Leaving
Bright sky turning round
Black rain falling down
Finally that day arrived. She had packed everything she had and she was ready to go. She stood by the window and watched the rain fall. A week ago this would have described her situation perfectly – tears and more tears. But she didn't want to cry anymore. There was weird calmness inside her. Even though she had never liked rain, she was now enjoying it. Maybe it was good to see that the sky was crying and she wasn't.
"Hey! Are you ready to get going?" Rachel yelled from the kitchen. She walked away from the window and started thinking.
"No! I think I have to stop by Haley's place."
"What? You said your goodbyes yesterday."
"Is it really that hard? It will only take a minute, I promise."
"Well, okay then. But come on now! We have to go."
Brooke took her huge suitcase and walked to the door. She turned around to take a look at her home once again. She never thought she would feel so good here. She still missed her old house but this place had become her home.
"Brooke! We're going to be late!" Rachel yelled again and Brooke left the house. She sat in the car with Rachel and looked back at the house.
"I love this place. I loved living here with you."
"Oh, don't start with that again. I'm not going to cry anyway."
"I know that, you cold hearted bitch"
"I love you too, Brookie!"
She smiled at Rachel and her heart just ached. She was already missing Rachel.
Sad storm can't escape
Black clouds circling
They pulled up in front of Haley and Nathan's place. She promised to do quickly and ran out to the rain. She was about to knock on the door when she heard someone calling her name.
"Hey, Brooke!" A soft manly voice next to her called. She turned and saw Lucas approaching. Even though she thought she was over him, her heart still skipped a beat. Suddenly, all the calm inside her was gone and she just wanted to burst into tears. But she couldn't. She had to be strong, especially in front of Lucas.
"Hey you too, Luke!" She answered with a fake smile. He was now standing so close that she could smell his perfume. She used to love that smell more than anything else, it drove her crazy.
"Are you leaving already? You didn't even say goodbye"
"Oh, I'm in hurry," she looked down nervously, "I just had to pick up some things from here". She was lying once again. She had no intention to talk to Lucas before leaving. She only called Peyton and met Haley. She needed to get away without getting sad again. But now it was too late. All those feelings were still there and reminded of themselves.
"I'm glad I met you here then," he answered probably without realizing that was a lie. "I really wanted to wish you good luck. It's your dream coming true. You're going to have everything you wished for."
Not everything, she thought. He was the missing piece of the puzzle. She would have given anything to tell him that and run away together. But she knew it was never going to happen.
"Thank you, Luke. I hope everything goes well for you too."
"I guess this is goodbye. But not forever, right?"
"We'll see. I'm probably going to be really busy with everything. But you are welcome to visit us anytime."
"I will do that"
He will visit her. He will come to her and they will see each other again. These thoughts were playing in her mind and giving false hope once again. She was so deep in her thoughts that a there were a moment of silence between them. It wasn't awkward. Their eyes met and it was a moment that Brooke had missed. Just the two of them, looking into each other's eyes and no words were needed.
"I'm going to miss you, Brooke Davis," Lucas broke the silence. That look just pierced through her and she felt her heart breaking all over again. She just felt like crying. But she knew that will be over as soon as she is gone.
"I'm going to miss you too, Lucas Scott"
He stepped closer to her and pulled her close for a hug. His arms were around her so tight that she felt like nothing ever went wrong between them. It was just like the old days. She was in heaven for the last time. From now on she was going to forget about the feelings she had for him.
After visiting Haley, Rachel drove Brooke to the airport and she was all alone now. She sat in the plane, waiting for it to leave. She looked out of the window and thought back. She had a great life in Tree Hill. She had great friends, some great love. And she was having hard time leaving both behind. She knew her friends will be there no matter what but not the love of her life. She remembered all the great times with Lucas. How he called her pretty girl and painted his door red so she could be the girl behind red door. He had done so much for her, even if they weren't together. How could she possibly forget about that? Or a bigger question – how could he? She felt like her whole life ran before her eyes.
At the same time Haley and Nathan were lounging on the couch in their apartment, watching TV. Nathan had gotten up and went to the kitchen when suddenly a breaking news bulletin was on. Haley stood up and watched the TV with horror.
"Oh my god," she whispered loudly enough for Nathan to hear it.
"What is it, Hales?" He asked and looked at her. She stood in front of the TV shocked.
"It's Brooke's plane. It crashed on the runway." She answered without taking her eyes off the screen.
If you've got love
You better hope that that's enough
