Orange County, California

December 7, 2012; 11: 06 AM

Newport High

HALEY'S POV

As I was walking towards the library, I saw Ben (as in Benjamin Walters) walk in there too. This is odd. When does a jock ever enter a library? Let alone it's Benjamin Walters, the biggest dumbhead in the basketball team.

Except for another reason…

Aha! I am right! True enough, I saw Peyton carefully making her way in the library, looking here and there, careful to not let anyone see and be suspicious of what she, or they, are about to do. Unfortunately for them, I have already figured that out.

I walked in the library too, careful to not let Peyton see me or this whole operation will blow up.

Once I am 100 percent sure of what is happening, I opened my phone and sent Lucas a message saying that Peyton wants to meet up with him in the library, right at the very spot where it is happening.

I hid at some place, waiting to see Peyton's world crash down before her eyes.

LUCAS' POV

This is weird! I have received a text message from Haley. Peyton wants to meet up with me in the library? What for?

On the second thought, perhaps this would be the perfect time to tell her about this…

PEYTON'S POV

"LUCAS! What are you doing here at the library?" Thank God Ben went to the other side of the shelf!

"What? You asked me to come down here, remember? Haley said at the text message."

"I asked that? Haley? Text message? I don't remember any of that."

"I guess it doesn't matter now, does it? Hey Peyt, have you recently seen the mirror? Your hair's a mess! And your clothes? Haven't ironed them, perhaps?"

"Oh…my hair? Just had a rough day, I've been busy, you know?"

"With what?"

"With…with stuff."

"Uh- huh. Sure. Anyways, since you're here, I wanted to discuss something important with you."

"Sure. What…what about?" I said, looking behind so as to make sure Ben has left already.

"Before I start, I want to make sure you're all calmed down, you look a little jumpy and anxious. Everything ok?"

"Of course! Anyways, you were saying?"

"I can't think of any other way to break this to you, so I'll just say it anyway. I wanna break up."

"WHAT???????!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

LUCAS' POV

"I can't think of any other way to break this to you, so I'll just say it anyway. I wanna break up."

"WHAT???????!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

After she shouted, almost everyone in the library shouted,

"Sshhh!"

"What is going on here Ms. Sawyer, Mr. Scott? If you're going to discuss something, it'll be best if you take it outside. The library is not the best place for couple arguments. Understood?" Mrs. Rookwood, the librarian, half- shouted at us.

"I'm sorry." I said.

Once she was gone, Peyton literally grabbed me by my shirt and pulled me out of the library.

"Could you explain what you had just said earlier?! You want to break up?!"

"Yes."

"Why?"

"It's not working."

"What is?"

"Us. This. Our relationship."

"And why do you think that?"

"You changed, Peyton. You're not the same girl I thought I loved months ago. You suddenly transformed into this other person that I haven't known. Look, remember on the first day? Amanda treated you rudely and look at the both of you right now, you're even bestfriends! And that's not it, even your personality changed."

"You're blaming this on me? You're blaming this on my friendship with Amanda?"

"Not really. I admit I have made my own mistakes in this relationship. But, I just came to a point where I realized that we were set apart. We don't have time to spend together anymore."

"And you wanna know why, huh? You want to know why we don't have a freaking quality time?"

"Why?"

"I can't believe this! You seriously don't know?!"

"I wouldn't be asking, would I?"

"It's because of you! And Brooke! If you have focused your attention on me and me alone, this could have never happened!"

"Don't you ever blame this on Brooke, Peyton! She has, by far, acted more like my girlfriend than you did! So cut the crap!"

"Well, if you felt that she's more of your girlfriend-type than me, then go ahead! Go be with her!"

"Fine!"

"But I'm not going to give in that easily, Lucas." Peyton said softly. Her anger completely vanished. It's like I'm talking to a different Peyton.

"What is that supposed to mean?"

"I'm willing to make this work, Lucas. And I'm going to."

"But you clearly stated a while ago that you were pushing me away."

"I changed my mind. I want to have you back."

"What?! Peyton, you're acting so absurd!"

"What? I haven't agreed to breaking up with you, have I? Tell me, is it Ben?" she said. What? What does Ben have to do with this?

"Ben?! Should he be involved here?"

"Does that mean you don't know?"

"I don't know what?"

"Never mind. I just…I just thought that you decided to break up with me after that incident with him a month ago."

"Oh…that. Well, I must admit it's a part of it but that's not the main reason. Wait, you haven't answered my question yet, what do I not know?"

"I said nothing, right? Now you tell me, what's the main reason you wanted to break up with me?"

"There's someone else."

"I knew it! Who is it? Come on, tell me! Who's that girl you think that's much better than me."

"I'm not going to tell."

"Fine, then. Go be with her, if that's what you want! But we both know you're going to come back to me in just a few days." She said, leaving me.

That went well, did it? And I didn't feel the slightest heartbreak when that happened.

HALEY'S POV

OH MY GOSH!

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Newport High; 11: 53 AM

HALEY'S POV

"Hey guys, I think we have just done our operation successfully. Peyton has just been busted by Lucas," I told Jake, Nathan, and Brooke.

"Really? Wow! How's Lucas?"

"That's next thing. He and Peyton had…"

"Shhh! Lucas is here," Brooke shushed me.

"Hey guys," he said.

"Hey, what's up?" Jake said ironically.

"Peyton and I just broke up."

"Oh…" I heard everyone say as they put up their most convincing I- feel- sorry- for- you expression on their faces.

"We're sorry," we said.

"I'm not," he said, much to our surprise.

"What?!"

"I know, right? I was not surprised. I wasn't even heartbroken."

"Oh…is that so? Anyways, what made you two break up?" Brooke asked.

"I just don't love her anymore."

"And what about Ben?" Haley asked.

"What about him? Why does everyone keep asking me about him? Even Peyton asked if I wanted to break up with her because of Ben."

"You mean you didn't see?"

"See what?"

"Oh my gosh!" I exclaimed.

"Why?" he asked.

"Lucas, when you were about to see Peyton at the library a while ago, what did you see?"

"Nothing. Just her. Her hair's a little scrumpy and her clothes look disarranged. But other than that, nothing else. Why? What's up?"

"Nothing." I said as I hit my forehead with my hand.

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