So I wrote the second part of the prologue, and I hope it gave you some insight into their lives in Winfield, and Tree Hill. Please leave me feedback. I would like to know what you like about it and what you don't. I'm trying to make this story more intense and real than I have ever done before. I hope you like the second part! Let me know what you think! I promise NH interaction in the next installment!

I Hate Every Beautiful Day

Prologue Part 2

Winfield, Oregon

"Come on Haley, just one more time!"

I rolled my eyes, all for his pleasure. I think not.

"I can't Ethan I'm sorry." I was about to hang up.

"Haley please, I can't lose you."

"That's not really what you said when we talked about me leaving, it was more like hit the road jack and don't come back."

"I know but I was upset and-"

I laughed at his attempt to play sad. He was happy I was leaving; I had heard that from more than one source.

"What you don't think I was upset?"

"Ethan I have heard from a whole hell of a lot more than one person that you can't wait for me to be gone. You supposedly have your eye on Summer Cunningham? Her? Yeah I know about your little make out session with her when we were on one of our little breaks, as you refer to them. Which was really just a chance for you to screw other girls?"

"I have never slept with anyone other than you." His voice rose, filling with emotion.

"Does that include oral sex Ethan?" there was no way I was giving him anything, not after I heard all the crap that went on while we were on one of our breaks. I knew what happened between him and Summer, and he was right, he didn't sleep with her but from what I heard he did everything but.

"Haley" and there it was, the desperation that I fell for every time. But not this time. I was stronger, and I was leaving tomorrow. I was spending tonight with my family. Peyton was spending time with Lucas, which meant they were probably screwing each others brains out, but still. I wanted to be with my family, I was going halfway across the country tomorrow. I was going to Texas. When it came down to the decision, yes I wanted to be with Ethan, but I wanted into the University of Texas Medical program more. Sure I would be in the land of hicks and sticks, but I would be getting a very good education.

"Ethan I can't."

"Please Haley, I need you." Why did he have to say s hit like that? I was a sucker for lost little boys, and he did the routine so well. I knew I was going to regret saying yes. But it was Ethan. And that was pretty much it.

"Fine, meet me at pier 87."

"Really?" he voice perked up.

"Yes really, but that doesn't mean you're going to get laid. But I will see you."

"Okay." His voice was shaky. We had been through hell in the past three years, it was insane when he started talking to me. I was Haley, shy quiet bookworm and he was Ethan Landry, class clown, senior class clown. He wasn't into sports and I thanked God for that. He was two years older than me, and he went to college two hours away. We managed to make it work, it was crazy at first, when he first left. But he assured me that he wanted me, and Lord knew I wanted him. So while he was a freshman in college, he was dating a junior in high school, not exactly something you brag about to your buddies, but he loved me, and maybe he still does. But I am never going to get anywhere in my life if I don't let him go, and I knew he wouldn't want to even begin to try a long distance relationship. Not when I was half way across the country, so maybe it was wrong for me to choose UT, and maybe I had wrong motives, but it worked. No one but Peyton knows how I really feel about him, and that was the way I planned to keep it. Lucas and him were pretty tight, they always had been, so I knew not to tell Lucas about how I felt. He would only be confused, and confusion wasn't something he needed with leaving Peyton.

Lucas was a year older than both of Peyton and me, but he loved Peyton. If one thing was for sure with Lucas, it was Peyton, which made it that much more difficult for him to board the plane tomorrow morning. We had all planned for us to get in. It was always one of my first choices, but when Pey didn't, and Lucas and myself did, we were at a loss. But Peyton told us to go. Saying something about how this was an opportunity of a lifetime and she didn't want us to regret anything, especially Luke. She didn't want to be the reason for one of his regrets, he had already regretted so much in his life. His parents were killed in a car crash when he was nine, he was the only survivor. He was bounced around from foster families for three years until he met the Sherwood's. They took him in like he was their own, at the age of twelve and created a life for him in Winfield. I lived in the house next door and we became friends, along with Peyton. Later I moved across town, when my dad lost his job and we had to downsize. I thought that would be the end of our friendship, because the Sherwood's had wealth, and I didn't. But I was wrong, he put his foot down and told them they wouldn't choose his friends. They later apologized to Peyton and me for ever doubting us as Luke's friend.

Peyton and Lucas got together our junior year, after a year of crushing. It took work, but my matchmaking skills worked, and there still together today, and happy. Which is what my goal was. I'm one of those annoying types that likes to make the world a beautiful place, and I don't do failure well. That could be why I'm on my way to see Ethan for one last time. I didn't want to fail him. Even after all the s hit we had been through, including trust issues, and his family issues with me, I at least owed him this. All in all he wasn't terrible, he was just a guy. I was just sorry that it took me this long to figure it out.

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Tree Hill, North Carolina

I was lying on my bed staring at my ceiling, my best friend Jason on the floor, thoroughly enthralled in a porno.  I was thinking about her. My Zoe. She had left me the week before and I hadn't stopped thinking about her since. I missed her so much already. She was like my better half. It was crazy how many girls had all the sudden shown interest in me, once Zoe was gone. Trina Martin practically begged me to take her to bed, and it was tempting. Because let me tell ya going from getting it at least three times a week to none at all, was hard on a guys system. But I restrained, because it wouldn't be the same. She wouldn't be Zoe. Sure she had blonde hair, but it wasn't golden like her's. Okay I seriously needed to snap out of my daze or I'm never going to finish packing.

I got up off my bed and walked towards my dresser. I still had underwear and s hit like that to pack. Not to mention what I wanted to take to decorate my dorm room. I figure I will put a poster here or there, and pray to God that my room mate isn't some psycho, or weird or something and make me take them down. I knew for sure I would know one person, well two people if you count the UT coach. But not counting him, I would know one person. Lucas Sherwood, Zoe's cousin. I had met him a few times and he seemed pretty cool, but he was always on the phone talking to someone. He wasn't a real talker. He was pretty quiet and he kept to himself. However, that could have been because he was just hanging out with us to get out of the house. You could never tell if he was happy or sad, he always had this kind of broody look on his face. Zoe told me he had been through a lot and to give him a break, so I did. We played pool a few times and I got him talking some, but it took a lot of work. Zoe rewarded me later for making an effort. He was here for two weeks, and I was pretty sure the day he got to go back to Oregon was the happiest day of his life, but that wasn't because of his facial expressions said so, more because he had a bounce in his step. Zoe said something about one of his friends going too. Harper or something? Maybe I could chill with them? I pulled the tacks out of my wall and rolled up my Michael Jordan poster, best player of all time. I smiled thinking of the time when Zoe arranged for me to meet him. It was one of the most memorable days I had ever had. She was always doing stuff like that. I turned to see Jason jacking off. Definitely not something I needed to see. Put it in your pants, your gonna get it on my carpet. He just laughed at me. I was serious and he knew I was serious but that wouldn't stop him. Jason Winters, my best friend since the fifth grade when we ganged up on our teacher and played pranks. Zoe was a scrawny little runt then.

"I'm serious dude!" I said as I took my drawer and dumped it out on my floor. I would probably need all the underwear I could get. I would probably need to buy more, and I definitely needed to learn how to use a washing machine. I looked down and ran across the letter from Zoe, she gave it to me before I left. I slowly say down on my plush carpet and opened the letter I had read more than a hundred times.

[i] Dear Nathan,

I miss you already, I haven't even left yet and I miss you. I love you. But you know that. What we have is special Nathan, and nothing would ever change that. And you promise me that we can do this and I believe you. Your still number one in my phone and last time I checked the same held true for you. You're probably out with Jason or Mo right now. I leave in two days, and I have to admit I'm scared. I'm really scared. I know you are too, whether you would actually admit it or not, I know you're scared. The world is a lot bigger than Tree Hill, North Carolina, Nathan. But you also know that. I am so proud of you for getting into UT. I know it wasn't your first choice, but we both know it was your second. I want you to know that I completely understand why you couldn't come with me to Washington. Maybe this is a test, to see if we can make it through life together. We have talked about spending forever together, but only metaphorically. This will prove weather or not we can. I won't find anyone else if you won't. We have talked this subject to death, but I want you to know that I trust you more than anything, and I love you more than I did yesterday, and I'm gonna love you even more tomorrow. We can do this Nathan, I have no doubt! I miss you, and I know that if your reading this, you miss me. I'll call you every chance I get. Don't ever give up on us okay?

Love,

Zoe[/i]

Tears came to my eyes but I blinked them back before Jason could see. I thought back to how we got together. She was babysitting my little cousins, and somehow we just started hanging out. I finally asked her out at our fourth of july parade in the summer of 2000. She said yes, and as the cliché goes, the rest is history. I smiled at the thought of her and her braces, and our first kiss. There I went getting all sentimental again. I really needed a distraction.

"Hey man help me pack, I have a bunch of s hit to do and very little time to do it in."

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[b]Portland Oregon[/b]

"Im gonna miss you so much Peyton." I said giving my best friend one last hug before I went to say goodbye to my parents, and Lucas needed to say goodbye to Peyton.

"I love you Peyton." I heard Luke whisper into her hair. Her eyes were puffy and red from crying.

"Haley are you sure you want to do this?" my father asked, his eyes sad.

"Daddy I will be just fine."

"I know, that's what makes me sad." He pulled me against him and wrapped his arms around me, and whispered, "If you need anything, anything at all whether its money or well I don't what else you would need. I am here. Know that okay sweetheart?"

I nodded and wiped the tears from my eyes, "Okay."

I gave my mom one last hug, and grabbed my light luggage.

"Come on Lucas."

"Okay", he answered sadly. He kissed Peyton one last time and grabbed his carry on, and we began walking through the gate. We were almost through when Peyton yelled.

"Don't go falling in love with anyone else!" she was crying and she was sad, I knew he wanted to turn around and run to her but I willed him to keep going. He looked back and saw her. Not saying a word, as we boarded the plane. Austin, Texas here we come.

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Charlotte, North Carolina

 "Look man I know I'm not Zoe, and I know that I'm not suppose to be girly about this, but I am gonna miss your sorry ass." Jason said giving a manly hug to his best friend.

"Im gonna miss your sorry ass too.!" I chuckled trying to hide how much I really was going to miss him. Then I moved on to my mom, my dad had said his goodbye's last night, which I was grateful for. I didn't want to deal with him in public.

"Honey." She sniffled. "You be good now. Mind your manners and keep your grades up, and have fun Nathan. College is suppose to be fun and I know that you want Zoe with you, but it can still be fun without her."

"Okay mom." I hugged her one last time and boarded the plane, praying to God that I was making the right decision leaving Zoe like I was. When the pilot's voice came on the intercom, I felt calm. This was right, it had to be.

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