sooth her now, crying best friend.

Andy knew that it was hard for Peyton, it was hard for her too, every once in a while she would just cover herself under her blanket and cry all night, remembering that horrible night that made them go to Tree Hill.

"I'm scared," She sobbed, burying her face in her hands.

After trying to sooth Peyton for 2 straight hours, she finally calmed down. Andy decided that she would sleep with Peyton because she knew that Peyton wouldn't be able to sleep, after that horrible dream.

Peyton told them about the story and all of them had a hunted look on their faces, Nathaniel kept soothing her, telling her that he would protect her; Drake too was concerned that his best friend was crying since 2'oclock until 4'oclock in the morning, he also tried soothing Peyton down, getting her water and cracking up some jokes, but that didn't help the situation.

Anna was worried about Peyton, something about her story made her feel scared, she was alone in her bedroom because Larry was out, working in the sea, but she knew better than to show them that she's scared, especially now that she's going to be extra protective of Peyton.

Drake and Nathaniel couldn't sleep so they just stayed up talking about school, they decided to leave Peyton's dreams as it is because nothing will happen again and they couldn't talk about that horrible night, just thinking of it made them wince and tremble in fear.


2 days already past and Lucas and Haley were wondering why Peyton was ignoring them. She would always enter class with Nathaniel, Drake or Andy, not looking at anyone, except the floor and she wouldn't even look at them.

Lucas and Haley were worried, even though they didn't know Peyton that well yet, they knew there was something bothering her, something scaring her.

Brooke was pissed at Lucas and Haley since all they do was look out for Peyton all the time, she didn't know what happened, how they got so close to her but she didn't like that, not at all.

She was worried about her friends too, so she decided to ask Nathaniel what was wrong with Peyton, and why she was making all her friends worry.

Andy just told her to leave, but she didn't take that, she started saying things that neither Nathaniel or Drake liked so they told her to stay away, and leave them be.

Lucas and Haley asked Brooke what happened but she just shoved them, as she headed towards the gym.

Nathan was worried about Peyton too, maybe they weren't friends but seeing how she started acting 2 days ago, it got him all curios and worried about Peyton, sometimes he would sit with Lucas and Haley and just look at Peyton with concern, talking about why she stopped talking to them.

It wasn't until Peyton glanced at three of them from across her table and Lucas and Haley and Nathan saw the fear and worries in her eyes, they didn't like it one single bit.

Nathan suggested they would talk to Nathaniel and asked him what's going on but Haley told him that when Brooke went over, she was just told to go away.

Nathan got more worried about his brother, knowing that Lucas had a little crush on Peyton and after that little lunch they had, he never talked to her again, it was getting pretty emotional.

Lucas and Haley and Nathan decided to sit with Brooke and the others at lunch, Brooke asked them what their problem was that they keep worrying about Peyton, but Nathan told her to just leave it as it is.

Haley was freaking out, she didn't know what to do, she wanted to go there and hug Peyton, but she was always with Nathaniel and her other friends, it was hard for her, knowing that her and Peyton were starting to become friends and then suddenly, she stops talking to her, it made her worried and scared.

Every single time Lucas looked at Peyton, it was as if a single piece of his heart fell, he would always see her, wiping a tear from her cheeks, or either drawing, other than that, she never laughed or smiled, she just looked scared, he wanted to know what was wrong and what made her be that way, but every time he was about to walk up to them, he chickened out.

He was sitting in the library, reading a book, he saw Peyton sitting with Drake across him, while Drake listened to his mp3 and Peyton read a book.

He looked up and looked at Peyton, and that's when their eyes locked, he saw the pain and sadness and most of all fear in her eyes, he smiled slightly but she just looked away.

And that's when another piece of his heart fell.


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