Chapter 14- shiny rings and surprising things

I had to leave Nathan's apartment eventually to face reality. So her I standing on my front porch of my house trying to muster up some courage to go inside. It shouldn't be hard to go into my own home, but it is. Of course this was never a home to me only a house, a building that never made me feel safe or welcome. It will be a home to someone, but never to me. I take a deep breath and open the door only to see boxes packed up all throughout the loving room. I have to bit my lip to keep from crying.

"Oh, Haley, your home." My dad says it as though he couldn't care less, and he probably couldn't.

"Ya." My mother just walked into the room, she is the last person that I want to talk to right now.

"Haley, there you are, Brooke has been calling nonstop, and she want s you to call her back. So please do, I don't want to have to talk to that annoying little skanky bitch again." That was a major line that se just crossed. She is going down.

"You know what mom, if you want to hate me, and criticize me, then go ahead. But don't you ever, ever; say that about my best friend. If you think that she is a bad person, then you couldn't be more wrong. She has been my only family for so long, and you know why? Because you ditched me, and were never there for me. On my birthdays you don't even send a card. You throw money at me like that makes everything okay. Well newsflash mom, it doesn't. So, if you want to see an annoying bitch. Look in the mirror, and she will be starting right back at you." I turn to walk back out the door and leave but my mother grabs me by the arm and pulls me back to her.

"Haley Elizabeth James, don't you ever, ever talk to me like that do you hear me! Stop being an ungrateful little bitch and go upstairs and pack, we are leaving in 3 days, so get moving!" She realizes my arm and pushes me towards the stairs. I sprit up them and go into my room as fast as I am trying to hold the tears in. Once the door is locked I pick up the phone and I cal Brookes number.

"Brooke, I need you to come and get me."

"Sure Hales I'll be there in a second, is everything okay." I try to think of what to say to correctly answer that question.

"It will be."

About 10 minutes later, I hear Brooke honking her horn so I dash out of the house without a word to either parent and before they get a chance to try and stop me. I open the car door and hop in. Brooke drives to Nathan's apartment without even asking where I wanted to go. I look over to her and she smiles.

"I thought that you might want to talk with both of us and AI knew that the reminder that you have to people that love you more than life itself could help you too." I lean over and hug Brooke; she is the best.

Once all three of us are settled on the couch Brooke finally asks, "So, what did they do this time." I hesitate and then answer honestly.

"My mom called you and annoying little skanky bitch, so I told her to look and in a mirror, and then she will so the real bitch. It didn't go over to well." I see anger flash through Brooke's eyes but it quickly disappears and is replaced with concern. Nathan leans over and hugs me while I let the tears flow freely.

"I can't go and live with them in Hawaii you guys, I need to have you two. You are all that is keeping me sane." Nathan pulls away and starts to pace. It is really odd and I don't know why he is doing it. He walks out of the room and disappears into his bedroom. I look at Brooke confused and she looks just as stunned. A few seconds later he comes back out and goes on one knee. He pops open a little box with a gorgeous diamond ring inside and asks the most beautiful question ever.

"Haley will you marry me."

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