Nathan and Haley were down in the basement hanging out when they heard glass shattering. Nathan stood up and grabbed a bat. Lucas was in Charlotte for the weekend and Brooke was on a vacation with Jim and Sharon. The lights flickered for a second, then went out completely. Haley grabbed onto Nathan's arm.
"Do you have a flashlight?" he asked.
"Yeah," Haley answered shakily.
"Get it and stay in the corner. Don't make a sound, okay?"
"What about you?" she asked, afraid of the answer.
"I'm going upstairs. I just gotta make sure everything's okay."
"No, Nate. Stay down here. Please! It doesn't matter if they take anything. Just stay," she whispered urgently.
"I can't just do nothing, Haley. It's not me," Nathan said quickly.
Haley did what she was told and sat down in the corner with her flashlight.
Nathan shut the door that led to the basement and locked it, not wanting anything to happen to Haley. He looked around and saw the outline of men running. He was about to knock one out when when he felt a pain in the back of his head. One of the guys had hit him over the head with a kitchen pan.
Nathan grabbed his head and tackled the guy in front of him. He could take two guys, but there were 5 and they were surrounding him. A few kicked him and some punched him, but he wasn't going to give up. He kept fighting until he blacked out.
5 minutes later Haley didn't hear anything anymore. She walked up the stairs and unlocked the door. She walked into the kitchen and found Nathan knocked out on the floor. She tried lifting him but she wasn't strong enough. She grabbed her phone and dialed the number of the one person who could make things worse.
