When the World Begins to Change
Chapter 6 – A Friendly Face
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Tree Hill High
Lucas slowly trudged to first period. He could tell that this was going to be a long day.
He had already met one person, Peyton to whom he was grateful. She had seemed somewhat reserved, even guarded though. He just couldn't seem to see why, although he had just met her. She had helped him by taking the time to point out all of the classrooms in which he would have classes that day. She had then left to go catch up with her friends.
The shrill ring of the bell sounded throughout the halls as everyone hurried to class. Lucas arrived last and sat in an empty seat in the back of the room. A girl sat to his right, and two boys to his left and in front of him.
Listening to the history teacher quickly grew boring as he talked on and on about some war, Lucas hadn't even paid attention long enough to catch which one.
Lunch finally came and Lucas wasn't in any better of a mood. He walked slowly into the cafeteria, where he was almost knocked over by a brown haired girl.
"Oh, sorry." she said, smiling politely yet blushing slightly as she looked up at him.
"No problem." Lucas answered, smiling in return. He then realized that she was the same girl that he had sat next to during first period.
"You must be new here." she continued as she looked up to him still. Lucas then opened his mouth to answer, but she cut him, apparently not looking for an answer. "I'm Haley." she said. "And you are...?"
"Lucas." he answered, smiling slightly at her friendliness.
"Well it's nice to meet you Lucas." she responded. She stopped speaking as she directed her gaze to the people in the cafeteria. She seemed to be thinking about something. "Come on." she said quickly, motioning for him to follow her.
Lucas was slightly confused, but followed nonetheless.
She weaved in between tables with Lucas following right behind her. She then stopped at a table where six people were currently seated.
Haley walked over and set her lunch down beside Nathan. They all looked up and almost immediately noticed Lucas, who now stood slightly behind Haley.
Brooke and Peyton looked at each other and smiled They both recognized him as the guy Peyton had met earlier and had told Brooke about. 'Leave it to Haley to make friends with the new guy.' they both thought as they tried to suppress a laugh. But it was too late, Haley had seen.
"Hey." she said in her defense. She could tell what they were thinking, they had all been friends for too long, though she too had to was trying not to laugh. "Everyone, this is Lucas." she said, motioning to Lucas. "Lucas, this is Brooke, Theresa, Jake, Peyton, Tim and Nathan." She continued, pointing to each one as she said their name. She then took her seat beside her boyfriend.
"Uh, hi." he said shyly. He was never good at introductions, though he was slightly happy that Peyton was among the group. At least there was one person he already knew.
Brooke looked up and smiled at him. "Sit down." She said pointing to an empty place next to her. Lucas obediently sat down.
He then turned and looked around the table once more. His gaze lingered on the one whose fingers were now intertwined with Haley's. He watched as they looked at each and smiled flirtatiously. 'What was his name again?' Lucas thought to himself. 'Oh yeah, it was Nathan. Wait, NATHAN? As in my half brother Nathan?'
He didn't realize he had said the last part aloud.
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Tree Hill High
Lucas slowly trudged to first period. He could tell that this was going to be a long day.
He had already met one person, Peyton to whom he was grateful. She had seemed somewhat reserved, even guarded though. He just couldn't seem to see why, although he had just met her. She had helped him by taking the time to point out all of the classrooms in which he would have classes that day. She had then left to go catch up with her friends.
The shrill ring of the bell sounded throughout the halls as everyone hurried to class. Lucas arrived last and sat in an empty seat in the back of the room. A girl sat to his right, and two boys to his left and in front of him.
Listening to the history teacher quickly grew boring as he talked on and on about some war, Lucas hadn't even paid attention long enough to catch which one.
Lunch finally came and Lucas wasn't in any better of a mood. He walked slowly into the cafeteria, where he was almost knocked over by a brown haired girl.
"Oh, sorry." she said, smiling politely yet blushing slightly as she looked up at him.
"No problem." Lucas answered, smiling in return. He then realized that she was the same girl that he had sat next to during first period.
"You must be new here." she continued as she looked up to him still. Lucas then opened his mouth to answer, but she cut him, apparently not looking for an answer. "I'm Haley." she said. "And you are...?"
"Lucas." he answered, smiling slightly at her friendliness.
"Well it's nice to meet you Lucas." she responded. She stopped speaking as she directed her gaze to the people in the cafeteria. She seemed to be thinking about something. "Come on." she said quickly, motioning for him to follow her.
Lucas was slightly confused, but followed nonetheless.
She weaved in between tables with Lucas following right behind her. She then stopped at a table where six people were currently seated.
Haley walked over and set her lunch down beside Nathan. They all looked up and almost immediately noticed Lucas, who now stood slightly behind Haley.
Brooke and Peyton looked at each other and smiled They both recognized him as the guy Peyton had met earlier and had told Brooke about. 'Leave it to Haley to make friends with the new guy.' they both thought as they tried to suppress a laugh. But it was too late, Haley had seen.
"Hey." she said in her defense. She could tell what they were thinking, they had all been friends for too long, though she too had to was trying not to laugh. "Everyone, this is Lucas." she said, motioning to Lucas. "Lucas, this is Brooke, Theresa, Jake, Peyton, Tim and Nathan." She continued, pointing to each one as she said their name. She then took her seat beside her boyfriend.
"Uh, hi." he said shyly. He was never good at introductions, though he was slightly happy that Peyton was among the group. At least there was one person he already knew.
Brooke looked up and smiled at him. "Sit down." She said pointing to an empty place next to her. Lucas obediently sat down.
He then turned and looked around the table once more. His gaze lingered on the one whose fingers were now intertwined with Haley's. He watched as they looked at each and smiled flirtatiously. 'What was his name again?' Lucas thought to himself. 'Oh yeah, it was Nathan. Wait, NATHAN? As in my half brother Nathan?'
He didn't realize he had said the last part aloud.
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