Los Angeles, California-2 days later
"Bye Tim!" all of Tim's friends shouted as he boarded a plane that would
take him to St. Paul, Minnesota and then on to an airport near Tree Hill,
North Carolina. Tim waved back and put on his headphones that were blaring,
Smile Empty Soul. He opened his labtop and started writing an e-mail to his
girlfriend.
Tree Hill, North Carolina
"Lucas let's go! We've got to pick up Tim at the airport!" Karen called up
the stairs.
"We'll be right down mom!" Lucas yelled back. He had managed to rope Haley
into coming with him. The trio drove the short distance to the airport
where they met Tim.
"Tim Cooper?" Karen asked when the Lucas look-alike came through the exit.
He looked almost exactly like Lucas but instead of Lucas' warm, deep,
pensive eyes he had smoldering, cold, grey eyes. He stood 2 inches shorter
than Lucas but was much more muscular with the tips of his blonde hair dyed
a bright blue. He wore a black tank top that showed off his three tattoos,
one a dragon on his right bicep, another a snake going up his left forearm,
and the last the word "Surfer" in French on his left bicep. Now Taproot
blared out of the headphones hanging around his neck.
"Yeah that's me," the guy said coldly. Lucas immediately felt defensive and
untrusting.
"Ok hi. I'm your mother Karen Roe, this my son, Lucas, and this is his best
friend, Haley James." Tim checked Haley out and gave her an approving nod.
Haley noticed the way he was staring at her boobs and pulled her jean
jacket closed over her low cut, black, corset-like shirt.
"Well let's get a few things straight. You are not my mother. My mother
died. You are just some bitch who gave me away at birth because you didn't
care about me," Tim spat out at Karen.
"Hey! Don't you dare talk to my mother like that! You don't even know her!"
Lucas shouted when he saw the hurt in Karen's eyes.
"So you agree she's not my mom because she didn't love me! She gave me
away! She only loved you!" Tim yelled back. A group of people were starting
to gather.
"No she only wanted the best for you! She had nothing but love for you! I
don't think of her as your mom because she deserves a son who's going to
treat her with respect and love her!" Lucas spat in Tim's face and then
walked away. Karen watched dumbfounded by the scene unfolding before her.
Tim grabbed Luke, turned him around, and punched him square in the jaw.
"Oh my god Lucas no!" Haley screamed when Luke lunged at Tim and knocked
him down. Luke and Tim started wrestling around and hitting each other.
Soon Haley had pulled Lucas off of Tim and Karen held Tim nearby. They got
things settled down and walked back to the car. The four headed home in
sullen silence.
"Mom I'm going to Nathan's. I might be back tonight or I may spend it at
his place. I'll call you," Lucas said when they got home. He dropped Haley
off and then drove to Nathan's house.
"Nathan?" Lucas called when he walked into the house, knowing that Deb
wouldn't be home.
"Up here dude!" Nathan called back. Lucas walked up the stairs leading to
Nathan's room.
"That Tim guy, our brother, is a complete asshole! He insulted me and my
mother! It's one thing to insult me but you do not insult my family or
friends! He even checked out Haley!" Lucas said angrily as he sat down on
Nathan's bed. "Can I crash here tonight? I don't now want to spend anymore
time than I have to with him."
"Yeah that's fine. I don't blame you one bit. Mom's out of town for the
next 2 weeks feel free to stay over anytime. I can't even believe the
bastard checked out my girlfriend! I sure as hell hope we don't have any
classes with him!" Nathan said just as angry as Luke. Luke nodded and
turned up the radio 'til it was blaring AFI, at a deafening volume.
"Bye Tim!" all of Tim's friends shouted as he boarded a plane that would
take him to St. Paul, Minnesota and then on to an airport near Tree Hill,
North Carolina. Tim waved back and put on his headphones that were blaring,
Smile Empty Soul. He opened his labtop and started writing an e-mail to his
girlfriend.
Tree Hill, North Carolina
"Lucas let's go! We've got to pick up Tim at the airport!" Karen called up
the stairs.
"We'll be right down mom!" Lucas yelled back. He had managed to rope Haley
into coming with him. The trio drove the short distance to the airport
where they met Tim.
"Tim Cooper?" Karen asked when the Lucas look-alike came through the exit.
He looked almost exactly like Lucas but instead of Lucas' warm, deep,
pensive eyes he had smoldering, cold, grey eyes. He stood 2 inches shorter
than Lucas but was much more muscular with the tips of his blonde hair dyed
a bright blue. He wore a black tank top that showed off his three tattoos,
one a dragon on his right bicep, another a snake going up his left forearm,
and the last the word "Surfer" in French on his left bicep. Now Taproot
blared out of the headphones hanging around his neck.
"Yeah that's me," the guy said coldly. Lucas immediately felt defensive and
untrusting.
"Ok hi. I'm your mother Karen Roe, this my son, Lucas, and this is his best
friend, Haley James." Tim checked Haley out and gave her an approving nod.
Haley noticed the way he was staring at her boobs and pulled her jean
jacket closed over her low cut, black, corset-like shirt.
"Well let's get a few things straight. You are not my mother. My mother
died. You are just some bitch who gave me away at birth because you didn't
care about me," Tim spat out at Karen.
"Hey! Don't you dare talk to my mother like that! You don't even know her!"
Lucas shouted when he saw the hurt in Karen's eyes.
"So you agree she's not my mom because she didn't love me! She gave me
away! She only loved you!" Tim yelled back. A group of people were starting
to gather.
"No she only wanted the best for you! She had nothing but love for you! I
don't think of her as your mom because she deserves a son who's going to
treat her with respect and love her!" Lucas spat in Tim's face and then
walked away. Karen watched dumbfounded by the scene unfolding before her.
Tim grabbed Luke, turned him around, and punched him square in the jaw.
"Oh my god Lucas no!" Haley screamed when Luke lunged at Tim and knocked
him down. Luke and Tim started wrestling around and hitting each other.
Soon Haley had pulled Lucas off of Tim and Karen held Tim nearby. They got
things settled down and walked back to the car. The four headed home in
sullen silence.
"Mom I'm going to Nathan's. I might be back tonight or I may spend it at
his place. I'll call you," Lucas said when they got home. He dropped Haley
off and then drove to Nathan's house.
"Nathan?" Lucas called when he walked into the house, knowing that Deb
wouldn't be home.
"Up here dude!" Nathan called back. Lucas walked up the stairs leading to
Nathan's room.
"That Tim guy, our brother, is a complete asshole! He insulted me and my
mother! It's one thing to insult me but you do not insult my family or
friends! He even checked out Haley!" Lucas said angrily as he sat down on
Nathan's bed. "Can I crash here tonight? I don't now want to spend anymore
time than I have to with him."
"Yeah that's fine. I don't blame you one bit. Mom's out of town for the
next 2 weeks feel free to stay over anytime. I can't even believe the
bastard checked out my girlfriend! I sure as hell hope we don't have any
classes with him!" Nathan said just as angry as Luke. Luke nodded and
turned up the radio 'til it was blaring AFI, at a deafening volume.
