The song in italics is 'Polaris' by Jimmy Eat World. Reading it has no where near the same effect as listening to it, so you guys should pop the CD in and listen to the song. If you dont own the CD, buy it. It's incredible! It's from their newest release, 'Futures'.
2/26- 12:30 a.m.
NEW YORK
"What do you mean there's been an accident?" Faith asked
"Peyton, Taylor, and Sydney. Lucas said it was bad." Brooke stood up. "I have to go there. I have…oh God." Brooke started to sob
Faith jumped up from the couch and walked over to Brooke, grabbing her by the shoulders. "Brooke, you need to be strong right now. We need to find a way to get you to Tree Hill."
Brooke nodded. "Ok."
As hard as Brooke tried to stop crying, the tears kept coming.
"Aw. Brooke." Faith enveloped the sobbing girl in a hug
"How am I supposed to get to Tree Hill?" Brooke asked into Faiths shoulder
Faith smiled, and pulled away from Brooke. "Go pack your bag."
"What?"
"I'm going to get you to Tree Hill. So go pack your bag, and be ready in 30 minutes."
"Ok." Brooke said as she walked into her room
"You ready to pay up on that favor you owe me?" Faith said into the phone
TREE HILL
Haley, Nathan, and Lucas all ran into the emergency room to find Karen talking to a doctor.
"Mom! How are they?" Lucas asked breathlessly
Karen turned to face the teens with tears in her eyes. "Not good."
"Are they all…are they all still alive?" Haley asked quietly, asking the question they were all thinking
"Oh sweetie." Karen gave Haley a big hug. "They're all alive. The doctors aren't saying much to me, but with as much as they have told me, they are all hurt pretty bad."
"How bad?" Nathan asked softly
"Let's sit." Karen said as they went to sit down
1:00a.m.
NEW YORK"B, are you ready?" Faith called out
Brooke walked out of her room with two bags in her hands. "I'm ready, but I still don't know how I'm getting there."
"It's taken care of. Let's get you downstairs." Faith grabbed one of Brooke's bags, and put her free arm around Brooke's shoulders as they walked out of the loft
"Jeremy! What are you doing here?" Brooke asked, surprised, as she and Faith reached the parking garage
"Repaying some old debts. I'll be driving you to Tree Hill." Jeremy said as he placed Brooke's bags in the trunk of his car
"You are?"
"Just go B." Faith said, giving Brooke a hug. "Call me if you need anything."
"You're not coming?" Brooke said, panicked
"Brooke, I think that this is something that you need all your Tree Hill family for." Faith said quietly
"Faith, I need you to-"
"No. It's not my place Brooke." Faith kissed Brooke's cheek. "Let me know how they are, ok?"
"Faith, will you-"
"No!" Faith interrupted
"Stop! I was just going to ask if you would at least come with me for the ride down there." Brooke began to cry. "I could really use a friend."
Faith's heart broke at the sight of Brooke being so helpless. "Of course B." Faith gave Brooke a comforting smile
"All I want is for Peyton to know how much I love her." Brooke whispered. "God please let me be able to get the chance to tell her."
I'll say it straight and plain:
I know I've made mistakes
I've always been afraid
A thousand nights or more
I travel east and north
Please answer the door
You say that love goes anywhere
In your darkest time
It's just enough to know it's there
When you go I'll let you be
But you're killing everything in me
Get down on your knees
Whisper what I need:
Something pretty
I feel that when I'm old
I'll look at you and know
The world was beautiful
Then you tell me…
You say that love goes anywhere
In your darkest time
It's just enough to know it's there
When you go I'll let you be
But you're killing everything in me
I'm done, there's nothing left to show
I try but can't let go
Are you happy where you're standing still?
Do you really want this sugar pill?
I'll wake up tomorrow and I'll start
Tonight it feels so hard
As the train approaches gare du nord,
I'm sure your kiss remains employed,
Am I only dreaming?
You say that love goes anywhere
In your darkest hour
It's just enough to know it's there
When you go I'll let you be
But you're killing everything in me
When you go I'll let you be
But you're killing everything in me
About 4 ½ hours into the trip, Jeremy stopped to get some coffee and to fill up the gas tank. They didn't leave New York until around2, and they had been driving ever since. As Jeremy pumped the gas, Faith slid out from under Brooke who was laying in her lap, sleeping.
"What time is it?" Faith asked with a yawn
"About 6." Jeremy said
"Thanks for this Jeremy. I don't know how else she would have gotten down there."
"I'm glad to help." Jeremy sighed. "How's Brooke doing?"
"Not good. She finally cried herself to sleep." Faith leaned against the car
"How bad is Peyton?"
Faith shook her head. "Not good. Lucas said that she's stable, but she's hurt pretty badly. He didn't know specifics because the doctor wouldn't tell any of them until they talked to the families."
"Are none of the girl's parents there?"
"Taylor's parent's are in Florida on vacation, Sydney's parent's live in Texas, and Peyton's dad is on a job somewhere. They've only gotten a hold of Taylor's parents, and they are on their way to Tree Hill. They haven't reached the other parents yet." Faith sighed. "Just have to wait I guess." She glanced in the backseat at Brooke
"You love her, don't you?" Jeremy asked softly as he watched Faith check on Brooke
Faith exhaled heavily, defeated. "It doesn't matter, even if I do."
TREE HILL
In the hospital waiting room, Lucas, Nathan, Haley, and Karen were all trying to get as comfortable as they could in the uncomfortable chairs. Haley was asleep on Nathan's shoulder, and everyone else wished that they could sleep also.
"You would think that since this is a waiting room, they would make it more comfortable. It's like they like to keep you on edge and uneasy." Lucas muttered as he kept moving around
"Lucas, are you ok?" Karen asked her distraught son
Lucas ran a hand through his short hair. "No, I'm not. Sydney and I were giving our relationship another try, and tonight was our 'first date'. Rick showed up at the restaurant, and I flipped out." Lucas looked at his mother, tears swimming in his eyes. "Was that the last time that I'll get to see her alive? I mean, the doctors won't even tell is how bad they are. It's unfair."
Karen pulled Lucas into a hug. "We can only hope for the best, Son."
"And then there is Peyton and Taylor. Mom, I've been close to Peyton for years. I don't know what I would do without her in my life. And Taylor has become a good friend to me."
"They are all strong girls Luke." Nathan said quietly so he didn't wake Haley
"I hope that they're strong enough to get through this." Lucas said