Don't Bother I'll Go…
Brooke sat in silence softly banging her head against the cold stainless steel fridge – It had no fingerprints or magnets it was cleaned to perfection, she was softly strumming her fingers along the floor still directing her attention to the room Lucas had shut himself in. Brooke could hear all the harsh words playing back in her head then she started to have flash backs of how they reached this moment:
Flash Back: Brooke hadn't seen Lucas for so many years, Nathan and Haley were on again off again divorcing once and remarrying which lead to Ashley while Peyton and Jake had had a rock start but seem to finally have got on track settling in the city with Jenny.
Brooke shuddered as she heard a smash. She peeled herself off the floor using the fridge to support her body as she slid against it to her feet while her legs were shaking and she was blinded by her swollen eyes.
"Luke" Brooke called out and she climbed the stairs "Luke" Brooke opened the bedroom door quietly and saw Luke sitting on the bed with his head in his hands "Luke?"
"Not now"
"What happened" Brooke directed her attention to the smashed trophy on the floor then to half packed suitcase "Luke" her voice was shaking and her eyes were swollen and stinging
"Brooke I can't do this"
"Do what?"
"Us"
"I don't understand Luke we have been perfect, I have been the happiest I have ever been because I am with you Luke"
"I don't expect you to understand. You're Brooke Davis high school fear leader"
"Luke that's not fair"
"No it's not fair when you expect me to have kids"
"I didn't say now, all I did was suggest it. Anyway this isn't about that. What is going on Luke?"
"You"
"Me"
"Yeah you've read the gossip – relationship on the rocks, baby on the way, secret wedding in Hawaii. Come on Brooke it's a joke"
"No what's a joke is you take the time to let it get to you and all your doing is giving them fuel for more" Brooke's eyes were gushing tears while Lucas looked at her with his Brooding eyes still folding clothes while Brooke remained leaning on the door frame.
"Brooke spare me your preppy talk"
"We are not in high school anymore so don't treat me like some obnoxious cheerleader"
"Whatever" Lucas stood and chucked his duffle bag over his shoulder
"Don't bother I'll go" Brooke slammed the door behind her and jogged down the stairs crying as she had already down once before back in Tree Hill.
Brooke drove in almost silence except for the few sniffles as she gulped back the tears on chocked metaphorically on her sorrows.
Brooke ended up parked outside Haley's house, she could see her and Nathan playing with Ashley in the backyard, with her jumper wrapped around herself tightly she wandered through the back gate catching Ashley's attention first then Haley's followed by Nathan.
"Aunty Bee" Ashley bounded towards Brooke and jumped straight into her arms
"Hey Sugar" Brooke's voice was shaky which gave Ashley a puzzled expression
"Your Crying" Ashley wiped Brooke's tears away and nuzzled herself into her shoulder
"I am ok Apple" Ashley giggled and tugged on Nathan's shirt and whispered something in his ear
"B what happened...?" Haley questioned with caution
"Peyton didn't call?"
"Yeah she did but I didn't want to seem rude"
"He was leaving me"
"Why?"
"Cause I was cheerleader well fear leader" Brooke began to cry while Nathan watched on quietly as Ashley swam across the top of the water like a fish
"A fear leader...?"
"Yeah apparently I'm to preppy and I want kids" Brooke gulped back a big tear "Well I don't even know?"
"Do you want me to talk to him?" Nathan asked quietly lacing his arm around Haley
"No it'll only make it worse"
"Ok well I'm gonna go watch Ashley before she drowns" Brooke nodded as Haley pulled Brooke by the hand inside making her a hot chocolate with marshmallows.
"You no what I think…?" Haley suggested as she lent back against the counter letting the hot chocolate heat her hands
"What…?" Brooke questioned tilting her head and she sipped quietly on her pink flower painted cup (Hand Made by Ashley)
"That he is way too stuck up on cloud nine" Brooke laughed as Haley at next to her comforting her with a warm hug, Brooke peeled herself of Haley as she tried to make out what the voices outside were, she wandered over to the window and saw Jake and Nathan talking quietly. Brooke wandered down the stairs and straight into Peyton's arms
"Hey B"
"Hey P" Brooke's voice was still course and she still shook a little
"Are you ok?"
"I guess I am doing as well as I can" Peyton just smiled as Jake walked towards them with Nathan by side and gave a Brooke a hug
"Why are you all being so supportive?"
"We are your friends" Jake said as he let go of Brooke
"Guys...?" They all looked around at each other but left their last looks on Nathan
"No way not me"
"Nathan please..." Haley said as a tear fell from her eye
"Guys...?" Brooke was now extremely concerned
"He's sick" Nathan spoke up
"What?"
"He is sick and he only has a while left Brooke unless he gets a transplant"
"What's he got?"
"A tumor to the left of his heart"
"He needs a heart" Brook had now sat down on the fence and let all her emotions flow like a river
"Yeah"
"So he pushed me away rather than making it last for however long he's got I hate him"
"No you don't Bee" Peyton hugged Brooke so tight all she could was uncontrollably shake and cry everyone stood around with not a clue on what to say or do until they saw Luke's car pull up outside the house and him step out with a very disappointed look on his face.