"You're just jealous." Those words rang through his head over and over. He
had never imagined the words of his half-brother could stick with him like
this. Yet, there they were, the blunt truth. Nathan had found something
with Haley he himself had never considered. And those words had stuck with
him even when he was with Peyton that night, even when he saw Haley and
Nathan back together the next day, and even when he went to sleep 2 days
later. Those words even haunted him in his dreams...
His breathing quickened as foot after foot hit the pavement. He looked forward at the dark blur he was chasing. It was losing ground. Step by step, he got closer. He could almost make out who it was. Light brown hair...
And then he woke up.
Lucas laid in his bed and stared at the white spots on the ceiling as he tried to remember the distant, fading images of the dream he had just a few minutes ago. He turned to the alarm clock beside his bed. It was 2:13. Funny, that was the same time in the dream. He thought. Then he searched through his memory for the rest but all he could recall were pieces. A cell phone ringing, a fumbled basketball, more ringing, and running, a lot of running. In the final scene of the dream, he was running the whole time after something or someone he couldn't catch, but he had no idea who it was...
One thing in the dream remained constant, however, his brother's words ran through his head the entire time.
BEEP! BEEP! The alarm clock rang. He turned to look at it to his surprise it was already 7:00 am.
Then he got up and got dressed. While he walked to school, he tried to call Haley. She's an expert at interpreting dreams. He thought, but she didn't answer her phone. Well, I guess I'll see her at school.
But Haley didn't show up for school that day. It was the second time in a week she was absent. Though Lucas was worried, he couldn't afford to ditch class this time. He had a huge philosophy test 6th period. All through the day, the dream ran through his mind. At first, it seemed really far away, but by the time of the test he could feel it coming closer. Lucas decided to ignore this feeling and after school he went to basketball practice. Before it started, though, Lucas put his phone on the bench nearby, just in case Haley called him.
Twenty minutes into practice, Nathan came in walking as if he had all the time in the world. Although Whitey yelled at him about it, he didn't care. He threw his bag onto the bench beside Lucas' phone and in the process knocked it off, but no one noticed.
After a few more minutes, Lucas' phone started ringing. He began to walk towards it, when Whitey yelled, "No interruptions! I own you for another hour."
So Lucas got back onto the court and grabbed a basketball. He started towards the basket and tried to make a slam dunk but when he was midair the dream hit him again and he fumbled the ball. As his feet hit the ground, he watched Nathan pick up the ball and make the shot he had missed.
Then another ring was heard inside the gym, but this time it was Nathan's phone. Despite, Whitey's yelling (again), Nathan walked over and answered the phone.
"Hey." He said as he smiled deviously at Whitey.
"Hey Nathan. Can you come here right away?" Haley answered. In the background you could hear her trying to cover her sobs.
"Why? What's wrong?" He said. You could tell he was kind of concerned by his voice.
"I...I just need to talk to someone." She said, having trouble controlling her voice.
"Ok, I'll be there as soon as I can." He said and then he hung up the phone. By now the entire team was watching him and they were surprised when he simply started practicing again.
"Aren't you gonna go?" Jake said.
"Who was that?" Lucas joined in.
"Yea, I'll go later." Nathan said, ignoring Lucas' question.
"Right, because that's exactly what 'as soon as I can' means." Jake said replied.
"Stay out of my business." Nathan said coldly.
"Who was that?" Lucas said again.
"Someone who called me, NOT YOU."
"Was it Haley?" Lucas said, with a slight tone of anger rising up in him.
"Yea, it was. What are you going to do about it?" Nathan said, but Lucas was already gone.
Before his brother finished the sentence Lucas took off running. He exited the gym, leaving a crowd of confused teammates watching, all except one. Nathan was furious. He couldn't let Lucas steal Haley from him...
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His breathing quickened as foot after foot hit the pavement. He looked forward at the dark blur he was chasing. It was losing ground. Step by step, he got closer. He could almost make out who it was. Light brown hair...
And then he woke up.
Lucas laid in his bed and stared at the white spots on the ceiling as he tried to remember the distant, fading images of the dream he had just a few minutes ago. He turned to the alarm clock beside his bed. It was 2:13. Funny, that was the same time in the dream. He thought. Then he searched through his memory for the rest but all he could recall were pieces. A cell phone ringing, a fumbled basketball, more ringing, and running, a lot of running. In the final scene of the dream, he was running the whole time after something or someone he couldn't catch, but he had no idea who it was...
One thing in the dream remained constant, however, his brother's words ran through his head the entire time.
BEEP! BEEP! The alarm clock rang. He turned to look at it to his surprise it was already 7:00 am.
Then he got up and got dressed. While he walked to school, he tried to call Haley. She's an expert at interpreting dreams. He thought, but she didn't answer her phone. Well, I guess I'll see her at school.
But Haley didn't show up for school that day. It was the second time in a week she was absent. Though Lucas was worried, he couldn't afford to ditch class this time. He had a huge philosophy test 6th period. All through the day, the dream ran through his mind. At first, it seemed really far away, but by the time of the test he could feel it coming closer. Lucas decided to ignore this feeling and after school he went to basketball practice. Before it started, though, Lucas put his phone on the bench nearby, just in case Haley called him.
Twenty minutes into practice, Nathan came in walking as if he had all the time in the world. Although Whitey yelled at him about it, he didn't care. He threw his bag onto the bench beside Lucas' phone and in the process knocked it off, but no one noticed.
After a few more minutes, Lucas' phone started ringing. He began to walk towards it, when Whitey yelled, "No interruptions! I own you for another hour."
So Lucas got back onto the court and grabbed a basketball. He started towards the basket and tried to make a slam dunk but when he was midair the dream hit him again and he fumbled the ball. As his feet hit the ground, he watched Nathan pick up the ball and make the shot he had missed.
Then another ring was heard inside the gym, but this time it was Nathan's phone. Despite, Whitey's yelling (again), Nathan walked over and answered the phone.
"Hey." He said as he smiled deviously at Whitey.
"Hey Nathan. Can you come here right away?" Haley answered. In the background you could hear her trying to cover her sobs.
"Why? What's wrong?" He said. You could tell he was kind of concerned by his voice.
"I...I just need to talk to someone." She said, having trouble controlling her voice.
"Ok, I'll be there as soon as I can." He said and then he hung up the phone. By now the entire team was watching him and they were surprised when he simply started practicing again.
"Aren't you gonna go?" Jake said.
"Who was that?" Lucas joined in.
"Yea, I'll go later." Nathan said, ignoring Lucas' question.
"Right, because that's exactly what 'as soon as I can' means." Jake said replied.
"Stay out of my business." Nathan said coldly.
"Who was that?" Lucas said again.
"Someone who called me, NOT YOU."
"Was it Haley?" Lucas said, with a slight tone of anger rising up in him.
"Yea, it was. What are you going to do about it?" Nathan said, but Lucas was already gone.
Before his brother finished the sentence Lucas took off running. He exited the gym, leaving a crowd of confused teammates watching, all except one. Nathan was furious. He couldn't let Lucas steal Haley from him...
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