Chapter-mind changing conversations

Where do you go when you're lonely
Where do you go when you're blue
Where do you go when you're lonely
I'll follow you
When the stars go blue
The stars go blue, stars go blue

Haley finished her duet and looked out into the audience as they erupted into applause. She looked over at Chris who had his famous cocky grin on and licked his lips for the ladies. Once the crowd has settled she slowly walked of stage and found Carson.

"Mom, when are we going home?" He asked, " There's nothing to do here. And I want to go home."

"There's something I have to tell you...and I don't think that you'll like it that much. We aren't going home, I'm going to be a musician and go on tour with Michelle and Jessica."

"But what about school?"

"I've gotten you a teacher that would travel with us."

"How could you not tell me this?" Carson yelled and left the room."

"Carson, wait!" Haley yelled after him but got no response.

"Haley there is someone in your dressing room." A groupie told her. Haley walked into her dressing room palling on seeing a crazed fan but saw Lucas.

"Lucas, what are you doing her? How did you find me?"

"I'm here to tell you what I should have told you last time you left. You hurt Nathan last time but twice Haley. What were you thinking leaving again? I thought you had changed but I guess you're just the same little girl that runs when things get rough."

" You don't know the whole story Lucas so maybe you shouldn't get involved. You think you know, but you have no idea."

"I do know Nathan told me everything. Including about Abby. He messed up that's no reason to just run away...again. You made mistake when we were friends that hurt me but I forgave you." At this point Lucas was screaming in anger.

"I never hurt you THAT bad." Haley yelled back.

"No? Do you remember when you started tutoring Nathan? Not only were you going behind my back and being friends with him but you lied to me about it until I caught you."

"Fine, just tell Nathan I'm sorry then."

"I'm not going to tell him. That's what you have to do. Come home Haley." With that said he left the room.

"I can't." Haley whispered after he was completely gone.

"What have I gotten myself into now." Haley thought as her head fell into her hands. Does Nathan even want to see her and will he even forgive her. Millions of things were going through her head.

"Carson, hey buddy. Your mom's looking for you." Jessica said sitting down next to Carson on the curb outside of the arena where the concert was.

"Wow, that's a surprise."

"Carson, she loves you more then anything."

"Not more than singing. She didn't even care if this was what I wanted."

"She has a dream and she's talented enough to follow it and pursue it. I guess she thought that if she was happy that you would be happy for her and support her because that's what she does for you. She's in her room when you want to talk to her. I have to go on stage but I'm here for you to whenever you need it."

Haley was fixing her hair when she heard a knock at her dressing room door.

"Come in." She said wiping away her remaining tears.

"Hey mom," Carson said peering though the door before walking all the way in, " I just want to say that I'm sorry I overreacted and I support you. We can stay on tour."

"Thanks buddy but I think we should go home. I ran away from home there was no unexpected vacation all along but I need to go back to face what I ran from. Once and for all." Haley pulled Carson into a hug and they stood there hugging for a while. "I'm sorry."

"Michelle that was a great show!" Haley said.

"Thanks girlie but I need to talk to you."

"OK, what is it."

"You're fired."

"What."

"Go back home and work everything out. And just live life to the fullest with no fear. I don't want to see your scrawny ass back here as your escape again!"

"Thanks Michelle!" Haley screeched. It was a load off of her that she didn't need to quit again.

"Carson are you ready to go?" Haley asked running into her dressing room.

"Yup, are we leaving now."

"Yup, let's hit the road bud." She said grabbing her suitcase and skipping out of the room joyfully. Carson followed but took one last look at the room before he shut the door and walked to the car.

"Dad I have the best idea ever. Lucas said that Haley probably went back on tour with Michelle and Jessica so...lets meet her at a concert!" Brie said, full of giddiness.

"Actually I was thinking that she left us with the house that if we just live here and forget her."

"But dad you love her."

"I used to but she hurt me and I don't want to take the chance of getting hurt again. I'm not going to be stupid because I know that whenever I start to fall for her she breaks my heart."

"But dad..."

"Brie I made my mind up." Nathan interrupted sounding more harsh than he intended to. The doorbell rang and Nathan went to get it as Brie left the room.

Nathan answered the door and found Haley with Carson at her side because they had forgotten there key when they left.

"Hi." Haley simply stated.

Brie was in the room that used to be Carson's but now was her own when she heard her dad's cell phone ring in the next room. She walked in there and picked it up for him.

"Hello."

"Hey Brie is your dad there." Said the voice on the other end.

"Yea, I'll get him for you Jake."

OK two cliffhangers! HaHa, I know you hate me. But the more reviews I get the faster I'll update the story so keep the reviews coming. Thanks!

-Michelle-