~Chapter 4~~
"If you don't want to go, then don't go. I'm not going to force you, but Haley, I would really like you to be there." Nathan said, softly taking her hand. Haley looked away. Last time she had gone to one of those parties, it had not ended well. She had fought with Lucas about sticking up for Nathan. Granted that was a long time ago, before Lucas even knew she was tutoring the kid, but still. She had heard so much about these parties, just thought of the party made her uncomfortable. But then again, she didn't want to disappoint him. Maybe she had judged his group to quickly. Plus, Lucas was going and Peyton would most likely be there. Two people besides Nathan that she could stand.
"Fine. I will go. But if I'm having a bad time, I'm out of there." She said sternly. A smile lit up Nathan's face and he swung her around in a hug.
"It wouldn't be a party without you." He mumbled into her hair.
~
The party was at Nathan's beach house again and the there already were tons of people there. 25 minutes into the party and I'm already bored, Haley thought exasperatly. She glanced over at Nathan, who was laughing with Tim about something. He met her eye and winked at her, causing Tim to mock him.
"Oh, I think I will go wink at my tutor. Dude, are you playing her or what?" He asked. Nathan stared at him. Obviously news did not travel fast in Tim's world.
"I'm dating her. You know, she's my girlfriend." He said. Tim studied him and looked back to Haley, who had left the room already.
"And how did I not know this news?" He asked. Nathan shrugged casually.
"Because you're an idiot." He said, his trademark smirk coming to his face to prove he was kidding.
"Whatever. I would have never thought of her as your type." Tim said casually, checking out some girls that walked by.
"What's my type? A bimbo cheerleader?" He asked.
"Dude, you just burned yourself for dating Peyton. Wait, actually you burned Peyton." He said, trying to figure out what you meant.
"I didn't mean it like that. Peyton isn't a bimbo cheerleader. She was one of the few who wasn't." He said. Tim nodded.
"I guess so. I just can't see you with Holly." He said, taking another swig of beer.
"Haley. Her name is Haley. H-A-L-E-Y." He said pointedly.
"Whatever. You know I always figured once you and Peyton broke up, you would go back to Sandra, who, might I add, has not stopped staring at you and wants you." He said, nodding slightly behind Nathan.
"Sandra isn't my type and that "thing" with her was a complete mistake." Nathan said.
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"I'm having bad flashbacks to the last party." Haley joked to Lucas as he came up to you.
"Tell me about it. I'm trying to avoid both Brooke and Peyton." He said sheepishly. Haley laughed.
"Good luck with that, considering both are heading over here right now." She said. Lucas paled and saw the two girls walking up to him.
"Be in the living room right now." Brooke said coyly. Peyton smiled at Lucas and Haley couldn't help but notice the look Lucas gave back. Even if he didn't realize it at the moment, she knew Peyton was the girl for Lucas. There was something special with them. Something he could never have with Brooke. Wordlessly, Haley and Lucas exchanged a look of uncertainty and walked into the living room. Sandra stood in the middle of the floor. Haley was pretty certain that this girl could have any guy she wanted. She wore a black halter top with very low cut jeans. Hoop earrings were in her hair which was blond with highlights. She had sparkling blue eyes and was incredibly tan. Haley couldn't help but be jealous of her. This girl was more Nathan's type than she was. As if reading her mind, Nathan moved over to her and slid his arm around her waist. She smiled up at him.
"What's going on?" She asked. He shrugged.
"No Idea." Sandra clapped her hands and grinned seductively at the guys in the crowd around her.
"It's about time for a game of truth or dare." She announced. Beside her, Haley heard Peyton groan.
"Because we all know how well this game goes." She shot back to Sandra, who narrowed her eyes at her.
"Too bad. We're playing. Brooke, since your the queen of this game, you start it off." She said, smiling. Brooke smiled and looked around.
"Lucas. Truth or dare?" She said. Lucas studied her, unsure of what to answer.
"Dare." He said.
"I dare you to kiss me." She said coyly, without waiting for him to answer, she pulled him to her. Haley glanced over at Peyton, who was trying hard to conceal her pain, but ended up slipping away.
"Your turn." Brooke said to Lucas. Lucas shook his head no and Sandra nodded at her friend, Cyn.
"Then you go." It was obvious Sandra had a plan to all this.
"Fine, Nathan. Truth or Dare?"
"Truth." Nathan said confidently. Nothing could possibly break him. Cyn didn't expect that. She smiled when she thought of something.
"Fine..Nathan, why did you ask Haley to be your tutor?" She asked. Haley froze, this was a question she had wondered a lot about herself.
"Because my grades were sucking." Nathan shot back. Haley noticed his arm tightened around her waist. Tim snickered.
"Yeah, right. Just admit she was Plan B." He said. Nathan stopped in his movements. No, no, no, he thought desperatly.
"What was Plan B?" Sandra asked, like it was a fricking game show.
"Plan B in getting Lucas back. Nathan took his weak spot which happened to be Holly. It was a game."
"My name is Haley." Her voice was a lot stronger than one would have expect it to be. But it wasn't welcoming, it was cold.
"Oh is HALEY mad?" Sandra chimed in. Nathan stared at Haley, desperatly trying to read her emotions. She hadn't moved out of his arms..
"And now you know why I didn't want to come to this party." She said coldly to Nathan as she pushed her way out. Nathan started to go, but someone pushed him.
"I told you once and I will tell you again. Stay the hell away from Haley." Lucas threatened.
"Stay out of my business. This doesn't concern you."
"Obviously it does if I'm the reason it started in the first place." He shot back to Nathan, and punched him and walked out.
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"Halz?" Lucas yelled as he walked out of the house. He saw her, she was sitting in his truck. He opened the door, put the key in the ignition and drove away.
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"Dude, I thought she knew." Tim joked. Nathan glared at him.
"Get the hell out of my face, Tim." He growled. He ran after Lucas, hoping to find Haley, but got there just in time to see his truck going down the street.
"You're freaking out over nothing. She's just some girl. Now you can have Sandra instead of that Lucas's sidekick." With that comment, Nathan swiftly pulled Tim up by the collar. He pushed him against the wall and a gasp went through the room.
"I don't want that stupid slut. I want Haley. The only person in my life I care about is her. And I swear to god if I lose her because of this, you will pay." He snarled and dropped Tim to the ground. Sandra made a sound of disgust.
"I'm not a slut!" She protested. Nathan laughed.
"Tell that to half the guys that you slept with." He said sarcastically.
Tim stood up and looked Nathan in the eye.
"No, Nathan, you don't get it. You can blame me for all of this, but I spoke the truth. It wasn't me who told you to play her, you came up with all on your own." He spat and walked out. Nathan stood in shock, the harsh realization of Tim's words hitting him.
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"Haley?" Lucas asked, question in his eyes.
"Just take me home, Lucas. I don't feel like talking." She said lifelessly. He pulled up to her house, but before she could get out of the car, Lucas pulled her into his arms. She let him, and breathed him in for a few moments.
"Thanks Luke." She said quietly, and got out of the car. Lucas waved and drove off, leaving Haley to ponder her thoughts. She looked at her house, she couldn't go in just yet. So she ran in, took her keys and got into her car, driving away, knowing where she was going.
~
"What I've felt
What I've known
Never shine through what I've shown
never be
never see
won't see what might have been
what I've felt
what I've known
never shined through in what I've shown
never free
never me
so I dub thee unforgiven"
Metallica blasted through the empty house she walked through. She saw Nathan, sitting in the dark and anger blasted through her.
"Scheming up another way to use me? How about now you try to sleep with me and then dump me? Think of the drama!!" She said sarcastically. Nathan glanced up, startled.
"Haley, listen to me, I didn't.." He began, but she waved her hand and cut him off.
"Didn't what? Didn't realized your actions hurt people? Please tell me what you didn't do, Nathan." She shouted, shocked by the strength in her voice.
"Look, I'm sorry, but things are different now." He pleaded. A bitter laugh escaped through Haley's lips.
"Oh are they, Nathan? Or is that just what you want me to believe? I can't believe I ever trusted someone like you." She said coldly. Nathan grabbed her arm.
"Haley, I need you. Please, I made a mistake." He said, sincerity in his voice. Haley threw his arm off of her.
"he's battled constantly
this fight he cannot win
a tired man they see no longer cares"
The song echoed in the background and Haley sighed.
"I don't care. Nathan. I don't care." She said quietly. He didn't know how to percieve this.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, it's over for good. This..I cannot forgive you for. I risked a lot to tutor you, to be with you, and it was a game. I never want to see you again." She said. Nathan looked away, trying to hide the tears in his eyes.
"You don't mean that." He said, his voice choked with emotion. He was losing her. The one person that made his life worth living. He couldn't lose her...he couldn't.
"Good-bye Nathan." With that, she walked out the door.
~~
She drove off right away, not wanting to give him the satisfaction of her tears. She felt as if nothing mattered. Everything she wanted..it was gone. She had fallen hard for him, just for him to stab her in the back. The tears were falling faster and a sob escaped through her, her body started to tremble and she knew she should pull over, but just didn't want to. She started to blast the music, her vision blurry because of the tears. It didn't matter, there wasn't a car in sight anyways. She hung her head down for a second, but when she looked up, she saw headlights coming directly at her, she screamed and slammed on the breaks. She felt a car slam into her car, and pain seared throughout her body as her body hit the wheel and glass broke, and all faded away as she fell unconscious.
"If you don't want to go, then don't go. I'm not going to force you, but Haley, I would really like you to be there." Nathan said, softly taking her hand. Haley looked away. Last time she had gone to one of those parties, it had not ended well. She had fought with Lucas about sticking up for Nathan. Granted that was a long time ago, before Lucas even knew she was tutoring the kid, but still. She had heard so much about these parties, just thought of the party made her uncomfortable. But then again, she didn't want to disappoint him. Maybe she had judged his group to quickly. Plus, Lucas was going and Peyton would most likely be there. Two people besides Nathan that she could stand.
"Fine. I will go. But if I'm having a bad time, I'm out of there." She said sternly. A smile lit up Nathan's face and he swung her around in a hug.
"It wouldn't be a party without you." He mumbled into her hair.
~
The party was at Nathan's beach house again and the there already were tons of people there. 25 minutes into the party and I'm already bored, Haley thought exasperatly. She glanced over at Nathan, who was laughing with Tim about something. He met her eye and winked at her, causing Tim to mock him.
"Oh, I think I will go wink at my tutor. Dude, are you playing her or what?" He asked. Nathan stared at him. Obviously news did not travel fast in Tim's world.
"I'm dating her. You know, she's my girlfriend." He said. Tim studied him and looked back to Haley, who had left the room already.
"And how did I not know this news?" He asked. Nathan shrugged casually.
"Because you're an idiot." He said, his trademark smirk coming to his face to prove he was kidding.
"Whatever. I would have never thought of her as your type." Tim said casually, checking out some girls that walked by.
"What's my type? A bimbo cheerleader?" He asked.
"Dude, you just burned yourself for dating Peyton. Wait, actually you burned Peyton." He said, trying to figure out what you meant.
"I didn't mean it like that. Peyton isn't a bimbo cheerleader. She was one of the few who wasn't." He said. Tim nodded.
"I guess so. I just can't see you with Holly." He said, taking another swig of beer.
"Haley. Her name is Haley. H-A-L-E-Y." He said pointedly.
"Whatever. You know I always figured once you and Peyton broke up, you would go back to Sandra, who, might I add, has not stopped staring at you and wants you." He said, nodding slightly behind Nathan.
"Sandra isn't my type and that "thing" with her was a complete mistake." Nathan said.
~
"I'm having bad flashbacks to the last party." Haley joked to Lucas as he came up to you.
"Tell me about it. I'm trying to avoid both Brooke and Peyton." He said sheepishly. Haley laughed.
"Good luck with that, considering both are heading over here right now." She said. Lucas paled and saw the two girls walking up to him.
"Be in the living room right now." Brooke said coyly. Peyton smiled at Lucas and Haley couldn't help but notice the look Lucas gave back. Even if he didn't realize it at the moment, she knew Peyton was the girl for Lucas. There was something special with them. Something he could never have with Brooke. Wordlessly, Haley and Lucas exchanged a look of uncertainty and walked into the living room. Sandra stood in the middle of the floor. Haley was pretty certain that this girl could have any guy she wanted. She wore a black halter top with very low cut jeans. Hoop earrings were in her hair which was blond with highlights. She had sparkling blue eyes and was incredibly tan. Haley couldn't help but be jealous of her. This girl was more Nathan's type than she was. As if reading her mind, Nathan moved over to her and slid his arm around her waist. She smiled up at him.
"What's going on?" She asked. He shrugged.
"No Idea." Sandra clapped her hands and grinned seductively at the guys in the crowd around her.
"It's about time for a game of truth or dare." She announced. Beside her, Haley heard Peyton groan.
"Because we all know how well this game goes." She shot back to Sandra, who narrowed her eyes at her.
"Too bad. We're playing. Brooke, since your the queen of this game, you start it off." She said, smiling. Brooke smiled and looked around.
"Lucas. Truth or dare?" She said. Lucas studied her, unsure of what to answer.
"Dare." He said.
"I dare you to kiss me." She said coyly, without waiting for him to answer, she pulled him to her. Haley glanced over at Peyton, who was trying hard to conceal her pain, but ended up slipping away.
"Your turn." Brooke said to Lucas. Lucas shook his head no and Sandra nodded at her friend, Cyn.
"Then you go." It was obvious Sandra had a plan to all this.
"Fine, Nathan. Truth or Dare?"
"Truth." Nathan said confidently. Nothing could possibly break him. Cyn didn't expect that. She smiled when she thought of something.
"Fine..Nathan, why did you ask Haley to be your tutor?" She asked. Haley froze, this was a question she had wondered a lot about herself.
"Because my grades were sucking." Nathan shot back. Haley noticed his arm tightened around her waist. Tim snickered.
"Yeah, right. Just admit she was Plan B." He said. Nathan stopped in his movements. No, no, no, he thought desperatly.
"What was Plan B?" Sandra asked, like it was a fricking game show.
"Plan B in getting Lucas back. Nathan took his weak spot which happened to be Holly. It was a game."
"My name is Haley." Her voice was a lot stronger than one would have expect it to be. But it wasn't welcoming, it was cold.
"Oh is HALEY mad?" Sandra chimed in. Nathan stared at Haley, desperatly trying to read her emotions. She hadn't moved out of his arms..
"And now you know why I didn't want to come to this party." She said coldly to Nathan as she pushed her way out. Nathan started to go, but someone pushed him.
"I told you once and I will tell you again. Stay the hell away from Haley." Lucas threatened.
"Stay out of my business. This doesn't concern you."
"Obviously it does if I'm the reason it started in the first place." He shot back to Nathan, and punched him and walked out.
~~
"Halz?" Lucas yelled as he walked out of the house. He saw her, she was sitting in his truck. He opened the door, put the key in the ignition and drove away.
~
"Dude, I thought she knew." Tim joked. Nathan glared at him.
"Get the hell out of my face, Tim." He growled. He ran after Lucas, hoping to find Haley, but got there just in time to see his truck going down the street.
"You're freaking out over nothing. She's just some girl. Now you can have Sandra instead of that Lucas's sidekick." With that comment, Nathan swiftly pulled Tim up by the collar. He pushed him against the wall and a gasp went through the room.
"I don't want that stupid slut. I want Haley. The only person in my life I care about is her. And I swear to god if I lose her because of this, you will pay." He snarled and dropped Tim to the ground. Sandra made a sound of disgust.
"I'm not a slut!" She protested. Nathan laughed.
"Tell that to half the guys that you slept with." He said sarcastically.
Tim stood up and looked Nathan in the eye.
"No, Nathan, you don't get it. You can blame me for all of this, but I spoke the truth. It wasn't me who told you to play her, you came up with all on your own." He spat and walked out. Nathan stood in shock, the harsh realization of Tim's words hitting him.
~
"Haley?" Lucas asked, question in his eyes.
"Just take me home, Lucas. I don't feel like talking." She said lifelessly. He pulled up to her house, but before she could get out of the car, Lucas pulled her into his arms. She let him, and breathed him in for a few moments.
"Thanks Luke." She said quietly, and got out of the car. Lucas waved and drove off, leaving Haley to ponder her thoughts. She looked at her house, she couldn't go in just yet. So she ran in, took her keys and got into her car, driving away, knowing where she was going.
~
"What I've felt
What I've known
Never shine through what I've shown
never be
never see
won't see what might have been
what I've felt
what I've known
never shined through in what I've shown
never free
never me
so I dub thee unforgiven"
Metallica blasted through the empty house she walked through. She saw Nathan, sitting in the dark and anger blasted through her.
"Scheming up another way to use me? How about now you try to sleep with me and then dump me? Think of the drama!!" She said sarcastically. Nathan glanced up, startled.
"Haley, listen to me, I didn't.." He began, but she waved her hand and cut him off.
"Didn't what? Didn't realized your actions hurt people? Please tell me what you didn't do, Nathan." She shouted, shocked by the strength in her voice.
"Look, I'm sorry, but things are different now." He pleaded. A bitter laugh escaped through Haley's lips.
"Oh are they, Nathan? Or is that just what you want me to believe? I can't believe I ever trusted someone like you." She said coldly. Nathan grabbed her arm.
"Haley, I need you. Please, I made a mistake." He said, sincerity in his voice. Haley threw his arm off of her.
"he's battled constantly
this fight he cannot win
a tired man they see no longer cares"
The song echoed in the background and Haley sighed.
"I don't care. Nathan. I don't care." She said quietly. He didn't know how to percieve this.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, it's over for good. This..I cannot forgive you for. I risked a lot to tutor you, to be with you, and it was a game. I never want to see you again." She said. Nathan looked away, trying to hide the tears in his eyes.
"You don't mean that." He said, his voice choked with emotion. He was losing her. The one person that made his life worth living. He couldn't lose her...he couldn't.
"Good-bye Nathan." With that, she walked out the door.
~~
She drove off right away, not wanting to give him the satisfaction of her tears. She felt as if nothing mattered. Everything she wanted..it was gone. She had fallen hard for him, just for him to stab her in the back. The tears were falling faster and a sob escaped through her, her body started to tremble and she knew she should pull over, but just didn't want to. She started to blast the music, her vision blurry because of the tears. It didn't matter, there wasn't a car in sight anyways. She hung her head down for a second, but when she looked up, she saw headlights coming directly at her, she screamed and slammed on the breaks. She felt a car slam into her car, and pain seared throughout her body as her body hit the wheel and glass broke, and all faded away as she fell unconscious.