Hmmm....apparently "soon" means in a few weeks to me. Sorry about that. I
wrote this in a slightly different style than my previous chapters but I
like it. I hope you do too.
Haley awoke the next morning confused yet happy. The whole night before was insane, a good kind of insane, but still insane. Everything with Lucas was happening so fast. She needed to breathe. Looking at the bags under her eyes in the bathroom mirror, she was glad it was Sunday. The sun shined through the morning dew on her window. It was a perfect day for an escape. A water bottle, a few rice krispy treats, and one of her favorite books were thrown in the backpack before she quietly snuck out the backdoor.
Haley walked through the shops of Tree Hill trying not to disturb the silence of the nearly empty town square. She wanted to slip anyway before anyone noticed. She was headed to the one place where she could find peace.
In her quest to get away discreetly, though, Haley failed or at least that's what she thought when she saw Peyton walking towards her. But to her surprise, Peyton walked right past her without a glance, heading to the cd store behind. Haley's initial look of shock disappeared when she remembered the awkward drive home with her, Lucas, and Peyton the night before. Lucas and Haley found Payton waiting by his car. The entire ride home was silent. Haley knew that Peyton was disappointed with what had happened. She knew it as the cool night air blew in her face in Lucas' car, she knew it by the look in Peyton's eyes when she watched her and Lucas drive away from her house, she knew it now as Peyton headed to the music store. She had always turned to music to get through the hard times. But Haley couldn't lose focus, she turned and continued towards the spot. She probably wasn't the first person Peyton wanted to talk to right now anyway.
As Haley went on her journey to escape the world, the phone rang in her house. Lucas was surprised to find no one answer. There were some days when he couldn't find Haley, no matter where he looked. He didn't know then that today would be one of them.
Lucas wondered where Haley could be at nine o' clock on a Sunday morning. Other than sleeping I've got nothing... Lucas thought as he tried one more time. Come on wake up. This time the phone was answered but it wasn't Haley.
"Hello? Who's this?" Nathan said from the other line.
"What the hell are you doing there?" Lucas said as rage built up in him. "Where's Haley?" A horrifying new view of his best friend entered his mind.
Yes! At least she's not with Lucas either. Nathan thought as he answered with a grin. "umm....Oh nothing......I just woke up. Hales is still sleeping. She must be tired from last night." To Nathan it wasn't even really a lie. He had just woken up an hour ago. And there was nothing to say that Haley wasn't sleeping somewhere though she wasn't home. Sure, he might had slightly implied differently but hey what Lucas gathers from his words wasn't his fault. It wasn't like he broke into her house, the door was unlocked.
"You asshole! You're lying! I don't believe you!" Lucas said as he slammed the phone down but deep inside he knew he did. Why would Haley do something like that? I thought... But Lucas didn't know what he thought anymore.
Meanwhile innocent Haley skipped up a hill and looked down with a smile on her face. Finally. She thought as she breathed a breath of relief and ran down the other side. Wind blew through the trees and hit the lake leaving tiny soft eruptions in the water. She sat down with her back on a tree and began reading her book, The Lovely Bones. The story was about a girl watching the world from her heaven. If Haley could imagine what her heaven would be like, it would just like this.
"In a flash I'll change the universe or at least the world I knew. I'm so sick and tired of watching those who say and never do...you're right...you're right..." Peyton sat motionless in the music store, listening to an old Face to Face song. She still hadn't awoken from the trance from last night. She thought back to when she left Lucas' car. She looked back as Haley and him drove away and felt completely alone in the world. "You were right." She said. A minute later she was startled as she saw the person she was talking to walk into the store.
"I knew I'd find you here." Brooke said. The moment she saw Peyton's face, she regretted all the mean things she had said to her. "Are you ok?"
It took Peyton a few minutes to get out of her daze, but finally she answered. "Yea I'm fine."
"Ughhh....you always were a terrible liar." Brooke replied slightly frustrated.
Peyton was about to fake a smile and pull out her usual "I'm ok" act but she realized by the tone in Brooke's voice that she really cared.
"I'm just still shocked about the whole Lucas-Haley thing." She said not wanting to elaborate.
Brooke could tell that Peyton didn't really want to talk about it. "Well I know the perfect way to cheer you up. How about a day of shopping – for clothes and boys?"
"Definitely." She said with a real smile. My best friend's back. Everything's going to be ok. Peyton thought as they left the store.
Well what do you think? Please review!!! Be honest. Give suggestions.
Haley awoke the next morning confused yet happy. The whole night before was insane, a good kind of insane, but still insane. Everything with Lucas was happening so fast. She needed to breathe. Looking at the bags under her eyes in the bathroom mirror, she was glad it was Sunday. The sun shined through the morning dew on her window. It was a perfect day for an escape. A water bottle, a few rice krispy treats, and one of her favorite books were thrown in the backpack before she quietly snuck out the backdoor.
Haley walked through the shops of Tree Hill trying not to disturb the silence of the nearly empty town square. She wanted to slip anyway before anyone noticed. She was headed to the one place where she could find peace.
In her quest to get away discreetly, though, Haley failed or at least that's what she thought when she saw Peyton walking towards her. But to her surprise, Peyton walked right past her without a glance, heading to the cd store behind. Haley's initial look of shock disappeared when she remembered the awkward drive home with her, Lucas, and Peyton the night before. Lucas and Haley found Payton waiting by his car. The entire ride home was silent. Haley knew that Peyton was disappointed with what had happened. She knew it as the cool night air blew in her face in Lucas' car, she knew it by the look in Peyton's eyes when she watched her and Lucas drive away from her house, she knew it now as Peyton headed to the music store. She had always turned to music to get through the hard times. But Haley couldn't lose focus, she turned and continued towards the spot. She probably wasn't the first person Peyton wanted to talk to right now anyway.
As Haley went on her journey to escape the world, the phone rang in her house. Lucas was surprised to find no one answer. There were some days when he couldn't find Haley, no matter where he looked. He didn't know then that today would be one of them.
Lucas wondered where Haley could be at nine o' clock on a Sunday morning. Other than sleeping I've got nothing... Lucas thought as he tried one more time. Come on wake up. This time the phone was answered but it wasn't Haley.
"Hello? Who's this?" Nathan said from the other line.
"What the hell are you doing there?" Lucas said as rage built up in him. "Where's Haley?" A horrifying new view of his best friend entered his mind.
Yes! At least she's not with Lucas either. Nathan thought as he answered with a grin. "umm....Oh nothing......I just woke up. Hales is still sleeping. She must be tired from last night." To Nathan it wasn't even really a lie. He had just woken up an hour ago. And there was nothing to say that Haley wasn't sleeping somewhere though she wasn't home. Sure, he might had slightly implied differently but hey what Lucas gathers from his words wasn't his fault. It wasn't like he broke into her house, the door was unlocked.
"You asshole! You're lying! I don't believe you!" Lucas said as he slammed the phone down but deep inside he knew he did. Why would Haley do something like that? I thought... But Lucas didn't know what he thought anymore.
Meanwhile innocent Haley skipped up a hill and looked down with a smile on her face. Finally. She thought as she breathed a breath of relief and ran down the other side. Wind blew through the trees and hit the lake leaving tiny soft eruptions in the water. She sat down with her back on a tree and began reading her book, The Lovely Bones. The story was about a girl watching the world from her heaven. If Haley could imagine what her heaven would be like, it would just like this.
"In a flash I'll change the universe or at least the world I knew. I'm so sick and tired of watching those who say and never do...you're right...you're right..." Peyton sat motionless in the music store, listening to an old Face to Face song. She still hadn't awoken from the trance from last night. She thought back to when she left Lucas' car. She looked back as Haley and him drove away and felt completely alone in the world. "You were right." She said. A minute later she was startled as she saw the person she was talking to walk into the store.
"I knew I'd find you here." Brooke said. The moment she saw Peyton's face, she regretted all the mean things she had said to her. "Are you ok?"
It took Peyton a few minutes to get out of her daze, but finally she answered. "Yea I'm fine."
"Ughhh....you always were a terrible liar." Brooke replied slightly frustrated.
Peyton was about to fake a smile and pull out her usual "I'm ok" act but she realized by the tone in Brooke's voice that she really cared.
"I'm just still shocked about the whole Lucas-Haley thing." She said not wanting to elaborate.
Brooke could tell that Peyton didn't really want to talk about it. "Well I know the perfect way to cheer you up. How about a day of shopping – for clothes and boys?"
"Definitely." She said with a real smile. My best friend's back. Everything's going to be ok. Peyton thought as they left the store.
Well what do you think? Please review!!! Be honest. Give suggestions.