Chapter 8...
"Never Felt This Way"
Alicia Keys
Because your arms
They keep away the lonelys
When I look into your eyes
Then I realize
All I need is you in my life
Everything was going by so fast. Nathan and Hailey were running through a forest filled with blossoming trees and chirping birds. They stopped running. Nathan knelt down in front of her and kissed her stomach. Signaling a pregnancy. Brooke lay on the grass with her hands over her face. She was hiding... from Lucas who slowly approached from the background. Peyton quickly jumped into the scene carrying a single red rose. She threw the rose atop Brooke's chest. Then Peyton ran away again. When I came in, Brooke stood up, stuck her foot out, and tripped me. I fell off of a cliff. The red rose trailed far behind. Before I hit the ground...
I woke up. I had broken out into a cold sweat. Lucas wiped with the shirt he had taken off, "You okay?" He asked me, very concerned. His blue eyes seemed a little dull, probably because of lack of sleep.
"Yeah," I wiped my forehead, "Fine." I smiled at him to ease his concern. I pulled a napkin out from my purse. On the napkin I wrote, "I'm glad you told me that, back at the beach." He replied, "I am too. I think this summer we should see how we work out. It will be just you and me. Nate and Hailey will be gone." I wrote back, "I like the sound of that."
I laid my head on Lucas' shoulder. Before I knew it, we were home. We pulled into the school parking lot. "Well guys, it's been real. It's been fun." Peyton started. We all chimed in, "It's been real fun." Everyone smiled and got into their cars. I unlocked my Ford Explorer and began to get in, when I felt a hand on my knee. Expecting it to be Lucas I said, "Can't get enough of me can ..." Before I could finish, I turned around and saw Nathan. "Nathan, what are...?"
"Madison, please. I know how mad you are at me, but please. Don't just hook up with Lucas because you hate me."
I shook my head and chuckled. "I wouldn't give you the pleasure." I reached for my door to shut it. Nathan pulled the door back and stood in the way of it so that I couldn't close it without ruining his future as a father. "Just let me..."
Then, he kissed me. I pushed him away. "What the hell was that? You are married. I am crazy about your brother." I looked up to the sky. "Jesus, this cannot be happening to me."
"Maddie, just give me another chance. I won't screw this one up. I sware. I'm sorry."
I ran my tongue across my front teeth and smiled. "Do you buy those in bulk because you give them out like you have plenty to spare?" I threw my arms in the air. "What are you thinking!" I screamed.
Lucas must have heard me yell because he came running over. "Madison, what's wrong?"
"Lucas Scott here to save the day again. Welcome big brother. Madison and I were just talking about you. Where your ears burning? We were just discussing how she is going for you to get back at me. Isn't that right, Madison?" Nathan said, indignantly.
"You bastard." I raised my hand to slap him. He grabbed it before it got close to his face.
"Ah ah ah." He shook his finger at me as if I was three years old and I had just drawn all over the wall. "You wouldn't think of hitting me would you?" Nathan pointed to me and looked at Lucas. "But you were thinking of hitting this tonight weren't you Lucas?"
"Asshole." Lucas raised his fist and punched Nathan in the nose. Blood pored all over Nathan's white Nike take. He reached for his nose. His hand was now a deep red. He threw a punch at Lucas and hit him on the side of the face.
I jumped out of my car. "Please stop! Stop!" I stood between the two men who continued to fight. "Stop!" I screamed. Before I knew it I felt a random fist thrust into my jaw. I couldn't yell. I fell to the ground. I reached for my face. Before I could reach it, I felt my hand filled with blood. I looked up at Nathan and Lucas. Nathan was on his cell phone, "Please come. She needs help!" He yelled into the phone.
Lucas sat on the ground, bruised and battered. He took the shirt he had wiped my face with earlier from his pocket. He ran it over my face. The shirt was now scarlet. Nathan sat across from Lucas with his hand on my arm. I couldn't speak.
"Did you call?" Lucas asked Nathan, looking at his watch.
"Yeah." Nathan said calmly. "They said it would be 5 or so minutes before they would be here."
Lucas nodded. He leaned toward me. "They will be here any minute sweetheart. Just try to stay calm, but stay awake okay?" I nodded. I never thought that my perfect night could have ended like this. But then again, the night wasn't over yet.
They keep away the lonelys
When I look into your eyes
Then I realize
All I need is you in my life
Everything was going by so fast. Nathan and Hailey were running through a forest filled with blossoming trees and chirping birds. They stopped running. Nathan knelt down in front of her and kissed her stomach. Signaling a pregnancy. Brooke lay on the grass with her hands over her face. She was hiding... from Lucas who slowly approached from the background. Peyton quickly jumped into the scene carrying a single red rose. She threw the rose atop Brooke's chest. Then Peyton ran away again. When I came in, Brooke stood up, stuck her foot out, and tripped me. I fell off of a cliff. The red rose trailed far behind. Before I hit the ground...
I woke up. I had broken out into a cold sweat. Lucas wiped with the shirt he had taken off, "You okay?" He asked me, very concerned. His blue eyes seemed a little dull, probably because of lack of sleep.
"Yeah," I wiped my forehead, "Fine." I smiled at him to ease his concern. I pulled a napkin out from my purse. On the napkin I wrote, "I'm glad you told me that, back at the beach." He replied, "I am too. I think this summer we should see how we work out. It will be just you and me. Nate and Hailey will be gone." I wrote back, "I like the sound of that."
I laid my head on Lucas' shoulder. Before I knew it, we were home. We pulled into the school parking lot. "Well guys, it's been real. It's been fun." Peyton started. We all chimed in, "It's been real fun." Everyone smiled and got into their cars. I unlocked my Ford Explorer and began to get in, when I felt a hand on my knee. Expecting it to be Lucas I said, "Can't get enough of me can ..." Before I could finish, I turned around and saw Nathan. "Nathan, what are...?"
"Madison, please. I know how mad you are at me, but please. Don't just hook up with Lucas because you hate me."
I shook my head and chuckled. "I wouldn't give you the pleasure." I reached for my door to shut it. Nathan pulled the door back and stood in the way of it so that I couldn't close it without ruining his future as a father. "Just let me..."
Then, he kissed me. I pushed him away. "What the hell was that? You are married. I am crazy about your brother." I looked up to the sky. "Jesus, this cannot be happening to me."
"Maddie, just give me another chance. I won't screw this one up. I sware. I'm sorry."
I ran my tongue across my front teeth and smiled. "Do you buy those in bulk because you give them out like you have plenty to spare?" I threw my arms in the air. "What are you thinking!" I screamed.
Lucas must have heard me yell because he came running over. "Madison, what's wrong?"
"Lucas Scott here to save the day again. Welcome big brother. Madison and I were just talking about you. Where your ears burning? We were just discussing how she is going for you to get back at me. Isn't that right, Madison?" Nathan said, indignantly.
"You bastard." I raised my hand to slap him. He grabbed it before it got close to his face.
"Ah ah ah." He shook his finger at me as if I was three years old and I had just drawn all over the wall. "You wouldn't think of hitting me would you?" Nathan pointed to me and looked at Lucas. "But you were thinking of hitting this tonight weren't you Lucas?"
"Asshole." Lucas raised his fist and punched Nathan in the nose. Blood pored all over Nathan's white Nike take. He reached for his nose. His hand was now a deep red. He threw a punch at Lucas and hit him on the side of the face.
I jumped out of my car. "Please stop! Stop!" I stood between the two men who continued to fight. "Stop!" I screamed. Before I knew it I felt a random fist thrust into my jaw. I couldn't yell. I fell to the ground. I reached for my face. Before I could reach it, I felt my hand filled with blood. I looked up at Nathan and Lucas. Nathan was on his cell phone, "Please come. She needs help!" He yelled into the phone.
Lucas sat on the ground, bruised and battered. He took the shirt he had wiped my face with earlier from his pocket. He ran it over my face. The shirt was now scarlet. Nathan sat across from Lucas with his hand on my arm. I couldn't speak.
"Did you call?" Lucas asked Nathan, looking at his watch.
"Yeah." Nathan said calmly. "They said it would be 5 or so minutes before they would be here."
Lucas nodded. He leaned toward me. "They will be here any minute sweetheart. Just try to stay calm, but stay awake okay?" I nodded. I never thought that my perfect night could have ended like this. But then again, the night wasn't over yet.