A/n- I am so sorry for making you all wait, but I had this huge writers
block so yeah. I'm sorry if it isn't that good. Also, I tried to make it
less repetitive, but it still might be.
A week had passed and both tried to avoid each other as much as possible. If they ever bumped into one another, they just brushed it off, acting as though there was nothing going on between them. But everything was going on between them. The wedding was fast approaching and Nathan hadn't done anything to stop it. They were going to wed just in Tree Hill. Contrary to much belief, Tree Hill wasn't a small town. More like a small city. Not everyone knew one another. They just coexisted with one another. And it was very surprising to know, but not many people knew Nathan even lived in Tree Hill. Everyone thought that he and his family have always lived in Los Angeles, even though Deb had never wanted to move there.
The preparation for the wedding was going well. Besides the fact that the groom had been depressed for months. But besides that, everything seemed to be in place.
Lucas had tried hard to push them together so they can solve their problems. Both denied that they were unhappy and look separate ways. Haley left three days before the wedding. Adrian came the same day Haley had left. Just like in Nathan's life. The last touches were to be done for the wedding. Lucas was his best man.
The scenery was beautiful. What else was expected out of a five hundred grand wedding? But Nathan didn't really care about the money. He made more than he could deal with truthfully. All he wanted was that he would wake up from this nightmare. Or even better, that he was marrying Haley. He hadn't seen Adrian for three days. He told her some bullshit that it was custom in his family not to see the wife three days prior. And she took the bait.
He passed by a huge cage full of doves. She wanted for the doves to be freed after their marriage. She was getting her vision of a white marriage, one that she said she has dreamt of since she was four. And while walking around, he couldn't help but think about Haley. He knew it was wrong for him to think about someone other than his soon-to-be-wife three hours before the wedding. But he couldn't help it.
A man hurried over to him, saying that there was a package waiting for him. Nathan told him to just put it on the gift table with the rest. But the man said it said on the letter urgent and that it was only to him, not the happy couple. So he went to pick up the package and nearly dropped to his knees. The sender didn't write his/her name on the envelope, but he knew. Her writing was still distinctive to him.
He opened it and out slipped out two bracelets and a simple note. "The past is unchangeable. But the future is a choice. And I chose to love you enough to let you go." She didn't even sign it under her name. He would have known. The cheap plastic bracelet and the white gold one he had made especially for her. And he couldn't help but let a small trail of tears fall out of his eyes. She was always the stronger one, the one that held out. He was never as strong as she was. And it was a day like this he wished he were.
He heard people calling out his name. The wedding was going taking place.
*~*~*
So far, to her knowledge, LA had not changed in the five years she was gone. It was a big city. Not like Tree Hill. Tree Hill seemed to change every day. But LA stayed the same, as though she was never gone. And that was feeling she hoped to get. She didn't have to go to work for another month. They were giving her a lot of time off. But she couldn't stay at Tree Hill during the wedding. It was one thing admitting he was gone. But to actually see it happen would have killed her.
She had mailed her bracelets to him express mail so he would get it on that very day. It was a selfish thing to do, and in many ways, it was cruel. But she wanted him to know that she was letting him go, and if he left, she wouldn't hate him. Truthfully, she had moved to work at the LA Times for one reason. Nathan. He was still shooting for the Lakers, and she wanted to be close to him. She contemplated on either the New York Times and of course, the LA Times had a greater advantage.
She didn't have to leave Europe. She loved working there. It had a great atmosphere, and her boss gave her the most interesting topics to cover. Europe was less glamorizing than America. But she chose to leave, for friend, family, and love.
Now she saw how stupid she was to leave. She should have never left, never have had to find any of this out. She should have gotten over Nathan and gone with one of the bachelors in Europe. She had been offered many relationships. She just didn't want them. So there she sat in a cozy apartment near the LA Times headquarters. She had nothing to do. So she turned her cell phone on silent and fell asleep in her empty apartment.
She woke up around six, finding her stomach to grumbling. She got up and picked up the phone, ordering a pizza with extra cheese, mushroom and sausage. As she waited, she got bored and thought of cleaning up. But as she looked around the room, she saw unopened boxes and clothing scattered all over the floor. She didn't feel like cleaning so instead, she looked for the remote. The TV she had been hard to control manually, so as she searched, the doorbell rang. She paid for her pizza and as she opened the box to grab a slice out, she nearly tripped over a small object, dropping the pizza, which was luckily still in the box. She found the controller. She grabbed a bottle of coke and grabbed the pizza as she turned on the TV.
'. wedding was ruined. Even a successful man like Nathan Scott couldn't have stopped that.'
*~*~*
(Earlier in Tree Hill)
Right as the wedding march was playing and Adrian was down the aisle, a flock of doves came flying into the huge tent. People started to get hysterical and as they pushed and shoved to get away. Adrian let out a shriek of surprise, and she tried to calm everyone down, but nothing seemed to be working. Finally, she was pushed along with the rest of the crowd. Nathan stayed behind to watch the doves make a mess of the place. It only took three minutes for them to create such a disaster.
A smile crept onto his face. It was like God was feeling sorry for him finally. Maybe even he didn't want this to happen. No, Nathan did no tamper with the doves. But he did wish and pray all day for something, anything to happen that would kill the wedding mood, which would mean the wedding would be off. And for the first time since he got with Haley, his prayers were answered. So someone up there really did care.
He soon caught up with Adrian. Adrian was a holy person, born in a family where her brother had just become a priest and her aunt a nun. He told her that if the wedding was really was to happen, it would have and this would have never happened. And after trying to break it off without making it too obvious, it happened. But right before she would go up with him to publicize the ending of the engagement/wedding, she turned to him with a pained yet understanding look on her face.
"I'm not stupid you know. I asked around about you and got the entire Haley thing. Do me a favor and don't screw up."
She gave him a soft kiss on his forehead. And smiled. He asked if she hated him and she shook her head.
"No, but I will like to thank you for the happiness you gave me."
He knew it all along. She was one of the most perfect people in the world. Sweet, beautiful, understanding. She just wasn't for him. They announced their break up to the public, shocking everyone except Lucas and Peyton. The reception was still held, but the ex-groom was long gone.
*~*~*
Haley stood shocked at the TV. Was Nathan's wedding really ruined? She tried to flip through all the channels. But all of them seemed to have moved on to another topic. She would have to wait another full hour to find out the details. It took her a full minute to even think of where it was taken place.
Lucas.
She ran to her cell phone, tripping on box, landing right onto the couch, where her phone was. Far from graceful. She saw that there was 33 missed calls, 15 voice messages. Of course! How stupid could she be? Her cell phone was left on silent. For such a smart girl, she could be a complete idiot.
She saw the majority came from Lucas, and a few were unknown. Though desperate to call Lucas, she felt this irritating voice telling her to first check her voice messages. The first 14 were Lucas, yelling into the phone, asking her where the hell she was and asking her why she wasn't picking up.
The last was Nathan. His was exactly one word.
"Naley."
Her heart stopped as she nearly dropped the phone. She snapped back into reality just as her phone lit up. She looked and saw it was Lucas.
"Hello?"
"Where the hell were you Haley?!"
"My phone was on silent. I just saw on the news about Nathan's wedding being a disaster. What happened?"
"Didn't you hear about the doves?"
"Doves?"
"A flock of doves somehow got free and attacked before the wedding began. Then after, they decided not to get married. And Nathan isn't even here. We were looking for him but he's gone. I think he's going to LA Haley."
A week had passed and both tried to avoid each other as much as possible. If they ever bumped into one another, they just brushed it off, acting as though there was nothing going on between them. But everything was going on between them. The wedding was fast approaching and Nathan hadn't done anything to stop it. They were going to wed just in Tree Hill. Contrary to much belief, Tree Hill wasn't a small town. More like a small city. Not everyone knew one another. They just coexisted with one another. And it was very surprising to know, but not many people knew Nathan even lived in Tree Hill. Everyone thought that he and his family have always lived in Los Angeles, even though Deb had never wanted to move there.
The preparation for the wedding was going well. Besides the fact that the groom had been depressed for months. But besides that, everything seemed to be in place.
Lucas had tried hard to push them together so they can solve their problems. Both denied that they were unhappy and look separate ways. Haley left three days before the wedding. Adrian came the same day Haley had left. Just like in Nathan's life. The last touches were to be done for the wedding. Lucas was his best man.
The scenery was beautiful. What else was expected out of a five hundred grand wedding? But Nathan didn't really care about the money. He made more than he could deal with truthfully. All he wanted was that he would wake up from this nightmare. Or even better, that he was marrying Haley. He hadn't seen Adrian for three days. He told her some bullshit that it was custom in his family not to see the wife three days prior. And she took the bait.
He passed by a huge cage full of doves. She wanted for the doves to be freed after their marriage. She was getting her vision of a white marriage, one that she said she has dreamt of since she was four. And while walking around, he couldn't help but think about Haley. He knew it was wrong for him to think about someone other than his soon-to-be-wife three hours before the wedding. But he couldn't help it.
A man hurried over to him, saying that there was a package waiting for him. Nathan told him to just put it on the gift table with the rest. But the man said it said on the letter urgent and that it was only to him, not the happy couple. So he went to pick up the package and nearly dropped to his knees. The sender didn't write his/her name on the envelope, but he knew. Her writing was still distinctive to him.
He opened it and out slipped out two bracelets and a simple note. "The past is unchangeable. But the future is a choice. And I chose to love you enough to let you go." She didn't even sign it under her name. He would have known. The cheap plastic bracelet and the white gold one he had made especially for her. And he couldn't help but let a small trail of tears fall out of his eyes. She was always the stronger one, the one that held out. He was never as strong as she was. And it was a day like this he wished he were.
He heard people calling out his name. The wedding was going taking place.
*~*~*
So far, to her knowledge, LA had not changed in the five years she was gone. It was a big city. Not like Tree Hill. Tree Hill seemed to change every day. But LA stayed the same, as though she was never gone. And that was feeling she hoped to get. She didn't have to go to work for another month. They were giving her a lot of time off. But she couldn't stay at Tree Hill during the wedding. It was one thing admitting he was gone. But to actually see it happen would have killed her.
She had mailed her bracelets to him express mail so he would get it on that very day. It was a selfish thing to do, and in many ways, it was cruel. But she wanted him to know that she was letting him go, and if he left, she wouldn't hate him. Truthfully, she had moved to work at the LA Times for one reason. Nathan. He was still shooting for the Lakers, and she wanted to be close to him. She contemplated on either the New York Times and of course, the LA Times had a greater advantage.
She didn't have to leave Europe. She loved working there. It had a great atmosphere, and her boss gave her the most interesting topics to cover. Europe was less glamorizing than America. But she chose to leave, for friend, family, and love.
Now she saw how stupid she was to leave. She should have never left, never have had to find any of this out. She should have gotten over Nathan and gone with one of the bachelors in Europe. She had been offered many relationships. She just didn't want them. So there she sat in a cozy apartment near the LA Times headquarters. She had nothing to do. So she turned her cell phone on silent and fell asleep in her empty apartment.
She woke up around six, finding her stomach to grumbling. She got up and picked up the phone, ordering a pizza with extra cheese, mushroom and sausage. As she waited, she got bored and thought of cleaning up. But as she looked around the room, she saw unopened boxes and clothing scattered all over the floor. She didn't feel like cleaning so instead, she looked for the remote. The TV she had been hard to control manually, so as she searched, the doorbell rang. She paid for her pizza and as she opened the box to grab a slice out, she nearly tripped over a small object, dropping the pizza, which was luckily still in the box. She found the controller. She grabbed a bottle of coke and grabbed the pizza as she turned on the TV.
'. wedding was ruined. Even a successful man like Nathan Scott couldn't have stopped that.'
*~*~*
(Earlier in Tree Hill)
Right as the wedding march was playing and Adrian was down the aisle, a flock of doves came flying into the huge tent. People started to get hysterical and as they pushed and shoved to get away. Adrian let out a shriek of surprise, and she tried to calm everyone down, but nothing seemed to be working. Finally, she was pushed along with the rest of the crowd. Nathan stayed behind to watch the doves make a mess of the place. It only took three minutes for them to create such a disaster.
A smile crept onto his face. It was like God was feeling sorry for him finally. Maybe even he didn't want this to happen. No, Nathan did no tamper with the doves. But he did wish and pray all day for something, anything to happen that would kill the wedding mood, which would mean the wedding would be off. And for the first time since he got with Haley, his prayers were answered. So someone up there really did care.
He soon caught up with Adrian. Adrian was a holy person, born in a family where her brother had just become a priest and her aunt a nun. He told her that if the wedding was really was to happen, it would have and this would have never happened. And after trying to break it off without making it too obvious, it happened. But right before she would go up with him to publicize the ending of the engagement/wedding, she turned to him with a pained yet understanding look on her face.
"I'm not stupid you know. I asked around about you and got the entire Haley thing. Do me a favor and don't screw up."
She gave him a soft kiss on his forehead. And smiled. He asked if she hated him and she shook her head.
"No, but I will like to thank you for the happiness you gave me."
He knew it all along. She was one of the most perfect people in the world. Sweet, beautiful, understanding. She just wasn't for him. They announced their break up to the public, shocking everyone except Lucas and Peyton. The reception was still held, but the ex-groom was long gone.
*~*~*
Haley stood shocked at the TV. Was Nathan's wedding really ruined? She tried to flip through all the channels. But all of them seemed to have moved on to another topic. She would have to wait another full hour to find out the details. It took her a full minute to even think of where it was taken place.
Lucas.
She ran to her cell phone, tripping on box, landing right onto the couch, where her phone was. Far from graceful. She saw that there was 33 missed calls, 15 voice messages. Of course! How stupid could she be? Her cell phone was left on silent. For such a smart girl, she could be a complete idiot.
She saw the majority came from Lucas, and a few were unknown. Though desperate to call Lucas, she felt this irritating voice telling her to first check her voice messages. The first 14 were Lucas, yelling into the phone, asking her where the hell she was and asking her why she wasn't picking up.
The last was Nathan. His was exactly one word.
"Naley."
Her heart stopped as she nearly dropped the phone. She snapped back into reality just as her phone lit up. She looked and saw it was Lucas.
"Hello?"
"Where the hell were you Haley?!"
"My phone was on silent. I just saw on the news about Nathan's wedding being a disaster. What happened?"
"Didn't you hear about the doves?"
"Doves?"
"A flock of doves somehow got free and attacked before the wedding began. Then after, they decided not to get married. And Nathan isn't even here. We were looking for him but he's gone. I think he's going to LA Haley."