Belief

Makes things true

Things like you

You and I

Chorus:

Tonight, you arrested my mind

When you came to my defense

With a knife

In the shape of your mouth

In the form of your body

With the wrath of a god

Oh, you stood by me

Belief

Author's note: I put this song lyrics in to the beginning of this chapter because it fits well in this chapter when Nathan came to Haley's defence. This song was featured in the last episode and 2nd episode of the first season. Only the chorus though. It's called Belief- Gavin Degraw.

Chapter Ten

Haley felt the impact as she fell to the ground and only saw blackness. The last thing she heard before hitting the ground was Nathan's voice.

She noticed she was in the paramedic's vehicle with Brooke, Peyton and Lucas, no sign of Nathan anywhere. It was a long ride as Haley felt the pain getting worse and worse. She felt so sore. She couldn't move a muscle.

Lucas, Brooke and Peyton were all in the waiting room, for the doctor to tell what's going with Haley. Lucas paced around the room. Was he really going to lose his best-friend/sister? Had they really had their last conversation? Last hug? He can't imagine adjusting his life without Haley. Brooke was sitting there in her red dress as she bawled her eyes out, and beside her Peyton pulled her in for a hug. She cried on Peyton until she couldn't cry anymore. Peyton's eyes filled with tears that her musically talented friend was lying in a hospital bed with bruises and broken bones unconscious.

Within a few minutes Nathan stormed through the doors, getting weird looks from everyone as he walked over to Lucas, Brooke and Peyton as he panic to know how is ex-girlfriend who he's still madly in love with was doing. He took a seat beside Brooke.

Doctor Kingston walked out of Haley's room with a not so good news face. He walked over to the group. "I'm afraid I have bad news, your friend Ms. James is severely injured. The car's impact hit her hard enough to land her in crutches for a while. We've also noticed a piece of glass in the skin of her leg." He explained.

"Will she be okay?" Brooke asked.

"She's alright, still unconscious." Doctor Kingston replied.

"Can we see her?" Lucas asked

"Not for a while no, it's up to Ms. James to wake up" Doctor responded.

"Thank you for the information." Peyton said weakly. The doctor had walked away.

"It was all my fault." Nathan whispered as he put his head in his hands. As he thought no one was listening.

"What?" Brooke asked with a worried look on her face

"I got into a fight with Haley before the accident. I told her how much I love her and will always protect her, and I couldn't protect her from this. She probably hates me." He sadly explained.

"It's not your fault Nathan." Peyton said rubbing his back, he quickly moved away.

"What don't you guys get, I did nothing to save her from this. I should have pushed her away. I should be the one in that hospital bed not Haley. I should be the one with glass in my leg and me in crutches. She doesn't deserve this." Nathan pleaded. He got up and walked away not wanting to Haley like that.

It's been 3 hours since they took Haley to the hospital and still no update. Lucas was about to ask the secretary. Just as he spoke Doctor Kingston came out, with some news about Haley.

"She's awake you may go and see her".

"Thank you." They all replied, as they got up walked into the hospital bed and saw Haley, relieved that there friend was okay. Lucas walked up and sat on the edge of the bed, as Haley weakly put her arms on Lucas's back and hugged him as she cried his eyes out.

"Where's Nathan, I really need to talk to him." Haley asked. Only seeing the three of them.

"He left Hales, Sorry" Lucas said weakly.

"Why?"

"He couldn't bare to see you like this, and he blames himself for your accident." Peyton responded.

"Oh. Can one of you please call him, I really need to talk to him." Haley asked weakly.

"Sure." Brooke and Peyton said as they walked out to a payphone.

"I thought I was going to lose my best-friend." Lucas smirked.

"You can't get rid of me that easily." Haley laughed.

"I've missed you." He said

Lucas nudged her lightly. "You've just got hit by a car Hales, the question is how are you coping with all of this?"

"God Luke." Haley mock gasped in a girly tone. "That was like, so four weeks ago get with the programme."

"Lucas effectively laughed, something he hasn't done since the accident. "I know, sorry. I was, like, getting my ball one. I totally got broke when I lost my a-game to Nathan and it was all I could think about it." He said in the same tone as Haley.

"Are you happy, Haley?" Lucas asked stopping all of the joking. He had to see if what Brooke said was right, if this was affecting him more than any of them could understand.

"Of course, I'm not happy about it Luke. I don't ever feel happy. I don't even feel sad anymore. I just….don't feel anything."

Luke looked at her in concern. "What do you mean?"

"I don't feel happy. And when I try to change it, when I try to remember what being felt happy like, I can't . I don't feel joy. I don't feel inspired. I feel numb." She told him softly, a single tear rolling down her cheek.

"What makes you happy? Nathan?"

Haley shook her head. "Being with Nathan won't fix everything. God I just feel so.. disconnected.

"Why?"

And that's when she snapped. "It all just seems so fake. This idea that good things happen to good people and there's magic in the world, and that there's meek and righteous will inherit it. There are too many good people who suffer for something like that to be true. There are too many prayers that get unanswered. Every day we ignore how completely broke this world is, and we tell ourselves it's all going to be okay. You're gonna be okay. But it's not okay. And once you know that there's no going back. There's no magic in the world." She broke down and tears rolled down her eyes. It felt kinda good to get that off her chest, but it didn't stop the pain she felt.

Lucas pulled her into his arms holding her as she cried. "Don't hate me , but it is gonna be okay. Because I'm gonna get through this. I'm so sorry."

"I Just don't know why this happened to us," she cried.

These are the feelings that she could never express to Nathan. She didn't want him to see her like this, to dump all her problems on him. She was a complete mess. Even though she does cry every now and then and dream about that night. Now they're being released to Lucas, her best-friend.

Brooke and Peyton walked back into the room.

"Sorry Hales, he's not coming." Brooke said

"That's okay. I'll catch him tomorrow."

"How are you feeling?" Peyton asked.

"Feeling for what Peyton the accident or that for a fact I have a crummy love life that's sucks." Haley replied.

The nurse came in, "I'm sorry but visiting hours, are over" She said they left, she shut the door.

She couldn't wait to be released and get back to her normal self and so called life.

Leave your reviews, Let me know what you think of this chapter. I know this chapter is boring, and not much Naley, Brucas or Jeyton. But the breyley and Laley friendship lives on

Just to say, Naley won't be getting back together any time soon. Haley has shocking news. Skills, Mouth, Peyton, Brooke, Lucas Nathan and Haley will all be in the next chapter, and a Brucas moment, but no Jeyton don't hate me.