Brooke walked into the hospital room slowly, and sat in the chair next to the hospital bed. Wiping a tear from her cheek, Brooke closed her eyes. I cant believe this is we've ended up. Brooke thought sadly as she took in all of Peyton's visible injuries.

Taking a deep breath, Brooke gently took Peyton's hand in her own.

"Hey Peyton. It's Brooke." Brooke began. "If you had really wanted me to come back to Tree Hill, all you really had to do was ask. Then again you always do have to make everything dramatic." Brooke laughed, but got serious quickly. "Peyt, I am so sorry. It kills me to see us like this now. I never meant to do anything to hurt you, and I know that you never meant to hurt me either. How did we get so far away from each other that we ended up here?

"I just want to make sure that you know something. I don't know where life is going to take us right now, but I do know that if life gives you another chance, I want to give you another chance. I want to be us again baby. I want to have everything that we had and more. I love you so much, and if we get another chance, I'll show you how much I love you for a lifetime." Brooke put her head down and began to sob. Why did this have to happen to us? Why couldn't things be better for us?

"I love you too." Peyton said, her voice sounding incredibly small

Brooke's head snapped up, and the two girls looked each other in the eye.

"Peyton." Brooke said breathlessly and smiled through her tears

"Hi Brooke." Peyton said, tears glistening in her eyes

Brooke stood up and leaned over Peyton and kissed her forehead. Straightening back up, Brooke brushed back some of Peyton's curls and smiled.

"Welcome back. I'm going to go get a doctor and your dad, so I'll be back later ok?"

"My dad is here?"

"Of course he is baby." Brooke smiled. "I'll be right back." She kissed Peyton's forehead again and walked out of the room

"She's awake." Brooke said as she ran up to Larry and the rest of the group in the waiting room

Larry jumped out of his seat. "She is?"

Brooke nodded with a smile. "The doctor is in there if you want to go in there."

Larry nodded and started to walk away. "Are you coming?"

Brooke shook her head. "I'll give you some time with her first."

Larry nodded and went to go to Peyton's room. Brooke turned to the others, and gave them a small smile.

"What did you do to wake her up?" Lucas joked

"You should try it on Taylor now." Haley joked, but pain was evident in her voice

Brooke went over to Haley and gave her a hug. "Taylor is going to be fine. I can feel it."

"Thanks Brooke." Haley said as she returned Brooke's hug

"Sydney is being released tomorrow. They want to keep her one more day for observation." Lucas told everyone when conversation had died down

"That's good Luke. Is she staying in Tree Hill, or is she going with her parents?"

"She'll be here. I'm going to help her with whatever she needs. Her parents are leaving tonight." Lucas said

"So soon?" Nathan asked

Lucas nodded. "They have to get back to work. Sydney said she understood, and she said she would be fine with me looking after her."

"That's good. I'm glad Syd's going to be ok." Haley said

"How long are your parents here?" Brooke asked Haley

"Not sure yet. I think that they are staying at a hotel thought. Nathan and I need our apartment back."

"Yeah." Nathan agreed

"So Luke, are you going back to school tomorrow?" Haley asked Lucas

"For a little. I have to be back here to pick up Sydney at some point early afternoon." Lucas answered

"I completely forgot about school." Brooke groaned. "I hope I'm not missing anything important."

"That would suck." Nathan agreed

Haley sighed. "I can't be here anymore. This place is driving me insane."

"Come on, I'll take you home." Nathan said as he stood up and held his hand out for Haley

"No, I cant go. What if Tay wakes up and I'm not here?" Haley said

"Hales, you have to rest. It's not going to do any good if you are completely worn out. You need to take a break and recharge." Nathan said

"I cant leave her." Haley whispered

"Haley, please come home. Brooke or Lucas will call if anything changes."

"Nathan is right Haley. You need to go home and relax." Brooke said

5:00 p.m.

Everyone finally convinced Haley to go rest, and it was now just Brooke and Lucas in the waiting room.

"How are you Brooke?" Lucas asked

"Better than Haley. Taylor needs to wake her ass up."

"We were so close to losing them." Lucas said softly

Brooke turned to Lucas. "But we didn't. Peyton and Sydney will be fine, and so will Tay."

"What if-"

"No Lucas. Don't." Brooke said

They sat in silence, both lost in thought. Larry came back out, and smiled.

"The doctor said she is going to be fine. She'll be here for a few more days, but she'll be fine." Larry said

"That's great!" Brooke smiled. "Can I go see her?"

"She's asleep right now. They gave her some medicine because she was in pain. She'll probably be out for a long time."

"Oh. I'll just wait then."

"It would be a waste of time. She'll be asleep for hours, probably well past visiting hours. There's no point in you staying here all night. Why don't you get some sleep. Just unwind." Larry suggested

"You can stay with me." Lucas offered

"Nonsense." Larry said. "You can stay in Peyton's room."

"Ok." Brooke said. She turned to Lucas. "Are you staying here?"

"Just for a little. I was going to wait until Sydney got up from her nap. I'll just go head in there now."

"I cant stay with you if you want." Brooke said

"No. You go with Mr. Sawyer." Lucas smiled. "I'll see you tomorrow?"

Brooke kissed Lucas' cheek. "Of course."

When Brooke got to Peyton's house, she made her way into Peyton's room. She walked around the room, looking at all of Peyton's new sketches. Most of them were dark and depressed, and Brooke felt a sadness wash over her.

My poor Peyton. How could I have left you like this? How could I be so selfish to abandon you in such a horrible time?

Brooke sat on the bed and cried. Once she regained her composure, she curled up with one of Peyton's pillows and cried until she finally fell asleep a couple hours later.

A/N- Hey Guys! I hope you all liked this update! I know that the chapters were sort of short, but I will try to update again really soon. Thanks for all your reviews on the previous chapters! Let me know how you guys liked this update!