Finding Herself
Chapter Ten
To Love Is To Forgive
Brooke had gotten to her house and ran up to her room. Nathan had stopped following Brooke halfway to her house. Brooke had never been so hurt before in her life, she cared about Nathan so much and thought she could trust Haley, but they had both screwed her over. Brooke wiped off her make up and changed her clothes, she decided to go downstairs and get that bottle of Vodka she had at the bottom of the fridge and drink it, that way she could forget...At least for a little while.
Brooke woke up on the kitchen floor with the empty Vodka bottle in her hand. When she opened her eyes she saw a blurry figure crouching over her, the person was holding a cold wash clothe on Brooke's forehead. Brooke groaned, "Thanks," she said shutting her eyes because of the pounding in her head. The person picked Brooke up and carried her up to her bedroom and tucked her in. Brooke opened her eyes and once she adjusted to the light she could see Nathan brushing the hair out of her eyes, "Nathan?" she said not knowing whether or not to be mad at him or grateful.
Nathan smiled at Brooke, "Hey you."
"What are you doing here?" Brooke asked rubbing her head.
"I know you're not in the mood for my excused," Nathan said pulling a chair up to Brooke's bed, "But..."
Brooke looked at Nathan and glared at him, "You're right I'm not in the mood," she said coldly.
Nathan sighed, "I'm sorry, she kissed me I didn't know she was going to do it."
Brooke rolled her eyes, "I didn't see you trying to stop her," she said sarcastically.
"I told you I was going to make mistakes," Nathan said leaning forward in his chair.
"So every time you kiss another girl I'm just suppose to take you back because you say it was just a 'mistake'?" Brooke asked throwing up her hands.
"I'm sorry," Nathan said softly, "I'm so sorry."
Brooke turned away from Nathan, but he could still see the single tear roll down her cheek and drip off her chin.
Nathan got up and walked towards the door. He stopped at the doorway and turned towards Brooke, "I love you," he said and then walked away.
Brooke heard the front door shut, "I love you too," she said as more tears streamed down her red cheeks. Hours had passed and Brooke was still in bed thinking about Nathan. Her head was still pounding and her eyes were still watery. She took a deep breath and got out of bed and took a long shower. After her shower and after getting dressed she drove to Peyton's. When she got to Peyton's she ran up to her room and opened the door. Peyton was drawing and when she heard the door open she turned and saw Brooke.
Peyton stopped drawing and stood up, "Are you okay?" she asked as she gave Brooke a big hug.
"Well, I drank a whole bottle of Vodka and passed out," Brooke said letting out a stifled laugh.
"Yeah, you're eyes are watery," Peyton said turning off her web cam.
Brooke rubbed her eyes, "That could be because Nathan came over and told me he was sorry and said he loved me," she explained.
"And what did you say?" Peyton asked as she put on her sweatshirt.
Brooke sat down on Peyton's bed and let out a deep breath, "Nothing. I just laid there like a moron."
Peyton rubbed Brooke's head, "It'll be okay hon."
"Thanks," Brooke said with half a smile. There was a knock at the door and Brooke turned and saw Haley standing there. "I'm going to go," Brooke said to Peyton and walked past Haley without making eye contact, and then out the door. Haley and Peyton stared at each other in awkward silence.
Brooke drove back home and then walked to the lake hoping Nathan would be there. To her disappointment the bench was empty. Brooke sighed and sat down by herself, 'Alone again,' she thought to herself.
"I was hoping you'd be up here," Nathan said walking towards Brooke.
Brooke let out a small smile, "I love you too Nathan," she said letting herself fall into his arms. Things were starting to feel right again.
"What are you doing here?" Peyton asked breaking the silence.
Haley crossed her arms, "I came to talk to my best friend, but I guess you have a new little friend."
Peyton rolled her eyes, "Don't start with that shit Haley. She's my friend, and she needed somebody because some slut kissed her boyfriend."
"You're calling me a slut?" Haley scoffed.
"Yeah I am," Peyton said in a matter of fact way, "How could you do that? You know Nathan doesn't want you."
"Then why'd he kiss me?" Haley asked.
"He went outside to see if you were okay, and you kissed him," Peyton said, "You tricked him and you know it and so does everyone else."
"Whatever," Haley said rolling her eyes.
Peyton walked over to Haley and opened her bedroom door, "Nathan doesn't want you and he never will. Do yourself a favor and get back with Tim because you have no chance with Nathan," she said sternly, "Now get out of my house."
"Some friend you are," Haley said sarcastically.
"You lost Brooke's trust," Peyton stated, "And most importantly you lost mine." And with that Haley turned and walked out the door and out of the house.
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Chapter Ten
To Love Is To Forgive
Brooke had gotten to her house and ran up to her room. Nathan had stopped following Brooke halfway to her house. Brooke had never been so hurt before in her life, she cared about Nathan so much and thought she could trust Haley, but they had both screwed her over. Brooke wiped off her make up and changed her clothes, she decided to go downstairs and get that bottle of Vodka she had at the bottom of the fridge and drink it, that way she could forget...At least for a little while.
Brooke woke up on the kitchen floor with the empty Vodka bottle in her hand. When she opened her eyes she saw a blurry figure crouching over her, the person was holding a cold wash clothe on Brooke's forehead. Brooke groaned, "Thanks," she said shutting her eyes because of the pounding in her head. The person picked Brooke up and carried her up to her bedroom and tucked her in. Brooke opened her eyes and once she adjusted to the light she could see Nathan brushing the hair out of her eyes, "Nathan?" she said not knowing whether or not to be mad at him or grateful.
Nathan smiled at Brooke, "Hey you."
"What are you doing here?" Brooke asked rubbing her head.
"I know you're not in the mood for my excused," Nathan said pulling a chair up to Brooke's bed, "But..."
Brooke looked at Nathan and glared at him, "You're right I'm not in the mood," she said coldly.
Nathan sighed, "I'm sorry, she kissed me I didn't know she was going to do it."
Brooke rolled her eyes, "I didn't see you trying to stop her," she said sarcastically.
"I told you I was going to make mistakes," Nathan said leaning forward in his chair.
"So every time you kiss another girl I'm just suppose to take you back because you say it was just a 'mistake'?" Brooke asked throwing up her hands.
"I'm sorry," Nathan said softly, "I'm so sorry."
Brooke turned away from Nathan, but he could still see the single tear roll down her cheek and drip off her chin.
Nathan got up and walked towards the door. He stopped at the doorway and turned towards Brooke, "I love you," he said and then walked away.
Brooke heard the front door shut, "I love you too," she said as more tears streamed down her red cheeks. Hours had passed and Brooke was still in bed thinking about Nathan. Her head was still pounding and her eyes were still watery. She took a deep breath and got out of bed and took a long shower. After her shower and after getting dressed she drove to Peyton's. When she got to Peyton's she ran up to her room and opened the door. Peyton was drawing and when she heard the door open she turned and saw Brooke.
Peyton stopped drawing and stood up, "Are you okay?" she asked as she gave Brooke a big hug.
"Well, I drank a whole bottle of Vodka and passed out," Brooke said letting out a stifled laugh.
"Yeah, you're eyes are watery," Peyton said turning off her web cam.
Brooke rubbed her eyes, "That could be because Nathan came over and told me he was sorry and said he loved me," she explained.
"And what did you say?" Peyton asked as she put on her sweatshirt.
Brooke sat down on Peyton's bed and let out a deep breath, "Nothing. I just laid there like a moron."
Peyton rubbed Brooke's head, "It'll be okay hon."
"Thanks," Brooke said with half a smile. There was a knock at the door and Brooke turned and saw Haley standing there. "I'm going to go," Brooke said to Peyton and walked past Haley without making eye contact, and then out the door. Haley and Peyton stared at each other in awkward silence.
Brooke drove back home and then walked to the lake hoping Nathan would be there. To her disappointment the bench was empty. Brooke sighed and sat down by herself, 'Alone again,' she thought to herself.
"I was hoping you'd be up here," Nathan said walking towards Brooke.
Brooke let out a small smile, "I love you too Nathan," she said letting herself fall into his arms. Things were starting to feel right again.
"What are you doing here?" Peyton asked breaking the silence.
Haley crossed her arms, "I came to talk to my best friend, but I guess you have a new little friend."
Peyton rolled her eyes, "Don't start with that shit Haley. She's my friend, and she needed somebody because some slut kissed her boyfriend."
"You're calling me a slut?" Haley scoffed.
"Yeah I am," Peyton said in a matter of fact way, "How could you do that? You know Nathan doesn't want you."
"Then why'd he kiss me?" Haley asked.
"He went outside to see if you were okay, and you kissed him," Peyton said, "You tricked him and you know it and so does everyone else."
"Whatever," Haley said rolling her eyes.
Peyton walked over to Haley and opened her bedroom door, "Nathan doesn't want you and he never will. Do yourself a favor and get back with Tim because you have no chance with Nathan," she said sternly, "Now get out of my house."
"Some friend you are," Haley said sarcastically.
"You lost Brooke's trust," Peyton stated, "And most importantly you lost mine." And with that Haley turned and walked out the door and out of the house.
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