Hey, I am so sorry that my chapters are so short. This one is no longer than the earlier one! Anyway, it's impossible for keith to come back and fall in love with Karen because she died in this story. Plus, Nathan and lucas are related. But I promise you I will make a laley relationship along the way. And I will be adding skills along the way. If there is any characters or ideas you might want to add, please let me know! Anyways, enjoy!
Haley opened the door quietly and stepped into the room. She tiptoed to the chair by the bed, trying to see if the person in the bed was really sleeping or just pretending to.
"Uncle Keith", she whispered as she sat down in the armchair.
Uncle Keith opened his eyes and smiled.
"Hi, sweetie. Sorry, I always pretend to sleep when the nurse comes around", Keith said, sitting up in bed.
"When are you coming home, anyway?", Haley asked, looking around the hospital room. It wasn't an ugly room. It was just depressing as most hospital rooms are with pale blue wall paper and the smell of medicine in the air.
"In about a couple of days. But it's not your home anymore, is it?", Keith said, giving her a firm look.
Haley sighed. This wasn't the first time in the past week that they have had this conversation.
She remembered how shock she was to find him after weeks of looking. She remembered fainting in the jungle soon after she had found him only to wake up in a hospital bed with Keith lying in the bed next to her.
She recalled his story. He had been following a very rare looking bird deep into the jungle. He had climbed up a tree to get a better look at the bird and had fallen off. He broke his arm when he had hit the ground. He lay there unconsious for hours before an unknown tribe living in the center of the jungle had found him and took him back to their village. There they had nursed him back to health. When he was better, he left the village and was on his way home when he found Haley.
"Uncle Keith, I don't belong there", Haley said, softly, looking down.
His laugh surprised her. "Honey, you belong there more than you belong here".
Haley didn't say anything. The silence between the two of them deepened as they both thought about their lost loves.
"You love him", Keith said, quietly.
"But, Uncle Keith, wouldn't it be better if I leave him in peace? He doesn't love me back", Haley said, the tears falling down her face.
"I'm talking from experience. Don't run away from your emotions. They'll come back and haunt you for the rest of your life if you do", Keith said.
Haley knew from her childhood memories that her Uncle Keith had lost the love of his life long before she was born. Before her parents died, she often heard them talking about Keith and how he should move on with his life.
But Haley knew that he never did and most likely never would. She never bothered asking him about the story because he was a very private man.
"I don't want to be hurt again", she said, remembering the nights she had cried for Nathan, so many years ago.
"Then choose, Haley. Is your future here in South America or in Tree Hill with him?".
Haley looked at her uncle and wondered if she would ever truly be home again.
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Haha, anyone wanna guess if Haley comes back or not?