This one is in Haley's POV
WHAT DO WE DO NOW- Chapter 2
I quickly discovered Lucas at his locker, and practically dragged him to his truck while begging him to take me home. I usually ride home with Nathan, but considering the circumstances, that is probably not the best idea.
"Why do you want me to take you home so bad, why not just have Nathan take you home?" If only one positive thing came out of my relationship with Nathan, it would be the bonding between the brothers. Nathan and Lucas had grown fond over each other over the past couple of years, and I hoped this breakup wouldn't affect that in any way.
"Because I don't want to, that's all."
"Did you have a fight?"
"No, but you could say one is going to come very quickly."
"Why, what happened?"
"I don't want to explain here. I'll tell you if you take me home."
"Fine, get in." I really didn't want to tell Lucas the whole story because I knew he was going to try and talk me out of it. But, being Luke's best friend I owed him some explanation.
When he finally pulled up to my house, he both got out and headed for my room. I silently thanked God that no one was home for the weekend. The closer we got to my room, the more tears come to my eyes. I tried my best to keep them it, but it was impossible. I wiped them away; I had to be strong, or else, I wouldn't be able to actually break up with him.
"So. are you going to tell me what's wrong and why you are crying?" he asked in a comforting voice and pulled me in for a hug. I hugged back. Tears were falling so freely now, I couldn't find my voice.
I took a deep breath and wiped my tears away once again. "I'm breaking up with Nathan."
"What?" he questioned pulling away from me so he could look me in the eye, "Why?"
"I just can't take it anymore. it's too much."
"What? What can't you take?"
"Everything! The drama that comes with being Nathan Scott's girlfriend. A big part of that drama is Dan Scott. Every time I'm at Nathan's house, Dan gives me like this evil look. If looks could kill, his would. If whatever reason me and Dan happen to end up alone, he says things like, I'm not good enough for him, or I'll never been Peyton, I'm holding back from what matters the most: basketball! "
"Haley-"
I cut him off. I had to get this off my chest, plus I was on a role. "Also it's the popularity that dating Nathan has got me. Yeah, sure everyone wants to be popular, but I'm just not cut out for it. People walk up to me like they've known me for years, when they have spent the previous years of their lives ignoring me. They ask about my relationship with Nathan and if we've slept together, or where we were going on Saturday night. If I say I'm not sure, they just hound me for more information. They call me at all hours of the night, they never leave me alone. They are like the freaking paparazzi. Between Dan and the rest of Tree Hill, we spend more time defending our relationship then actually having one."
"Hales-"
I wasn't about to let Lucas have a chance to talk me out of it, I still had things to say. "And when we fight, Brooke always find out, because news travels fast in this stupid town, and she flirts with him right in front of me like we broke up. I'm just sick of worrying about what is going to happen between those two."
"Nathan would never cheat on you Haley. You know that I know, even she knows that."
"It's not Nathan I don't trust, it's the slut Brooke. Even if she knows he won't cheat, she tries anyway. But she can flirt all she wants now, and he can even flirt back, I don't care!" Luke just shook his head, he knew I lied about not caring, I would always care about Nathan, but he knew I was right about Brooke. "And let's face it, we're seniors! In a couple of months we are going to go our separate ways. I'm going to go off to some Ivy League school, while he goes. where ever they have a great basketball program. Duke I think he mentioned once, been his dream since he was a little boy." I wasn't crying as much as I was before, but they were still coming.
Lucas again pulled me in for a hug. Life was so complicated and I hate it. I sat there just crying on Luke's shoulder as I heard a knock on my bedroom door. I looked up confused since no one was supposed to be home until Sunday night. The person didn't wait for me to answer, and I knew it could only be one person, Nathan. He never waited, not that I mind. He walked in with a smile, which quickly faded at the site he saw. I wiped the tears away from my eyes and put on a fake smile. "What are you doing here? I thought we were going to go out to dinner later."
"Yeah, I missed you after school, so I thought I'd come over and see you. What's wrong?"
Luke stood up. "I have to go. See you later Hales." He gave me a smile, nodded at his confused brother and walked out of my room.
Nathan walked and sat down beside me on the bed. He questioned me again "What's wrong?"
"Umm. we need to talk." And suddenly just like that he figured out what I was going to say. He knew why I was crying, why Luke was comforting me, and why I hadn't made direct eye contact yet. He didn't say anything. I could feel his eyes one me waiting for me to continue. "I. umm. I've been thinking a lot lately. This is very hard for me to say, you know I love you, but I don't think we should see each other anymore." I pulled my eyes from the ground so I could look at him. His face was full of shock and hurt.
"What? Haley you can't be serious-"
"I am serious."
"Why? What did I do?"
I explained to him that he didn't really do anything. That it was more other people and what they did to interfere with their relationship. I told him everything, about Dan, Brooke, other people, college, all of it. By the time I was finished he looked really irritated.
"Since when do you care what my father thinks? Screw my father and the rest of the town. I don't care what they think, and up until today I didn't think you did either. I love you and that's all that matters."
"I love you too, and it should be all that matters, but its not. I really don't care what other people but I'm sick of everyone following me and calling me and saying things like, have you and Nathan slept together, like its any of their business, or oh I heard you and Nathan had a fight then he slept with Brooke-"
"Hey! You know I would never do that to you!"
"I know but other people don't and they hound me and hound me until they make me feel like a complete idiot. That it was all my fault and I drove you to Brooke's arms."
"What so now all of this is my fault?"
"No I didn't mean that."
"That's what you said."
"No!" I let out and irritated groan. "You know what id doesn't matter whose fault it was. It's over it's in the past, but I can't keep doing this. We are going away to college soon and it will just make it that much harder to say goodbye."
"Who said you have to break up when you go to college?"
"Long term relationships never work."
"That's so cliché. Come on Haley seriously. Don't do this please." Tears started to form in both our eyes.
"I have to. It's for the best." He just sat there, not saying a word. I looked him straight in to the eye, and for the first time in a long time I couldn't tell what he was thinking. Finally he spoke up.
"No Haley, you're wrong. It's not for the best. We've been dating for a whole year and this is now just coming out. Where was all this when we first starting going out?"
"I-" I tried to explain but he wouldn't let me.
"I'm not finished. I don't believe anything you just said. So my dad hates you, big deal. You hate him back. As for Brooke and the rest of the town, why the hell do you care all of a sudden what they think? You never have. You want to know what I really think is wrong?" he didn't wait for me to answer. "I think that there is someone else." I couldn't believe he just said that. I looked up with an angry look in my eyes. "Is it Lucas?"
"Oh my God! I cannot believe you! After all this time you can't let the fact go, that Lucas is only my friend. You have to believe that there is more to it don't you. With how close the two of you have grown over the year, you still have to throw that in my face, when you know he and I would never be more than friends."
"Yeah I did know, but now I'm not so sure."
"You are such a jerk!"
"You know what? Maybe I will go sleep with Brooke, since we are fighting and that's what you think I do!"
"I never said that."
"Whatever." With that he walked out of my room. I flopped down on my bed and cried profusely. I heard the front door slam and a car start up and roar down the street. I just wanted to stay there forever. Never move from that spot ever again.
There's the second chapter! Please Review and tell me what you think. I'm not really sure where I'm going to go with this so and suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!
WHAT DO WE DO NOW- Chapter 2
I quickly discovered Lucas at his locker, and practically dragged him to his truck while begging him to take me home. I usually ride home with Nathan, but considering the circumstances, that is probably not the best idea.
"Why do you want me to take you home so bad, why not just have Nathan take you home?" If only one positive thing came out of my relationship with Nathan, it would be the bonding between the brothers. Nathan and Lucas had grown fond over each other over the past couple of years, and I hoped this breakup wouldn't affect that in any way.
"Because I don't want to, that's all."
"Did you have a fight?"
"No, but you could say one is going to come very quickly."
"Why, what happened?"
"I don't want to explain here. I'll tell you if you take me home."
"Fine, get in." I really didn't want to tell Lucas the whole story because I knew he was going to try and talk me out of it. But, being Luke's best friend I owed him some explanation.
When he finally pulled up to my house, he both got out and headed for my room. I silently thanked God that no one was home for the weekend. The closer we got to my room, the more tears come to my eyes. I tried my best to keep them it, but it was impossible. I wiped them away; I had to be strong, or else, I wouldn't be able to actually break up with him.
"So. are you going to tell me what's wrong and why you are crying?" he asked in a comforting voice and pulled me in for a hug. I hugged back. Tears were falling so freely now, I couldn't find my voice.
I took a deep breath and wiped my tears away once again. "I'm breaking up with Nathan."
"What?" he questioned pulling away from me so he could look me in the eye, "Why?"
"I just can't take it anymore. it's too much."
"What? What can't you take?"
"Everything! The drama that comes with being Nathan Scott's girlfriend. A big part of that drama is Dan Scott. Every time I'm at Nathan's house, Dan gives me like this evil look. If looks could kill, his would. If whatever reason me and Dan happen to end up alone, he says things like, I'm not good enough for him, or I'll never been Peyton, I'm holding back from what matters the most: basketball! "
"Haley-"
I cut him off. I had to get this off my chest, plus I was on a role. "Also it's the popularity that dating Nathan has got me. Yeah, sure everyone wants to be popular, but I'm just not cut out for it. People walk up to me like they've known me for years, when they have spent the previous years of their lives ignoring me. They ask about my relationship with Nathan and if we've slept together, or where we were going on Saturday night. If I say I'm not sure, they just hound me for more information. They call me at all hours of the night, they never leave me alone. They are like the freaking paparazzi. Between Dan and the rest of Tree Hill, we spend more time defending our relationship then actually having one."
"Hales-"
I wasn't about to let Lucas have a chance to talk me out of it, I still had things to say. "And when we fight, Brooke always find out, because news travels fast in this stupid town, and she flirts with him right in front of me like we broke up. I'm just sick of worrying about what is going to happen between those two."
"Nathan would never cheat on you Haley. You know that I know, even she knows that."
"It's not Nathan I don't trust, it's the slut Brooke. Even if she knows he won't cheat, she tries anyway. But she can flirt all she wants now, and he can even flirt back, I don't care!" Luke just shook his head, he knew I lied about not caring, I would always care about Nathan, but he knew I was right about Brooke. "And let's face it, we're seniors! In a couple of months we are going to go our separate ways. I'm going to go off to some Ivy League school, while he goes. where ever they have a great basketball program. Duke I think he mentioned once, been his dream since he was a little boy." I wasn't crying as much as I was before, but they were still coming.
Lucas again pulled me in for a hug. Life was so complicated and I hate it. I sat there just crying on Luke's shoulder as I heard a knock on my bedroom door. I looked up confused since no one was supposed to be home until Sunday night. The person didn't wait for me to answer, and I knew it could only be one person, Nathan. He never waited, not that I mind. He walked in with a smile, which quickly faded at the site he saw. I wiped the tears away from my eyes and put on a fake smile. "What are you doing here? I thought we were going to go out to dinner later."
"Yeah, I missed you after school, so I thought I'd come over and see you. What's wrong?"
Luke stood up. "I have to go. See you later Hales." He gave me a smile, nodded at his confused brother and walked out of my room.
Nathan walked and sat down beside me on the bed. He questioned me again "What's wrong?"
"Umm. we need to talk." And suddenly just like that he figured out what I was going to say. He knew why I was crying, why Luke was comforting me, and why I hadn't made direct eye contact yet. He didn't say anything. I could feel his eyes one me waiting for me to continue. "I. umm. I've been thinking a lot lately. This is very hard for me to say, you know I love you, but I don't think we should see each other anymore." I pulled my eyes from the ground so I could look at him. His face was full of shock and hurt.
"What? Haley you can't be serious-"
"I am serious."
"Why? What did I do?"
I explained to him that he didn't really do anything. That it was more other people and what they did to interfere with their relationship. I told him everything, about Dan, Brooke, other people, college, all of it. By the time I was finished he looked really irritated.
"Since when do you care what my father thinks? Screw my father and the rest of the town. I don't care what they think, and up until today I didn't think you did either. I love you and that's all that matters."
"I love you too, and it should be all that matters, but its not. I really don't care what other people but I'm sick of everyone following me and calling me and saying things like, have you and Nathan slept together, like its any of their business, or oh I heard you and Nathan had a fight then he slept with Brooke-"
"Hey! You know I would never do that to you!"
"I know but other people don't and they hound me and hound me until they make me feel like a complete idiot. That it was all my fault and I drove you to Brooke's arms."
"What so now all of this is my fault?"
"No I didn't mean that."
"That's what you said."
"No!" I let out and irritated groan. "You know what id doesn't matter whose fault it was. It's over it's in the past, but I can't keep doing this. We are going away to college soon and it will just make it that much harder to say goodbye."
"Who said you have to break up when you go to college?"
"Long term relationships never work."
"That's so cliché. Come on Haley seriously. Don't do this please." Tears started to form in both our eyes.
"I have to. It's for the best." He just sat there, not saying a word. I looked him straight in to the eye, and for the first time in a long time I couldn't tell what he was thinking. Finally he spoke up.
"No Haley, you're wrong. It's not for the best. We've been dating for a whole year and this is now just coming out. Where was all this when we first starting going out?"
"I-" I tried to explain but he wouldn't let me.
"I'm not finished. I don't believe anything you just said. So my dad hates you, big deal. You hate him back. As for Brooke and the rest of the town, why the hell do you care all of a sudden what they think? You never have. You want to know what I really think is wrong?" he didn't wait for me to answer. "I think that there is someone else." I couldn't believe he just said that. I looked up with an angry look in my eyes. "Is it Lucas?"
"Oh my God! I cannot believe you! After all this time you can't let the fact go, that Lucas is only my friend. You have to believe that there is more to it don't you. With how close the two of you have grown over the year, you still have to throw that in my face, when you know he and I would never be more than friends."
"Yeah I did know, but now I'm not so sure."
"You are such a jerk!"
"You know what? Maybe I will go sleep with Brooke, since we are fighting and that's what you think I do!"
"I never said that."
"Whatever." With that he walked out of my room. I flopped down on my bed and cried profusely. I heard the front door slam and a car start up and roar down the street. I just wanted to stay there forever. Never move from that spot ever again.
There's the second chapter! Please Review and tell me what you think. I'm not really sure where I'm going to go with this so and suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!
