Day 103, Sunday Afternoon

[Karen's Café]

Brooke's POV


Today I don't feel like doing anything

I just wanna lay in my bed

Don't feel like picking up my phone

So leave a message at the tone

'Cause today I swear I'm not doing anything

I'm gonna kick my feet up

Then stare at the fan

Turn the TV on, throw my hand in my pants

Nobody's gonna tell me I can't


"Hi, Tutorgirl!" I beamed as I entered Karen's Café. Apparently, Haley wasn't busy. I caught her lazily scanning through the latest issue of Seventeen Magazine even though I saw a lot of work that still need to be done. It's a good thing that there was not a lot of customers this afternoon, maybe because it was not dinner time yet. But there were plates and cups everywhere around the counter, and there were still messy tables and booths so I wondered, "Hales, what's wrong?"

"Oh. Hi, Tigger." I just stared at her, waiting for her answer. "Nothing's really wrong. I just didn't feel like moving a lot. Maybe it's because of the hormones. This baby is making me really sleepy." I stood still, looking at her with pity. She looked really tired. I think Nate and the baby keeps her up all night. I smirked at the thought of that. "But don't worry, I'm really fine and the baby, too. I guess it's just the hormones. Karen's inside her office, by the way." I nodded.

"Oh. Okay. I probably should greet her first before I help you finish the work here. You look like you need all the help you can get. Maybe I could ask Karen if you could end your shift earlier though it's not like you couldn't ask her. Really, you need to get home and rest early. It would be good for you and your baby. With that in mind, remind me to give that hotshot husband of yours a little piece of advice when I bring you home." I said seriously and smirking soon after I turn my back from her.

Karen's office was just a little improvised room at the corner of the café. It was full of paperwork that were receipts and others as they seemed. It was not that far from where I was standing before but Karen didn't place glass walls or windows around her office that's facing the customers so she might not have seen me yet. Seen as the operative word.

"Hi, Karen! I was bored at home and had nothing to do; no one was there, too, because Rachel went out with Mouth even though she didn't admit it. Obviously, this is the only place I could go to so I thought, 'why not come here?'. I hope you don't mind?" I said and smiled hopeful as I peeked through her office door.

"Oh! You know, I don't! You're always welcome here, Brooke. You know that, right?" I nodded. Karen smiled as she continued. "Well, are you hungry? You could tell Haley to get your order and that she could already eat, too. It's almost dinner time so go on. It's on the house." She sincerely smiled.

"Wow. Thank you, Karen. Though I think it wouldn't really be the best idea to still let Haley work for the rest of the afternoon, I would really take up on your offer! I suddenly felt starved!" I laughed.

Karen laughed, too, as she said, "Oh! Well, I'll just have to go out there and prepare your food. I'll be there in a minute. Go on tell Haley her shift's over."

"Oh! No Karen, I'll do it. I can help myself and maybe make some sandwiches for the three of us. I love you like my mom or even more so I think I'll just finish off what Haley has not done yet. I need to learn, too! Thank you, Karen!" I hugged her.

"Oh! Wow. Sure, if you don't mind, go on. I'll go out in a bit, I'll just have to finish this inventory. I guess with everything that's happened recently and the baby –" She stopped, looking surprised because her tongue slipped. I just smiled knowing that she was not supposed to blurt anything about her being pregnant yet. Oops.

"Well, I guess I'll have to tell you now, huh?" I just smirked. "Well, Keith and I are pregnant! I just found out yesterday. You'll be the first one to know aside from us." She smiled.

I beamed. "Wow! That's really exciting, Karen! I'm so glad for you! I knew it! Don't worry I won't tell anyone. Anyway, I guess I have to get back to Haley first. I'm so excited for you Karen!"

"Thank you, Brooke! Oh yeah! Haley, go on!" She smiled.

With that, I went out of her office and back to the counter where I found Haley doing the same thing she was doing earlier.

"Hales!" I shouted. She seemed to have spaced out.

"Tigger, how was your talk with Karen?"


I become much too good

At being invincible

I'm an expert

At play at safe and keep it cool

But I swear This isn't who I meant to be

I refuse to let my life R

oll all over me

Let me feel

I don't care if

I break down

Let me fall

Even if I hit the ground

And if I Cry a little

Die a little

At least I know I lived

Just a little

I wanna be somebody I,

I wanna be somebody

I wanna be somebody I,

I wanna be Somebody

Who can face the things that

I've been runnin' from


"Well she said your shift ends right now and that you should rest. Come on, I'll help you finish all the work left after we eat. Wait for me, I'll make our food first. Trust me on this, I'm not gonna poison you especially with my goddaughter. I'll just make sandwiches. Those fine with ya?" I grinned as she laughed.

"Yeah. Sounds fine. Go! I'm taking this opportunity. It's not always that you get to make me food!" Haley mockingly clapped as I rolled my eyes.

As I finished making the sandwiches, I asked Haley to go find us a booth. We sat at the corner not too far from the entrance.

"Here, you have to eat this. What have you been doing lately? In case you've forgotten, you're a little more or less than five months pregnant. How are you and Nate?" I asked.

"We're doing really well. He's being such a good dad and our baby's not even out yet. He's been really wonderful. It's just that I'm worried about him because he needs to divide his time to basketball practice especially now that championship is coming up, his studies and me, who is really demanding too much of his attention. I keep him up most of the time because I couldn't sleep well."

"Aww. Tutorgirl, Nate will be fine. He loves you, of course, he'll do anything and everything just for you and your unborn child. He's a good man. You and I both know that. You've changed him. A lot. You've even changed me for the better. Thank you for that." I hugged Haley as she was already in tears. Homones.

"Now enough about me, Tigger. It's obvious on how I am doing, now I want to know how you are. How's your heart been lately? Really, tell me. You know we've been friends for a while now that I could already tell when you're hiding something or not. I could tell when you're lying behind those hazel eyes of yours, Brookie. How are you holding up?" Haley asked me sternly. I guess I should tell her. Anyway, it's been a long time since everything happened.

"Fine. I forgot to take note that pregnant Haley is nosy Haley. Anyway, I guess I should start telling you already." I hesitated for quite a while there.

"Yeah. You should. Now go on." Haley said. Her voice full of seriousness.

"Hm. I don't know what I really feel though. I mean, I've already accepted Lucas and Peyton are together now but it still hurts. I mean Luke's the first guy I've given my heart to and it's been crushed twice by him. You would think I've learned my lesson after what happened but no! My heart's still pining for him, somehow wishing that it was me that he chose." I said willfully trying not to cry.

"Tigger. You know I'm here for you, you don't need to keep your tears from falling." Haley assured me.

"I guess, I haven't really gotten over everything. It's been months and I was the one who broke up with him. I was the one who pushed him away, towards Peyton, but here I am still crying over him. I mean, I know I still love him though I am not sure if love's enough. Trust is important, too. If I've learned anything from the past months, it's about that."

"I know. Trust and love. Anyway, you're the one who broke up with him. What's the deal with that, anyway?"

"Well, there's no doubt I was right. He's been with Peyton since I don't know, the past two months already and here I am, still not over him. You remember what I told you the day after we broke up right?" Haley nodded.

"Peyton told me after your pre-wedding party that she still has feelings for Luke, who was then my boyfriend as we all know. I was so angry at her because I asked her about it before I even went for Luke the second time. She told me that Luke and I being together is fine for her but I guess she thought she just needed to be my friend first. I thank her for that but I just hoped that she didn't have to tell me about her undying feelings for Lucas. She even had the guts to ask me if I loved Lucas but I was so angry at her to answer so I just told her how dare she. She even told me about 'Hoes over Bros' and that he was just a boy. I firmly told her though that he wasn't just anybody's boy. He was my boy." I still wish that he is.


We were made for each other

Out here forever

I know we were

Yeah, yeah

And all I ever wanted was for you to know

Everything I do, I give my heart and soul

I can only breathe; I need to feel you here with me

Yeah

When you're gone

The pieces of my heart are missin' you

When you're gone

The face I came to know is missin', too

When you're gone

The words I need to hear

Will always get me through the day

And make it okay

"I miss you"


I continued telling Haley how I feel. Mostly ranting. I thank Haley for listening to all that. Our backs were facing the entrance to Karen's Café. While the rants went on, we both didn't notice the guy who just came in and was standing a few feet away from us. He must have been standing there for a while already and heard everything I had to say about my feelings because he had that unexplainable look.

Songs featured:

The Lazy Song - Bruno Mars

Let Me Feel - Bethany Joy Lenz

I Miss You - Avril Lavigne

HI! YEY! A new update before my finals. I still don't feel like studying so here, I came up with this. Sorry if it's crappy. I've had a few hours to do this. :) Please leave comments and reviews. :) Next update soon. I'm so excited because I'm about to break Leyton up. YEY!