CHAPTER 12: My dear friend
Brooke drove to her house after her confrontation with Peyton. She never thought that her so-called best friend would talk to her like this. Their fight had really hurt Brooke and she was feeling exhausted although she had woken up only a couple of hours ago. When she arrived at her house she walked immediately to her room and collapsed on her bed crying uncontrollably until she fell asleep.
After a while of sleeping Brooke felt someone kissing her cheek. She opened her eyes and saw Lucas looking at her. Lucas was taken aback when he saw Brooke's puffy eyes. He knew that Brooke would be sad about what happened, but he never thought she would have cried that much. Peyton cried too and it took him long to calm her down, but Brooke seemed really affected.
BROOKE: Hey. (Brooke whispered while getting up to a sitting position)
LUCAS: Hey (Lucas said not knowing if he should talk to her about her fight with Peyton)
BROOKE: How did you get in?
LUCAS: You had left the door unlocked.
BROOKE: Oh.
LUCAS: I talked to Peyton.
BROOKE: Oh. Look Lucas, I don't really want to talk about it right now. (She said getting up to go to the bathroom)
LUCAS: Brooke, I think you should apologise. I mean, you…
BROOKE: I should apologise? (not believing what Lucas told her)
LUCAS: Brooke, you said some terrible things to her without a reason.
BROOKE: Without a reason? Are you kidding me Lucas? (Brooke yelled at Lucas)
LUCAS: I don't believe you Brooke. You talked to her like she was a horrible person and you don't even think of saying three simple words? (Lucas yelled back which shocked Brooke)
BROOKE: You don't even know what happened Lucas.
LUCAS: Peyton told me Brooke.
Flashback
…she picked up the phone and dialled a number. Peyton stood up again and started pacing impatiently waiting for the other person to pick it up.
PEYTON: Come on, pick it up…
"Hello"
PEYTON: (with a shaky voice) Hey… can you come here please? ... I really need you… Thanks.
Some time later Peyton was still pacing in the living room waiting for the person she called to come. When she heard someone knocking the door she stopped walking took a deep breath and went to open. She immediately fell in his arms and started crying uncontrollably.
PERSON: Hey, what happened?
PEYTON: I don't know. Brooke came here and started saying that I am a hypocrite and slapped me and said that she hates me. I don't know why Luke?
LUCAS: Its ok, Peyton. Sh…
Lucas tightens his hold on Peyton's body and Peyton buries her face in his chest, not before she smiles a devilish smile.
Lucas walked to the couch and sat Peyton down sitting beside her. Peyton was crying uncontrollably in Lucas arms and Lucas was whispering comforting words in her ear and rubbing her back. Lucas was really worried about Peyton; she seemed so crashed. After a while Peyton stopped crying.
LUCAS: Its ok, Peyt. Its ok.
PEYTON: It's not ok.
LUCAS: Sh. You can tell me what happened and then we can go through it. (Peyton let out a sob again)
PEYTON: Please, don't leave me Lucas. I don't want to be alone.
LUCAS: You are not alone Peyton. You have me and Brooke and…
Lucas noticed that Peyton started crying again and he didn't know why. She had just stopped and suddenly she started crying again. Did he say something he should? No he just said that he was there for her and Br… No, he thought. Brooke and Peyton got into a fight.
LUCAS: Peyton, what happened? Is it about Brooke?
PEYTON: I don't know. She has been really weird lately. We were just talking and I told her that I was worried about her and she just started saying all those terrible things to me. (Peyton started crying again) She said that I am a hypocrite and a bitch and that she hates me. She said that I am selfish and that I just want to hurt people.
LUCAS: Shhh, you know that she didn't mean any of it.
PEYTON: Then why did she talk to me like this? She hates me Lucas. (another round of sobs started)
Lucas tried to calm her down once again and when he did Peyton looked at him.
PEYTON: Maybe you should check on her. She might need a friend right now. (Peyton tried to smile)
LUCAS: (smiling back at Peyton) You are amazing Peyton, you know that right?
PEYTON: Thanks.
LUCAS: How could you talk to her like when the only thing she does is caring about you? Maybe you are worst than you think she is.
Lucas could feel his blood boil in his veins. He didn't like fighting with Brooke, but somehow he felt the need to protect Peyton from Brooke's moody outbursts.
BROOKE: You think I would insult her just because I was bored or something? (she asked shocked)
LUCAS: But you did. (he said angry)
BROOKE: I thought you knew me better than this. (Brooke said disappointed and sad which made Lucas feel slightly guilty about the way he talked to her)
LUCAS: Brooke…
BROOKE: Get the hell out of her Lucas. (She said tiredly)
LUCAS: Brooke, please…
BROOKE: No Lucas. Just go.
LUCAS: Ok. (turns to leave but turns to face Brooke again but decides not to tell anything)
After her talk with Lucas, Brooke was even sadder. It really hurt her that the two people she loved more in her life thought of her like that, and she couldn't believe Peyton would lie to Lucas about what happened. But right now she wasn't even crying, she didn't want to cry, because crying meant she was vulnerable and she didn't like to feel like that. She wanted to be the strong Brooke, the undefeated. So she did what helped her to not think of her problems, she was sketching clothes. That's when she heard a light knock on her door. At first she sighed not wanting to face anyone right now, but secretly she hoped that it would be either Lucas or Peyton saying how sorry they were.
BROOKE: It's open.
Brooke said loudly not really looking up from her sketchpad. After a while she felt a pair of eyes staring intensely at her, which made her look at the person who was standing across the room.
NATHAN: You know you shouldn't let anyone in here. I could be a crazy serial killer.
BROOKE: But you are not. (Brooke said and started sketching again.)
NATHAN: Sketching huh?
BROOKE: Yep. What's wrong with it?
NATHAN: Well nothing. (he said hesitantly)
BROOKE: Nathan, what do you want? (she said indignant)
NATHAN: Well, Lucas called me and asked me to check on you.
BROOKE: (rolling her eyes) Whatever. You didn't need to come and you don't need to stay. I am fine.
NATHAN: Yeah, I can see.
BROOKE: Seriously, Nate, I am a big girl and I can take care of myself.
NATHAN: I know but Lucas was worried and I can tell something is wrong. So do you want to talk about it? (Nathan said sitting next to her)
BROOKE: (letting the pad on the coffee table) It's just… I cant believe that Lucas would think that I talked like this about Peyton of all people without a reason. And that Peyton would talk to me like I was some slut and that she would lie to Lucas. I mean why would she lie?
Nathan looked at Brooke confused. He didn't really know what had happened between Brooke and his brother and Peyton. He had just got a call from his brother, who asked him to go over Brooke's house to see if she was ok. Lucas didn't tell him why Brooke wouldn't be ok or why he didn't go to check on her by himself. So he went to her house and could immediately tell that she wasn't ok, even though she tried to pretend to be ok. Brooke realised that Nathan had no idea about what she was talking and told him the whole story.
NATHAN: Wow. That's really weird.
BROOKE: I know.
NATHAN: So Lucas believed Peyton?
BROOKE: Yes.
NATHAN: My brother is an ass.
BROOKE: I know. (Brooke said angrily but then her eyes started to get teary)
NATHAN: Hey, its going to be ok. (Nathan said while putting his arm around Brooke trying to comfort her)
BROOKE: But why does everyone think I am a cheap whore? Even my best friend and my so called boyfriend. (Brooke said sobbing)
NATHAN: Well at least I think that you are amazing Davis.
Brooke looked Nathan into his eyes and could see the sincerity in his eyes, which made her smile a bit. Nathan did really believe that Brooke was amazing. He had always been jealous of her, not in a bad way. Actually he looked up at her. Brooke had always been so brave and strong and she always fought for what she wanted and she never gave up on what she loved.
BROOKE: Thank you Naty. It means a lot that you believe in me.
NATHAN: Anything for you Davis.
BROOKE: Anything? (kinking her eyebrow)
NATHAN: Anything. (afraid of what was on her mind)
BROOKE: How about punching Lucas?
NATHAN: (laughing) Be sure I will.
Peyton's house
After Lucas had left to go to Brooke's, Peyton couldn't take him out of her mind. The way he touched her and caressed her back to calm her, the concern in his voice and his eyes, everything made her want him even more. Lucas would be the perfect boyfriend. Even now that Jake had gone to her house, the only thing that was in her mind was Lucas. Jake had been there for a while and Peyton seemed to be lost in he thoughts. Jake tried to talk to her but she wouldn't reply, she would just look at nowhere, thinking of her in Lucas' well tuned arms. Jake was kind of bored and confused. Peyton seemed really distant so he thought that maybe kissing her would make her do something else except for daydreaming. So Jake started kissing and sucking on her neck. At first Peyton, being still lost in her thoughts of Lucas she smiled, but only seconds later she realised that it wasn't Lucas, but Jake so she tried to pull away.
PEYTON: Jake, stop. (Peyton said kind of disgusted but Jake continued) Jake, I said stop it. (Jake wouldn't stop) STOP IT.
Peyton screamed pushing Jake away and jumping up from the couch. Suddenly Peyton was really pissed off. She just realised that Lucas wasn't hers, that she was with Jake and that BROOKE was with Lucas, that BROOKE was able to touch him, to feel him to kiss him. BROOKE was the one that didn't allow her to be with Lucas. Jake looked at her even more confused and kind of shocked. He looked her straight into her eyes and saw hate in her eyes; so without saying anything he grabbed his jacket and headed for the door.
PEYTON: Jake, wait… (Peyton called desperately)
Rivercourt
After his fight with Brooke, Lucas went to the rivercourt to clear his mind. He was shooting the ball, without making it to get in the hoop, but he didn't really care. He was so lost in his own thoughts about what happened today that he didn't even realize someone walking to him until he heard his voice.
JULIAN: So you are the captain of the Ravens and you cant even throw the ball in the hoop? (Julian said jokingly)
LUCAS: At least I can punch, do you want to try? (Lucas said giving him a forbidding look)
JULIAN: Wow, man, chill, I was just kidding. So what's up?
LUCAS: It's none of your business. (Lucas muttered shooting the ball and finally making the ball go straight into the hoop and the looking at Julian) It's just, lets say, I screwed things with Brooke.
JULIAN: Oh. What did you do?
LUCAS: Well, I kind of didn't believe what she told me and I yelled at her and she kicked me out.
JULIAN: Well, congrats, man. (Lucas gave Julian another forbidding look) Ok, maybe you should just go and tell her how sorry you are.
LUCAS: It wont help.
JULIAN: Well, if you really are sorry about what happened, Lucas, it will help. Brooke isn't the kind of girl who wants you to do something huge to love you; she just needs to know that you trust her and that you believe in her. She just needs you to love her back. And I know that you do. I don't know what happened between you two, but a sincere apologise always helps. I am sure Brooke is waiting for you to go over and tell her that you love her and that you made a mistake then kiss her and tell her how sorry you are. And you should do so, but not if you are not feeling like you did a mistake. Brooke doesn't like to be lied.
With that Julian turned and left Lucas staring at him shocked. How could someone who knew Brooke only so few know her actually so well? It was impossible.