When You Fall
Chapter 5 – Comfort and Security
iHaley's House/i
Still no word from Nathan.
The clock read 2:20 and still Haley sat in her room, twiddling her thumbs nervously.
Lucas had left a little over a half hour ago, after Haley told him she would be fine and that he should go back home. Part of her wished he hadn't left.
The anticipation was really beginning to get to her. She didn't like surprises and she couldn't stand long waits. Nathan had said that he would when they got out of court, which, according to him, should have been 20 minutes ago. Yet he still hadn't called her.
Haley sighed in frustration as she flopped down onto her bed, She groaned angrily, just wishing that he would call.
It was then that the doorbell rang.
Haley jumped up and ran out her room, bounding down the stairs to the front door. She desperately wanted a distraction, anything to take her mind off of Nathan.
She swung open the door. A small gasp of surprise escaped her lips as she looked up into the face of the person in front of her. There stood none other than Nathan Scott.
iBack in the Court Room/i
Deb still stood where she had sitting the whole time. Tears steadily streamed down her face. She was now being comforted by her family.
No one seemed to notice Nathan's quick departure, not even Dan
Keith had run off after he saw Dan head for the exit of the court house. He was disgusted with his little brother's behavior.
Dan had quickly walked out of the court house. He waited outside, figuring Nathan would just meet him there. He had no idea that, by now, Nathan was half way to Haley's house. He was thoroughly surprised when Keith walked up.
"Hey there big brother." he said, smiling as if nothing was wrong. "Did you see the trial? See how I made Deb look bad?" he asked him happily. A small frown crossed his face as he noticed the expression of anger upon Keith's.
"Yes, Dan, I did see the trial." he replied curtly. "But I had been sitting on Deb's side." He paused for a moment, seeming to pick the words that would anger his brother the most. "You know, you might have noticed that if you hadn't been so caught up in your lies."
Dan was surprised at Keith's anger and hot temper. "Yeah, but I won custody of Nathan. We get to keep him in the family." he answered, smiling still. He spoke as if he was trying to make Keith understand, like Keith was the one in the wrong.
"Dan, what is your problem?" Keith shouted angrily. "Can't you see that Nathan doesn't want to live with you?"
"What do you mean he doesn't want to live with me, of course he wants to live with his old man." I'm the better parent to live with." Dan responded, his own temper rising. He just couldn't see what the big deal was.
"That's just it Dan, you're NOT the better parent, but, once again, you're to caught up in what you want to see that. Not once have you thought of what Nathan might want, not once. Now, all because of you, Nathan has to live in hell for the rest of his life. Wow Dan, you sure are a good father." Keith's voice dripped with frustration, indignation and sarcasm. Not wanting to even look at Dan anymore, Keith stormed off.
Dan stood there in shock for a moment. He really didn't know what he had done wrong. He had won custody of Nathan, which he had set out to do. Why couldn't anyone see that he was trying to help Nathan?
Little did he know, he was doing the exact opposite, he was hurting him.
iDeb's House/i
Deb and her family had left court immediately. Instead, they had gone to her house.
The room was uncomfortably silent. Everyone was shocked and no one really knew what to say to Deb. All they knew was that the trial wasn't fair. The judge hadn't even given Deb a chance to speak. And what about Nathan? He was sixteen years old and was entitled to his own opinion. Why hadn't they let him speak? Most of Deb's family had thought that what Nathan wanted would have been a big influence in the jury's decision. Clearly they had been wrong.
Deb sat stock still in a chair in the corner of the room. She was looking out a nearby window and seemed to be staring at something way off in the distance. She didn't feel like herself. She felt alone, abandoned. She wanted to crawl into a hole and hide. She wanted to hide from the world, hide from all the recent events and hide from her husband. She wished her world would just disappear.
Chapter 5 – Comfort and Security
iHaley's House/i
Still no word from Nathan.
The clock read 2:20 and still Haley sat in her room, twiddling her thumbs nervously.
Lucas had left a little over a half hour ago, after Haley told him she would be fine and that he should go back home. Part of her wished he hadn't left.
The anticipation was really beginning to get to her. She didn't like surprises and she couldn't stand long waits. Nathan had said that he would when they got out of court, which, according to him, should have been 20 minutes ago. Yet he still hadn't called her.
Haley sighed in frustration as she flopped down onto her bed, She groaned angrily, just wishing that he would call.
It was then that the doorbell rang.
Haley jumped up and ran out her room, bounding down the stairs to the front door. She desperately wanted a distraction, anything to take her mind off of Nathan.
She swung open the door. A small gasp of surprise escaped her lips as she looked up into the face of the person in front of her. There stood none other than Nathan Scott.
iBack in the Court Room/i
Deb still stood where she had sitting the whole time. Tears steadily streamed down her face. She was now being comforted by her family.
No one seemed to notice Nathan's quick departure, not even Dan
Keith had run off after he saw Dan head for the exit of the court house. He was disgusted with his little brother's behavior.
Dan had quickly walked out of the court house. He waited outside, figuring Nathan would just meet him there. He had no idea that, by now, Nathan was half way to Haley's house. He was thoroughly surprised when Keith walked up.
"Hey there big brother." he said, smiling as if nothing was wrong. "Did you see the trial? See how I made Deb look bad?" he asked him happily. A small frown crossed his face as he noticed the expression of anger upon Keith's.
"Yes, Dan, I did see the trial." he replied curtly. "But I had been sitting on Deb's side." He paused for a moment, seeming to pick the words that would anger his brother the most. "You know, you might have noticed that if you hadn't been so caught up in your lies."
Dan was surprised at Keith's anger and hot temper. "Yeah, but I won custody of Nathan. We get to keep him in the family." he answered, smiling still. He spoke as if he was trying to make Keith understand, like Keith was the one in the wrong.
"Dan, what is your problem?" Keith shouted angrily. "Can't you see that Nathan doesn't want to live with you?"
"What do you mean he doesn't want to live with me, of course he wants to live with his old man." I'm the better parent to live with." Dan responded, his own temper rising. He just couldn't see what the big deal was.
"That's just it Dan, you're NOT the better parent, but, once again, you're to caught up in what you want to see that. Not once have you thought of what Nathan might want, not once. Now, all because of you, Nathan has to live in hell for the rest of his life. Wow Dan, you sure are a good father." Keith's voice dripped with frustration, indignation and sarcasm. Not wanting to even look at Dan anymore, Keith stormed off.
Dan stood there in shock for a moment. He really didn't know what he had done wrong. He had won custody of Nathan, which he had set out to do. Why couldn't anyone see that he was trying to help Nathan?
Little did he know, he was doing the exact opposite, he was hurting him.
iDeb's House/i
Deb and her family had left court immediately. Instead, they had gone to her house.
The room was uncomfortably silent. Everyone was shocked and no one really knew what to say to Deb. All they knew was that the trial wasn't fair. The judge hadn't even given Deb a chance to speak. And what about Nathan? He was sixteen years old and was entitled to his own opinion. Why hadn't they let him speak? Most of Deb's family had thought that what Nathan wanted would have been a big influence in the jury's decision. Clearly they had been wrong.
Deb sat stock still in a chair in the corner of the room. She was looking out a nearby window and seemed to be staring at something way off in the distance. She didn't feel like herself. She felt alone, abandoned. She wanted to crawl into a hole and hide. She wanted to hide from the world, hide from all the recent events and hide from her husband. She wished her world would just disappear.