Haley took a long time to get to Brooke's house. She tried to get there as fast as possible but it was a long distance to walk. She was just glad that Peyton was already there with her.

The good thing about the fact that she was walking on a Saturday morning was that there was very little traffic. Hardly anyone was out, only the occasional runner or small kid with a pet.

After a few minutes of walking with nothing else to do, Haley go bored and decided to play the license plate game with the cars parked near the sidewalk. Finally Haley spotted a moving car. Well it had stopped moving at the traffic light but at least there was someone in it.

It was a pretty sweet car too. Haley let out a whistle of appreciation at the car when she got near it. The driver of the car must have heard her for he turned around to look.

Haley's heart started beating very fast. It was Nathan driving the car. She stopped walking and just stood, rooted to the spot as their eyes connected. Then the moment was gone as Nathan's eyes darkened and he drove away even though the traffic light was still red.

Haley sighed. I deserve it anyway she thought miserably. She suddenly realized that Brooke was still expecting her so she started walking again.

I'm so late. She thought as she looked at her watch. The time read 10.25am.

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"I just can't believe he would do something like this" Brooke sobbed into Haley's shoulder twenty minutes later. Brooke was sitting on her bed with the other two on either side of her.

"Do you know why?" Peyton asked, placing a hand on Brooke's arm for comfort.

"No. We were getting along great and I think I was falling in love with him and now" she didn't her sentence. She just started crying all over again.

"It'll be okay" Haley said softly.

Brooke didn't answer. She was too chocked up.

"I love you guys for this" she finally spoke a few minutes later. "But I think I just want to be alone at this point".

"You sure, Brooke?" Peyton asked, concerned.

"Yeah. Thanks though" she said, wiping her eyes with a tissue.

Haley and Peyton hugged her goodbye before they walked to her bedroom door.

"Call if you need anything" Haley said before she and Peyton walked out the room. Brooke waited until their footsteps died away before she started sobbing uncontrollably.

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"Poor Brooke" Peyton said as they walked out her house.

"Yeah" was the only thing Haley could reply.

They walked down Brooke's driveway, neither saying a word. The silence deepened between them as they both contemplated their heartbroken friend.

"I know it's out of the blue but how are you and Jake?" Haley asked, breaking the silence.

"What do you mean?" Peyton said, not meeting Haley's glance. She walked a little faster, trying not to show blush.

"Don't play blonde with me, girly girl" Haley said, jogging to keep up with her. "Spill".

"It's a long story" Peyton said, letting out a small giggle.

"I've got nothing but time here, Sawyer" Haley teased.

Peyton smiled at her friend then slapped her hand to her forehead. "Oh my God, I just remembered! I have to be at TRIC at 11 because some reporter wants to do an interview on the club" and with that, she sprinted ahead of Haley without even saying goodbye.

"Bye, Peyton" Haley shouted after her. Peyton waved goodbye the disappeared around a corner.

Haley kept walking, enjoying it at a more leisure pace than earlier. The sun was high in the air but a light breeze going around made the air cooler. Haley looked up at the sky and saw a solitary raven flying high in the air. She knew that it symbolized something but she couldn't remember what.

She was shaken from her thoughts when she accidentally whacked into a small boy.

"Sorry" she said to him. He didn't pay attention. He was too busy talking to his friend, a girl slightly shorter than him too notice that he even whacked someone.

A small smile came over Haley's face as she watched the two of them walk away together, the small boy's arm over the girl's shoulders. It was she and Nathan 12 years ago all over again.

A solitary tear escaped her eye as she tried so hard not to cry. She wiped it with the sleeve of her shirt and took a deep breathe to steady herself. She thought she would be out off tears considering the amount of crying she did last night.

After a moment, she got a hold of herself and started walking again. She tried to enjoy the walk but she couldn't anymore. Thoughts of Nathan kept interrupting her peace. She sped up her pace, wanting to get home as soon as possible so that she could be alone.

As soon as she stepped onto the road, a car drove past her really fast, making her jump back up on the curb. Her heart racing at her narrow escape, for the car nearly hit her; she realized that it was the car that Nathan was driving earlier.

She still hadn't moved when she saw the car that Nathan was driving stop a hundred meters away at a traffic light. She stared at Nathan's car, wondering why he was going so fast when the car suddenly blew up.

The time read 11.07.