When You Fall
Disclaimer: I do not own One Tree Hill or any of the characters.
Author's Note: This story will be mostly Nathan/Haley as for pairings, but other characters will be included. I know it's sort of short, but this is just the beginning of the story.
Chapter 1 - Struggle and Doubts.
Haley sat at the small desk in her room. She stared blankly at her computer. Though she tried very hard, she could not sit still. The suspense was killing her.
Nathan and his family were in court at this very moment. The parent that Nathan would be living with was going to be decided by a judge. Today. It was a heavy decision for the judge, whether he knew it or not, because a lot of Nathan's life depended on this, a lot of it.
She lifted her gaze and looked around her room. Stuff was strewn everywhere. There were books on her bead, a few articles of clothing lay still on her floor, stuff was just everywhere. In fact, that was how she came into her room. She had gone to her mom to ask for something to do to keep her mind off the trial, and she had been sent to clean her room. Sadly, it had not been a distraction, not even for a short while.
She fiddled with a pencil that had sat motionlessly upon her desk almost moments before. She tapped her feet on the soft carpet of the floor. She was terrified, and she wasn't going to deny it.
She felt horrible for Nathan. She wished that he did not have to go through all of this. If this was killing Haley, it had to be killing him too.
But Haley had to stay at home and wait. There was nothing she could do besides wait here until she received a call from Nathan. She hated the feeling of helplessness, yet she couldn't seem to escape it. She desperately wanted to be there.
It was noon, and Nathan wouldn't get out of court until two o'clock this afternoon. She wasn't sure if she could wait that long.
She tried not to think of the possible outcomes. She tried, on numerous occasions, to reassure herself that the judge would see Deb as the better parent, which she was, and, therefore, rule in favor of her. That would be the better life for Nathan and she knew it. Everyone knew that.
It was the other possibility that was bothering Haley. The possibility of Nathan having to live with his father was terrible. She hoped that the judge would see Dan's true colors, the ones he always hid when important people were around. Dan was a powerful man who stopped at nothing, and that may have been what scared Haley the most.
In her room, she heard the shrill ring of the phone, but made no move to answer it at all. She was not really in the mood to talk to anyone at the moment. In fact, she was so nervous, so afraid that she figured she wouldn't even be able to talk right now. She wasn't sure if she would be able to find her voice. She didn't even know if she had one anymore. It seemed to be lost inside of her.
She quickly jumped up from her desk, suddenly wanting to be moving, walking around. She had a lot of tension and energy built up inside of her.
She almost fell, as she had gotten up too quick. 'I'm so scared I can't even walk straight.' she thought. "When will this misery end?"
She spoke to no one in particular as she began to pace around her room.
Please review and tell me what you think. Next time: -Haley receives a visitor.
Disclaimer: I do not own One Tree Hill or any of the characters.
Author's Note: This story will be mostly Nathan/Haley as for pairings, but other characters will be included. I know it's sort of short, but this is just the beginning of the story.
Chapter 1 - Struggle and Doubts.
Haley sat at the small desk in her room. She stared blankly at her computer. Though she tried very hard, she could not sit still. The suspense was killing her.
Nathan and his family were in court at this very moment. The parent that Nathan would be living with was going to be decided by a judge. Today. It was a heavy decision for the judge, whether he knew it or not, because a lot of Nathan's life depended on this, a lot of it.
She lifted her gaze and looked around her room. Stuff was strewn everywhere. There were books on her bead, a few articles of clothing lay still on her floor, stuff was just everywhere. In fact, that was how she came into her room. She had gone to her mom to ask for something to do to keep her mind off the trial, and she had been sent to clean her room. Sadly, it had not been a distraction, not even for a short while.
She fiddled with a pencil that had sat motionlessly upon her desk almost moments before. She tapped her feet on the soft carpet of the floor. She was terrified, and she wasn't going to deny it.
She felt horrible for Nathan. She wished that he did not have to go through all of this. If this was killing Haley, it had to be killing him too.
But Haley had to stay at home and wait. There was nothing she could do besides wait here until she received a call from Nathan. She hated the feeling of helplessness, yet she couldn't seem to escape it. She desperately wanted to be there.
It was noon, and Nathan wouldn't get out of court until two o'clock this afternoon. She wasn't sure if she could wait that long.
She tried not to think of the possible outcomes. She tried, on numerous occasions, to reassure herself that the judge would see Deb as the better parent, which she was, and, therefore, rule in favor of her. That would be the better life for Nathan and she knew it. Everyone knew that.
It was the other possibility that was bothering Haley. The possibility of Nathan having to live with his father was terrible. She hoped that the judge would see Dan's true colors, the ones he always hid when important people were around. Dan was a powerful man who stopped at nothing, and that may have been what scared Haley the most.
In her room, she heard the shrill ring of the phone, but made no move to answer it at all. She was not really in the mood to talk to anyone at the moment. In fact, she was so nervous, so afraid that she figured she wouldn't even be able to talk right now. She wasn't sure if she would be able to find her voice. She didn't even know if she had one anymore. It seemed to be lost inside of her.
She quickly jumped up from her desk, suddenly wanting to be moving, walking around. She had a lot of tension and energy built up inside of her.
She almost fell, as she had gotten up too quick. 'I'm so scared I can't even walk straight.' she thought. "When will this misery end?"
She spoke to no one in particular as she began to pace around her room.
Please review and tell me what you think. Next time: -Haley receives a visitor.