"This is the first thing I remember... now it's the last thing on my mind..."
Nathan's radio alarm went off and "Stockholm Syndrome" by Blink 182 started
playing as he woke up. His mind was blurry with memories from the night
before. "Nathan, we're over. I'm sorry but I want to be with Lucas now."
Haley said as she walked into his brother's arms. He felt like dying as he
watched the two of them walk away. To make matters worse, on the way home a
guy hit on him. "That had to be by far THE WORST day of my life." He said
shaking his head at the horrible image from the strip club the day before.
"I know I'm wrong, but I can't help believing..." was the last line from the
radio before he shut it off. Haley will take me back. I just have to show
her that I've changed. He thought to himself as he looked at a face in the
mirror he almost didn't recognize. "God, it looks like I've been crying or
something." He said aloud before he realized...
Haley awoke from her sleepy embrace with a smile on her face. Yesterday had been peaceful, well for the most part. She felt guilty as she remembered the look on Nathan's face when she told him she wanted to be with Lucas. To be completely honest, she almost regretted it. No, I can't think like that. This is what I want... She thought as her eyes ventured outside her window. Birds chirping far above the trees and streaks of dew on glass served as evidence of the perfect spring morning. She looked around her room. Everything was the same as any other day...except one thing.
"Good morning." The blonde boy lying next to her said with a yawn.
"Hey sleepy head." Haley replied feeling awkward about having Lucas in her bed. She wasn't the kind of girl to let guys sleep over but Lucas was different. They could just spend the night hanging out and talking, no expectations. She smiled at the thought of what it felt like to fall asleep in his arms. There was always a kind of peace to being with him. Her mind wondered back to the first time they met:
It was the middle of 2nd grade. Lucas was given the lead part of the school play, against his will. She remembered seeing the shy, nervous little boy waiting to go on stage. When she went up to him and asked what was wrong, he said, "Got butterflies in my stomach." Even then he looked cute as he stuttered the words out. When it was his turn to go on stage, he was so scared he wouldn't move. So she said, "Kid, you'll thank me for this someday" as she pushed him onstage.
Haley looked into Lucas' eyes and said, "Can you still feel the butterflies?" just to see if he would remember.
As if he had been thinking about the same thing, without a second's pause he said, "Now more than ever." Then he leaned in to kiss her but the moment was interrupted. Haley's radio alarm went off playing "For Me This Is Heaven" by Jimmy Eat World.
"I better go." Lucas said wondering how much trouble he would be in for not coming home last night.
"See you at school." He said as he walked out the door.
Haley whispered, "Today nothing can go wrong" before she got out of bed.
Peyton awoke with a huge hangover and no recall of the night before. Turning to her side she saw a strange man lying next to her and started screaming.
"What the hell are you doing here?"
"You know what I'm doing here." He said with a laugh.
It took a moment for her eyes to focus and recognize him as the guy from the strip club.
"Get out of my house." She yelled realizing what had happened.
"That's not what you said last night." He started to say before she picked up the baseball bat beside her bed for situations like this.
"Ok! Ok! I'm gone!" He screamed as she chased him out.
After he left she sat down in her living room and burst into tears. She had used a night of hanging with Brooke and getting trashed to block out painful memories what had happened with Lucas. She hated it because he was already long over her and here she was thinking of him. She hated the thing that she knew was true. After watching him with Brooke and now with Haley she felt like she couldn't hold it in anymore. No, I'm supposed to be stronger than this. I can't let a stupid boy do this to me. She tried to think but it was no use. She had to face these feelings. She couldn't lie to herself anymore.
Nathan got into his car and played a cd he hadn't listened to in a long time. Normally he would just listen to some rap station on the radio but days like yesterday brought out the metal side of him. "All these pieces and promises and left behinds...if I could only see in my nothing, you meant everything to me..." The song went on but in his head only the last line, "you meant everything to me" played over and over.
That's it for now. The next chapter's gonna be a good one. Hope you liked. Please review!!!
Haley awoke from her sleepy embrace with a smile on her face. Yesterday had been peaceful, well for the most part. She felt guilty as she remembered the look on Nathan's face when she told him she wanted to be with Lucas. To be completely honest, she almost regretted it. No, I can't think like that. This is what I want... She thought as her eyes ventured outside her window. Birds chirping far above the trees and streaks of dew on glass served as evidence of the perfect spring morning. She looked around her room. Everything was the same as any other day...except one thing.
"Good morning." The blonde boy lying next to her said with a yawn.
"Hey sleepy head." Haley replied feeling awkward about having Lucas in her bed. She wasn't the kind of girl to let guys sleep over but Lucas was different. They could just spend the night hanging out and talking, no expectations. She smiled at the thought of what it felt like to fall asleep in his arms. There was always a kind of peace to being with him. Her mind wondered back to the first time they met:
It was the middle of 2nd grade. Lucas was given the lead part of the school play, against his will. She remembered seeing the shy, nervous little boy waiting to go on stage. When she went up to him and asked what was wrong, he said, "Got butterflies in my stomach." Even then he looked cute as he stuttered the words out. When it was his turn to go on stage, he was so scared he wouldn't move. So she said, "Kid, you'll thank me for this someday" as she pushed him onstage.
Haley looked into Lucas' eyes and said, "Can you still feel the butterflies?" just to see if he would remember.
As if he had been thinking about the same thing, without a second's pause he said, "Now more than ever." Then he leaned in to kiss her but the moment was interrupted. Haley's radio alarm went off playing "For Me This Is Heaven" by Jimmy Eat World.
"I better go." Lucas said wondering how much trouble he would be in for not coming home last night.
"See you at school." He said as he walked out the door.
Haley whispered, "Today nothing can go wrong" before she got out of bed.
Peyton awoke with a huge hangover and no recall of the night before. Turning to her side she saw a strange man lying next to her and started screaming.
"What the hell are you doing here?"
"You know what I'm doing here." He said with a laugh.
It took a moment for her eyes to focus and recognize him as the guy from the strip club.
"Get out of my house." She yelled realizing what had happened.
"That's not what you said last night." He started to say before she picked up the baseball bat beside her bed for situations like this.
"Ok! Ok! I'm gone!" He screamed as she chased him out.
After he left she sat down in her living room and burst into tears. She had used a night of hanging with Brooke and getting trashed to block out painful memories what had happened with Lucas. She hated it because he was already long over her and here she was thinking of him. She hated the thing that she knew was true. After watching him with Brooke and now with Haley she felt like she couldn't hold it in anymore. No, I'm supposed to be stronger than this. I can't let a stupid boy do this to me. She tried to think but it was no use. She had to face these feelings. She couldn't lie to herself anymore.
Nathan got into his car and played a cd he hadn't listened to in a long time. Normally he would just listen to some rap station on the radio but days like yesterday brought out the metal side of him. "All these pieces and promises and left behinds...if I could only see in my nothing, you meant everything to me..." The song went on but in his head only the last line, "you meant everything to me" played over and over.
That's it for now. The next chapter's gonna be a good one. Hope you liked. Please review!!!