Scene three: School. Lucas is walking with Haley.
Haley
So how was last night at the gym?
Lucas
It was umm…short.
Haley
Lucas eyes Casey walking ahead of him.
Short?
Lucas
Hey I'll catch up with you later okay?
Haley
Yea…okay.
Lucas runs ahead. [Camera on Casey] Lucas is beside Casey.
Lucas
Hey.
Casey Jumps.
I come in peace.
Casey
Smiling.
OH…hi.
Lucas
You're not gonna bit my head off if I talk to you, are you?
Casey
I'm…sorry about last night. I was…just having a bad day.
Lucas
It's all good.
Pause
Casey
I'm Casey…Casey Reynolds.
They enter the school building.
Lucas
I'm Lucas…
Cut off
Casey
Scott. I know.
Lucas
You do?
Casey
Yea. Read that article about you, Nathan and your dad.
Lucas
Of course.
Casey
Plus when you made the team you were the talk of the school.
Lucas
I see.
Casey stops by a classroom.
Casey
Guess I'll see you later Lucas Scott.
Lucas
Same to you, Casey Reynolds.
Lucas walks down the hall.
Scene four: Lucas enters the café. Lucas's mother just placed a plate of food on a table.
Lucas
Hey mom.
Mother
Hey Luke.
Haley
Luke!
Lucas
Walks to counter. Sits down.
What's up?
Silence.
What?
Haley
What happened to Peyton?
Lucas
What about Peyton?
Haley
I saw how you bolted to that girl earlier today?
Lucas
Smiling.
That was nothing.
Haley
Nothing huh? Sure it was. What happened last night anyway?
Lucas
She was at the gym, told me to get lost, and that was the end of it.
Haley
Okay…that explains how you two are such best friends right?
Lucas
No, I just wanted to talk to her.
Haley
Yea.
Pause.
So what was wrong?
Lucas
Bad day she says.
Haley laughing.
What?
Haley
Nothing. You want a drink?
Lucas
No, thanks.
Haley still giggling. Lucas grabs cloth to the side and chucks it at Haley.
Cut to:
Scene: School hallway. Haley is in her locker and Lucas is a few lockers down. As Haley closes hers, Nathan walks up behind her.
Nathan
What's up Gorgeous?
Haley turns around.
Haley
Not bad. How about you Handsome?
Nathan
Good. Now that you're here.
Nathan kisses Haley. Lucas slams his locker. Nathan and Haley look at him. He walks past them.
Lucas
(To Haley) See ya Haley.
Haley
See ya, Luke.
Cut to: Lucas is walking down a different hall. There is a distant piano being played and a distant voice. He walks by the music room. Casey is playing and singing. Lucas leans against the door for a few moments. Casey soon looks to her left to see Lucas. She stops immediately. Lucas claps.
Lucas
Very good.
Casey stands up closing the piano book. Lucas walks inside.
We seem to be bumping in to each other every where. What a coincidence?
Casey
Places book on top on piano. She closes the top for the keys.
Or maybe you're just stalking me.
Pause.
What are you doing here?
Lucas
I came to see Mr. Anderson.
Lucas walks around the room.
I've never been in here before.
Casey
How's that possible? Isn't Mr. Anderson you're teacher?
Lucas
Yea, for math though. He uses another class. I don't know why.
Looks around the room.
This place is pretty cool.
Casey
Yea, it is. I call it my second home guess I can say. Well besides the basketball court of course.
Lucas
Looking at Casey.
You love the game?
Casey
Leaning against the piano.
Well if you call loving it when you were younger then having your dad live his life though you in basketball then yea I guess so.
Lucas
Well, what do you like?
Casey
Music.
Lucas
Really?
Casey
Yea, it's my bliss. I love it. But cant do much with it when you're dad's a basketball freak you know?
Lucas
No, I can only imagine.
Casey sits down on piano seat.
So what happened?
Casey
Looks at Lucas.
What do you mean?
Lucas
About last night? What happened with basketball and music?
Pause. Lucas sits down next to Casey.
Well, if you don't mind me asking?
Silence.
Casey
My dad was all state all everything in high school to college. Until he blew his knee out his sophomore year and could never play since. So since I could…crawl he taught me all he could about basketball. At first it was fun. Doing little league and everything but then it just stopped. Started pushing too hard. I still do it. Can't disappoint him.
Pause.
Lucas
What about music?
Casey
Smiling.
That was my uncle's doing. When I was about seven, he introduced me to music. Jazz and classical and Broadway. Every weekend I'd visit him, and we'd have a lesson together. He taught me about the history, and taught me how to play the piano and guitar. He was a great guy. He was always there for me. He was my protector from my dad. He was dad's older brother. So whenever my dad said "It's time to practice some Bball, now!" My uncle would go, "No, it's my time now!" And my dad would cringe.
Lucas
What happened to him?
Casey
Smile falls.
He died four years ago, from lung cancer. He didn't deserve go.
Pause.
You know I don't know you very well Lucas Scott, yet I've opened up to you more than I've opened up to anyone I know.
Lucas smirks.
I'm a really good judge of character. Some reason I just know I can trust you.
Lucas
You can.
Casey
I know.
Commercial Break.