Dun Dun Dun...what's Audrey thinkin' right now? Peyton's evil, that's what.
Disclaimer: Oh how I wish and hope and pray that one day, the rights to One Tree Hill will be mine!
"Tangled Truths"
Audrey gave a questioning look at Peyton and Jake. She didn't want to jump to conclusions, even though this was Peyton. Luckily, her confused thoughts were interuppted by Lucas.
"I think Hales is mad at me." He stated to his cousin.
"Really? What did you do?" Lucas sighed.
"That's just it; I don't know!"
"Oh, didn't you tell her being a cheerleader was ridiculous or something? Cause if you did, your dead."
"I might've said SHE looked ridiculous." Audrey rolled her eyes, and resisted the urge to hit Lucas.
"Idiot! No wonder she's mad at you." Lucas sighed again, and walked off as the judges called all the cheerleaders to the mat. Audrey hopped off, and joined the "Prayer Circle" of the Ravens. Peyton smirked at Audrey, adding to the urge for Audrey to slap her. Haley and Audrey were crossing their fingers, as the judges called out the winners.
"And first place goes to...the Bear Creek Warriors for their 5th win!" The Ravens all sighed.
"And the winner for best choreography goes to...Brooke Davis, captain and choreographer of the Tree Hill Ravens!" Audrey and Haley screamed in excitement and jumped up and down.
"Yay Brooke!" They shouted as she went to get the trophy.
Audrey hung out in Jake's room until he had to be down for the game.
"So, you and Peyton. Good friends?" Audrey asked, disguising her concern. Jake came and sat down next to her.
"I guess. Why?" Audrey gave a short breath.
"I saw you guys hugging." Audrey said casually, picking at her cuticles. Jake sighed.
"It was nothing Audrey. You know I love you." He gave her hand a small squeeze.
Audrey smiled, but remained unconvinced.
"It's not so much you, as it's her." Audrey said, wanting to scream at the thought of Peyton.
"What do you mean?"
"Jake, She cheated with her BEST FRIEND'S BOYFRIEND. I mean, she loved Brooke. And she hates me. Imagine what she could do." Jake opened his mouth to speak, but Audrey stopped him.
"Just don't. Peyton and I will always be at war, I would suggest you don't get in the middle." Audrey got up, putting on her coat. "Even though you already are." She walked out and waited for him in the hall, leaving him completely clueless and confused.
The Ravens ended up beating the Greyhounds, and all was well. On the way back, Tim suggested another game of I Never.
"Ok, I'll go first." Audrey said, taking the bottle. "I Never want to play this game with Tim again."
Everyone laughed and agreed while Tim shut up, looking hurt. It was a quiet bus ride, mostly because everyone was exhausted.
The bus pulled up to the school to reveal many anxious parents waiting for their teens. Audrey and Jake got off the bus together and looked around for their parents.
Just then, Keith pulled up in Audrey's hot pink convertible, the same car he vowed never to drive. Audrey ran up to him and gave him a big hug.
"Dad, what are you doing here? And with my car..." Keith gave a smile and laughed.
"Well, I thought you guys might want to drive back. By the way, I picked up Jenny. She's in the back." Jake smiled hugely and kissed the top of Audrey's head.
"I love your dad!" He ran over to the car to see his daughter after the long weekend.
"You're great Dad." Audrey said, giving him a hug.
"Not really." Audrey looked up at him.
"What?"
"Nevermind. You guys go ahead, I'm gonna catch a ride with Whitey." He turned and jogged off towards the basketball coach, leaving Audrey confused, but happy nonetheless.
She climbed into her car and started it. Jake, who had been playing with Jenny, buckled her back up and himself up as well. Audrey put her hand on the shift, and Jake grabbed it softly.
"We need some music." He said, using his free hand to find a good rock station. They both sang along to the radio, until Jake stopped to stare at her.
"You have a great voice." Audrey felt her face grow red.
"No, I'm not." Jake laughed and shook his head.
"You are. We should tour the world!"
"Naw. It's Haley's dream, I'm the dancer remember?"
"Don't you showcase voice talents at your studio?"
"Yeah, sometimes." Audrey turned, and pulled into Jake's driveway, got out, putting an obvious end to the conversation.
The next day, Audrey got home from school to find her father drinking.
"Dad, it's the middle of the afternoon, what are you thinking?"
"It's just a hard day for me." Audrey looked at the calendar. November 7th. Why was it so difficult?
"Why is it so hard?" She asked, sitting across from him. Keith looked at her, deciding if he should tell her or not. He immediately chose to tell her, because he began talking.
"This day, 15 years ago, your mom left."
