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Chapter 4 The Truth Can Hurt

Brooke met Lucas at the café the next morning. "Did you ever get to sleep last night?" he asked when she sat down.

"Yeah eventually, but I had the hardest time sleeping. I kept thinking about Jaclyn and how I missed the signs."

"Brooke its not your fault." He said trying to comfort her.

"How is it not my fault Lucas? I lived with her. I saw her everyday, I saw them together. How could I not have seen something?"

"Jaclyn didn't want you to worry about her. She hated to make you worry so she told you that everything was great."

Brooke nodded. "I know you're trying to make me feel better, but its not working. I still should have seen something, bruises, or something. But no I was too busy partying and hooking up with guys to notice that someone was hurting my sister." She said as she ran her fingers through her hair.

"Brooke you only saw what Jaclyn wanted you to. Jaclyn had an entire world that she didn't want us to be a part of. The only reason I got in was because we started dating. Besides even if we had known, she probably wouldn't have admitted it because you know that Jaclyn didn't like to be the victim."

Brooke nodded "I know. I also know that she wouldn't have wanted us in the middle of it she would want to handle it on her own. God she used to drive me crazy, always having to do things her way. On her terms."

Lucas laughed. "Yeah once she had her mind made up there was no changing it. Sounds like another Davis I know."

Brooke rolled her eyes. "Not funny." The happy moment was interrupted by Brooke's phone ringing. "Hello… This is Brooke…oh hello…ok…really are you sure?..ok good…Can I come speak to him?...ok thank you." she hung up and Lucas was already dying to know who it was.

"Who was that?" he asked

"That was the detective who is handling Jaclyn's murder. He said that they caught the guy who killed her."

"Tyler." Lucas stated.

"Yeah. They found the knife he used and the shirt he was wearing in the trunk of his car."

"Well that's great. At least we know now, that he will pay for what he did." Lucas said

"Yeah. I want to go talk to Tyler."

"Why?" he asked trying to wrap his mind around why on earth Brooke would want to see the man who killed her sister.

"I need to know why he did it. I think it will give me some closure."

"Ok. I'll go with you."

Brooke smiled. "Thanks Lucas."

"Detective Robinson please." Brooke said

"Can I tell him who's here?" the woman at the desk asked

"Brooke Davis." The woman nodded and walked away.

A few seconds later she came back. "He's in his office you can go in."

They both walked into the detectives office. He greeted them with a smile.

"Brooke, Lucas its good to see you. We have Mr. Morris in a room and he wants to talk to both of you." Detective Robinson told them. He lead them into a room next door. "I will be right outside if you need anything."

Brooke could feel her heart sink into her stomach the minute she saw Tyler. Every single thing that he did to Jaclyn hit her at that moment. She felt Lucas's hand on her back to steady her. They both sat down across from Tyler.

"Well look who it is, the lovely little couple." Tyler said

"Shut up Tyler." Lucas said

"Hey I suggest you be nice, or I can leave without giving you the information that you want." He said smirking at them.

"Why did you do it? I thought you loved her." Brooke said

"Oh I did. Believe me I loved Jaclyn more then anyone. But she didn't see that. I had to remind her that I was the only guy for her every so often."

"By abusing her." Lucas mumbled under his breath.

"Watch it Scott." Tyler said sneering at him.

"Why did you kill her?" Brooke asked

"I tried to tell her that we belonged together, but she broke up with me and started dating him. So if I couldn't have her, then neither could he." Tyler explained so calmly that it made Lucas want to punch him.

"She realized that you were an a and left you, then when she was finally happy you couldn't take it so you stabbed her." Lucas said

Brooke could feel her heart racing. She was trying not to cry. She wasn't going to let him see her cry.

"I gave her an option. I told Jaclyn that she could come back to me and all of this would go away. But no she had to get all mouthy and call me names, then have the audacity to tell me that she deserved better then me." He laughed "She couldn't ever find better then me. I showed her that when I pulled out my pocket knife and stabbed her. She fell to the ground and cried like a baby, so I did it again. She knew I hated it when she cried for no reason so I gave her a reason to cry."

Brooke couldn't take it anymore. She felt like she was going to be sick, so she got up and ran out of the room.

Lucas was concerned. "Tyler I hope you rot in jail" he said before he left to check on Brooke.

Brooke came out of the bathroom and saw Lucas. "Are you ok?" he asked

Brooke just nodded. "Can you take me home?" she asked

"Of course." The entire ride to her house Brooke was silent. "Brooke can I get you anything?" he asked when the pulled up to the house.

She shook her head.

"Ok I'll see you tomorrow." He said

"Ok." Brooke got out of the truck and walked inside.

Brooke lay in bed for the rest of the day. Every time she closed her eyes all she could see was Jaclyn's pale and bloody face. Tyler's words kept running through her mind. He didn't want anyone else to have her so he killed her. Jaclyn went through so much on her own, and Brooke wasn't there to help her.

The next day was the first day of school, Lucas waited outside for Brooke until he heard the bell ring, but he didn't see her. He saw Peyton at her locker, so he went to talk to her.

"Hey Peyt, have you seen Brooke?" he asked

"Yeah, she went to get her locker changed because it was too close to Jaclyn's locker from last year. She told me about Tyler."

"Yeah. I never liked that guy."

"Don't' tell Brooke that, she feels guilty for liking him and not seeing the signs." Peyton said as she closed her locker.

"That's ridiculous. I've told her that Jaclyn didn't want her to know."

"You and I both know that, but Brooke doesn't see that."

Brooke came over to both of them. "I got my new locker and it's down here by you guys." Brooke said

"I called you last night, but you didn't answer." Lucas said

"Oh sorry, I must have been in the shower of something." She said. "I better go put my stuff up and get to class, I'll see you guys later." Brooke said and quickly walked off.

At lunch Peyton went outside and saw that Brooke was sitting on a bench alone.

"Being anti social today B. Davis?" she asked sitting next to her.

Brooke shrugged

"Brooke are you ok?"

"I've been better." She said flatly

"I know it bothers you knowing what Tyler did. It makes me sick too…"

"Peyton please I don't want to talk about this." Brooke got up and walked away.

Peyton sighed, she knew that Brooke was slowly losing ground, and she was going to need help to get back up.