Chapter 1
Haley watched as Peyton Sawyer walked towards Lucas Scott. She could tell by the look on Lucas's face that he was happy to see the popular cheerleader. In fact, Lucas seemed to be smiling a lot recently because of Peyton. Up until a few weeks ago Peyton didn't even know Lucas from any other face in the crowded hall. That was until Lucas had joined the ranks of the socially accepted. Until he'd joined the basketball team.
The basketball team was ruining her life. Lucas never had time for her anymore and she was finding herself despising basketball. If Lucas wasn't at practice, he was at the courts practicing. Haley walked past Lucas and Peyton to her locker. Lucas had called out to her but she just kept walking on, walking away from the pain.
Lucas watched as Haley walked right past him. There was no way she hadn't heard him call out to her. She'd been so distant lately. He hardly ever got a chance to see her recently and when he did they just didn't talk like they used to. It was always a little strained now. "Is she ok?" Peyton asked regaining his attention. "That's what I would like to know," Lucas replied distractedly.
Peyton headed over to Haley to see if she was okay. "Haley are you alright?" Haley turned her head to Peyton with a look of disgust. "You know what Peyton I was just fine until you came over and started bothering me. If you don't mind I would like to get back to my book. Just go back to doing what you do best."
Peyton couldn't help but feel a little stung at Haley's reaction. Sure they'd never been friends but she never considered them enemies. "I'm sorry," Peyton said cautiously. "I just thought you might like to talk to someone and obliviously Lucas isn't an option." "What makes you say that?" Haley asked wondering if her feelings were that transparent.
"Look it isn't any of my business. But Luke said that you seem distant, and I figured you might want someone to talk to. You and Luke have been friends forever don' t shut him out." Haley turned around and glared at Peyton, "You know what Peyton you are right, it isn't any of your business." Haley stormed down the hall right past Lucas. Lucas reached out for her arm to talk to her but she just shrugged him off and headed to class.
Lucas glanced between the retreating form of Haley and the stunned Peyton. "What just happened here?" he asked Peyton. "I'm not really sure. I was trying to let her know she could talk to me if she needed someone and she blew up," Peyton answered. For a second Lucas thought about asking Peyton why she thought Haley would talk to her of all people but thought better of it. "She knows she can always talk to me if she needs someone," Lucas said instead. "Maybe there's something she doesn't feel comfortable talking to you about. Maybe that is why she's been so distant,"
Peyton replied. "She can talk to me about anything," Lucas stated adamantly. "Lucas there are some things that girls would rather talk to girls about. I was just hoping that maybe I could be the one that she opened up to. But when I offered she basically told me to mind my own business. She has never been that rude to me before. Something has to be wrong with her but what?"
Haley watched as Peyton Sawyer walked towards Lucas Scott. She could tell by the look on Lucas's face that he was happy to see the popular cheerleader. In fact, Lucas seemed to be smiling a lot recently because of Peyton. Up until a few weeks ago Peyton didn't even know Lucas from any other face in the crowded hall. That was until Lucas had joined the ranks of the socially accepted. Until he'd joined the basketball team.
The basketball team was ruining her life. Lucas never had time for her anymore and she was finding herself despising basketball. If Lucas wasn't at practice, he was at the courts practicing. Haley walked past Lucas and Peyton to her locker. Lucas had called out to her but she just kept walking on, walking away from the pain.
Lucas watched as Haley walked right past him. There was no way she hadn't heard him call out to her. She'd been so distant lately. He hardly ever got a chance to see her recently and when he did they just didn't talk like they used to. It was always a little strained now. "Is she ok?" Peyton asked regaining his attention. "That's what I would like to know," Lucas replied distractedly.
Peyton headed over to Haley to see if she was okay. "Haley are you alright?" Haley turned her head to Peyton with a look of disgust. "You know what Peyton I was just fine until you came over and started bothering me. If you don't mind I would like to get back to my book. Just go back to doing what you do best."
Peyton couldn't help but feel a little stung at Haley's reaction. Sure they'd never been friends but she never considered them enemies. "I'm sorry," Peyton said cautiously. "I just thought you might like to talk to someone and obliviously Lucas isn't an option." "What makes you say that?" Haley asked wondering if her feelings were that transparent.
"Look it isn't any of my business. But Luke said that you seem distant, and I figured you might want someone to talk to. You and Luke have been friends forever don' t shut him out." Haley turned around and glared at Peyton, "You know what Peyton you are right, it isn't any of your business." Haley stormed down the hall right past Lucas. Lucas reached out for her arm to talk to her but she just shrugged him off and headed to class.
Lucas glanced between the retreating form of Haley and the stunned Peyton. "What just happened here?" he asked Peyton. "I'm not really sure. I was trying to let her know she could talk to me if she needed someone and she blew up," Peyton answered. For a second Lucas thought about asking Peyton why she thought Haley would talk to her of all people but thought better of it. "She knows she can always talk to me if she needs someone," Lucas said instead. "Maybe there's something she doesn't feel comfortable talking to you about. Maybe that is why she's been so distant,"
Peyton replied. "She can talk to me about anything," Lucas stated adamantly. "Lucas there are some things that girls would rather talk to girls about. I was just hoping that maybe I could be the one that she opened up to. But when I offered she basically told me to mind my own business. She has never been that rude to me before. Something has to be wrong with her but what?"