Hey, sorry this chapter took so long. I couldn't decide if I should write
it in Lucas or Haley's point of view. Then it hit me, why not both? This is
from Lucas' point of view. And I think the next chapter will be from
Haley's. This chapter gets a little weird but there's a reason for it. Tell
me what you think.
When he entered the house everything seemed normal. The living room was clean. Everything was neatly stacked or put away in their usual place. It looked as though no one was even home. Maybe they just forgot to lock the door. He thought, beginning to wonder if it was a false alarm like the time when he first met Peyton's dad. Complete silence filled the house. Everything seemed fine... until he got to Haley's room. He listened closer and he could hear someone crying. When he entered her room, Haley was sitting on the ground covering her face.
"Hales?" He whispered softly as though speaking any louder would awake something terrible. She looked up and the expression on her face nearly killed him. Her usual cheerful smile had turned into a face full of sorrow. There were tears rolling down her cheek and her complexion was completely red. It was the look in her eyes, however, that hurt him most. Deep inside them he could see her pain.
"Lucas what are you doing here?" she said quickly as she tried to cover up the fact that she had been crying.
"Haley, what's wrong?" He said. Then he took a seat down next to her and wiped one of her tears off with his finger.
"I don't want to talk about it."
"Please Haley. You haven't been talking to me at all these last few days. You've been acting strange and looking so down. Now I find you alone in your room crying. What's been going on? You know you can tell me anything."
"Luke, I don't know what to do. Everything's gone wrong." As she spoke two fresh tears flowed down her face. She wiped them off quickly and looked up at Lucas, whose face looked deeply troubled as he said, "Why? What's going on?"
"It's just..." she sobbed as she finished the sentence, "it's my parents. Ever since they go home it's like they hate each other and me. All they do is yell and scream and give orders. I heard them yelling all night. Then this morning they both saw me crying and neither one cared at all. My mom just ignored me and my dad came in and screamed at me FOR CRYING! Then they hurried off to who knows where and just left me here. Something happened on their trip, I know it. " She blurted these words out frantically as more tears emerged. Lucas put his arms around her and gave her his shoulder to cry on. Then he whispered in her ear, "Everything's going to be ok." As they sat there, Lucas thought about all the things she had said. Her parents had left her alone for weeks at a time but I never thought that she had a bad relationship with them. Whenever I see them they always act so nice, like they are a perfect family. Of course I should've known better. Nothing's perfect. After a few minutes Haley broke the silence. "Hey, What do you say we get out of here? There's no use in staying here upset all day."
Lucas looked back at her surprised. "Weren't you just crying?"
"Yea, but I got over it." She said with a smile.
"Alright, let's go."
Before they left Haley called Peyton, again to the surprise of Lucas.
"Hey blondie. What's ya doing?"
"Hey. Nothing. Are you ok? Lucas was really worried about you."
"I'm good. Lukie is here with me and we're having oh so much fun. Wanna join?"
"Ok?" Peyton said sounding a little confused.
"Yay! 3-way!" Haley said laughing at her own joke. Then she gave the phone to Lucas.
"Hello." He said.
"Hey, what's gotten into her?" Peyton replied.
"I don't know." He said as he shook his head.
They decided to meet at the hot dog stand near school after Haley continuously insisted that she needed something big to put into her mouth. Her childish jokes didn't stop even after Lucas constantly asked her, "Are you sure you're feeling alright?"
When they got the hot dog stand, Haley ordered 3 chili dogs. The others decided they weren't so hungry. While Haley stood in line, Lucas filled Peyton in on what was going on. Then they sat there and watched Haley eat chili dog after chili dog and smile as if everything was fine.
"Dude, you guys are a drag." Haley said getting bored with them.
"Haley, you don't have to act like everything is ok." Lucas said wondering why she was acting this way.
"Yea, Haley, we're here for you." Peyton said.
"No, Luke you were right. I'm tired of mopping around. I'm tired of letting other people get me down. I'm tired of caring about people that don't give a crap about me. I'm just tired of it all."
As she was speaking, Nathan and Tim walked up to the table. Apparently Haley wasn't the only one hungry for hot dogs.
"Hi Haley, having a little nice gathering without me, I see." Nathan said with a voice that sounded to have hidden evil intentions.
"Ughh, I WAS having a good day." Haley said jokingly but then in a few seconds, the face Lucas had first walked in on began to return. Everyone stared at her, wondering, once again in confusion, what was going on. Then she got up from the table, now with tears in her eyes and ran away.
So what do you think? Please review!!!!
When he entered the house everything seemed normal. The living room was clean. Everything was neatly stacked or put away in their usual place. It looked as though no one was even home. Maybe they just forgot to lock the door. He thought, beginning to wonder if it was a false alarm like the time when he first met Peyton's dad. Complete silence filled the house. Everything seemed fine... until he got to Haley's room. He listened closer and he could hear someone crying. When he entered her room, Haley was sitting on the ground covering her face.
"Hales?" He whispered softly as though speaking any louder would awake something terrible. She looked up and the expression on her face nearly killed him. Her usual cheerful smile had turned into a face full of sorrow. There were tears rolling down her cheek and her complexion was completely red. It was the look in her eyes, however, that hurt him most. Deep inside them he could see her pain.
"Lucas what are you doing here?" she said quickly as she tried to cover up the fact that she had been crying.
"Haley, what's wrong?" He said. Then he took a seat down next to her and wiped one of her tears off with his finger.
"I don't want to talk about it."
"Please Haley. You haven't been talking to me at all these last few days. You've been acting strange and looking so down. Now I find you alone in your room crying. What's been going on? You know you can tell me anything."
"Luke, I don't know what to do. Everything's gone wrong." As she spoke two fresh tears flowed down her face. She wiped them off quickly and looked up at Lucas, whose face looked deeply troubled as he said, "Why? What's going on?"
"It's just..." she sobbed as she finished the sentence, "it's my parents. Ever since they go home it's like they hate each other and me. All they do is yell and scream and give orders. I heard them yelling all night. Then this morning they both saw me crying and neither one cared at all. My mom just ignored me and my dad came in and screamed at me FOR CRYING! Then they hurried off to who knows where and just left me here. Something happened on their trip, I know it. " She blurted these words out frantically as more tears emerged. Lucas put his arms around her and gave her his shoulder to cry on. Then he whispered in her ear, "Everything's going to be ok." As they sat there, Lucas thought about all the things she had said. Her parents had left her alone for weeks at a time but I never thought that she had a bad relationship with them. Whenever I see them they always act so nice, like they are a perfect family. Of course I should've known better. Nothing's perfect. After a few minutes Haley broke the silence. "Hey, What do you say we get out of here? There's no use in staying here upset all day."
Lucas looked back at her surprised. "Weren't you just crying?"
"Yea, but I got over it." She said with a smile.
"Alright, let's go."
Before they left Haley called Peyton, again to the surprise of Lucas.
"Hey blondie. What's ya doing?"
"Hey. Nothing. Are you ok? Lucas was really worried about you."
"I'm good. Lukie is here with me and we're having oh so much fun. Wanna join?"
"Ok?" Peyton said sounding a little confused.
"Yay! 3-way!" Haley said laughing at her own joke. Then she gave the phone to Lucas.
"Hello." He said.
"Hey, what's gotten into her?" Peyton replied.
"I don't know." He said as he shook his head.
They decided to meet at the hot dog stand near school after Haley continuously insisted that she needed something big to put into her mouth. Her childish jokes didn't stop even after Lucas constantly asked her, "Are you sure you're feeling alright?"
When they got the hot dog stand, Haley ordered 3 chili dogs. The others decided they weren't so hungry. While Haley stood in line, Lucas filled Peyton in on what was going on. Then they sat there and watched Haley eat chili dog after chili dog and smile as if everything was fine.
"Dude, you guys are a drag." Haley said getting bored with them.
"Haley, you don't have to act like everything is ok." Lucas said wondering why she was acting this way.
"Yea, Haley, we're here for you." Peyton said.
"No, Luke you were right. I'm tired of mopping around. I'm tired of letting other people get me down. I'm tired of caring about people that don't give a crap about me. I'm just tired of it all."
As she was speaking, Nathan and Tim walked up to the table. Apparently Haley wasn't the only one hungry for hot dogs.
"Hi Haley, having a little nice gathering without me, I see." Nathan said with a voice that sounded to have hidden evil intentions.
"Ughh, I WAS having a good day." Haley said jokingly but then in a few seconds, the face Lucas had first walked in on began to return. Everyone stared at her, wondering, once again in confusion, what was going on. Then she got up from the table, now with tears in her eyes and ran away.
So what do you think? Please review!!!!