Hey so I thought I would clarify some stuff for you. Nagume is Haley's friend from South Africa, they grew up together. And I just wanted to say that I'm not going to tell you what happens to Naley but I'm a die hard Naley fan so… Anyway, hope you enjoy this chapter. And I'm going to pick another person to tell the secret to so please review so I know who to choose.

"You do know you guys are in public right?" Lucas asked as he walked over to Nathan and Haley.

The two of them were lying in a hammock, made by Nathan who had hung it in a secluded area of the beach. Remains of a picnic lay nearby. The hammock was to small for two people but they didn't mind. They had rarely spent anytime with each other the past two days so they each gave up their lazy Saturday afternoon to be with each other. The word rarely was a slight exaggeration because for them, spending less than the whole day together was not spending enough time with each other.

"You're just jealous because you ain't me right now" Nathan said, wrapping his arms even tighter around Haley. Haley laughed as she snuggled against him.

Lucas looked disgusted as he stared at them. "What if someone we know sees you?".

"Lucas has a point" a voice said, from the other direction. Jake and Peyton were walking towards them, grinning but aparently just as disgusted as Lucas was.

"They're like the new Bogeyman" a new voice called out from behind Peyton. Brooke walked up to them, slightly woozy on her feet. Everyone looked at her confused. "Because kids get scared of them just by looking at them".

Everyone laughed. Brooke smiled and hiccoughed quietly. Nobody heard her because just then Nathan said "you guys are just jealous".

"And pray tell why we should be jealous of you?" Lucas asked, in a polite tone.

"Because I'm dating the most beautiful girl in the world" he said, kissing Haley on the lips for the benefit of irritating their audience. Everyone groaned.

"Brooke, are you okay?" Peyton asked when she noticed Brooke wobbling slightly in her heels.

"Whaa-at?" Brooke giggled. "I'm fiiine" she said, smiling brightly. She lifted a plastic cup she was holding and sipped the drink inside.

"Brooke, are you drunk?" Peyton asked, walking up to her. She grabbed the cup out her Brooke's hands and sniffed the drink inside. She wrinkled her nose. "It's five in the evening and you're already drunk. What time do you start" she asked, rhetorically.

Brooke didn't seem to hear her. "Psst. P.Sawyer" she attempted to whisper. She pointed at Lucas. "That boy broke my heart" she slurred, her words nearly incomprehensible. But everyone heard her, especially Lucas.

"I'll get you home" Peyton sighed as she helped Brooke to walk to her car.

"I'll help Peyt" Jake called out as he ran after Peyton and helped her to walk Brooke.

"Hey, do you need help?" Haley called after them as she tried to get out of the hammock.

"It's okay. We got it" Jake called back as he helped Brooke to get inside the car. Peyton handed him the keys and they were soon driving away.

"Poor Brooke" Haley said, quietly as she stared at the car as it drove away.

"Yeah" Lucas said, nervously. He coughed and scrathed his hair absently. "Listen, I gotta go... do something. See you guys later". He walked away before either of them could say something.

"I don't get it. Why can't Lucas at least try to get Brooke back?. He obviously still cares about her" Haley said, sitting up straight.

"Lucas likes Brooke?" Nathan asked, still lying on the hammock confused. "I thought they broke up?".

Haley grinned. "You are such a guy. You're so clueless" she said, still looking at the direction in which Peyton's car left in.

"Really?" Nathan asked. He pulled Haley towards him and turned her around so her face was inches away from his. "So, why are you still with me?".

"Because you have a nice smile" she said, with a straight face. Then she suddenly turned serious. "Wait, did Peyton say it was five o'clock?".

Nathan glanced at his watch. "She did and it is".

"Uh oh" Haley said, climbing out of the hammock.

"What's wrong?" Nathan asked, as he watched her grab her things quickly. He climbed out of the hammock and helped her pack up their picnic.

"Nothing. I'm just late. I told Nagume I'll be home at four thirty" she said, in a hurried voice. She grabbed the picnic basket from him and walked away quickly. She walked a few spaces before turning around and coming back. "I'll see you tommorow" she said, kissing him on the cheek. Then she turned around and left again.

Nathan looked after her and touched his cheek gingerly. Then he let his hand fall in an desolated way.

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"Nagume!" Haley called out as she walked into the front door. "I'm home" she walked into the kitchen to find it empty. She dropped her stuff on the table and walked into the living room to find noone there.

"Nagume" she called out again. She ran up the stairs yelling his name but noone responded. She walked to the guest room that Nagume was staying in only to find him sitting in the window seat looking out.

"Nagume" she said, breathlessly. She lifted her hands and let it drop. "Didn't you hear me calling?".

He ignored her and continued to look out. She bit her lip. She wish she could help him, he had been so quiet eversince he came. She was surprised to see him when he showed up at her doorstep but pleasantly so. He was after all her best friend after Nathan who had seem a little weird upon meeting Nagume. He took off right after Nagume came.

She wanted to ask Nagume the reason he was here. She didn't mind, of course in fact she loved the idea of him getting a job and staying at her house. He was like her older brother, she had grown up with him, and his little sister. She also wanted to ask how her Uncle Keith was, she hadn't spoken to him for awhile and she knew that Nagume and him were very close.

"NAgume" she said, quietly sitting next to him. She looked at his staggeringly handsome face. "Would you please just look at me?".

He turned slowly to face her. "What's wrong?" she asked, concerned.

He gave her a small smile. "I'm sorry, Haley bear" he said, sadly. "You don't deserve this".

"What are you takling about?" she laughed. "Deserve you staying here? I love you, and I'd love to have you stay" she laughed again, glad that she understood his feelings that he was imposing on her life. She stood up and walked a few feet saying "I'm going to make macaroni and cheese. Remember when we were young, I told you that I would and you would see how good it is. Now, you can eat your words. SAying that macaroni and cheese taste like...".

"You misunderstand, Haley" he interrupted her non-stop chatter. She stopped in mid-sentence and stared curiously at him. Her defense mechnism was going off. Something was wrong. She could sense it but she was powerless to stop him from opening his mouth and saying those words that would send her to her knees.

"I'm dying".

What do you guys think?