Chapter 9

Lucas was laying in bed wondering why he had been so cruel to everyone lately. Everything seemed to set him off these days. Evernight of this week he had gotten into an argument with his mom and Haley. The thought of Haley only frustrated him even more. He grabbed the picture of him and Haley taken at the town carnival last year. His mom had taken the picture, Lucas had his arm around her shoulders and she was holding the stuffed animal he had won here. Lucas smiled thinking back at the moment everything was so simple back then. Now all he had to look forward to was losing his best friend to Nathan. The thought of that broke his heart. Lucas took the picture and launched it at the door in a fit of frustration.

"Why can't everything go back to the way it was?" Lucas just rolled over and tried to fall asleep.

Haley was unlocking the door when she heard glass shatter. Haley opened the door and ran up the stairs to make sure Lucas was alright. She walked in the door to see Lucas glaring at the TV and glass shattered all over the floor.

Haley bent down and picked up the picture off the floor. Tears formed in her eyes and she realized just how bad things had gotten between them. Between sobs Haley managed to get out "Lucas can we talk."

Lucas turned his glare towards Haley. "Shouldn't you be on your date?"

"Luke come on. I just want to make things right between us again. You have never been this mad at me before.

"Well I have never felt so abandoned and betrayed in my life. Damn it Haley why Nathan. You know how much I hate him, why him. You could have picked anyone else. Why Nathan?"

Haley was crying so hard she couldn't talk. "Luke I'm sorry. What can I do to make it right. You just don't understand I didn't want to go with him."

Lucas turned hsi head towards the window tears started to form. Haley bent down and started to clean up the glass and she wasn't watching what she was doing and sliced her hand the glass. "Oww. Luke it hurts."

Lucas jerked his head toward Haley to see blood all over her hand. Lucas hobbled over to the bathroom to grab her a washcloth. "Hales we need to get this checked out. The cuts deep I think you may need stitches."

"No doctors Luke. You know I hate doctors."

"No arguing Haleys. Wrap this around the cut and let's go."

"Only if you promise to stay with me while they stitch it up. I hate needles."

"Where would I go? You know I would never abandon you Hales."

***I know this wasn't very long but I had a break before class so I decided to write it. I have been having writer's block so bear with me if this chapter wasn't that great.