It was 7:00 - an hour before she would meet Lucas.
Peyton examined her perfect curls through her computer monitor. She stared deeply into the camera and sighed. So many memories entered her thoughts. Memories of Nathan, and how he was once completely devoted to her. It seemed odd that all of a sudden, she wasn't in his arms, or on the phone with him. She had come to the conclusion that he was a jerk, she couldn't help but miss him. He was, of course; her first love.
It wasn't like she wasn't popular, and was incapable of getting another boyfriend. Throughout her whole life she had been the girl everyone looked up to, the one everyone admired.
She also had Brooke - her best friend, who was there for her whenever she needed her. So basically, she was socially okay, but going through a long- term relationship and then breaking up was just a hard experience for her. Even though she herself had broken it off.
The phone rang abruptly, and Peyton slowly got up to answer it. Her voice was lower than usual, from her immense crying just a few minutes ago.
"Hello?"
"Peyton? It's Nathan," he said.
"Nathan." her voice trailed off. The thought had still not sunk in.
"Peyton. I just wanted to say." he paused. "I'm sorry for treating you badly. I was such a bastard," he added.
Peyton was speechless.
"Nathan." she started to stay, the thought still had not sunk in.
"Well, I'll see you in school," he said.
"Okay," she said, hanging up the phone.
Peyton sat down on her bed, thinking to herself. Had he really meant it? Or was it some joke his friends put him up to? With Nathan it was hard to tell.
He had apologized hundreds of times, each apology building up against the other. If he had never meant it before, why would he really mean it now?
Nathan was not good at lying, or saying, "I'm sorry." He had gotten that trait from Dan, who was too proud for his own good. In fact, Nathan's worst traits were all inherited from his father. His father was the one person that could control him, and make him do things he would never typically do.
"Someone must have put him up to it." she thought. "Someone like Hal." Her thoughts were interrupted by the blasting of the speakers downstairs. "I'm overanalyzing this. I should just accept it," she concluded, as she went back to her closet to pick out a jacket to wear.
* * * * *
Haley wiped the counters playfully as she danced to the music on the radio. "If you could only be miiiiiinnnneeee," she sang loudly, and in her opinion, ridiculously off tune.
Lucas opened the café door, and smirked. "Don't quit your day job," he joked.
She turned around, and smiled. "Oh Lucas, I didn't know you were there," she said, blushing immensely. She never let anyone hear her sing because she was convinced she had a horrible voice.
"I'm joking," he confirmed. "You should join the school choir."
"We've been over that a billion times," she said. "I have a terrible voice, and there's no way I'm going to humiliate myself in front of the whole school." Haley began.
"Well you won't know until you take a chance," he added.
Haley stopped cleaning for a moment and thought about what he had said. All her thoughts came back to the Nathan issue, and she felt she had to tell him.
"Lucas, I need to talk to you," she said, throwing the paper towel in the trash.
He turned around, puzzled. "What about?"
She paused, and suddenly became aware of what she was getting herself into. She imagined his serious expression, and his tone completely different from the Lucas she always knew. Now wasn't the right time.
Haley sighed. "Umm.Karen told me to tell you that she needs us to help out on Saturday," she said.
"Oh, no problem," he said, hanging up his coat. He began to go upstairs and suddenly stopped.
"Haley," he began. "I need you to do me a favor."
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Authors Note: Yes, I know, this chapter was very short. But I haven't decided what is going to happen exactly and I need time to think about it. I will start writing the next chapter tomorrow night, unless I haven't any good ideas. Well I hope you enjoy the fic so far and don't forget to review!
Note to avid readers: Re-read chapters 1-2 because they were edited.
Peyton examined her perfect curls through her computer monitor. She stared deeply into the camera and sighed. So many memories entered her thoughts. Memories of Nathan, and how he was once completely devoted to her. It seemed odd that all of a sudden, she wasn't in his arms, or on the phone with him. She had come to the conclusion that he was a jerk, she couldn't help but miss him. He was, of course; her first love.
It wasn't like she wasn't popular, and was incapable of getting another boyfriend. Throughout her whole life she had been the girl everyone looked up to, the one everyone admired.
She also had Brooke - her best friend, who was there for her whenever she needed her. So basically, she was socially okay, but going through a long- term relationship and then breaking up was just a hard experience for her. Even though she herself had broken it off.
The phone rang abruptly, and Peyton slowly got up to answer it. Her voice was lower than usual, from her immense crying just a few minutes ago.
"Hello?"
"Peyton? It's Nathan," he said.
"Nathan." her voice trailed off. The thought had still not sunk in.
"Peyton. I just wanted to say." he paused. "I'm sorry for treating you badly. I was such a bastard," he added.
Peyton was speechless.
"Nathan." she started to stay, the thought still had not sunk in.
"Well, I'll see you in school," he said.
"Okay," she said, hanging up the phone.
Peyton sat down on her bed, thinking to herself. Had he really meant it? Or was it some joke his friends put him up to? With Nathan it was hard to tell.
He had apologized hundreds of times, each apology building up against the other. If he had never meant it before, why would he really mean it now?
Nathan was not good at lying, or saying, "I'm sorry." He had gotten that trait from Dan, who was too proud for his own good. In fact, Nathan's worst traits were all inherited from his father. His father was the one person that could control him, and make him do things he would never typically do.
"Someone must have put him up to it." she thought. "Someone like Hal." Her thoughts were interrupted by the blasting of the speakers downstairs. "I'm overanalyzing this. I should just accept it," she concluded, as she went back to her closet to pick out a jacket to wear.
* * * * *
Haley wiped the counters playfully as she danced to the music on the radio. "If you could only be miiiiiinnnneeee," she sang loudly, and in her opinion, ridiculously off tune.
Lucas opened the café door, and smirked. "Don't quit your day job," he joked.
She turned around, and smiled. "Oh Lucas, I didn't know you were there," she said, blushing immensely. She never let anyone hear her sing because she was convinced she had a horrible voice.
"I'm joking," he confirmed. "You should join the school choir."
"We've been over that a billion times," she said. "I have a terrible voice, and there's no way I'm going to humiliate myself in front of the whole school." Haley began.
"Well you won't know until you take a chance," he added.
Haley stopped cleaning for a moment and thought about what he had said. All her thoughts came back to the Nathan issue, and she felt she had to tell him.
"Lucas, I need to talk to you," she said, throwing the paper towel in the trash.
He turned around, puzzled. "What about?"
She paused, and suddenly became aware of what she was getting herself into. She imagined his serious expression, and his tone completely different from the Lucas she always knew. Now wasn't the right time.
Haley sighed. "Umm.Karen told me to tell you that she needs us to help out on Saturday," she said.
"Oh, no problem," he said, hanging up his coat. He began to go upstairs and suddenly stopped.
"Haley," he began. "I need you to do me a favor."
* * * * *
Authors Note: Yes, I know, this chapter was very short. But I haven't decided what is going to happen exactly and I need time to think about it. I will start writing the next chapter tomorrow night, unless I haven't any good ideas. Well I hope you enjoy the fic so far and don't forget to review!
Note to avid readers: Re-read chapters 1-2 because they were edited.