Sasha woke up at 5am, bright and early. She was so nervous about today.
Just the thought of seeing Jake and Lucas again gave her butterflies in her
stomach. She hopped out of bed and put on a white tank top and a denim
miniskirt. As she brushed her hair, she felt herself relaxing. Everything
was going to be fine...
After a big breakfast of pancakes and a pep talk from her mom, Sasha grabbed her backpack and walked the 4 blocks to school. When she got there, she immediately saw some familiar faces, but no one seemed to recognize her. No sign of Lucas or Jake so far. She headed through the familiar front door and into the main office. The secretary handed her a schedule. Homeroom: Rm 202 Sasha nervously went into the room and took a seat. No one else was there yet.... Within 10 minute, more people began to enter. A couple of kids gave her odd looks, but Sasha tuned them out.
"Everybody, we have a new student named Sasha Gibbons. I hope you will all make an effort to make her feel welcome at Tree Hill High", said the teacher in a perky mood. When the bell rang, Sasha headed to her first period class, AP Lit.
She introduced herself to the teacher and took a seat near the back. Suddenly her heart started beating faster. It was Lucas. Sasha was surprised to see how tall he was. She was about to go say hi to him, but the bell cut her off.
Lucas Scott walked into class, feeling extremely tired. He had barely got any sleep last night, finishing all his homework. He took his seat next to Haley in the front. Mr. Mack stood at his podium and made an announcement.
"Guys, we have a new student. She just moved here from New York. Please welcome Sasha Gibbons."
When he heard that name, his head perked up.
"Are you okay?" asked Haley.
"Um yeah, I'm fine", Lucas replied, turning his head. He couldn't see her. Still, he knew it was Sasha.
"Ok everyone, we will continue work on our research papers.", said Mr. Mack, and with that sat down at his desk and began reading his newspaper.
Lucas got up and walked towards her. She was looking through her bag for something. He sat down next to her.
"Sasha?"
"Hey Lucas!"
"Oh my god. How have you been?"
"Ugh...horrible. New York sucked."
"Sorry to hear that. Well its great that you're back.."
"Mr. Scott, please stop the conversation and get to work on you're research paper. Don't forget, it's due next Thursday", said Mr. Mack loudly.
"Sorry", said Lucas, walking back to his seat. Haley gave him a weird look. "I'll explain later"
After 40 long minutes, the bell rang. He told Sasha to meet him for lunch.
"What about Jake? He still lives here right?" she asked.
"Oh yea", Lucas said uncomfortably, "You'll meet him at lunch too"
"Ok bye!"
When lunch came around, Lucas went to his usual table and saw Nathan there.
"Hey, where's Haley"
"She'll be right back" Nathan responded.
"Ok"
"Have you seen the new girl? She's in my Chemistry class."
"Yeah" said Lucas casually, eager to hear Nathan's opinion of Sasha, "I have lit with her."
"Damn, she's hot. And she's really smart too."
Nathan's remarks made Lucas think. He never thought of it before, but Sasha had grown up pretty nicely. With her light brown hair and amazing figure, Lucas couldn't stop thinking about her.
"Earth to Lucas" said Sasha, taking a seat next to him. Nathan raised his eyebrows and gave Lucas a look.
"Hey", he said, looking at her differently. Then he snapped out of it. "Oh this is Nathan by the way."
Sasha politely smiled at Nathan. She saw the girl Lucas was sitting with in lit class take a seat next to Nathan and kiss him.
"This is Haley. Oh and here comes Jake" said Lucas.
Sasha dropper her bag, ran to Jake and gave him a huge hug that almost knocked him over.
"Hey Sasha. I haven't seen you in 3 years", said Jake, smiling...
After lunch, they agreed to meet after-school to catch up some more. Jake couldn't believe he was seeing Sasha after all those years. He had missed her so much. When she moved away, him, Lucas and her had been the best of friends. He couldn't wait until that afternoon. They were all going to meet at his house....uh oh. Thinking about it made Jake feel sick to his stomach. Sasha didn't know anything about his 9-month old daughter, Jenny....
After school, Sasha and Lucas went to Jake's house. As she entered, all her childhood memories came back to her. The three of them running around, with water guns, soaking each other.... those were the good old days. They sat down on the couch and suddenly Sasha heard what sounded like a child's cry. She glanced at Jake, confused, but he had a look of panic on his face.
"Guys, who was that?"
Both Lucas and Jake looked at each other nervously.
"Umm..." Lucas began.
"Its ok, I'll tell her."
"Tell me what?"
"I don't know how to say it Sasha but one year after you left, I began dating this girl named Nikki. And things got pretty serious and next thing you know, she was pregnant. Our daughter Jenny was born last spring and Nikki took off."
"Oh." That was all she could say. She was in shock. Jake? A Child?
After what seemed like forever, she spoke.
"How come you never told me?" she said, her voice quivering.
"Well what was I supposed to say? Oh hi Sasha. How's New York? Oh yeah, by the way, I got my girlfriend Nikki pregnant and had a baby girl. Bye now", Jake said sarcastically, his voice rising with every word.
"You should have told me", she said, tears slipping down her face, "I would have understood. I was your best friend Jake."
"God, is it my fault you left and came back without any warning. I never told you because I never thought I'd see you again. And then, bam! You show up out of nowhere senior year."
"Umm, guys. I think I'll go home" Lucas said uncomfortably and left.
"Yeah me too. I'm out of here. Goodbye Jake. It was nice seeing you again" Sasha cried and ran out the door. She ran all the way home, ran up to her room and just lay in her bed thinking about what Jake said....
After Sasha and Lucas left, Jake felt horrible. He took Jenny, who had woken up from her nap, in his arms and sat on the couch. He stared at the TV screen for hours, not really listening...
After a big breakfast of pancakes and a pep talk from her mom, Sasha grabbed her backpack and walked the 4 blocks to school. When she got there, she immediately saw some familiar faces, but no one seemed to recognize her. No sign of Lucas or Jake so far. She headed through the familiar front door and into the main office. The secretary handed her a schedule. Homeroom: Rm 202 Sasha nervously went into the room and took a seat. No one else was there yet.... Within 10 minute, more people began to enter. A couple of kids gave her odd looks, but Sasha tuned them out.
"Everybody, we have a new student named Sasha Gibbons. I hope you will all make an effort to make her feel welcome at Tree Hill High", said the teacher in a perky mood. When the bell rang, Sasha headed to her first period class, AP Lit.
She introduced herself to the teacher and took a seat near the back. Suddenly her heart started beating faster. It was Lucas. Sasha was surprised to see how tall he was. She was about to go say hi to him, but the bell cut her off.
Lucas Scott walked into class, feeling extremely tired. He had barely got any sleep last night, finishing all his homework. He took his seat next to Haley in the front. Mr. Mack stood at his podium and made an announcement.
"Guys, we have a new student. She just moved here from New York. Please welcome Sasha Gibbons."
When he heard that name, his head perked up.
"Are you okay?" asked Haley.
"Um yeah, I'm fine", Lucas replied, turning his head. He couldn't see her. Still, he knew it was Sasha.
"Ok everyone, we will continue work on our research papers.", said Mr. Mack, and with that sat down at his desk and began reading his newspaper.
Lucas got up and walked towards her. She was looking through her bag for something. He sat down next to her.
"Sasha?"
"Hey Lucas!"
"Oh my god. How have you been?"
"Ugh...horrible. New York sucked."
"Sorry to hear that. Well its great that you're back.."
"Mr. Scott, please stop the conversation and get to work on you're research paper. Don't forget, it's due next Thursday", said Mr. Mack loudly.
"Sorry", said Lucas, walking back to his seat. Haley gave him a weird look. "I'll explain later"
After 40 long minutes, the bell rang. He told Sasha to meet him for lunch.
"What about Jake? He still lives here right?" she asked.
"Oh yea", Lucas said uncomfortably, "You'll meet him at lunch too"
"Ok bye!"
When lunch came around, Lucas went to his usual table and saw Nathan there.
"Hey, where's Haley"
"She'll be right back" Nathan responded.
"Ok"
"Have you seen the new girl? She's in my Chemistry class."
"Yeah" said Lucas casually, eager to hear Nathan's opinion of Sasha, "I have lit with her."
"Damn, she's hot. And she's really smart too."
Nathan's remarks made Lucas think. He never thought of it before, but Sasha had grown up pretty nicely. With her light brown hair and amazing figure, Lucas couldn't stop thinking about her.
"Earth to Lucas" said Sasha, taking a seat next to him. Nathan raised his eyebrows and gave Lucas a look.
"Hey", he said, looking at her differently. Then he snapped out of it. "Oh this is Nathan by the way."
Sasha politely smiled at Nathan. She saw the girl Lucas was sitting with in lit class take a seat next to Nathan and kiss him.
"This is Haley. Oh and here comes Jake" said Lucas.
Sasha dropper her bag, ran to Jake and gave him a huge hug that almost knocked him over.
"Hey Sasha. I haven't seen you in 3 years", said Jake, smiling...
After lunch, they agreed to meet after-school to catch up some more. Jake couldn't believe he was seeing Sasha after all those years. He had missed her so much. When she moved away, him, Lucas and her had been the best of friends. He couldn't wait until that afternoon. They were all going to meet at his house....uh oh. Thinking about it made Jake feel sick to his stomach. Sasha didn't know anything about his 9-month old daughter, Jenny....
After school, Sasha and Lucas went to Jake's house. As she entered, all her childhood memories came back to her. The three of them running around, with water guns, soaking each other.... those were the good old days. They sat down on the couch and suddenly Sasha heard what sounded like a child's cry. She glanced at Jake, confused, but he had a look of panic on his face.
"Guys, who was that?"
Both Lucas and Jake looked at each other nervously.
"Umm..." Lucas began.
"Its ok, I'll tell her."
"Tell me what?"
"I don't know how to say it Sasha but one year after you left, I began dating this girl named Nikki. And things got pretty serious and next thing you know, she was pregnant. Our daughter Jenny was born last spring and Nikki took off."
"Oh." That was all she could say. She was in shock. Jake? A Child?
After what seemed like forever, she spoke.
"How come you never told me?" she said, her voice quivering.
"Well what was I supposed to say? Oh hi Sasha. How's New York? Oh yeah, by the way, I got my girlfriend Nikki pregnant and had a baby girl. Bye now", Jake said sarcastically, his voice rising with every word.
"You should have told me", she said, tears slipping down her face, "I would have understood. I was your best friend Jake."
"God, is it my fault you left and came back without any warning. I never told you because I never thought I'd see you again. And then, bam! You show up out of nowhere senior year."
"Umm, guys. I think I'll go home" Lucas said uncomfortably and left.
"Yeah me too. I'm out of here. Goodbye Jake. It was nice seeing you again" Sasha cried and ran out the door. She ran all the way home, ran up to her room and just lay in her bed thinking about what Jake said....
After Sasha and Lucas left, Jake felt horrible. He took Jenny, who had woken up from her nap, in his arms and sat on the couch. He stared at the TV screen for hours, not really listening...