I'm sorry for the long delay guys, my computer got hit with the virus after
a storm blew our power out. I'm really trying tyo update quickly right now,
so here's your next chapter.
Chapter 8: Peyton's POV
I screamed just as loud as the rest of the cheerleaders when Lucas's scored the game winning shot. I rushed forward with the crowd, hoping that he would find me and celebrate with me. I know that these last few weeks, I've been nothing but a tempermental bitch to Lucas and he deserves so much better, I mean, he was only trying to help.
I wasn't prepared for what happened next. Lucas came rushing in my direction, but he went right past me, like he didn't even see me at all. Then I heard the happy, girlish squeal and saw Haley jump into his arms. He leaned back and spun her around in circles, laughing happily, when she buried her face in his shoulder.
It was picture perfect, something you'd see in a movie, but the problem was, this wasn't a movie. This was real life, slapping me in the face. Just when I was ready to admit my feelings for Lucas and tell him I want to be with him, he chooses another girl.
Sure, I would scoff it off and pretend I didn't care. I'd tell people that Lucas and I was just barely even friends and that he could be with any girl he wanted to be with. Everyone would believ it of course, I mean the only person who could see through my bullshit anyways was Lucas and he's too wrapped up in tutor girl to notice right now.
Brooke would gripe and complain about how much of a waste it was that a fine specimen like Lucas would choose the innocent virgin, but watching them now, I can see why. Their relationship won't contain the drama, like mine and Nathan's did. They'll listen to each other, go on actual dates. They'll talk about thins outside our little messed up highschool world. They'll tell the other what they're feeling and lean on them for support. They represent what as relationship should be.
I feel envious just thinking about it. Lucas is the patient type and I could have had what they do, if I had just gotten over the whole fear thing sooner. That could have been me he's swinging around and laughing with. That could have been me he's watching with eyes full of nothing but affection and love. I was dumb enough to let that slip and now i have to live with the consquences.
I look around the crowd and my eyes rest on Nathan. He's watching Lucas and Haley too. I can tell he's just as upset as I am. We both had the chance to be with thses great people, but we let popularity and highschool bullshit get in the way. So we both blew it. Neither of will show it come tomorrow, we'll just laugh it off and continue with our lives, but deep down, we'll both be beating ourselves up about it.
Nathan's POV
I just stand there, frozen in place. This used to be my world, my rules, my way. Yet, Lucas is now all of a sudden fighting back. It's not my fault my Dad chose me over him. Now I know how Lucas feels. Yeah, I got the dad, but he got the girl. I'd gladly trade. Dan Scott is a menace and is driving me to the brink of insanity. The only reason I'm sane right now is because I met a wonderful girl named Haley.
Granted, I didn't treat her the way I should have. I know that it drove her away when I treated Lucas like shit, but somewhere along the line, when she started tutoring me, I fell for her. It was planned, she was just a ploy to get at Lucas and then she wasn't a ploy anymore. She was this girl, who could make me laugh and teach me things I didn't know I could understand. She listened to me. She surpirsed me with her loyalty and kind heart. She showed me that there were other things out there, besides the screwed up life of a highschooler. That there were things outside basketball.
I fell hard and that wasn't planned. In fact, it scared me and I turned into an even bigger jerk because of it. Yet, she never gave up on me. She made me want to be a better person. Like, everytime I succeeded in getting a problem right during tutoring, she'd get this soft smile on her face and I knew that she was proud of me.
I wanted her to always be proud of me. I wanted her to always look at me with that soft smile and know that I did this just for her because she made me want to succeed, She made me want to be a better person and I can't thank her enough for that.
They say that if you love something, set it free and if it comes back to you, it's yours. I'm setting Haley free tonight, I know that she's not coming bakc to me, but then again she was never mine. She was Lucas's and I had to use him to get her to spend time with me. Tomorrow, no one will know that I even liked her. My teamates will forget about tonights fiasco because i'll be indifferent to her and him.
Yet, when I'm alone or with her during tutoring, I'll always know. I'll hurt, but I want her to be happy and watching her with Lucas tonight, I know that she is. Her smile is bigger, brighter than that of any smile she's even worn around me and I'm not the cause of it, he is. He deserves her then, if he can put that smile on her face, he deserves her.
I look up and my eyes connect with Peyton's. I know she's feeling the same way I do. She lost Lucas tonight, just like I lost Haley. We established some sort of bond tonight. We both share the same pain.
Slowly, I find myself making my way towards her, until I'm standing right beside her. We both turn to stare at Lucas and Haley for a moment. Lucas has put Haley back on the ground, but they are still holding each other, in their own little world, as if no one else was there. It was almost nauseating.
"You want ot get out of here?" I ask Peyton gruffly. She's silent for a moment, contemplating my question, before she finally turns to look up at me.
"Yeah." Was all she said. Her bright baby blue eyes hold the same loss mine do. Without saying anything else, I wrap my arm around her shoulders and steer her through the crowd towards the parking lot. It was going to be a long painful night, for both of us, but tomorrow, no one will know the difference.
Chapter 8: Peyton's POV
I screamed just as loud as the rest of the cheerleaders when Lucas's scored the game winning shot. I rushed forward with the crowd, hoping that he would find me and celebrate with me. I know that these last few weeks, I've been nothing but a tempermental bitch to Lucas and he deserves so much better, I mean, he was only trying to help.
I wasn't prepared for what happened next. Lucas came rushing in my direction, but he went right past me, like he didn't even see me at all. Then I heard the happy, girlish squeal and saw Haley jump into his arms. He leaned back and spun her around in circles, laughing happily, when she buried her face in his shoulder.
It was picture perfect, something you'd see in a movie, but the problem was, this wasn't a movie. This was real life, slapping me in the face. Just when I was ready to admit my feelings for Lucas and tell him I want to be with him, he chooses another girl.
Sure, I would scoff it off and pretend I didn't care. I'd tell people that Lucas and I was just barely even friends and that he could be with any girl he wanted to be with. Everyone would believ it of course, I mean the only person who could see through my bullshit anyways was Lucas and he's too wrapped up in tutor girl to notice right now.
Brooke would gripe and complain about how much of a waste it was that a fine specimen like Lucas would choose the innocent virgin, but watching them now, I can see why. Their relationship won't contain the drama, like mine and Nathan's did. They'll listen to each other, go on actual dates. They'll talk about thins outside our little messed up highschool world. They'll tell the other what they're feeling and lean on them for support. They represent what as relationship should be.
I feel envious just thinking about it. Lucas is the patient type and I could have had what they do, if I had just gotten over the whole fear thing sooner. That could have been me he's swinging around and laughing with. That could have been me he's watching with eyes full of nothing but affection and love. I was dumb enough to let that slip and now i have to live with the consquences.
I look around the crowd and my eyes rest on Nathan. He's watching Lucas and Haley too. I can tell he's just as upset as I am. We both had the chance to be with thses great people, but we let popularity and highschool bullshit get in the way. So we both blew it. Neither of will show it come tomorrow, we'll just laugh it off and continue with our lives, but deep down, we'll both be beating ourselves up about it.
Nathan's POV
I just stand there, frozen in place. This used to be my world, my rules, my way. Yet, Lucas is now all of a sudden fighting back. It's not my fault my Dad chose me over him. Now I know how Lucas feels. Yeah, I got the dad, but he got the girl. I'd gladly trade. Dan Scott is a menace and is driving me to the brink of insanity. The only reason I'm sane right now is because I met a wonderful girl named Haley.
Granted, I didn't treat her the way I should have. I know that it drove her away when I treated Lucas like shit, but somewhere along the line, when she started tutoring me, I fell for her. It was planned, she was just a ploy to get at Lucas and then she wasn't a ploy anymore. She was this girl, who could make me laugh and teach me things I didn't know I could understand. She listened to me. She surpirsed me with her loyalty and kind heart. She showed me that there were other things out there, besides the screwed up life of a highschooler. That there were things outside basketball.
I fell hard and that wasn't planned. In fact, it scared me and I turned into an even bigger jerk because of it. Yet, she never gave up on me. She made me want to be a better person. Like, everytime I succeeded in getting a problem right during tutoring, she'd get this soft smile on her face and I knew that she was proud of me.
I wanted her to always be proud of me. I wanted her to always look at me with that soft smile and know that I did this just for her because she made me want to succeed, She made me want to be a better person and I can't thank her enough for that.
They say that if you love something, set it free and if it comes back to you, it's yours. I'm setting Haley free tonight, I know that she's not coming bakc to me, but then again she was never mine. She was Lucas's and I had to use him to get her to spend time with me. Tomorrow, no one will know that I even liked her. My teamates will forget about tonights fiasco because i'll be indifferent to her and him.
Yet, when I'm alone or with her during tutoring, I'll always know. I'll hurt, but I want her to be happy and watching her with Lucas tonight, I know that she is. Her smile is bigger, brighter than that of any smile she's even worn around me and I'm not the cause of it, he is. He deserves her then, if he can put that smile on her face, he deserves her.
I look up and my eyes connect with Peyton's. I know she's feeling the same way I do. She lost Lucas tonight, just like I lost Haley. We established some sort of bond tonight. We both share the same pain.
Slowly, I find myself making my way towards her, until I'm standing right beside her. We both turn to stare at Lucas and Haley for a moment. Lucas has put Haley back on the ground, but they are still holding each other, in their own little world, as if no one else was there. It was almost nauseating.
"You want ot get out of here?" I ask Peyton gruffly. She's silent for a moment, contemplating my question, before she finally turns to look up at me.
"Yeah." Was all she said. Her bright baby blue eyes hold the same loss mine do. Without saying anything else, I wrap my arm around her shoulders and steer her through the crowd towards the parking lot. It was going to be a long painful night, for both of us, but tomorrow, no one will know the difference.