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Ch. 2 Emotion

"What did you just say?" Lucas hoped he heard Haley incorrectly. How can she leave Tree Hill? Leave her friends and more importantly, leave him?

"I-I'm le-leaving," repeated Haley in a faint whisper.

"NO! You can't. I...I won't let you." Lucas couldn't think of any logically reason why Haley would leave her hometown. It was all too sudden. The shocking news hit him hard. It was all too much to comprehend.

"I have to." Haley would have given anything to go back in time when her world was just filled with Lucas, Karen, Keith and the café. Only then could she have avoided her present predicament.

"But why?" Lucas felt his body begin to shake uncontrollably. "How could you leave me?"

(It's over and done)

(but the heartache lives on inside)

(And who's the one you're clinging to)

(instead of me tonight)

"Because Nathan needs me more than you do right now. He's won his emancipation case against his parents and now wants to leave the place to start a new life. He asked me to come with him."

"And you said yes?" It was more of a statement than a question.

Haley nodded and then threw her arms around Lucas, giving him a quick hug. She whispered into his ears, "Goodbye Lucas," and ran out of the house that was like her second home.

(And where are you now, now that I need you?)

(Tears on my pillow wherever you go)

(I'll cry me a river that leads to your ocean)

(You never see me fall apart)

Lucas stood frozen in the spot, unable to will his body to run after the only thing besides Karen and Keith that made his life worth living. After a minute passed, his legs gave way and he crumbled to the ground, as a flow of salty water overtook him.

(In the words of a broken heart)

(Its just emotion that's taken me over)

(Caught up in sorrow, lost in my soul)

(But if you don't come back)

(Come home to me, darling)

(Don't you know there's nobody left in this world)

(to hold me tight)

(Don't cha know there's nobody left in this world)

(to kiss goodnight)

(Goodnight, goodnight)

'How can this be happening?' Lucas asked himself over and over again. The person he loved was no longer going to grace his life. Haley, his Haley, was leaving him to be with his half-brother. The brother who managed to have everything his heart desired. Not having to worry about whether or not his family has enough money to pay for the basic necessity. Basketball - up until Lucas entered the team. A father. Even though Dan was a complete a$$, he couldn't help but long for Dan to accept him as his son. What made Dan abandon him and not Nathan?

(I'm there at your side,)

(I'm part of all the things you are)

(But you've got a part of someone else)

(You've got to find your shining star)

But all of that didn't seem to matter now that Nathan took away the one person that meant everything to him. The only thing that Nathan didn't have until Lucas joined the basketball team. Lucas finally realized how much he has taken her for granted.

(And where are you now, now that I need you?)

(Tears on my pillow wherever you go)

(I'll cry me a river that leads to your ocean)

(You never see me fall apart)

'Why did I not realize this before?'

(In the words of a broken heart)

(It's just emotion that's taken me over)

(Caught up in sorrow, lost in my soul)

(But if you don't come back)

(Come home to me, darling)

(Don't you know there's nobody left in this world)

(to hold me tight)

(Nobody left in this world to kiss goodnight)

(Goodnight, goodnight)

Why is it that you realize how much you love something or someone when is it gone?

(And where are you now, now that I need you?)

(Tears on my pillow wherever you go)

(I'll cry me a river that leads to your ocean)

(You never see me fall apart)

He thought Peyton was the one he wanted to be with but she wasn't. Brooke was a safety net, or so he thought, until he realized how hard she fell for him. But he didn't feel the same way no matter how hard he tried. He was attracted to Peyton's because he knew she was putting on a mask. He was intrigued with her. He wanted to find out who the real Peyton was, but realized that even Peyton didn't know who she was. But after they both broke away from him, he slowly came to realize that neither one was the person he was meant to be with. He almost given up the hope that he would find his soul mate, but now he sees that he was blind. It took four words to unblock his tunnel vision. He didn't only love Haley; he was in LOVE with her. Deep down inside, he knew he was always in love with her but was too preoccupied with one drama or another to really listen to his heart.

(In the words of a broken heart)

(It's just emotion that's taken me over)

(Caught up in sorrow, lost in my soul)

(But if you don't come back)

(Come home to me, darling)

(Nobody left in this world)

(to hold me tight)

(Nobody left in this world to kiss goodnight)

(Goodnight, goodnight)

Now that he knew what his heart desired, he ran out of his house in search of the person who took his heart with her. He hoped he wasn't too late.

Destiny's Child – Emotions