AN: Here's another update guys. A sad one though... Hope you'll like it anyway.
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Lyrics at the end are from La Rocca- Goodnight

3 months later...

Brooke looked at the envelope that came in the mail earlier today and took a deep breath. She took out her cell and went through her list of names. When she had found who she was looking for, she pressed 'call' and waited for a reply.

He heard his phone ringing in the background as he played with the card. He sighed, he really didn't feel like talking to anyone right now. But the ringing wouldn't stop, so he gave in and walked over to the phone. Looking at the display he knew he had to answer. He cleared his throat "Nathan."

"Hey Nate, it's Brooke. I just…" Brooke felt tears coming to her eyes. She calmed herself by taking a deep breath "I just wanted to know if you got it as well today?"

Nathan nodded, but soon realised Brooke couldn't see him "Yeah," he heard his voice break and was surprised by this sudden rush of emotion "I guess this means she's gone, Brooke."

"I know," Brooke whispered in-between sobs "Damn it, Nate. She was such a good person and now she's gone. It's so unfair."

"Yeah." Nathan didn't know what else to say. He looked at the other card that was on the table "Did you get the other card as well?"

"Yeah. That was really freaking me out earlier," Brooke looked through a mist of tears at the pink card, standing on her table "Did you notice..."

"Yeah, I noticed." Nathan interrupted Brooke and rubbed his forehead, waiting for Brooke to start talking again.

"So I'll see you Wednesday?" Brooke didn't know what else to say. She was sobbing so loud, she could barely hear Nathan's reply.

"I'll be there," Nathan felt a tear sliding across his cheek "Bye Brooke."

"Bye Nathan." Brooke hung up and stared into nowhere. She wondered if she should call Haley or Lucas, or both.

Lucas sat on his porch, trying to ignore the envelope he had laid down beside him. He already knew what was in there. His phone rang and before he picked up, Lucas saw it was Brooke who was calling "Hey Brooke."

"Lucas," Brooke's voice was still unsteady. "I guess you got her card as well?"

Lucas sighed "Yeah, I still haven't opened the envelope though."

"I know, me neither. It'll make it all so real." Brooke got up and walked over to the window. It was raining outside.

"Just be strong, Brooke. Peyton would want you to," Lucas searched for more comforting words, but couldn't find any "I'll see you Wednesday, I guess."

"Ok. Bye Luke." Brooke spoke softly.

"Bye." Lucas hung up and went inside. It wasn't long before his phone rang again. Without looking at the display he answered, but all he heard were sobs on the other end.

Haley tried to stop crying, but it was hard. "Luke, it's me," she finally managed to say. Haley went over to her purse and looked for more tissues. "She died, Luke."

Lucas sat down at the kitchen table "I know, Hales. I know."

"She died on the same day Allie was born," Haley cried even harder "She never got to see her."

"I think she might have had something to do with that, though." Lucas smiled as he thought about Haley's little girl. He had been there right after she was born, when Jake and Haley had asked him to be Allie's godfather.

"I'm so glad we decided to name her Allie Peyton Jagielski, Luke. That's all I could think about while I was in labour, that we had to give her Peyton's name, so she wouldn't be forgotten." Haley played around with one of her daughter's pacifiers.

"I'm sure Peyton would love that, Hales." Lucas got up and walked around his house. He listened to Haley, who tried to catch her breath, when he heard Allie crying in the background.

"Luke, I have to go. Allie's just woken up and I need to feed her." Haley's voice sounded a bit nervous, she was still getting used to the idea that she was a Mom now.

"It's ok, Hales, I'll see you on Wednesday, ok? Give Allie a big kiss from her uncle and tell her to be good. Bye."

"Bye Lucas." Haley put down the phone, dried her eyes and rushed upstairs. She walked over to the little girl and picked her up out of the crib. Haley smiled as she looked at her daughter "Let's get you some milk, honey."

Brooke took the envelope, her purse and her car keys and walked over to her car. She put her car in gear and rushed over to the building site that once was their high school. Brooke sat down against a tree and took the envelope out. She looked up and smiled towards the sky before she opened it.

Lucas grabbed a cup of coffee and walked outside. He sat down on his porch and played with the envelope. He didn't want to open it, but knew he had to. Nothing would change if he did, Peyton would still be gone. For some reason, Lucas was hoping that she would come back to them if he didn't open the envelope and didn't read the words on the card.

Nathan put his head in his hands an took a deep breath. Emotions still got the better of him and soon he was crying again. He hated it. He wanted to be strong, like Peyton had been. He grabbed the envelope and slowly opened it.

Haley put Allie back in her crib and sat down on the ground. She leaned her back against the wall and listened to her daughter's steady breathing. Haley smiled and got the envelope out of her pocket. She sighed before she carefully opened it.

When you read this card
Don't cry; be brave
Don't be sad; enjoy life
Live everyday like it's your last
For that is what I have done
And it was great

Peyton Elisabeth Sawyer

"The time is over, goodnight
Leaving us the way I thought it might
'Cause I know a place I'm going to, like nowhere that you've been
Goodnight, goodnight"