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I just thought I'd post a summary to refresh your memory.
Summary: In chapter 1, we meet Britney Ouzzif who comes from Detroit to live with her Uncle Brian (Whitey) Durham in Tree Hill. In chapter 2, Britney encounters Nathan and they skip school together only to end up sharing intimate relations together at the b-ball court by the river, and are then discovered by Haley and Lucas. In chapter 3, Britney has a one on one game with Luc that leads into a possible romance. In chapter 4, Britney wakes up to Tim & Jake in her kitchen. The girl has breakfast with the team, gets invited to play ball with them and has a little kiss scene with Luc. Then in English class, the teacher threatens to tell Whitey what her and Nathan did in the court. In chapter 5, Britney makes dinner plans with exchange student Basil and his friend Carmen. She then goes to the gym to play b-ball. The score comes down to 4 to 4 (next point wins) and Tim collapses on the court.
And in chapter 6...
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"Is he okay?" Lucas asked as he stared down at Tim. The whole team plus Britney and Whitey were all gathered around the young man sprawled across the ground.
"What happened?" Whitey asked with concern. A flock of concerned, scared and nervous feelings surrounded the team as they bent down to their friend. Bent down next to him, Britney brought her ear over his mouth and watched for a sign to assure her he was breathing.
Looking up, horror streaked across her now pale face and she needn't announce her discoveries. "He's not breathing?" Nathan asked his eyebrows tilted up. The young man could feel guilt passing over him. 'It's all my fault, I hit him, I should've stopped to see if he was okay but I didn't. It's all my fault.'
"It wasn't you, Nathan." Jake said as if reading Nathan's mind as he patted his teammate's shoulder.
"Someone call 9-1-1." She said after giving a breath to her new friend. Lucas ran to the change room to get his cell and call.
Lucas ransacked the change room throwing clothes across the room searching for his phone. "Jake won't mind." He said as he brought the cell phone to his ear after dialing.
"Hello... EMS..." he heard the voice on the other end say.
"Hi. I'm Lucas Scott." He figured he'd give his name, everyone on TV does it that way. "My friend just collapsed and we don't why, we need help, he's not breathing and..." Lucas began to mumble.
"Calm down, someone is on their way... Lucas, where are you?" she asked.
"I'm, we're in the gym, gym A at Tree Hill high, uh... 21..."
"Don't worry I know the address," she assured him. Lucas began to calm down. "What's his name and what happened Lucas?"
The young man tried to calm himself down. "Tim. We were playing basketball and him and Britney hit knocked their heads against each other then later on, Nathan elbowed him in the chest. He was kind of slow the whole game. He coughed a lot and... they're here."
"Well, thank you Lucas I'm sure Tim will be fine." Lucas ran out of the change room to meet everyone. Lucas ran up the court to the others who were in the doorway. "Is he okay? Britney is he breathing yet?"
Britney shook her head and leaned in to Lucas. "Lucas, what if he dies? I couldn't help I tried but I couldn't help him." Tears overflowed the brim of Britney's eyes as they did everyone else.
"He'll be okay, don't worry. It's not your fault." He said holding her in his arms. 'But I know whose fault it is.' His mind spoke as he glared at Nathan.
Nathan wiped his eyes repeatedly as not to cry in front of all his friends. But that was his best friend that he just watched being loaded into the ambulance on a stretcher. 'What if she's right,' he thought. 'What if he dies because of me.' Nathan turned to the wall and dug his face into his crossed arms. His body shook vigorously as that scene played over and over again in his head.
"I'll talk to you later. K Lucas?" Britney asked
Lucas nodded his head and watched Britney walk over to Nathan who was still standing against the wall. Jake had put his arm around him trying to comfort the fearful Nathan. Sympathetically, Britney reached out and caressed her crying friend. Guiding him to the ground Britney wrapped her arms around him, telling Jake to go.
"Thank you Brit." He mouthed before walking slowly toward the change room.
"Shh. Shh..." Britney repeated as she held Nathan in her arms. "It'll be okay. It's not your fault." Nathan acknowledged her but found her hard to believe. It was like forcing two puzzle pieces together, it just didn't fit. It was Nathan's fault and he knew it.
Britney shut her eyes and rubbed Nathan's back, hoping to calm him. It had been a few minutes and one by one everyone left. Whitey had said he'd meet her at home and all the others just walked by and patted Nathan on the back. But Britney stayed.
As she held her arms around Nathan, she could feel his delicate body tremble. He felt like a child, a small sorrowful child who she held in her arms, gently rocking from side to side. It seemed to calm him. He then was just sobbing with his head on her shoulder.
"Why did you stay?" Nathan asked her as he opened his eyes again.
Britney was caught off guard by his question. "Because you were sad and when I'm sad I like being with someone, so I thought for you, I would be that someone." Britney looked down into his glossy eyes. There was such a stain of hurt and guilt that covered them she didn't know how she could ever look away and think of something else.
"What happened to him?" Nathan asked.
"I don't know." She replied truthfully. Nathan lifted his head to see her eyes. He felt so responsible for what had happened but looking into Britney's eyes made him forget. Her eyes showed him so much compassion and love.
Reaching out his hand, Nathan took Britney's and held it lightly. Bringing himself to an independent seating position he ran his free hand through her silky hair that she had partially tied back. "Thank you." he said in a loud whisper, his voice still shaking a bit.
"Your welcome." She replied as she closed her eyes in both fear and exhilaration. She felt Nathan's lips brush across hers.
A few minutes earlier in the library
Haley sat with Mouth at the thick wooden table studying for their English test. She was reading through her old notes and being distracted by pictures that she had drawn when she got bored. There were some of her and Lucas, and then as then moved on through the pages it evolved to her with Nathan.
She laughed at the primitiveness of her drawings. She wasn't too horrible but no where close to as good as Peyton. Still, looking at the drawings made her feel so happy. When she turned the page to look over the structure of a text she found something she had never seen. A letter.
Dear Haley,
I know I've been a jerk, this whole thing between you and I has gotten out of hand. I'm sorry for how I've acted. I guess I get scared and it's just easier to run. Please forgive I didn't want to hurt you, but I don't know how not to. I think just being me hurts you.
I know it sounds like a breakup, but just remember I love you and not anyone could take that away. No matter how bad the situation is, let me explain.
Nathan
Haley felt tears escaping down her cheeks. "Are you okay?" Mouth asked her. Haley only nodded and looked down at her watch.
"I should go," she said slowly. "I told Nathan I'd meet him after his practice and it should be over any minute.
Haley shoes clunked against the linoleum floor, Haley stopped to think then walked differently as not to create too much noise in the empty hallway. "He should be done right now." She said as she looked into the gym.
The young woman's shoulders dropped as she saw Britney's and Nathan's lips meet. Wiping her cheek, she ran off down the hallway.
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And to Miss "ssss" I don't know if you mean that in a bad way, but I see not how Brit has NO BRAINS!
Oh well...
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