LIFE
Chapter 1
It was like any other day, everything was normal. ' Another day in heaven', she thought as she pushed open the doors of Tree Hill High and tucked a loose strand of her light brown hair behind her ear. It was 6:55 in the morning and the halls were nearly empty. She was on her way to her locker and then to the tutoring center. She dragged her feet up the stairs and grunted; it was early and she was tired and there were way too many stairs to climb. There was no one around, just a group of pathetic losers who were laughing at some guy who was burping the alphabet off to the side. Haley giggled at how easily entertained this group that she referred to as the "Jocks" was. She sloppily turned the lock in her hands, trying to remember the combination. "Dammit!" she grunted, frustrated, through her teeth. Haley felt a tap on her shoulder and she turned smiling and knowing whose hand it was. There stood a tall boy with dark brown hair, light skin and the most dazzling blue eyes she had ever seen. "Having some trouble Ms. James?" he asked flashing her his infamous smirk. "Good morning to you too Nathan Scott." She said mirroring his smirk. "HELP!" she shrieked, gesturing to the lock she held. Nathan laughed and moved her aside, used to this morning routine they had. In a second, he opened the locker, handed her a math book, an English book and took her history book from her, slipping it into place. "Ready?" he asked and she nodded her head in approval. They walked off in the direction of the tutoring center; Nathan would read and wait for Haley to finish her tutoring session with whoever it was she tutored. Unnoticed, on the other side of the hall stood a well-built, blonde boy with twinkling blue eyes staring behind Haley and Nathan, deep in thought. A voice calling his name brought him back to reality. " Lucas, Lucas." Lucas Scott turned to face his best friend, Tim. " You got to get over that chick, man!" Tim said, laughing, " You can do better!" Lucas opened his mouth in protest but decided not to. Tim was his best friend ever since he could remember, but he would not understand. Lucas Scott had the biggest crush on Haley James for forever. Everything about her amazed him: how she talked, her smile, how smart she was, how she careless she was of what anyone else thought of her. She was so beautiful, he thought. She had the most gorgeous brown hair. Her dark eyes, deep as the sea. Her light features, her small hands. That dark blue denim jacket she always wore. He wondered what it would be like to walk through her mind, to know her secrets, to touch her, to-Lucas' thoughts were interrupted by Tim's snapping fingers in his face. " Earth to Lucas, where are you?" Tim laughed at his friend. Lucas smirked and looked in the direction Haley and Nathan had gone. " You think they're going out ?" Lucas asked trying to be cool, failing miserably. " I heard they are just good friends," Tim said cautiously, seriously, as if trying not to break his friend's heart. " Oh, that is really convincing," Lucas said, sarcastically. Tim mumbled something Lucas could not make out and was gone. Lucas just followed, without question.
It was like any other day, everything was normal. ' Another day in heaven', she thought as she pushed open the doors of Tree Hill High and tucked a loose strand of her light brown hair behind her ear. It was 6:55 in the morning and the halls were nearly empty. She was on her way to her locker and then to the tutoring center. She dragged her feet up the stairs and grunted; it was early and she was tired and there were way too many stairs to climb. There was no one around, just a group of pathetic losers who were laughing at some guy who was burping the alphabet off to the side. Haley giggled at how easily entertained this group that she referred to as the "Jocks" was. She sloppily turned the lock in her hands, trying to remember the combination. "Dammit!" she grunted, frustrated, through her teeth. Haley felt a tap on her shoulder and she turned smiling and knowing whose hand it was. There stood a tall boy with dark brown hair, light skin and the most dazzling blue eyes she had ever seen. "Having some trouble Ms. James?" he asked flashing her his infamous smirk. "Good morning to you too Nathan Scott." She said mirroring his smirk. "HELP!" she shrieked, gesturing to the lock she held. Nathan laughed and moved her aside, used to this morning routine they had. In a second, he opened the locker, handed her a math book, an English book and took her history book from her, slipping it into place. "Ready?" he asked and she nodded her head in approval. They walked off in the direction of the tutoring center; Nathan would read and wait for Haley to finish her tutoring session with whoever it was she tutored. Unnoticed, on the other side of the hall stood a well-built, blonde boy with twinkling blue eyes staring behind Haley and Nathan, deep in thought. A voice calling his name brought him back to reality. " Lucas, Lucas." Lucas Scott turned to face his best friend, Tim. " You got to get over that chick, man!" Tim said, laughing, " You can do better!" Lucas opened his mouth in protest but decided not to. Tim was his best friend ever since he could remember, but he would not understand. Lucas Scott had the biggest crush on Haley James for forever. Everything about her amazed him: how she talked, her smile, how smart she was, how she careless she was of what anyone else thought of her. She was so beautiful, he thought. She had the most gorgeous brown hair. Her dark eyes, deep as the sea. Her light features, her small hands. That dark blue denim jacket she always wore. He wondered what it would be like to walk through her mind, to know her secrets, to touch her, to-Lucas' thoughts were interrupted by Tim's snapping fingers in his face. " Earth to Lucas, where are you?" Tim laughed at his friend. Lucas smirked and looked in the direction Haley and Nathan had gone. " You think they're going out ?" Lucas asked trying to be cool, failing miserably. " I heard they are just good friends," Tim said cautiously, seriously, as if trying not to break his friend's heart. " Oh, that is really convincing," Lucas said, sarcastically. Tim mumbled something Lucas could not make out and was gone. Lucas just followed, without question.