Hazy Eyes
Collide
Brooke walked into the library and saw Haley looking through a shelf of books, "I wouldn't expect you to be in the library," Brooke said as she stood beside Haley.
Haley sighed, "Yeah, usually on the nerds and social outcasts come to the library, how pathetic!"
"You know what the good thing about being unpopular is?" Brooke asked with a dry laugh.
Haley rolled her eyes, "This should be interesting."
"People say things around me because they don't notice that I'm there, and that I'm listening. They gossip, they tell secrets, and they criticize," she said as her voice became almost a whisper, "And believe me I know all about you."
"That's a bunch of shit," Haley exclaimed.
Brooke laughed, "Oh really? Then it's not true that you slept with a 34 year old man, who happens to be a teacher here at Tree Hill?"
"You're a bitch," Haley said as she put her head down.
"Do you think you're actually going to get away with fucking up my life?" Brooke asked.
Haley's eyes began to water, "I have a reputation!"
"You know what?" Brooke said, "I'm not going to stoop down to your level..." She said and then walked away.
After school Brooke drove to Dan Scott's Motors. Her dad had totaled his new Mercedes for the second time, and of course being the worst father ever he made Brooke go in and get it.
Brooke walked into the garage and saw the Mercedes sitting there, "Hey Brooke..." She heard someone faintly say behind her.
Brooke turned around and saw Nathan standing there cleaning his hands off with a rag, "I didn't know you were a mechanic."
"I'm not," Nathan said as he looked around the shop, "I'm just helping my dad out."
Brooke bit her bottom lip, "I see...Well, you're dad called and said our Mercedes was ready."
Nathan nodded, "Yeah, it's a great car..." He said as he went over to get the paperwork.
"It's my dad's baby," Brooke said with a little bit of hurt in her voice. Her dad loved that car more than anyone or anything.
Nathan walked over to her and handed her the papers, "Since we're talking down that mean that everything between us is in the past?" He asked apprehensively.
"There was never anything between us..." Brooke lied.
"I thought there was," Nathan said as he dug his hands in the pockets of his jumpsuit.
Brooke sighed, "It was a bet, Nathan, remember? It didn't mean anything."
"I don't want things to end like this," Nathan pleaded.
Brooke crossed her arms, "Well life's a bitch, and you can't always get what you want!" She exclaimed.
Nathan sighed, "I'm sorry."
"I know you are, but that doesn't change anything," Brooke said as she ran her hands through her hair.
Nathan watched Brooke sign the papers, "So you don't even want to be friends?"
Brooke handed Nathan the signed paper work and tried to hide her watering eyes, "We weren't ever friends Nathan so why start now?" She asked as her voice cracked. She gave Nathan one last look and got into the Mercedes, "My dad will pick up the other car," she mumbled before driving off.
Brooke sat down at the river court and strummed on her guitar, "We've been on the run driving in the sun," she sang as she strummed the guitar harder, "Looking out for number one. California here we come, right back where we started from..."
"Come here often?" Lucas asked as he walked over towards Brooke.
Brooke set down her guitar, "Use that pick-up line often?" She shot back.
"I know you probably hate me," Lucas pointed out.
"With a passion," Brooke added.
Lucas sighed, "Me and Nate weren't thinking straight. I mean, we're ass holes.
"Got that right," Brooke scoffed.
"Look I'm trying to apologize here," Lucas pointed out.
Brooke rolled her eyes, "And you're doing a wonderful job at it!" Brooke said sarcastically.
"Peyton told me you're a really cool person, so I feel bad that you got humiliated and hurt," Lucas said as he sat down beside Brooke.
Brooke bit her bottom lip, "I'll get over it...Now, excuse me while I go home, do some homework, beat myself up about how freakin' stupid I am, and you can go back to your perfect life, and drive your little sports car, and drink your cappuccinos."
"I drive a truck and I hate cappuccinos," Lucas said with a little laugh, "And nobody has the perfect life...I'll let you get back to your playing," Lucas said, "You sing beautifully."
"Cause I've never felt like this before," Brooke strummed, "I'm naked... around you. Does it show? You see right through me, and I can't hide," she sang as her voice got louder and angrier, "I'm naked...around you and it feels so right..."
Lucas walked into his room and saw Nathan cleaning up his dirty clothes from the floor and putting them into his laundry basket, "What are you doing, man?" Lucas asked.
"Cleaning your room," Nathan simply said.
Lucas sighed, "You don't have to do this..."
Nathan ignored his comment, "I lost the bet didn't I?" He asked sternly.
"I know you're pissed off at pretty much everyone right now, but the only reason I made the bet with you is because I didn't think you would actually have feelings for the chick," Lucas explained.
Nathan threw a shirt in Lucas's face, "Her name's Brooke..." He said and then left the room.
Peyton sat in her room and drew. She was listening to her latest Howie Day CD, and was feeling like shit. She looked at a picture of her, Lucas, Haley, and Nathan at Cancun. They were so happy, but Peyton couldn't feel sorry for the fact that the whole time she was pretending she was happy. The day they got to Cancun was the day her mom died. A single tear rolled down her cheek and fell on her picture. It was a picture of her and Brooke with the word COLLIDES on it.
The dawn is breaking
A light shining through
You're barely waking
And I'm tangled up in you
Yeah
Lucas sat on his bed and called Peyton, he got her voice message and sighed, "Hey Pey, its Lucas. Look, I know that you're pretty pissed about this whole Brooke thing, but you know me. I would never try to hurt someone and I would never try to hurt you. I have this bad feeling in my gut that you're pissed at me, and I'm sorry...Call me back. I love you."
I'm open, you're closed
Where I follow, you'll go
I worry I won't see your face
Light up again
Nathan sat at his dad's desk as he went through paperwork. He couldn't take his mind of Brooke. Nathan knew that he had never felt this way about a girl before in his life. Nathan got out his cell phone and looked at all the pictures of him and Brooke that he took. She was beautiful. Nathan smiled to himself and set his phone down so that he could just stare at her picture.
Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the wrong words seem to rhyme
Out of the doubt that fills my mind
I somehow find you and I collide
Brooke sat on the swing on back porch. She had Nathan's cell phone dialed on her phone, and was considering calling him. She then looked at the letter she had gotten from a local club:
To Brooke Davis:
We heard you're demo and we loved it! We'd like you to come down tomorrow night and play a little for us! Call us back, and tell us what you're decision is.
Brooke sighed and called the local club, "Hello?" She heard someone say on the other line.
"Hi," Brooke said, "This is Brooke Davis..."
I'm quiet, you know
You make a first impression
I've found I'm scared to know
I'm always on your mind
Lucas walked into Peyton's room, "Hey," he said.
Peyton looked over and gave him a weak smile, "Hi."
"Did you get my message?" Lucas asked.
Peyton nodded, "Yeah..."
Lucas walked over towards Peyton and cupped her chin in his hands, "I'm sorry about everything..."
"The day I met you I never thought you could be such a horrible person," Peyton stated.
Lucas sighed, "Peyton..."
"It's over between us Luke," Peyton said as she pulled her head away from his touch.
Lucas got up and walked to the door; he turned and looked at Peyton. She was looking away from him, and he saw a tear roll down her cheek. Lucas walked out the door...
Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the stars refuse to shine
Out of the back you fall in time
I somehow find you and I collide
Haley walked into Dan's office and saw Nathan sitting at his desk, "Nathan," she said.
Nathan looked up and scowled at her, "Just leave Haley..."
Haley sat down, "All I ever wanted was for us to be together...Just you and me and nobody else..."
"Save your breath," Nathan said as he gathered up his papers.
Haley looked down at the floor, "I was jealous Nathan you can't blame me for being jealous..."
"No I can't," Nathan said as he put his cell in his pocket, "But I can blame you for ruining things between Brooke and me."
Nathan got up and left the office; Haley closed her eyes and let out a deep breath. After a couple of minutes she got up and left the office.
Don't stop here
I've lost my place
I'm close behind
Nathan walked into school and saw Peyton coming up to him, "Did you get one of these?" Peyton asked as held up a letter.
"Yeah," Nathan said pulling out the letter out of his pocket, "Are you going?"
Peyton smiled, "Of course I'm going!"
"I heard about you and Lucas," Nathan said, "I'm sorry about that..."
Peyton shrugged, "I just found out what a horrible person he really is..." She said and then walked away.
Nathan watched her leave, and then opened his note:
Here's a ticket to my show. Tonight at 7:30. Club Zero. Brooke.
Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the wrong words seem to rhyme
Out of the doubt that fills your mind
You finally find you and I collide
Nathan walked down the hall and saw Brooke in the music room playing her guitar and writing down stuff on a tablet. Nathan smiled as he watched her sing and strum her guitar. Brooke looked up and saw Nathan staring at her; she cleared her throat and tried to concentrate on her music. She looked back up and saw him still staring; he smiled at her and then walked away. Brooke smiled to herself and wrote down more lyrics on her tablet.
You finally find
You and I collide
You finally find
You and I collide
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Italicized Lyric(s): "California" Phantom Planet
"Naked" Avril Lavigne
"Collide" Howie Day